Book

Writing new adult fiction / Deborah Halverson ; [foreword by Sylvia Day].

Halverson, Deborah, (author.). Day, Sylvia, (author of foreword.).

Summary:

"From Sylvia Day's 'Bared to You' to Jamie McGuire's 'Beautiful Disaster', new adult fiction has arrived--and it's hotter than ever. But there's more to this category than it's 18-to 26-year-old characters: The success of your story depends on authentically depicting the transition of your young protagonists from teenhood into adulthood. With 'Writing New Adult Fiction', you'll learn how to capture the spirit of freedom, self-discovery, and romance that defines the new adult experience,"--back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781599638003
ISBN: 1599638002
Physical Description: 281 pages ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, [2014]
Copyright: ℗♭2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword -- Introduction: Three cheers for emerging adults! -- Chapter 1: Mastering the new adult market -- Chapter 2: Creating your premise, NA-style -- Chapter 3: Crafting a youthful yet sophisticated voice and sensibility -- Chapter 4: Filling your fiction with characters who act their age -- Chapter 5: How to talk like a new adult -- Chapter 6: Strategizing an NA storyline that's fresh and wholly you -- Chapter 7: Structuring a satisfying storyline -- Chapter 8: Writing a seamless story from beginning to end -- Chapter 9: Cranking up the conflict, tension, and pacing in your NA fiction -- Chapter 10: Love and sex in the age of experimentation -- Chapter 11: Building a world around the new adult experience -- Chapter 12: Revising in a speed-driven market -- Chapter 13: Self-publishing your new adult fiction -- Chapter 14: Casting your lot with a traditional publisher -- Chapter 15: Marketing your new adult fiction.. and yourself -- Index.