{"product_id":"the-fire-in-fiction-passion-purpose-and-techniques-to-make-your-novel-great-paperback","title":"The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Maass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the Difference Between a So-So Manuscript and a Novel Readers Can't Forget\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe've all read them: novels by our favorite authors that disappoint. Uninspired and lifeless, we wonder what happened. Was the author in a hurry? Did she have a bad year? Has he lost interest altogether? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething similar is true of a great many unpublished manuscripts. They are okay stories that never take flight. They don't grip the imagination, let alone the heart. They merit only a shrug and a polite dismissal by agents and editors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt doesn't have to be that way. In \u003ci\u003eThe Fire in Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, successful literary agent and author \u003cb\u003eDonald Maass\u003c\/b\u003e shows you not only how to infuse your story with deep conviction and fiery passion, but how to do it over and over again. The book features: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Techniques for capturing a special time and place, creating characters whose lives matter, nailing multiple-impact plot turns, making the supernatural real, infusing issues into fiction, and more.\u003cbr\u003e - Story-enriching exercises at the end of every chapter to show you how to apply the practical tools just covered to your own work.\u003cbr\u003e - Rich examples drawn from contemporary novels as diverse as \u003ci\u003eThe Lake House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWater for Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJennifer Government\u003c\/i\u003e to illustrate how various techniques work in actual stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlus, Maass introduces an original technique that any novelist can use any time, in any scene, in any novel, even on the most uninspired day...to take the most powerful experiences from your personal life and turn those experiences directly into powerful fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTap into\u003ci\u003e The Fire in Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and supercharge your story with originality and spark\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Maass\u003c\/b\u003e is president of the Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, which he founded in 1980. He represents more than 100 fiction writers and sells more than 100 novels per year to top publishers in America and overseas. He is himself the author of fourteen pseudonymous novels and of the books \u003ci\u003eThe Career Novelist\u003c\/i\u003e (Heineman, 1996), \u003ci\u003eWriting the Breakout Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (Writer's Digest Books, 2001) and \u003ci\u003eWriting the Breakout Novel Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e (Writer's Digest Books, 2004). He is a past president of the Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc. (AAR). Don tours the country giving one-day workshops based on his popular book, \u003ci\u003eWriting the Breakout Novel\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.maassagency.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52695562813747,"sku":"9781582975061","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WUkvWnVOa2JsZFZJa0ZDMWxQU003Zz09.webp?v=1763092775","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-fire-in-fiction-passion-purpose-and-techniques-to-make-your-novel-great-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}