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课程名称：通过门卫推销您的小说手稿 概述：想要让您的小说成功出版，光有一个好故事是不够的，还需要经过精心打磨、审订的作品。请专业的编辑进行手稿修改可能需要花费1,000到5,000美元不等。现在投资自己，学习如何专业地自我编辑将能加速您的出版之路，并为您省下大量费用。本课程将帮助您提高小说创作和编辑技巧，打造一个能够吸引代理人、编辑、出版商或读者的优秀手稿，同时节省开发性编辑服务的数千美元。 您将了解到九个可能阻碍您出版或吸引读者的故事构建问题，以及解决这些问题的技巧。此外，您将直接接触我的写作和编辑工具箱，以及我在与多位代理人、编辑、作者和出版商合作中的十年经验。 通过关注以下九个故事发展的重点领域，您将学会如何创作更好的小说： 1. 世界构建 2. 叙事流程 3. 文本编辑 4. 展示与叙述 5. 信息倾倒 6. 角色发展 7. 对话 8. 情节线 9. 节奏与紧张感 此外，还有额外内容： - 如何建立悬念 - 吸引人的角色 - 配角角色 - 获取代理、出版商和两本书合同的八个步骤 - 修订资源 - 课程指南 课程内容包括： - 避免常见错误和修正技巧 - 强化故事发展的实例 - 加强您故事发展的作业 我将在本课程中分享的内容，基于我十年来在多家出版社的私聘开发编辑、编辑团队、提交编辑、作者导师和文学代理人工作经验，以及在纽约市一家文学代理机构的实习经历。这些经验帮助我洞察了哪些故事能够引起关注，以及哪些故事存在阻碍出版的问题。 通过这个课程，您将学习： - 如何撰写和修订引人入胜的手稿以供出版和销售 - 如何识别和纠正九个最常见的手稿错误 - 如何提升您对优质叙事的理解 提升自我编辑技巧是使您的小说准备好出版并赢得读者的重要途径。向代理人、编辑、出版商或读者提交一份写得好的、引人入胜的故事，能让您从每天成千上万被拒绝的手稿中脱颖而出。你已为自己的书投入了大量的时间、精力和情感，因此投资提升你的叙事技能可以确保你的书能引起关注。 课程结束时，您将对如何撰写和修订自己的小说，创作出引人入胜的故事有足够的信心。课程内容还包括九个步骤的作者修订流程，帮助您自信且熟练地写作和修订。
The key to getting your novel published is not just having a good story - but a polished, well-revised story.Paying a developmental editor to perform a professional edit on your manuscript could cost you anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000. Investing in yourself now on how to professionally self-edit your own work will fast track you toward publication and save you significant money.This course will cover what you need to improve your novel writing and editing skills to create a better manuscript that can catch the eye of an agent, editor, publisher, or reader-while saving thousands of dollars on story developmental editing services.You'll discover 9 story building issues that could be preventing YOU from getting published-or capturing a reader's attention-and the techniques to fix them. PLUS, you'll get direct access to my writing and editing toolbox AND my 10 years of author experience having worked with multiple agents, editors, authors, and publishers.Discover how to create a better novel by focusing on these 9 story development areas:1: WORLD BUILDING2: NARRATIVE FLOW 3: COPY EDITS 4: SHOW VS. TELL5: INFORMATION DUMPING6: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT 7: DIALOGUE 8: PLOT LINES9: PACING AND TENSIONPLUS ADDITIONAL CONTENT:· How to Build Suspense· Characters that Grab You· Sidekick Characters· 8 Steps to an Agent, a Publisher, and a 2-Book Deal· Revision Resources· Course GuideLessons include:* Mistakes to avoid and techniques to fix them* Story examples to reinforce the lesson* Assignments to strengthen your story developmentWhat I am sharing with you in this course is based on ten years of experience working with privately hired developmental editors, editorial staff at several publishers, editors on submission, author mentors, and literary agents-as well as being an intern at a NYC literary agency.As a literary agency intern, I read manuscripts for an agent that she requested from queries. My job was to let her know if the book was a story she should consider. Was it a good story? Did it hold my attention? Did I stop reading? If so where, and why? I had the power to recommend the book to her or not. 99% of the time I did not. Why? Because these stories were not ready for publication.They may each have held a GOOD STORY IDEA but were plagued with issues that prevented them from being a GREAT STORY that would resonate with readers. Issues that prevented them from getting past the gatekeeper. Issues that I've been guilty of myself and have worked hard to overcome.In this course, I will cover these exact issues that could be preventing YOU from getting published.Discover:* How to write and revise compelling manuscripts for publication and sale* How to recognize and correct the nine most common manuscript mistakes* How to increase your knowledge of how good storytelling worksImproving your self-editing techniques is one of the best ways to get your novel publication-ready and get it in the hands of readers.Submitting a well-written and engaging story to an agent, editor, publisher, or reader can help you stand out from the thousands of manuscripts that get rejected each day.You've invested a lot of time, energy, and emotion into your book-investing in improving your storytelling skills can ensure your book captures the spotlight.By the end of this course you will be confident in knowing how to write and revise your novel to craft an engaging story.What's included in Get Your Manuscript Past the Gatekeeper:A 9-Step Author Revision Process to Write and Revise with Confidence and SkillFULL COURSE INFO:1: WORLD BUILDINGWhat world building involves and why it's important for any story.How to ground the reader in your world and what details to include-and avoid.2: NARRATIVE FLOW Create a smooth story flow from one element to the next to keep the reader turning the pages.The importance of "letting things resonate" for a deeper impact.3: COPY EDITS Why varying sentence type can improve readability and keep your reader interested.How to avoid bogging your story down in repetition and description.4: SHOW VS. TELLEliminate histrionics and overly dramatic expression."Show" techniques that can create an emotional connection with readers. 5: INFORMATION DUMPINGHow to select what to reveal-and what to exclude- to keep your story active.Effective ways to include backstory that don't bog down the action.6: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT How voice is key for readers to connect with characters.Create dimensional characters to care about.The importance of focusing on emotional turning points.Introduce sidekick characters to support your main character.7: DIALOGUE Why every line of dialogue is key to the story.Craft compelling dialogue that moves the story forward and reveals character.8: PLOT LINESHook readers with your story promise and why your story must be more than just "a good idea".A guide to ensure each chapter drives your story forward and keeps it on track.9: PACING AND TENSIONHow to achieve the right pacing and tension to evoke emotion in your characters and readers.Create effective pacing and tension that can build suspense for any genre. Balance action so your story isn't too frantic or too bogged down.
