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Elements of Fiction Writing Ser.: Conflict, Action and Suspense by William Noble (1999, Trade Paperback)
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What makes a book a page-turner? How do you grab your readers right from the start and hold them through the last sentence? How do you make your plot twist and turn and keep the action moving without losing continuity?You do it by generating drama and developing it using conflict, action and suspense. You make your reader burn to know what's going to happen next. You create tension...and build it...to the breaking point.William Noble shows you how to intensify that pressure throughout your story. You'll learn exactly what constitutes conflict, action and suspense, how they relate to other important ingredients in your story, and - perhaps most important - how to manipulate them.Through thorough, step-by-step instruction, you'll learn how to...set the stage with techniques and devices that enhance dramaintroduce suspense from the very beginning of your storybuild suspense through cliff-hangers, dialogue, mood, characterdevelopment, point of view, subtlety and indirection, and time and placebring all that conflict, action and suspense to a gripping conclusion There are all sorts of ways to create tension in your prose - from using adjectives and nouns that drip with imagery to making quick scene cuts and transitions to accelerating the pace. Learn them here. Then use them, and your story will plunge your readers into a river of worry...and the current will carry them to The End.Product Identifiers
PublisherF&W Media, Incorporated
ISBN-100898799074
ISBN-139780898799071
eBay Product ID (ePID)261176
Product Key Features
Number of Pages185 Pages
Publication NameConflict, Action and Suspense
LanguageEnglish
SubjectWriting Skills
Publication Year1999
TypeNot Available
AuthorWilliam Noble
Subject AreaRéférence
SeriesElements of Fiction Writing Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN93-032778
Dewey Edition20
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal808.3
Lc Classification NumberPn3355.N629 1994
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- Jun 12, 2017
The tone portends Useful Knowledge
I have barely gotten into the book, but the tone, the sense of confidence, and (so far) lack of arrogance, leads me to think that it will continue to espouse useful and functional suggestions for my writing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 19, 2017
informative resource
This book is packed full of very useful information and is very easy to understand.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
