Will Write for Shoes

Based on years of teaching about commercial women's fiction, this definitive guide provides invaluable advice and step-by-step methods for writing and selling a successful chick-lit novel. This title includes features such as: the history of chick-lit; a blueprint for writing a chick lit novel; new trends in the genre; and, tips and tools for breaking into the market. Complete with a directory of agents and publishers who acquire chick lit, "Will Write for Shoes" is a must-have for all women who want to write a chick lit novel!

ISBN 0312359004   Pages 224 ISBN13 9780312359003 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Griffin Publishing   Weight (grammes) 204 Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.   Published in California Format Paperback   Height (mm) 210 Publication date 14 Sep 2007   Width (mm) 140 DEWEY 808.3   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

"A clear, concise, easy-to-read (and reread) guide to writing contemporary women's fiction. Like a pair of heels you can actually dance in, this book is a keeper." ---Alisa Kwitney, author of "The Dominant Blonde""""If you want to write chick lit, this book is a must, primarily because Yardley breaks down what's really happening with the chick lit market and nails down what a chick lit novel must have. The author has a breezy tone that will appeal to readers and aspiring authors of chick lit books. Aspiring authors in other genres may also want to give this a try."----"Romantic Times""""Writers looking for a particular kind of motivation will find it in Cathy Yardley's "Will Write for Shoes." A sound and welcome defense of chick lit . . . Yardley's advice is precise, realistic, and readable. And her insistence that you need a story, not just a 'cool idea, ' is worth the sale price alone." ---"Washington"" Post" "If you're thinking of [writing] a chick lit no

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