Novel Metamorphosis
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About this ebook
Congratulations! You've finished a novel.
What an accomplishment! Now what?
Now, you need a innovative, in-depth guide to revision.
Why Revise?
Before revision: Nice Story
After revision: Richer, deeper-the novel of your dreams.
Novice or Seasoned: For aspiring novelists, mid-list novelists who want to break out, novelists who want to self-publish-successfully, writers who have completed NaNoWriMo but don't know what to do next, and writing critique groups looking for a way to help each other to the next level.
Revising has never been easier
• Systematically inventory and diagnose your manuscript
• Visually manipulate your manuscript to identify problems
• Transform dull characters into fascinating, memorable people
• Strengthen the narrative and emotional arcs
• Sharpen dialogue
• Morph dull settings into backdrops that set the mood
• Enliven narrated events by selecting the right details
• Use language with confidence
• Add depth with narrative patterning In-depth professional development
• Plan your novel's metamorphosis
The Results
A stronger, richer, deeper story, a story that makes readers weep and cry and turn the next page.Novel Metamorphosis, unlike most books on revision, turns theory into radical new tools which are practical, tangible, concrete.
• Cut straight to the heart of your manuscript's problem
• Develop your writing and editing skills
• Understand the critical underlying structure of your story
• Learn theory as you work
• Spark in-depth discussions in your critique group
Darcy Pattison
DARCY PATTISON is the author of The River Dragon, illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng, as well as the fantasy novel The Wayfinder. She teaches writing at the University of Central Arkansas. She lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas.<br>
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