Writing Popular Fiction

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ISBN: 9780713647310

Products specifications

Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Randall, Rona
Pub Date	28/11/1997
Binding	Paperback
Pages	160

Publisher: A & C BLACK (PUBLISHERS)

Availability: In stock

Popular fiction includes romance, thrillers and fantasy but this is a guide to writing any kind of fiction. It is a guide to starting out, avoiding pitfalls and getting published and includes discussion of ideas, research, style, dialogue and construction in writing.

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Popular fiction includes romance, thrillers and fantasy but this book covers how to write all types of popular fiction. The guide explains how to start out, how to avoid pitfalls in writing and how to get your work published. The author stresses the prime importance of characters and advises spending time on their development and motivation at an early stage. She discusses the research, style, dialogue and construction in writing and includes examples of how to write, alternative publishing channels, organizations and reference books for authors. Rona Randall was also the author of "Broken Tapestry" which won the Major Award and "Dragonmede" which won a US Literary Guild Alternative Selection."