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The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life

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3.4

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6H 4min
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English
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Non-Fiction

As a literary agent, Noah Lukeman hears thousands of book pitches a year. Often the stories sound great in concept, but never live up to their potential on the page. Lukeman shows beginning and advanced writers how to implement the fundamentals of successful plot development, such as character building and heightened suspense and conflict. Writers will find it impossible to walk away from this invaluable guide---a veritable fiction-writing workshop---without boundless new ideas.

“One of the best-ever books about the craft of writing. It is a book that can change the world of every writer who embraces Lukeman's ideas. His classroom on paper should be on every writer's shelf to be read again and again.” – Authorlink

© 2019 Noah Lukeman (Audiobook): 9781640295681

Release date

Audiobook: 21 May 2019

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