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Whitcomb grew up in Pasadena California.
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A Certain Slant of Light
( In the class of the high school English teacher she has...)
In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helen—terrified, but intrigued—is drawn to him. The fact that he is in a body and she is not presents this unlikely couple with their first challenge. But as the lovers struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess.
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Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream by Ann Rittenberg (2006-09-08)
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Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream
( In Your First Novel, novelist Laura Whitcomb and season...)
In Your First Novel, novelist Laura Whitcomb and seasoned literary agent Ann Rittenberg team up to provide you with the skills you need to write your dream novel and the savvy business know-how to get it published. In this all-in-one resource, you'll discover essential novel-writing techniques, such as: • How to best structure your research so that you can save time later • How to card your story before you start writing • What to consider when developing your cast of characters • How to adapt classic story structures to fit your own ideas …and insider information on what it takes to get published, including: • What agents do at those three-hour power lunches—and how it affects you • What makes an agent instantly reject a manuscript • How to correctly translate submission guidelines • What happens if you get multiple offers—or no offers at all Plus, learn about the publishing process from the firsthand accounts of such noted authors as Dennis Lehane, Kathryn Harrison, Jim Fusilli, Kathleen George, and others!
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The Fetch
( Calder is a Fetch, a death escort, the first of his kin...)
Calder is a Fetch, a death escort, the first of his kind to step from Heaven back to Earth.The first to fall in love with a mortal girl. But when he climbs backwards out of that Death Scene, into the chaos of the Russian Revolution, he tears a wound in the ghost realm, where the spirits begin a revolution of their own.
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Novel Shortcuts: Ten Techniques that Ensure a Great First Draft
( Proven techniques for writing a high-quality first draf...)
Proven techniques for writing a high-quality first draft fast! Novel Shortcuts shows you how to quickly write a first draft that's also rich and engrossing. (It's really possible!) Through detailed instruction and valuable exercises, award-winning novelist Laura Whitcomb addresses everything from premise development to foreshadowing to tone and beyond. You'll uncover shortcut strategies and tools like: • A four-step approach for crafting stronger scenes • Plot-planning devices, including plot webs, timelines, and plot menus • Guidelines for building your story around essential crosshair moments • Comprehensive checklists featuring quick fixes to common story gaffes relating to plot, character, voice and style, setting, description, and more Plus, learn how to stay committed to and enthusiastic about your project as you develop it from a new idea to a complex and realistic story. Novel Shortcuts is your roadmap to a smooth and expedient writing process!
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Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream by Ann Rittenberg (2006-09-08)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FEKEPF6/?tag=2022091-20
Novel Shortcuts: Ten Techniques that Ensure a Great First Draft by Laura Whitcomb (2009-04-01)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NH0AU5A/?tag=2022091-20
Laura Whitcomb
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She is best known for her book A Certain Slant of Light, which has been optioned for a film by Summit Entertainment. She received a degree in English from California State University in 1993. Whitcomb wrote several books including A Certain Slant of Light, and The Fetch.
Critical reception for Whitcomb"s work has been mixed to positive.
Kirkus Reviews has largely panned Whitcomb"s work, criticizing it for being "forgettable" and not living up to its promise. In comparison, the American Library Association made A Certain Slant of Light one of their book picks for 2006 and the book was praised by Publishers Weekly.
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Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream
( In Your First Novel, novelist Laura Whitcomb and season...)
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Novel Shortcuts: Ten Techniques that Ensure a Great First Draft
( Proven techniques for writing a high-quality first draf...)
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A Certain Slant of Light
( In the class of the high school English teacher she has...)
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The Fetch
( Calder is a Fetch, a death escort, the first of his kin...)
- Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream by Ann Rittenberg (2006-09-08)
- Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream by Ann Rittenberg (2006-09-08)
- Novel Shortcuts: Ten Techniques that Ensure a Great First Draft by Laura Whitcomb (2009-04-01)
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Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream
