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    Novel Metamorphosis

    By Darcy Pattison

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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

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMims House
    Release dateMay 8, 2016
    ISBN9781629440675
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    Novel Metamorphosis
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    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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