The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel's Key Moments

The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel's Key Moments

by John Matthew Fox
The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel's Key Moments

The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel's Key Moments

by John Matthew Fox

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Overview

In every novel there are pivotal places that can make or break a book. Write them well, and you'll have your readers begging for a sequel. Write them poorly, and your book will get scathing reviews and sell only a handful of copies. These pivotal places are "linchpin moments," and in this book you'll learn how to nail these moments.

Based on real advice from editing hundreds of novels, John Matthew Fox guides writers through the process of creating a novel that soars in the reader's imagination. After reading this book, you'll be a better storyteller, a better self-editor, and a better writer.

In this book you'll learn how to:

  • Flood your readers with strong emotions
  • Create memorable beginnings and endings
  • Describe characters for the first time
  • Make readers swoon in romantic scenes
  • Kill off characters (without enraging your readers)
  • Harness the element of surprise

  • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9781737847403
    Publisher: Bookfox
    Publication date: 10/26/2022
    Pages: 190
    Sales rank: 818,586
    Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.44(d)

    About the Author

    John Matthew Fox helps authors write better fiction. He is the founder of Bookfox (thejohnfox.com), where he creates online courses for writers, and his first book, "I Will Shout Your Name," was published by Press 53. After earning a creative writing MA from New York University and MFA from the University of Southern California, he taught writing at the university level for a decade before devoting himself full time to Bookfox, which has been noted by The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Writer's Digest, Publisher's Weekly, and The Huffington Post. His writing has also appeared in the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times. Currently, he lives in Orange County, California.
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