From the legendary creator of the Writer's Loft in Chicago, comes a writing course for those who want to see results now. Immediate Fiction covers the entire process of writing including manuscript preparation, time management, finding an idea, getting words on the page, staying unblocked, and submitting to agents and publishers.
With insightful tips and advice, Jerry Cleaver helps writers manage doubts, fears, blocks, and panic all while helping to develop their writing in minutes a day. A practical and accessible resource, this book has everything the aspiring writer needs to write and sell novels, short stories, screenplays, and stage plays.
1. Rules of the Page
2. Theory
3. Story
4. Fine-Tuning
5. Use or Abuse-Self-Editing
6. The Active Ingredient-Emotion
7. Showing
8. The Second Time Around-Rewriting
9. Method-How To. How Not To.
10. Under the Sun-Uniqueness. Universal Plots.
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