Since getting a literary agent is essential to getting books published by major publishers, it’s a good idea to understand what literary agents do.
The process of publishing a book is complex, and first-time authors can benefit from knowing the many steps involved, and how long it can take.
Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser, your novel needs to have a structure. Here are five books that can help you understand story structure and write a coherent novel.
Todd Henry writes books helping people improve their productivity, creativity, and teamwork. He calls himself "an arms dealer for the creative revolution."
If you write longhand, you can use analog notes and texts to build your digital Scrivener projects.
You can create a Scrivener project to use a second brain, a repository of information that you can search easily.
Two features built into Scrivener let you create and view timelines in different ways.
George Stevens Jr. has been a movie producer and director for decades, and has written a memoir about his life in Hollywood.
Custom metadata displays additional information about the elements of your Scrivener project in the Inspector.
Fiction authors can learn how to write effective dialogue by reading scripts and screenplays.