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The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile reveals the necessary elements of good writing, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, journalism, or poetry, and points out errors to be avoided, such as:
- A weak opening hook
- Overuse of adjectives and adverbs
- Flat or forced metaphors or similes
- Undeveloped characterizations and lifeless settings
- Uneven pacing and lack of progression
With exercises at the end of each chapter, this invaluable reference will allow novelists, journalists, poets, and screenwriters alike to improve their technique as they learn to eliminate even the most subtle mistakes that are cause for rejection. The First Five Pages will help writers at every stage take their art to a higher - and more successful - level.
The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile reveals the necessary elements of good writing, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, journalism, or poetry, and points out errors to be avoided, such as:
- A weak opening hook
- Overuse of adjectives and adverbs
- Flat or forced metaphors or similes
- Undeveloped characterizations and lifeless settings
- Uneven pacing and lack of progression
With exercises at the end of each chapter, this invaluable reference will allow novelists, journalists, poets, and screenwriters alike to improve their technique as they learn to eliminate even the most subtle mistakes that are cause for rejection. The First Five Pages will help writers at every stage take their art to a higher - and more successful - level.
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I: PRELIMINARY PROBLEMS
- 1: Presentation
- 2: Adjectives and Adverbs
- 3: Sound
- 4: Comparison
- 5: Style
- PART II: DIALOGUE
- 6: Between the Lines
- 7: Commonplace
- 8: Informative
- 9: Melodramatic
- 10: Hard to Follow
- PART III: THE BIGGER PICTURE
- 11: Showing Versus Telling
- 12: Viewpoint and Narration
- 13: Characterization
- 14: Hooks
- 15: Subtlety
- 16: Tone
- 17: Focus
- 18: Setting
- 19: Pacing and Progression
- Epilogue
- Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Gattungen & Methoden, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780199575282 |
| ISBN-10: | 0199575282 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Lukeman, Noah |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de |
| Maße: | 201 x 129 x 37 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Noah Lukeman |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 11.02.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,196 kg |
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