This document provides information on writing and publishing novels. It discusses deciding between writing for fame, pleasure, or money. It also covers non-fiction vs fiction requirements, the Great American Novel, plotting, characterization, and getting a book sale. Key aspects include having a compelling plot, developing characters with motivations, focusing on either mainstream or genre works, and using a query letter to find an agent. Writing fiction is portrayed as difficult work that requires planning one's novel and characters.
This document provides an overview of a class on writing fiction novels. It discusses various topics related to writing novels including choosing between mainstream and genre fiction, developing plots, characters, and action scenes. It also covers pitching ideas to agents and publishers, writing the full manuscript, and promoting the published work. Key points include outlining the classic plot structure, using the Freytag pyramid to design plots, developing compelling characters through backstories and motivations, and balancing plot, characters, and action throughout the story.
The document provides an overview of a lecture titled "A Thrill a Minute: Crafting, Pitching, Writing, Selling and Promoting Thrillers" given by George Galdorisi at the La Jolla Writer's Conference. The lecture focuses on how to write a thriller novel, pitch it to agents and publishers, and work with a publisher to promote the book. It discusses developing a high concept and effective pitch, writing techniques like characterization, plotting and action, the publishing process, and book promotion strategies. The goal is to help attendees understand how to successfully publish a thriller with a mainstream publisher.
Fiction Secrets: Pitching, Selling, and Promoting Thrillersggaldorisi
This workshop will focus on the challenges – and opportunities – regarding getting your novel accepted by a mainstream publishing house. Learn how to decide what to write about, how to pitch a story to publishers and agents, how to seal the deal once the pitch gets a nibble, and how to team with your publisher to promote your book. While the primary focus will be on getting published by a mainstream publisher, we’ll also examine how some of these same lessons apply to the world of e-books and print-on-demand.
The document discusses plotting techniques for writing successful novels, using George Galdorisi's presentation on writing naval and military fiction as an example. It explains Freytag's pyramid as a model for plot structure, with components like exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, and resolution. It also provides an analysis of the plot in The Wizard of Oz using this model to illustrate how to "deconstruct" a story's plot progression.
Three important elements in writing a successful thriller are characterization, plotting, and action. Characters must be compelling and undergo meaningful change. The plot should keep readers engaged through complications and a climactic ending. Descriptive action sequences are also important to drive the story forward. The document provides tips on developing these elements such as using the Freytag pyramid model and crafting character biographies and motivations.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on developing plots and narratives for books. The workshop will help attendees focus their original book ideas and examine protagonists, antagonists, and the core elements of any story: what the characters want, why they want it, and what's preventing them from achieving it. Attendees will learn how to shape a story using techniques like character development, conflict, complications, climax, and resolution. They will also be introduced to Freytag's pyramid as a way to examine how action drives a story from beginning to end. Attendees will receive online access to all workshop materials.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on finding the heart of your story and developing your original idea. The workshop will help attendees explore generating original ideas for fiction and non-fiction works, where ideas come from, and how to develop a kernel of an idea into a novel, narrative non-fiction, or screenplay. The document outlines the workshop structure and covers topics like examining your original idea, developing it from a spark to a fully formed narrative, focusing your idea, and turning it into a written work.
This document provides an overview of breaking into the non-fiction book market. It discusses how non-fiction is a more accessible market to enter than fiction because it focuses on providing useful content rather than needing original stories. The document outlines tips for becoming an expert in a field, identifying a topic to write about, structuring a book proposal, and writing an effective query letter. It emphasizes doing thorough research, finding the right agent or publisher, and convincing them the book topic has not been sufficiently covered elsewhere and the author has relevant expertise or platform.
This document provides an overview of a class on writing fiction novels. It discusses various topics related to writing novels including choosing between mainstream and genre fiction, developing plots, characters, and action scenes. It also covers pitching ideas to agents and publishers, writing the full manuscript, and promoting the published work. Key points include outlining the classic plot structure, using the Freytag pyramid to design plots, developing compelling characters through backstories and motivations, and balancing plot, characters, and action throughout the story.
The document provides an overview of a lecture titled "A Thrill a Minute: Crafting, Pitching, Writing, Selling and Promoting Thrillers" given by George Galdorisi at the La Jolla Writer's Conference. The lecture focuses on how to write a thriller novel, pitch it to agents and publishers, and work with a publisher to promote the book. It discusses developing a high concept and effective pitch, writing techniques like characterization, plotting and action, the publishing process, and book promotion strategies. The goal is to help attendees understand how to successfully publish a thriller with a mainstream publisher.
Fiction Secrets: Pitching, Selling, and Promoting Thrillersggaldorisi
This workshop will focus on the challenges – and opportunities – regarding getting your novel accepted by a mainstream publishing house. Learn how to decide what to write about, how to pitch a story to publishers and agents, how to seal the deal once the pitch gets a nibble, and how to team with your publisher to promote your book. While the primary focus will be on getting published by a mainstream publisher, we’ll also examine how some of these same lessons apply to the world of e-books and print-on-demand.
The document discusses plotting techniques for writing successful novels, using George Galdorisi's presentation on writing naval and military fiction as an example. It explains Freytag's pyramid as a model for plot structure, with components like exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, and resolution. It also provides an analysis of the plot in The Wizard of Oz using this model to illustrate how to "deconstruct" a story's plot progression.
Three important elements in writing a successful thriller are characterization, plotting, and action. Characters must be compelling and undergo meaningful change. The plot should keep readers engaged through complications and a climactic ending. Descriptive action sequences are also important to drive the story forward. The document provides tips on developing these elements such as using the Freytag pyramid model and crafting character biographies and motivations.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on developing plots and narratives for books. The workshop will help attendees focus their original book ideas and examine protagonists, antagonists, and the core elements of any story: what the characters want, why they want it, and what's preventing them from achieving it. Attendees will learn how to shape a story using techniques like character development, conflict, complications, climax, and resolution. They will also be introduced to Freytag's pyramid as a way to examine how action drives a story from beginning to end. Attendees will receive online access to all workshop materials.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on finding the heart of your story and developing your original idea. The workshop will help attendees explore generating original ideas for fiction and non-fiction works, where ideas come from, and how to develop a kernel of an idea into a novel, narrative non-fiction, or screenplay. The document outlines the workshop structure and covers topics like examining your original idea, developing it from a spark to a fully formed narrative, focusing your idea, and turning it into a written work.
This document provides an overview of breaking into the non-fiction book market. It discusses how non-fiction is a more accessible market to enter than fiction because it focuses on providing useful content rather than needing original stories. The document outlines tips for becoming an expert in a field, identifying a topic to write about, structuring a book proposal, and writing an effective query letter. It emphasizes doing thorough research, finding the right agent or publisher, and convincing them the book topic has not been sufficiently covered elsewhere and the author has relevant expertise or platform.
The Secrets Behind Everything Successful Novelggaldorisi
The document provides guidance on writing a successful novel, including common steps successful writers follow. It discusses establishing a clear plot, developing characters, and ensuring enough action to keep readers engaged. Specific techniques are presented, such as deconstructing a novel treatment or outline using plot points, character details, and scenario summaries. The importance of storytelling skills like suspense and believable motivations are also covered. Overall, the document offers practical advice focused on organizing one's ideas and learning from examples to produce a publishable novel.
Finding the Heart of Your Story: Your Original Ideaggaldorisi
This document summarizes a workshop on developing original story ideas. It discusses exploring the kernel of an original idea and shaping it into a story. Attendees will learn how to generate ideas, fan the spark of an idea into a fire by developing plot, characters, stakes, and setting. The workshop also covers focusing an idea and determining if it is just a story or something more substantial, like conveying an emotion or theme. Attendees will then learn how to turn their idea into a narrative by creating a treatment and outline to develop the story without being chained to the initial idea.
You Don't Have to Make It Up: Breaking Into the Non-Fiction Marketggaldorisi
This document summarizes a lecture on breaking into the non-fiction book market. It discusses that non-fiction is easier to enter than fiction as it focuses on expertise in a topic rather than creative storytelling. It also emphasizes finding a topic you are passionate about and becoming an expert in through research. Further, it stresses convincing publishers that the topic has not been sufficiently covered elsewhere and that the author has a platform to promote the book. The summary provides the key high-level takeaways around subject selection, expertise, query letters, and book proposals.
The document summarizes a workshop on developing plots and narratives for books. The workshop covers analyzing other successful books, focusing a story idea, developing protagonists and antagonists, shaping a story using character, conflict, climax and conclusion. Attendees will receive online access to workshop materials.
The document provides information about writing novels and getting published. It discusses:
1) The importance of storytelling and keeping readers engaged by making them want to turn the page.
2) The main elements needed for a successful novel - strong characterization, an engaging plot with action, and maintaining the reader's suspension of disbelief.
3) Tips for developing ideas like reading widely, generating character details and exotic titles, and plunging the hero into trouble from the start.
This document provides information about writing novels, including the genres of mainstream and genre fiction, developing characters, plots, and action, as well as getting a novel published. It discusses that novels require strong storytelling ability through compelling characters, plots, and pacing to engage readers. Successful novels are grounded in truth but present something familiar in a new way to publishers and audiences.
This document provides guidance and advice for writing non-fiction books. It discusses determining what type of non-fiction book to write (narrative or prescriptive), overcoming common objections from publishers such as a book being "just an article" or the author lacking a platform, and how to write an effective query letter and book proposal to get a book deal. It also lists some iconic non-fiction writers and resources for learning more about writing in the non-fiction genre.
This document provides an overview of a seminar on why to write. It discusses that writers shape history through their works and outlines various writing mediums. It encourages building writing skills incrementally, from articles to books. It also stresses doing research by reading various publications to find story ideas and learn about different markets. Throughout, it shares advice from successful authors about working hard at writing and making time for it while balancing other responsibilities.
This document provides guidance on writing a successful non-fiction book. It discusses determining what type of non-fiction book to write (narrative or prescriptive), doing thorough research on the topic, and overcoming potential objections from publishers. Key steps include crafting a compelling query letter that hooks the agent/editor and addresses whether the topic has been sufficiently covered and whether the author has a platform. It also provides tips on writing a strong book proposal that outlines the book and shows the author is uniquely qualified. Examples of successful proposals for the books "Leave No Man Behind" and "The Kissing Sailor" are presented and summarized.
This document provides an overview and recap of a workshop on establishing an online presence as a writer. It discusses generating unique content, attracting an audience, and whether to do content creation yourself or with others. The workshop also reviewed prior lessons on why to write, writing for publication, writing fiction and non-fiction, and generating story ideas. Attendees were asked to develop a one sentence logline for a story idea.
This document provides a summary of topics covered in previous weeks for establishing an online presence, including why write, writing for publication, and writing fiction and non-fiction. It then discusses finding the heart of a story by nurturing the original idea. This involves stating the idea in one sentence, focusing the idea from divergent to convergent thinking, and determining if it is just a story or has deeper intent. Developing the idea requires using who, what, why, where, when and how questions to expand the spark into a full narrative.
This document provides guidance on leveraging social media to promote writing and get published. It discusses establishing an online presence through nurturing original ideas and balancing entertaining and informative content. The document then focuses on social media challenges and opportunities, noting that everyone uses it but engagement, visibility, and momentum must be sustained. Specific social media platforms like email, blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and others are examined in terms of their benefits and how to best utilize them for writing promotion. Maintaining a balance of online and offline connections is advised.
This document provides an overview of content for a writing workshop. It discusses establishing writing goals, creating content for publications, and strategies for placing written work. Some key points covered include:
- Encouraging participants to share brief stories about their lives and writing inspirations.
- Advising writers to create interesting content for publications on topics they are passionate about in order to build relationships with editors.
- Suggesting a "building block" approach of starting with non-paying publications and working up to paid work.
- Offering tips for submitting work, such as following submission guidelines, writing a compelling pitch email, and providing sample materials to showcase writing style.
Here are a few ways the articles could lead:
- Recognition as an expert in the field from continued publications could lead to invitations to present at relevant conferences or symposia.
- Building your reputation as an expert over time through numerous publications could lead to invitations to teach or give lectures on the topic at universities or professional events.
- Strong relationships built with editors and other experts through collaboration could lead to invitations to collaborate on larger projects like co-authoring a book or report on the subject.
- Individual articles or groups of articles on aspects of the topic could form the basis for chapters in a future non-fiction book authored on the overall subject written by the person.
- Continued momentum and
This document summarizes a presentation on finding and shaping original story ideas. It discusses generating an initial spark of an idea, then developing it by exploring what the plot is, who the characters are, what's at stake, and how it begins, progresses, and ends. It emphasizes focusing ideas through divergent and convergent thinking. The presentation also covers turning ideas into narratives and writing the full novel or story.
This document provides an overview of a writing workshop on finding the heart of your story and developing your original idea. It discusses generating ideas, focusing an idea from divergent to convergent thinking, and turning the idea into a narrative through outlining and plotting. It emphasizes developing the three key elements of characterization, plotting, and action. Specific techniques are presented like using Kipling's six questions to expand an idea and deconstructing a classic plot structure. Character examples from thriller novels are also provided.
This document provides an overview of a writing course at Coronado Adult Education covering how to establish an online presence. It discusses reviewing content from prior weeks on writing skills, publishing, fiction and non-fiction. It emphasizes making online material unique, competing for attention, balancing content and entertainment, and whether to build a website yourself or hire someone. Examples are provided of successful writer websites along with advice on engagement, visibility and constants like providing content and using social media to drive traffic. The goal is to establish an online "professional persona" as the CEO of one's writing career.
Finding the Heart of Your Story: Nurturing Your Original Ideaggaldorisi
The document provides an overview of plotting techniques for crafting narratives, using George Galdorisi's presentation on finding the heart of your story as an example. It discusses generating original story ideas, developing ideas from sparks to fires by adding elements like characters and setting. It also covers focusing an idea and turning it into a narrative using techniques like treatments and outlines. Finally, it examines key elements of successful plots like characterization, action, and provides an example deconstruction of The Wizard of Oz using Freytag's pyramid structure.
This document provides an overview of a six-week course on writing titled "Get Published Now!". The first seminar, titled "Why Write?", discusses why people choose to write and the various outlets available. It encourages participants to consider their audience and goals. The seminar also stresses that writing requires hard work and due diligence through reading widely. The course will cover non-fiction writing, novels, developing an online presence, and using social media for writing. Participants are asked to introduce themselves by sharing a brief story about their life and writing goals.
Thank you for the proposal, but I don't think your perspective would be the best fit for this particular book. The goal is to provide an authentic first-person account of the daily experiences and challenges faced by climate researchers in remote field locations. While your summers working on a related project could offer some relevant insights, the book really needs to be written from the perspective of someone who has lived that life full-time for many years. I appreciate you reaching out though - feel free to send other project ideas my way in the future. Best of luck with your writing.
Frank: Thanks for the feedback. You're right that my experience wouldn't provide the full immersive perspective needed. I do have another idea that may be a
Novels of the 20th century underwent significant changes in form and style compared to previous eras. Chapters were broken into fragments and sentences dissolved into streams of interior thought, influenced by Freudian psychology and Marxism. Truth became relative and novels dealt in no absolutes. Traditional narration was replaced with subjective perspectives that emphasized consciousness over plot and character coherence. The past was discovered imperfectly through effort. Dominant themes included facing reality, social awareness, and loneliness. Experimental styles flourished alongside realism, with an emphasis on perspective and portraying the human condition through moving dramas. Minority literature also grew in the later decades.
Bringing a manuscript collection to a broader audience | DCDC14ResearchLibrariesUK
This document discusses an exhibition called "Qalam: the art of beautiful writing" that featured manuscripts from the Mingana Collection at the University of Birmingham. The Mingana Collection contains over 3,000 manuscripts from the Middle East dating from the 7th to 19th centuries in 20 different languages. For the exhibition, 14 manuscripts from the collection were loaned to Birmingham Museums to be displayed alongside other objects focusing on Islamic calligraphy. The exhibition aimed to bring these important cultural manuscripts to a broader audience and showcase the collection's value. It was well-received with increased diversity among visitors and positive feedback about the manuscripts. Ongoing collaboration between the University and Museums allows continued sharing of the collection.
The Secrets Behind Everything Successful Novelggaldorisi
The document provides guidance on writing a successful novel, including common steps successful writers follow. It discusses establishing a clear plot, developing characters, and ensuring enough action to keep readers engaged. Specific techniques are presented, such as deconstructing a novel treatment or outline using plot points, character details, and scenario summaries. The importance of storytelling skills like suspense and believable motivations are also covered. Overall, the document offers practical advice focused on organizing one's ideas and learning from examples to produce a publishable novel.
Finding the Heart of Your Story: Your Original Ideaggaldorisi
This document summarizes a workshop on developing original story ideas. It discusses exploring the kernel of an original idea and shaping it into a story. Attendees will learn how to generate ideas, fan the spark of an idea into a fire by developing plot, characters, stakes, and setting. The workshop also covers focusing an idea and determining if it is just a story or something more substantial, like conveying an emotion or theme. Attendees will then learn how to turn their idea into a narrative by creating a treatment and outline to develop the story without being chained to the initial idea.
You Don't Have to Make It Up: Breaking Into the Non-Fiction Marketggaldorisi
This document summarizes a lecture on breaking into the non-fiction book market. It discusses that non-fiction is easier to enter than fiction as it focuses on expertise in a topic rather than creative storytelling. It also emphasizes finding a topic you are passionate about and becoming an expert in through research. Further, it stresses convincing publishers that the topic has not been sufficiently covered elsewhere and that the author has a platform to promote the book. The summary provides the key high-level takeaways around subject selection, expertise, query letters, and book proposals.
The document summarizes a workshop on developing plots and narratives for books. The workshop covers analyzing other successful books, focusing a story idea, developing protagonists and antagonists, shaping a story using character, conflict, climax and conclusion. Attendees will receive online access to workshop materials.
The document provides information about writing novels and getting published. It discusses:
1) The importance of storytelling and keeping readers engaged by making them want to turn the page.
2) The main elements needed for a successful novel - strong characterization, an engaging plot with action, and maintaining the reader's suspension of disbelief.
3) Tips for developing ideas like reading widely, generating character details and exotic titles, and plunging the hero into trouble from the start.
This document provides information about writing novels, including the genres of mainstream and genre fiction, developing characters, plots, and action, as well as getting a novel published. It discusses that novels require strong storytelling ability through compelling characters, plots, and pacing to engage readers. Successful novels are grounded in truth but present something familiar in a new way to publishers and audiences.
This document provides guidance and advice for writing non-fiction books. It discusses determining what type of non-fiction book to write (narrative or prescriptive), overcoming common objections from publishers such as a book being "just an article" or the author lacking a platform, and how to write an effective query letter and book proposal to get a book deal. It also lists some iconic non-fiction writers and resources for learning more about writing in the non-fiction genre.
This document provides an overview of a seminar on why to write. It discusses that writers shape history through their works and outlines various writing mediums. It encourages building writing skills incrementally, from articles to books. It also stresses doing research by reading various publications to find story ideas and learn about different markets. Throughout, it shares advice from successful authors about working hard at writing and making time for it while balancing other responsibilities.
This document provides guidance on writing a successful non-fiction book. It discusses determining what type of non-fiction book to write (narrative or prescriptive), doing thorough research on the topic, and overcoming potential objections from publishers. Key steps include crafting a compelling query letter that hooks the agent/editor and addresses whether the topic has been sufficiently covered and whether the author has a platform. It also provides tips on writing a strong book proposal that outlines the book and shows the author is uniquely qualified. Examples of successful proposals for the books "Leave No Man Behind" and "The Kissing Sailor" are presented and summarized.
This document provides an overview and recap of a workshop on establishing an online presence as a writer. It discusses generating unique content, attracting an audience, and whether to do content creation yourself or with others. The workshop also reviewed prior lessons on why to write, writing for publication, writing fiction and non-fiction, and generating story ideas. Attendees were asked to develop a one sentence logline for a story idea.
This document provides a summary of topics covered in previous weeks for establishing an online presence, including why write, writing for publication, and writing fiction and non-fiction. It then discusses finding the heart of a story by nurturing the original idea. This involves stating the idea in one sentence, focusing the idea from divergent to convergent thinking, and determining if it is just a story or has deeper intent. Developing the idea requires using who, what, why, where, when and how questions to expand the spark into a full narrative.
This document provides guidance on leveraging social media to promote writing and get published. It discusses establishing an online presence through nurturing original ideas and balancing entertaining and informative content. The document then focuses on social media challenges and opportunities, noting that everyone uses it but engagement, visibility, and momentum must be sustained. Specific social media platforms like email, blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and others are examined in terms of their benefits and how to best utilize them for writing promotion. Maintaining a balance of online and offline connections is advised.
This document provides an overview of content for a writing workshop. It discusses establishing writing goals, creating content for publications, and strategies for placing written work. Some key points covered include:
- Encouraging participants to share brief stories about their lives and writing inspirations.
- Advising writers to create interesting content for publications on topics they are passionate about in order to build relationships with editors.
- Suggesting a "building block" approach of starting with non-paying publications and working up to paid work.
- Offering tips for submitting work, such as following submission guidelines, writing a compelling pitch email, and providing sample materials to showcase writing style.
Here are a few ways the articles could lead:
- Recognition as an expert in the field from continued publications could lead to invitations to present at relevant conferences or symposia.
- Building your reputation as an expert over time through numerous publications could lead to invitations to teach or give lectures on the topic at universities or professional events.
- Strong relationships built with editors and other experts through collaboration could lead to invitations to collaborate on larger projects like co-authoring a book or report on the subject.
- Individual articles or groups of articles on aspects of the topic could form the basis for chapters in a future non-fiction book authored on the overall subject written by the person.
- Continued momentum and
This document summarizes a presentation on finding and shaping original story ideas. It discusses generating an initial spark of an idea, then developing it by exploring what the plot is, who the characters are, what's at stake, and how it begins, progresses, and ends. It emphasizes focusing ideas through divergent and convergent thinking. The presentation also covers turning ideas into narratives and writing the full novel or story.
This document provides an overview of a writing workshop on finding the heart of your story and developing your original idea. It discusses generating ideas, focusing an idea from divergent to convergent thinking, and turning the idea into a narrative through outlining and plotting. It emphasizes developing the three key elements of characterization, plotting, and action. Specific techniques are presented like using Kipling's six questions to expand an idea and deconstructing a classic plot structure. Character examples from thriller novels are also provided.
This document provides an overview of a writing course at Coronado Adult Education covering how to establish an online presence. It discusses reviewing content from prior weeks on writing skills, publishing, fiction and non-fiction. It emphasizes making online material unique, competing for attention, balancing content and entertainment, and whether to build a website yourself or hire someone. Examples are provided of successful writer websites along with advice on engagement, visibility and constants like providing content and using social media to drive traffic. The goal is to establish an online "professional persona" as the CEO of one's writing career.
Finding the Heart of Your Story: Nurturing Your Original Ideaggaldorisi
The document provides an overview of plotting techniques for crafting narratives, using George Galdorisi's presentation on finding the heart of your story as an example. It discusses generating original story ideas, developing ideas from sparks to fires by adding elements like characters and setting. It also covers focusing an idea and turning it into a narrative using techniques like treatments and outlines. Finally, it examines key elements of successful plots like characterization, action, and provides an example deconstruction of The Wizard of Oz using Freytag's pyramid structure.
This document provides an overview of a six-week course on writing titled "Get Published Now!". The first seminar, titled "Why Write?", discusses why people choose to write and the various outlets available. It encourages participants to consider their audience and goals. The seminar also stresses that writing requires hard work and due diligence through reading widely. The course will cover non-fiction writing, novels, developing an online presence, and using social media for writing. Participants are asked to introduce themselves by sharing a brief story about their life and writing goals.
Thank you for the proposal, but I don't think your perspective would be the best fit for this particular book. The goal is to provide an authentic first-person account of the daily experiences and challenges faced by climate researchers in remote field locations. While your summers working on a related project could offer some relevant insights, the book really needs to be written from the perspective of someone who has lived that life full-time for many years. I appreciate you reaching out though - feel free to send other project ideas my way in the future. Best of luck with your writing.
Frank: Thanks for the feedback. You're right that my experience wouldn't provide the full immersive perspective needed. I do have another idea that may be a
Novels of the 20th century underwent significant changes in form and style compared to previous eras. Chapters were broken into fragments and sentences dissolved into streams of interior thought, influenced by Freudian psychology and Marxism. Truth became relative and novels dealt in no absolutes. Traditional narration was replaced with subjective perspectives that emphasized consciousness over plot and character coherence. The past was discovered imperfectly through effort. Dominant themes included facing reality, social awareness, and loneliness. Experimental styles flourished alongside realism, with an emphasis on perspective and portraying the human condition through moving dramas. Minority literature also grew in the later decades.
Bringing a manuscript collection to a broader audience | DCDC14ResearchLibrariesUK
This document discusses an exhibition called "Qalam: the art of beautiful writing" that featured manuscripts from the Mingana Collection at the University of Birmingham. The Mingana Collection contains over 3,000 manuscripts from the Middle East dating from the 7th to 19th centuries in 20 different languages. For the exhibition, 14 manuscripts from the collection were loaned to Birmingham Museums to be displayed alongside other objects focusing on Islamic calligraphy. The exhibition aimed to bring these important cultural manuscripts to a broader audience and showcase the collection's value. It was well-received with increased diversity among visitors and positive feedback about the manuscripts. Ongoing collaboration between the University and Museums allows continued sharing of the collection.
The document provides background information about Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". It discusses the story taking place in a small southern town and dealing with themes of innocence, experience, kindness, cruelty, love, and hatred. It also references the Jim Crow laws of the south and segregation which were policies that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s. The main character Scout Finch, who is loosely based on the author Harper Lee, narrates the story as an adult looking back on her childhood. Some key characters like Atticus Finch and Dill are based on people in Lee's life. The book addresses themes of prejudice, courage, and growing up through a coming-of-age story told with Southern Gothic details of the time period.
This document provides biographical information about author Mark Twain and summaries of his famous novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It discusses how Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which inspired the settings for these books. It then provides a detailed summary of the plot of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, covering Huck and Jim's journey down the Mississippi River, their encounters with various characters, and the climax where they learn Jim has been freed.
The document provides a biography of author Mark Twain, including details about his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, his early career as a printer and riverboat pilot, his service in the Confederate army during the Civil War. It notes that he adopted the pen name "Mark Twain" in 1863 and discusses his highly acclaimed novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which was controversial and banned in some Southern states due to its criticism of slavery.
The document discusses the history and evolution of the novel from its origins to modern times. It notes that the novel arose from a desire to depict human character and entertain readers with deeper perceptions of life. Over time, novels shifted from portraying idealized characters to employing realism and naturalism as they reflected major historical events. The modern and postmodern eras saw novels questioning reality and exhibiting experimentation with form.
This document provides a character list from The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn by Mark Twain. It includes over 30 characters from the novel along with a brief 1-2 sentence description of each character and their relationship to Huck Finn or role in the story. The document also lists some of the major themes in the novel, including the conflict between civilization and natural life, honor, food, mockery of religion, superstition, slavery, money, and the Mississippi River.
By Harper Lee is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, her only published novel, which was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. The novel is told from the perspective of Scout Finch, a child representing Lee herself, and is set in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s during the Great Depression. The main characters are Scout, her brother Jem, their father Atticus Finch who is a lawyer, and their neighbor Boo Radley who is a recluse. The novel explores themes of courage, empathy, racism, and the destructive nature of prejudice during a time of legal segregation in the Southern United States.
Presentation on Huckleberry Finn by Mehwish Ali Khanmaahwash
This document provides an overview and analysis of Mark Twain's iconic novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It discusses the biographical context of Twain and the setting of the novel. Key points covered include the book's themes of hypocrisy in civilized society, Huck's moral and psychological development, its use of realism and regionalism, and its significance as one of the first American novels written in vernacular English. The document also examines criticism of the novel for its portrayal of race and use of racial slurs.
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The snowman Jem builds symbolizes the mixing of races, showing how humans are similar despite differences. It represents how a mixed-race child inherits qualities from both parents but is scorned by society. Atticus, Miss Maudie, and Mr. Underwood explain that mockingbirds represent innocence and goodness, as they don't harm others but simply sing. Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are mockingbirds as well, as they help others without causing trouble.
A Novel Idea: an introduction to the novel, the Early American Novel, and "Th...Mensa Foundation
This document provides an introduction and overview of the novel as a form, early American novels, and the novel "The Coquette". It discusses how novels emerged as a private reading experience and were initially seen as dangerous. The first truly American novel is considered to be "The Power of Sympathy" published in 1789. "The Coquette" was a popular epistolary novel from 1797 that tells the story of a woman who has romantic relationships with two men and dies after giving birth to a stillborn baby. The document provides context around the origins and themes of early American novels.
1) The document provides biographical information about author Mark Twain and discusses his classic novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
2) The plot summary explains that the story follows Huck and Jim, a runaway slave, as they travel down the Mississippi River and have various adventures escaping from society and the threats of men like Huck's father.
3) Key themes explored in the novel include the river providing freedom and adventure away from civilization, Huck's growth through his experiences, and a critique of the flaws of society, especially regarding the institution of slavery.
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2. “If you decide to become a professional writer, you
must, broadly speaking, decide whether you wish to
write for fame, for pleasure, or for money.”
Ian Fleming
How to Write a Thriller
4. Non-Fiction - The Hungry Market
• Being - or becoming - the expert?
• Pursuing a subject - or letting life happen?
• Scratching itches - or entertaining?
• How much to tell and what’s next?
• Query letters
• Full-on book proposal
5. Non-Fiction vs. Fiction:
What’s Needed to Sell It
• Non-fiction: What are you going to write?
• Fiction: How are you going to write it?
7. “For me, I gotta write, and it’s the adventure of it that’s
hooked me. As the writer, I can do it all. I get to be the
National Security Advisor who recommends the action
to the President who must commit the forces. I’m the
senior officer who sends his men into action and who
feels the pain if they don’t make it back. I’m the enemy
and the defender; logistician and staff planner. But
most of all, I’m a young man again, that fresh
lieutenant who must lead his men into battle.”
Dick Couch
“So you Want to be a Writer”
8. “The Great American Novel”
• Great or not-so-great? What you need to know
getting started
• Mainstream or genre? Which way should you go?
• Defining your audience and picking a “voice” and
point of view
• Getting the sale with a publisher
9. Mr. Clancy said none of his success came easily, and he
would remind aspiring writers of that when he spoke to
them. “I tell them you learn to write the same way you
learn to play golf,” he once said. “You do it, and keep doing
it until you get it right. A lot of people think something
mystical happens to you, that maybe the muse kisses you
on the ear. But writing isn’t divinely inspired — it’s hard
work.”
Tom Clancy
Quoted in the New York Times
October 2, 2013
10. Great or Not-So-Great?
What You Need to Know Getting Started
• Lots of decisions to make:
– Mainstream or genre
– Publisher or self-publish
– Single work or a series
– Time-bounding to complete
• The competition is intense
– Increasing number of novels published
– This means that far-fewer are commercially successful
– In many ways, the market is over-saturated
– Compared to non-fiction, there are fewer barriers to entry
12. Defining Your Audience and Picking a
“Voice” and Point of View
• Who are you writing for?
• What voice should you pick?
– What voice do you most enjoy in the fiction you read?
– What voice seems most natural to you?
• Go for a test drive
– Write three chapters in third-person
– Write the same three chapters in first-person
13. Getting the Sale
Well save this for later…for now…
let’s work on what you want to sell
14. …so what does your novel need to
have to get the sale?
18. “There is only one recipe for a bestseller and it is a very
simple one. If you look back on all the bestsellers you
have read, you will find they all have one quality; you
simply have to turn the page.”
Ian Fleming
How to Write a Thriller
20. Dean Koontz
On Generating New Story Ideas
• Read!
• Write!
• Tickle the imagination and generate story ideas by
playing around with exotic titles
• Type out a bunch of narrative hooks and find one
that is intriguing
• Prime the idea pump by building up a couple of
characters in enormous detail
• Whatever you write, you must begin your novel by
plunging the hero or heroine into terrible trouble
21. What the Average Reader
Demands of a Novel
• A strong plot
• A great deal of action
• A hero, or heroine, or both
• Colorful, imaginative, & convincing characterization
• Clear, believable, character motivations
• Well-drawn backgrounds
• At least some familiarity with the English language
• A style with lyrical language and striking images (MC)
22. Let’s talk about two of the most
important ingredients in writing a
successful novel…
23. Let’s talk about two of the most
important ingredients in writing a
successful novel…plotting and
characterization
25. “There are only two plots: The hero takes a journey and
a stranger comes to town.”
Timothy Spurgin
“The Art of Reading”
The Great Courses
26. The Classic Plot
• The writer introduces a hero or heroine who has just been –
or is about to be – plunged into terrible trouble
• The hero or heroine attempts to solve his or her problem but
only slips deeper into trouble
• As they try to climb out of the hole they’re in, complications
arise, each more terrible than the one before, until the
situation could not become more hopeless, then one final
unthinkable complication arises and makes matters worse.
• At last, deeply affected and changed by his awful experiences
and intolerable circumstances, the hero learns something
about himself and the human condition. He then understands
what he must do to get out of the dangerous situation in
which he has wound up. He takes the necessary actions and
either succeeds or fails, succeeding more often than not.
27. “You can distill anydrama – a Greek tragedy, a
Shakespearian play, a modern novel, a TV drama or
comedy, whatever – into a simple equation: ‘What do
these guys want, and what’s keeping them from getting
it?’”
Bill Bleich
Writing advice
28. Plots
• Create a compelling plot
• Write a grabber opening
• Write a successful ending
• Create a middle that keeps the reader involved
29. James Hall – Hit Lit
• Gone with the Wind
• Peyton Place
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Valley of the Dolls
• The Godfather
• The Exorcist
• Jaws
• The Dead Zone
• The Hunt for Red October
• The Firm
• The Bridges of Madison County
• The Da Vinci Code
35. Character Traits
• Physical appearance
• Voice and speech
• Movement and gestures
• Past life
• Religion
• Sexuality
• Vocation
• Skills and talents
• Fears
• Dreams
• Pleasures
• Plans for the future
• Sense of humor
• Politics
36. Character Traits
• How many major and minor characters to have
• Develop a “job description” for each character
• All major characters must have a biography
• You will know what your characters will do
• You are writing a novel – not a movie script
– You have to get your characters from Point A to Point B
– Your characters are not dead when they’re off the page
• What is each character doing?
– On stage
– Off stage
37. James Hall – Hit Lit
• Gone with the Wind
• Peyton Place
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Valley of the Dolls
• The Godfather
• The Exorcist
• Jaws
• The Dead Zone
• The Hunt for Red October
• The Firm
• The Bridges of Madison County
• The Da Vinci Code
38. “It’s not what you know that counts, it’s whether the
reader believes that you know something. This effect is
called the suspension of disbelief.
Oscar Collier and Frances Leighton
How to Write and Sell Your First Novel
41. Plot or Characterization
• You have to have plot to make the reader turn pages
• People a the story and the whole story
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• Plot has the entertainment value to pull the reader
along
• The characters are the vehicle, the tools through
which you tell your story
• Readers want you to tell them a story
• Dialogue brings your characters to life!
42. “There is only one recipe for a bestseller and it is a very
simple one. If you look back on all the bestsellers you
have read, you will find they all have one quality you
simply have to turn the page.”
Ian Fleming
How to Write a Thriller
43. But That’s Not All!
(Mainstream and Genre)
• High Concept (Think in movie terms)
– The Coronado Conspiracy
– For Duty and Honor
• Theme
– The Coronado Conspiracy
– For Duty and Honor
• Balancing scene and summary
• Don’t ever forget about the action
44. Wait – There’s More!
What Are you Writing?
• The king died and then the queen died
– A story
• The king died and then the queen died of grief
– A plot
• The queen died, and no one knew why, until it was
discovered that it was through grief at the death of
the king
– A mystery
46. Getting the Sale
• Query agents – get the statistics on your side:
– Forty years ago – 30% of books were agented
– In the last decade – Over 85% of books were agented
• Small publishers – you will likely bear some risk
– Likely no advance
– Limited print run
• Be your own agent – to find an agent: Richard Curtis
How to Be Your Own Literary Agent
47. Getting an Agent to Read Your Manuscript
• It starts with being familiar with books in your “field”
• Then you find out which agents agented those books
• Stay in the library: Contact info for agents
• Go back to what we learned about query letters:
– High Concept (back to the movies)
– Treatment
– Narrative Outline
– Full Manuscript
• Tom Clancy’s Op-Center: One example
48. Let’s Deconstruct a Novel Treatment
• Cover
• Organization
• Organizing Impulse and High Concept
• The “Old” OpCenter Dies
• The “New” OpCenter is Born
• New Character Details
– Preamble
– Those who spend a great deal of time physically at OpCenter
– Those who deal with crises overseas in each scenario
– Those who deal with crises domestically in each scenario
• OpCenter Plot and Scenario Plan
– Preamble
– Short Plot Synopsis
• 17,000+ words
49. Let’s Deconstruct a Narrative Outline
• Cover
• Front matter
• Chapter summaries
– Separate sections
– One or two paragraphs per section
• Epilogue
• 19,000+ words
50. Resources
• E.E. Forster Aspects of the Novel
• Francine Prose Reading Like a Writer
• Richard Curtis How To Be Your Own Literary Agent
• James Hall Hit Lit
• Dr. Linda Seger
– The Art of Adaptation
– Advanced Screenwriting
• Robert Masello
– Robert’s Rules of Writing
– Writer Tells All
51. “Being a comparatively successful writer is a good life.
You don’t have to work at it all the time and you carry
your office around in your head. And you are far more
aware of the world around you. Writing makes you
more alive to your surroundings and, since the main
ingredient of living, though you might not think so to
look at most human beings is to be alive, this is quite a
worthwhile by-product, even if you only write thrillers.”
Ian Fleming
How to Write a Thriller
54. Establishing an Online Presence
• Review of weeks one through four
– Writing in general
– Writing for and selling for publication
– Writing and selling non-fiction
– Writing and selling novels
• What makes your online material unique?
• Beating the competition for “eyes”
• Balancing content and entertainment
• Doing-it-yourself…or…?
Editor's Notes
Great or not-so-great? What you need to know getting started
Mainstream or genre? Which way should you go?
Defining your audience and picking a “voice” and point of view
Getting the sale
Mainstream fiction: The plots acts as a skeleton upon which the writer adds layers of action, characterization theme, symbolism, background and mood, until a living thing has been constructed.
In genre fiction: The plot is usually the skeleton and the tendons and the vital organs and the muscle. Other elements of the writer’s art – characterization, theme, background – are seldom given such full expression as in mainstream work..
Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with 14 hardcovers[1] and 14 paperbacks reaching the number one position.[2] Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". He has sold over 450 million copies as reported on his official site.
Odd Thomas (2013) – starring Anton Yelchin
Frankenstein (2004) – USA Network – starring Adam Goldberg, Parker Posey, Michael Madsen, Vincent Perez, and Thomas Kretschmann (Koontz pulled out of the project midway through production because he did not like the direction the film was headed. He ended up writing his own books with the storyline he had originally created. The project continued without him.)[26]
Black River (2001) – Fox – starring Jay Mohr, and Stephen Tobolowsky
Sole Survivor (2000) – Fox – starring Billy Zane, John C. McGinley, and Gloria Reuben
Watchers Reborn (1998) – Concorde Pictures – starring Mark Hamill
Phantoms (1998) – Miramax/Dimension Films – starring Peter O'Toole, Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, and Joanna Going.
Mr. Murder (1998) – ABC – starring Stephen Baldwin, Thomas Haden Church, and James Coburn
Intensity (1997) – Fox – starring John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, and Piper Laurie
Hideaway (1995) – Tristar Pictures – starring Jeff Goldblum, Christine Lahti, Jeremy Sisto, and Alicia Silverstone
Watchers 3 (1994) – Concorde Pictures – starring Wings Hauser
The Servants of Twilight (1991) – Trimark – starring Bruce Greenwood
The Face of Fear (1990) – CBS – starring Pam Dawber and Lee Horsley. Also includes Kevin Conroy.
Watchers II (1990) – Concorde Pictures – starring Marc Singer and Tracy Scoggins
Whispers (1990) – Cinepix – starring Victoria Tennant, Chris Sarandon, and Jean LeClere
Watchers (1988) – Universal Pictures – starring Corey Haim, Barbara Williams, and Michael Ironside
The Funhouse (1981) – MCA Universal – starring Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson and Jeanne Austin
The Intruder (1977) – MGM – starring Jean-Louis Trintignant (French film adaptation of Koontz's novel Shattered)
Demon Seed (1977) – MGM – starring Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, and Robert Vaughn as the voice of Proteus
Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are broadly described as suspense thrillers, but also frequently incorporate elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with 14 hardcovers[1] and 14 paperbacks reaching the number one position.[2] Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". He has sold over 450 million copies as reported on his official site.
Odd Thomas (2013) – starring Anton Yelchin
Frankenstein (2004) – USA Network – starring Adam Goldberg, Parker Posey, Michael Madsen, Vincent Perez, and Thomas Kretschmann (Koontz pulled out of the project midway through production because he did not like the direction the film was headed. He ended up writing his own books with the storyline he had originally created. The project continued without him.)[26]
Black River (2001) – Fox – starring Jay Mohr, and Stephen Tobolowsky
Sole Survivor (2000) – Fox – starring Billy Zane, John C. McGinley, and Gloria Reuben
Watchers Reborn (1998) – Concorde Pictures – starring Mark Hamill
Phantoms (1998) – Miramax/Dimension Films – starring Peter O'Toole, Ben Affleck, Rose McGowan, and Joanna Going.
Mr. Murder (1998) – ABC – starring Stephen Baldwin, Thomas Haden Church, and James Coburn
Intensity (1997) – Fox – starring John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, and Piper Laurie
Hideaway (1995) – Tristar Pictures – starring Jeff Goldblum, Christine Lahti, Jeremy Sisto, and Alicia Silverstone
Watchers 3 (1994) – Concorde Pictures – starring Wings Hauser
The Servants of Twilight (1991) – Trimark – starring Bruce Greenwood
The Face of Fear (1990) – CBS – starring Pam Dawber and Lee Horsley. Also includes Kevin Conroy.
Watchers II (1990) – Concorde Pictures – starring Marc Singer and Tracy Scoggins
Whispers (1990) – Cinepix – starring Victoria Tennant, Chris Sarandon, and Jean LeClere
Watchers (1988) – Universal Pictures – starring Corey Haim, Barbara Williams, and Michael Ironside
The Funhouse (1981) – MCA Universal – starring Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson and Jeanne Austin
The Intruder (1977) – MGM – starring Jean-Louis Trintignant (French film adaptation of Koontz's novel Shattered)
Demon Seed (1977) – MGM – starring Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, and Robert Vaughn as the voice of Proteus
1936 Margaret Mitchell Gone with the Wind
1956 Grace Metalious Peyton Place
1960 Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird
1966 Jacqueline Susann Valley of the Dolls
1969 Mario Puzo The Godfather
1971 William Peter Blatty The Exorcist
1974 Peter Benchley Jaws
1979 Stephan King The Dead Zone
1984 Tom Clancy The Hunt for Red October
1991 John Grishgam The Firm
1992 Robert James Waller The Bridges of Madison County
2003 Dan Borwn The Da Vinci Code
1936 Margaret Mitchell Gone with the Wind – Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler
1956 Grace Metalious Peyton Place – Allison MacKenzie
1960 Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird – Scout Finch and Atticus Finch
1966 Jacqueline Susann Valley of the Dolls – Anne Welles, Neely O’Hara, Jennifer North, Lyon Burke
1969 Mario Puzo The Godfather – Don Vitto Corleone, Michael Corleone
1971 William Peter Blatty The Exorcist – Regan MacNeil and Father Karas
1974 Peter Benchley Jaws – Martin Brody, Quint, Matt Hooper
1979 Stephan King The Dead Zone – Johnny Smith and Greg Stillson
1984 Tom Clancy The Hunt for Red October – Marko Ramius, Jack Ryan
1991 John Grishgam The Firm – Mitch McDeere and Abby McDeere
1992 Robert James Waller The Bridges of Madison County – Robert Kincaid and Francesca Johnson
2003 Dan Borwn The Da Vinci Code – Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu
High Concept (Think in movie terms)
The Coronado Conspiracy
Clear and Present Danger meets No Way Out
For Duty and Honor
Heart of Darkness on an aircraft carrier
Theme
The Coronado Conspiracy
The enormous power – for good and evil – of military men
For Duty and Honor
The enormous autonomy of a CSG Commander
What makes yours unique?
Beating the competition for “eyes”
Balancing content and entertainment
Doing-it-yourself…or…?