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Buzz is that this could be a breakout novel for Hamid, whose first two books garnered critical acclaim and prize nominations for their insight into relationships between East and West.

The course contains video discussions with CJ and I on reasons for indie publishing, pros and cons, the mistakes people make, how you get paid as well as an exploration of our sales figures for 2011 — CJ's breakout novel and my own, more modest figures which you will find fascinating.We discuss what happens after your book is live and how to optimize your sales page.

In Donald Maass's book Writing the Breakout Novel, one of his «assignments» is to create a chart.

In total, they printed more than 4,000 advanced copies of the debut novel, as they knew that getting the book into a lot of readers» hands was a key way to help make it a breakout hit.

The author of such critically acclaimed books as Aquamarine and Lucky in the Corner, Carol Anshaw returns with a sure - to - be breakout novel, Carry the One.

Her first novel for adults, Home Repair was a Target Breakout book and voted top ten for Book Clubs and Most Likely to be Next Oprah Pick on Goodrebook and voted top ten for Book Clubs and Most Likely to be Next Oprah Pick on GoodreBook Clubs and Most Likely to be Next Oprah Pick on Goodreads.

But by all accounts the UVA MFA grad's second novel, which blends the cultural history of The Tiger's Wife with the madcap energy of Dave Eggers, just might be her breakout book.

Maass details the elements that all breakout novels share — regardless of genre — then shows you how to use them to write books that can stand out and succeed in a crowded marketplace.

«What a delight to read the advance manuscript of Donald Maass» book, Writing The Breakout Novel, and to discover that it flows like a best - selling novel itNovel, and to discover that it flows like a best - selling novel itnovel itself.

One of your books is one of my very favorite books on writing fiction, Don (Writing the Breakout Novel) so I very much appreciate receiving your three principles, thank you!

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A friend of mine won the Amazon Breakout Novel Award in YA last year and still has to hawk her book to local stores to get them to carry it — the publisher wouldn't even send them a letter.

As Donald Maass suggests in Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook, outline your book from the antagonist's point of view.

President of Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, author of Writing the Breakout Novel, Writing 21st Century Fiction and other craft books for novelists.

Donald Maass in his workshop, «Writing the Breakout Novel,» says that an author should not focus on only selling books, but rather building a community.

I've adapted my formula from the great Donald Maass, who's an agent and the author of many wonderful books, putting The Fire In Fiction, The Career Novelist, Writing a Breakout Novel are some of the best - known titles that he's written.

You wrote a book on how to write a breakout novel, and I think that's because a breakout novel — which let's call, here, first - class fiction — is the exception to a general rule of otherwise safe, largely mediocre «ocean of genre imitations if not amateurish writing.»

Study the bestsellers, and in particular look at first novels, or breakout books.

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