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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
068485743X
ISBN-13
9780684857435
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038584966
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
First Five Pages : a Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
Publication Year
2000
Subject
Style Manuals, Publishing, Authorship, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-047928
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Novice and amateur writers alike will benefit from literary agent Lukeman's lucid advice in this handy, inexpensive little book. Writers' groups and workshops will want multiple copies." -- Library Journal, "Highly Recommended", "The difference betweenThe First Five Pagesand most books on writing is that the others are written by teachers and writers. This one comes from a literary agent -- one whose clients include Pulitzer Prize nominees,New York Timesbestselling authors, Pushcart Prize recipients, and American Book Award winners...Lukeman has plenty of solid advice worth listening to."-- Amazon.com, "If every novelist and short story writer in this country had Lukeman as an editor, we'd have a lot more readable prose out there... The First Five Pages should be on every writer's shelf." -- Barnes & Noble Writers Workshop, "Lukeman grinds his teeth over amateurish writing, too, and offers practical corrections." -- Detroit Free Press, Richard MarekEditorial Director of Kirkus Reviews and former book publisherIntelligent and entertaining instruction...it should be read by all novice writers -- and by those books are already published but who intend to write more., "Pragmatic, intelligent, and readable,The First Five Pages...will certainly help writers of any kind defeat rejection and possibly score."-- Writers.com, "If every novelist and short story writer in this country had Lukeman as an editor, we'd have a lot more readable prose out there...The First Five Pagesshould be on every writer's shelf."-- Barnes & Noble Writers Workshop, Richard Marek Editorial Director of Kirkus Reviews and former book publisher Intelligent and entertaining instruction...it should be read by all novice writers -- and by those books are already published but who intend to write more., "The difference between The First Five Pages and most books on writing is that the others are written by teachers and writers. This one comes from a literary agent -- one whose clients include Pulitzer Prize nominees, New York Times bestselling authors, Pushcart Prize recipients, and American Book Award winners...Lukeman has plenty of solid advice worth listening to." -- Amazon.com, Richard MarekEditorial Director ofKirkus Reviewsand former book publisherIntelligent and entertaining instruction...it should be read by all novice writers -- and by those books are already published but who intend to write more., "The ultimate guide to staying out of the rejection pile...worth its weight in gold, and should be read by all experienced and unpublished authors."--Inscriptions Magazine, "Novice and amateur writers alike will benefit from literary agent Lukeman's lucid advice in this handy, inexpensive little book. Writers' groups and workshops will want multiple copies."--Library Journal,"Highly Recommended", "Lukeman grinds his teeth over amateurish writing, too, and offers practical corrections."--Detroit Free Press, "Pragmatic, intelligent, and readable, The First Five Pages ...will certainly help writers of any kind defeat rejection and possibly score." -- Writers.com, "The ultimate guide to staying out of the rejection pile...worth its weight in gold, and should be read by all experienced and unpublished authors." -- Inscriptions Magazine
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808.02
Table Of Content
Contents Introduction PART I: PRELIMINARY PROBLEMS Chapter 1: Presentation Chapter 2: Adjectives and Adverbs Chapter 3: Sound Chapter 4: Comparison Chapter 5: Style PART II: DIALOGUE Chapter 6: Between the Lines Chapter 7: Commonplace Chapter 8: Informative Chapter 9: Melodramatic Chapter 10: Hard to Follow PART III: THE BIGGER PICTURE Chapter 11: Showing Versus Telling Chapter 12: Viewpoint and Narration Chapter 13: Characterization Chapter 14: Hooks Chapter 15: Subtlety Chapter 16: Tone Chapter 17: Focus Chapter 18: Setting Chapter 19: Pacing and Progression Epilogue Index
Synopsis
Discover how to craft a manuscript that immediately stands out and avoids the rejection pile from New York literary agent Noah Lukeman. Whether you are a novice writer or a veteran who has already had your work published, rejection is often a frustrating reality. Literary agents and editors receive and reject hundreds of manuscripts each month. While it's the job of these publishing professionals to be discriminating, it's the job of the writer to produce an unforgettable manuscript. And this must be apparent within the first five pages. With insight and accessible advice, The First Five Pages reveals the necessary elements of good writing, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, journalism, or poetry, and points out errors to be avoided, such as a weak opening hook, uneven pacing, and more. With exercises at the end of each chapter, this valuable reference will allow novelists, journalists, poets, and screenwriters alike to improve their technique as they learn to eliminate even the most subtle mistakes that are cause for rejection. The First Five Pages will help writers at every stage take their art to a higher--and more successful--level., IF YOU'RE TIRED OF REJECTION, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. Whether you are a novice writer or a veteran who has already had your work published, rejection is often a frustrating reality. Literary agents and editors receive and reject hundreds of manuscripts each month. While it's the job of these publishing professionals to be discriminating, it's the job of the writer to produce a manuscript that immediately stands out among the vast competition. And those outstanding qualities, says New York literary agent Noah Lukeman, have to be apparent from the first five pages. The First Five Pages reveals the necessary elements of good writing, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, journalism, or poetry, and points out errors to be avoided, such as * A weak opening hook * Overuse of adjectives and adverbs * Flat or forced metaphors or similes * Melodramatic, commonplace or confusing dialogue * Undeveloped characterizations and lifeless settings * Uneven pacing and lack of progression With exercises at the end of each chapter, this invaluable reference will allow novelists, journalists, poets and screenwriters alike to improve their technique as they learn to eliminate even the most subtle mistakes that are cause for rejection. The First Five Pages will help writers at every stage take their art to a higher -- and more successful -- level.
LC Classification Number
PN218.L85 2000
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