{"product_id":"9781582971827","title":"Writing the Breakout Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eTake your fiction to the next level!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaybe you're a first-time novelist looking for practical guidance. Maybe you've already been published, but your latest effort is stuck in mid-list limbo. Whatever the case may be, author and literary agent Donald Maass can show you how to take your prose to the next level and write a breakout novel - one that rises out of obscurity and hits the best-seller lists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaass details the elements that all breakout novels share - regardless of genre - then shows you writing techniques that can make your own books stand out and succeed in a crowded marketplace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'll learn to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   • establish a powerful and sweeping sense of time and place\u003cbr\u003e   • weave subplots into the main action for a complex, engrossing story\u003cbr\u003e   • create larger-than-life characters that step right off the page\u003cbr\u003e   • explore universal themes that will interest a broad audience of readers\u003cbr\u003e   • sustain a high degree of narrative tension from start to finish\u003cbr\u003e   • develop an inspired premise that sets your novel apart from the competition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, using examples from the recent works of several best-selling authors - including novelist \u003cb\u003eAnne Perry\u003c\/b\u003e - Maass illustrates methods for upping the ante in every aspect of your novel writing. You'll capture the eye of an agent, generate publisher interest and lay the foundation for a promising career.","brand":"Donald Maass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45894898942164,"sku":"9781582971827","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3847205d-7cb7-42e7-843e-9036269870c2.jpg?v=1682715969","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781582971827","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}