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A few years ago, selling 100,000 copies of a novel was a sign of success. Today success is more often measured in terms of millions of copies sold, and publishers can’t find enough books that can achieve these big sales.In this book. Dean Koontz, whose own books have sold more than 25 million copies, shares his insight into the publishing world and shows writers how to write the kind of book that a publisher can promote as a lead title — a well- written, thoroughly researched, complex, wide-appeal novel that can sell the millions of copies necessary to finance an extensive advertising and promotion campaign.Koontz takes a practical, detailed approach to the art craft, and business of novel writing. You'll learn how to structure a story for great¬est reader appeal, how to provide depth of char¬acterization without slowing the pace, and how to recognize and use the sort of theme that is timely and appealing. Plus you'll receive thorough instruction on other writing tech¬niques as they apply to today's novel, including background, style, viewpoint, scene setting, transitions, and dialogue.On the business side, Koontz gives an insider's view of how to deal profitably with editors and a
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- Author
- Dean R. Koontz
- Publisher
- Writer’s Digest Books
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780898790450
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Reference
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (137 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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