WRITING THE FICTION SERIES: The Guide for Novels and Novellas
THE WORLD OF AUTHOR KAREN WIESNER: A COMPENDIUM OF FICTION
From One Author to Another Monthly Column
FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL BUNDLE
FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS
FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building}
THE POWER OF PROMOTIONAL GROUPS
Reviews for Karen’s Writing Reference Titles
Q&A with Karen
About the Author
Upcoming Author Appearances
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My third release from Writer’s Digest Books is now available! Find out more here: WRITING THE FICTION SERIES: The Guide for Novels and Novellas.
Coming soon: WRITING THE FICTION SERIES tutorial will be available from Writer’s Digest Tutorials: http://tutorials.writersdigest.com/. More details to come.
In September 2013, my article “How to Launch a Fiction Series” will be published in a special edition of Writer’s Digest Magazine titled “Take Control of Your Career”: http://www.writersdigest.com/.
How to Write a Book in 30 Days (Guardian Shorts): This is an edited extract of FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS (Writer's Digest Books) by Karen Wiesner. Find out more here: http://www.amazon.com/Write-Book-Guardian-Shorts-ebook/dp/B009TH5U96/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&keywords=How%20to%20Write%20a%20Book%20in%2030%20Days%20(Guardian%20Shorts)&linkCode=ur2&qid=1355944410&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&tag=theworldofawa-20 and here http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/how-to-write-a-book-in-30-days?INTCMP=SRCH .
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In January 2011, Karen began a regular monthly guest column, called “From One Author to Another” on Savvy and the column ran for a year. Topics were of interest to writers--published and pre-published--and varied each month. To check out all of the articles for Karen’s column here: http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/content.php?737-from-one-writer-to-another-with-karen-wiesner.
Read Karen's article "Your Novel Blueprint” which is an excerpt from FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building} in the Summer 2012 Writer’s Digest Yearbook presents Novel Writing magazine:
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Read Karen's article "Using Your Outline to Write a First Draft", which is an excerpt from FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS in the January 2011 issue of Writer's Digest Magazine:
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Read Karen's article "Preparing a Novel Query and Submission Package", which is an excerpt from FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building} in Writer's Digest Magazine presents Write Your Novel in 30 Days:
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Read Karen's article "Your Novel Blueprint", which is an excerpt from FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building} in the February 2009 issue of Writer's Digest Magazine:
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WRITING THE FICTION SERIES:
by Karen S. Wiesner
Available now from WritersDigestShop.com Read an excerpt from WRITING THE FICTION SERIES. View the table of contents from WRITING THE FICTION SERIES. Download PDF worksheets from WRITING THE FICTION SERIES. Please note that you must be registered and logged in at the site to access the worksheets. Read in-depth interviews with series authors. Read reviews for WRITING THE FICTION SERIES.
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You'll Love This Book If:
• You are interested in writing a book series
• You are looking for a guide to writing fiction
• You are a beginner or experienced writer
What are the common pitfalls in a crafting a series, the best ways to get organized and plan it? The purpose of Writing the Fiction Series is to cover all things that need to be taken into consideration when writing a series and provide a one-stop resource for the who, what, where, when and why of this monumental endeavor. This helpful guide gives you everything you need for creating your fiction series from dealing with story arcs and keeping things focused to characters, consistency, organization and more. Buy your own copy today!
In This Book You'll Learn:
• The types of series ties
• How to find the focus of your series
• How to end your series
• Organizational techniques that include checklists and worksheets you'll find useful to have as you work
A Word From the Author:
"Authors who write series promise readers that the fun doesn’t have to end, that there’s more excitement to come, more adventures and worlds to explore, more of these lives to be lived. Books in a series are comfort reading because you know what you’re getting yourself into. There’s no risk. If the author is skillful, and you become invested in a way that takes over your mind and heart, you can allow yourself to leave the physical world and join in a quest with the friends you’ve made.
As a series author, you can also spend more time developing your characters over the course of the series. You enlarge your loyal readership with a series since these fans will put your books on their “auto-buy” lists. This can mean less work because you’ve probably done most of the research with the first book in the series, and all writers know that less research means more writing time."
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FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS
by Karen S. Wiesner
Read an excerpt from FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS.
Finish an outline so complete it reads like a first draft--in just 30 days!
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Say goodbye to writing and rewriting with no results. Starting--and finishing--your novel has never been easier!
FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS provides you with a sure-fire system to reduce time-intensive rewrites and avoid writing detours. Award-winning author Karen S. Wiesner's 30-day method shows you how to create an outline so detailed and complete that it actually doubles as your first draft. Flexible and customizable, this revolutionary system can be modified to fit any writer's approach and style. Plus, comprehensive and interactive worksheets make the process seem less like work and more like a game. This invaluable resource also includes:
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Itemized and flexible schedules to keep you focused each and every day
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Dozens of detailed worksheets to guide you through the outlining process
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Completed sample worksheets inspired by best-selling novels
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Tips for outlining projects already in development
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Brainstorming techniques to keep you motivated
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Goal sheets for getting--and keeping--your career on track
Many aspiring and experienced novelists toss out hundreds of pages (and waste valuable time) before they have a workable first draft of a novel. You don't have to fall into this category anymore. With FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS, you'll have the tools you need to write your masterpiece!
where you'll find bonus supplementals to the book!
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FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS
Extras
Worksheet 1: Character Sketch
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Worksheet 15: Story Evolution
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Worksheet 16: Formatted Outline Capsule
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FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL
by Karen S. Wiesner
Read an excerpt of FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL.
More information about this book can be found here.
Features detailed examples from published novels to illustrate story-building principles.
Includes worksheets and checklists that touch on everything from character development to plot conflicts to editing and polishing.
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Build a fully developed, multi-layered story from the ground up! Writing a story is not that much different than building a house. Both require some brainstorming (to provide a clear vision), a blueprint or outline (to lay a solid foundation upon which that vision can be built), building or drafting (to make the vision a reality), and decorating or revising (to polish the masterpiece and make it presentable to the public).
In FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL, successful novelist Karen S. Wiesner carefully explores each of these stages, showing you how to:
Create a quick outline to help organize and expand your original idea
Develop a detailed Story Plan Checklist to solidify your story's details
Combine and effectively use tools like your outline and story checklist to weave together a cohesive draft
Put together a strong query letter and submission package
This book also features exclusive worksheets, checklists, and detailed examples designed to help you:
Improve your outlining techniques through the use of character, plot, and setting sketches
Write a strong Story Plan Checklist that ensures your characters evolve and your plot progresses
Develop your editing skills using revision and "punch" checklists
Whether you're working on a new story or a project in development, FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL is your blueprint to a story readers won't be able to resist.
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FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building}
Extras
View or download the five outlining worksheets from Appendix E
View or download the five checklist worksheets from Appendix F
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THE POWER OF PROMOTIONAL GROUPS
Revised, Expanded, and Reissued Edition
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Most authors--regardless of whom they're published with and how long they've been published--often use a loose-cannon approach to promotion. They fire at anything that appears in their marketing scope. They live for the moment promotionally-speaking because the moment is a lot cheaper than worrying about the long haul. Successful authors, however, have two things in common: Their marketing is focused and long term, and they've developed an irresistible lure. So how do authors get their books into the hands of readers all year round without breaking the bank?
THE POWER OF PROMOTIONAL GROUPS teaches authors how to jumpstart their careers by advertising in long-term, affordable ways within the safety and strength of a promotional group. These authors accomplish together what few can do alone by sharing the cost of promotion and market their releases individually and as a group.
The book makes full use of the most valuable promotional resource available to all authors--the internet. With 130 writing organizations listed where authors can find other like-minded published authors and nearly 700 links to Web sites to find marketing opportunities, dozens of unique ideas are explored. The innovative plans for group and individual promotion included in THE POWER OF PROMOTIONAL GROUPS are both flexible and affordable for nearly any budget. Promotional groups offer authors the means to gain focused, irresistible promotion--indefinitely!
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FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL BUNDLE
by Karen S. Wiesner
Special shrink-wrapped bundle!
Get those ideas on paper and keep yourself organized with the FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL Collection. Experienced author Karen Wiesner helps you take your rough ideas, brainstorms and notes and turn them into a usable first draft and then to a polished final manuscript.
In FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS you'll discover Wiesner's sure-fire method for writing a workable first draft, saving you countless hours of writing and rewriting by creating an outline so complete it actually doubles as a first draft.
Finalize your manuscript and get it ready with Wiesner's FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL, and identify your goals and keep yourself on track with the Writer's Digest Weekly Planner.
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Read Karen's full bio here.
Creating realistic, unforgettable characters one story at a time…
Karen is an accomplished author with 98 titles published in the past 15 years, which have been nominated/won 125 awards, and has 38 more contracted for spanning many genres and formats. Named a "leading romance writer" in The Writer Magazine, Karen’s books cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, paranormal, futuristic, gothic, inspirational, thriller, horror and action/adventure. Her fiction releases have won or been nominated for RT Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice Award, the Dream Realm Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award, eCataromance Reviewer's Choice Award, The Romance Studio's CAPA Award and Sweetheart Award, FTHRW's The Lories Award, the FCRW Published Beacon Contest, the Frankfurt Award, the Frankfurt Award, many L-Edit Slip contest awards, and multiple EPIC Awards. Find out more about Karen's fiction here.
Karen is also the multi-award-winning author of poetry, children's books, and writing reference titles such as her bestsellers, FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS and FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building}, available now from Writer's Digest Books. Her third release from Writer’s Digest Books is WRITING THE FICTION SERIES: The Guide for Novels and Novellas available now in trade paperback. Her previous writing reference titles focused on non-subsidy, royalty-paying electronic publishing, author promotion, and setting up a promotional group like her own, the award-winning Jewels of the Quill, which she founded in 2003. Jewels of the Quill produced two award-winning group anthologies per year published by Whiskey Creek Press from 2005-2011, edited by Karen and others. For more information about Karen’s fiction and series, consult her official companion guide THE WORLD OF AUTHOR KAREN WIESNER: A COMPENDIUM OF FICTION.
Karen's complete book list can be found here: http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/jewelsbooklists11.html.
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