Save the Cat Writes a Novelby Jessica Brody and Romancing the Beatby Gwen Hayes: I’m not totally sold on these two. I gained a few very useful ideas out of this one, which focuses on how the human brain relates to storytelling and how to use that relationship to craft more-powerful stories. Story Geniusby Lisa Cron: There are a lot of writing craft books, and no one book fits all writers. The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them by Jack M. How Not to Write a Novel by Sandra Newman and Howard Mittelmark (read my review, here) Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King. And, these classes are often taught online via a forum, so you can take them wherever you are. It’s great to learn what makes a strong opening while getting feedback on yours from fellow students and the teacher. Read about the session I attended at RWA 2019: Īnd the session I attended at NCWN 2018: įirst paragraph/page/chapter classes: Last fall I took “Killer Openings” by Alexa Bourne. Even if you don’t submit a page, hearing feedback about others’ first pages is helpful. Authors submit a first page, which is read aloud and critiqued by an editor or agent. For the Openingīook: The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman.įirst page reads: You can often find these sessions at writer’s conferences. Here’s a compilation of resources I recommend when revising your own writing.
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