New York Novels:

How to write, edit, and polish your manuscript for the American publisher and audience

by Pat Hauldren

class info:

Writing for publishers in the US is different than writing for the UK or the European market. In this class, learn what US publishers expect and how to write and market your book explicitly for them. We’ll talk about editors and agents in the US and what they expect from novelists. We’ll compare market trends both world-wide and in the US. We’ll also look at writing conventions in genres. This class is both an online and a live class with variable lengths.

We will look at several books by US and non-US authors*:

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

River God by Wilbur Smith

*all excerpts will be provided in class and online, & I’ll have a few extra copies of books for prizes. You do not have to read these books. We will examine excerpts and compare them to our manuscripts and see how we can improve our writing.

Cancellation policy: Registrations are non-refundable except when the workshop is cancelled by Pat Hauldren.

 

for Amsterdam attendees:

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New York Novels 2011 PDF upload  sorry, that didnt work. Please email me for a copy of the class presentation in PDF. alleypat @ gmail.com (no spaces) or pat @ pathauldren.com (no spaces).

 

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PLOTLAYOUT based on Larry Brooks’ STORY ENGINEERING book.

 

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