Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level

Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level

by Donald Maass
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level

Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level

by Donald Maass

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Overview

Eta kniga — kul'tovaya klassika sredi uchebnikov pisatel'skogo masterstva i posobij po Creative Writing. Kto, kak ne Donal'd Maass — prezident odnogo iz samyh uspeshnyh literaturnyh agentstv v mire, — znaet ne ponaslyshke, kakie knigi hotyat publikovat' izdateli i kakie iz nih po-nastoyashchemu vystrelivayut i popadayut v spiski bestsellerov? Maass podrobno rassmatrivaet elementy, iz kotoryh sostoyat vse proryvnye romany — vne zavisimosti ot zhanra, — a zatem pokazyvaet, kak vydelit'sya na fone drugih i stat' znamenitym pisatelem. Vy smozhete privlech' agenta, zainteresovat' izdatelya i zalozhit' fundament svoej literaturnoj kar'ery. «Za poslednie dvadcat' let ya mnogoe uznal o tom, chto imenno vozvodit knigu iz ranga ryadovyh proizvedenij v proryvnye. A dlya etogo mne prishlos' prochest' tysyachi neopublikovannyh romanov. CHashche vsego materialy razocharovyvayut, potomu chto ih sozdateli ne vospol'zovalis' priemami, kotorye mogli by prevratit' ih ryadovye istorii v velikie. Oni melko plavayut. Zatragivaemye imi temy ili slabye, ili izbitye. Ih personazhi shablonny. Ih syuzhety vtoryat nedavnim gazetnym zagolovkam, blokbasteram i uzhe zarekomendovavshim sebya bestselleram. Sozdanie proryvnogo romana — eto rabota, v tom chisle i nad sobstvennym mirovozzreniem. Vy priuchaetes' izbegat' trivial'nostej i obrashcheniya k horosho znakomym temam i vzrashchivaete v sebe uverennost' v tom, chto iz lichnyh vzglyadov, opyta, pronicatel'nosti i istovoj very v kazhdyj svoj zamysel vy smozhete razvivat' takie istorii, chto vashi romany voz'mut novuyu vysotu v plane effektnosti i original'nosti. YA veryu vo vse raboty, kotorye otpravlyayu izdatelyam. Vlyublyayus' v romany ya gorazdo rezhe. I ochen' nemnogim romanam udaetsya po-nastoyashchemu snesti mne kryshu ili dazhe izmenit' moyu zhizn'. Vy gotovy izmenit' zhizni vashih chitatelej? A svoyu sobstvennuyu zhizn'? Horosho. Togda pristupim» (Donal'd Maass).

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9785389209022
Publisher: Colibri
Publication date: 02/10/2022
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 320
File size: 1 MB
Language: Russian

Table of Contents

Foreword1
Introduction5
You Have the Power to Break Out
How to Use This Book
Chapter 1Why Write the Breakout Novel?15
The Truth About Book Publishing
The Truth About Authors
The Myths of Success
The E-Revolution
Where to Go From Here
Chapter 2Premise33
The Stories That You Love
Four Facets of Three Great Novels
The Little Components of Big Ideas
Build It and the Breakout Premise Will Come
Brainstorming the Breakout Premise
Chapter 3Stakes59
Creating High Human Worth
Public Stakes
Personal Stakes
Escalating Stakes
Your Own Stakes
Chapter 4Time and Place81
The Psychology of Place
Keeping Up With the Times
Working With Historical Forces and Social Trends
God at Work in the World
The Secret Ingredient
Chapter 5Characters103
Real People vs. Larger-Than-Life Figures
What Makes a Character Larger-Than-Life?
Dark Protagonists
The Highest Character Qualities
Building a Cast
Advanced Character Relationships
Sidekics and Narrators
Depth and Differentiation of Character
Chapter 6Plot133
Conflict
The Five Basic Plot Elements
Bridging Conflict
What is the Worst That Can Happen?
High Moments, Turning Corners, Killing Characters
Structuring Plot
Larger Plot Structures
Chapter 7Contemporary Plot Techniques163
The New Shape of the Novel
The Character-Driven Story
Self-Discovery in the Plot-Driven Novel
Nonlinear Narrative
Tension on Every Page
Chapter 8Multiple Viewpoints, Subplots, Pace, Voice, Endings181
Multiple Points of View
Successful Subplots
Narrative Pace
Voice
Endings
Chapter 9Advanced Plot Structures199
Families, Groups, Generations
Thrillers
Crossover Fiction
Whole Life
Historicals
Out-of-Category Romance
Linked Short Stories
Inventing Your Own Advanced Plot Structure
Chapter 10Theme229
Having Something to Say
Step-by-Step Theme Building
Symbols
Becoming Passionate
Right and Wrong in the Novel
The Protagonist's Declaration of Purpose
What Makes a Theme Universal?
Discovering Theme
Chapter 11Breaking Out247
Agent and Editor
The Pitch
Outlines
Breakout Publishing, Breakout Living
Success, Sequels, Series and Beyond
Index261
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