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Are you an aspiring author looking to stand out from the slush pile?
Do you have an idea for a novel but aren’t quite sure how to execute it?
Would you like help writing an elevator pitch, synopsis and agent cover letter?
Filled with examples, tools and tips from some of the best-known authors in the world, Untold Secrets of Bestselling Authors provides all the information you need to write a novel and get your first publishing deal, for example—
• How to write a stand-out elevator pitch
• How to evoke a strong sense of place
• How to create characters that stay with you
• How to hook your reader with a punchy title and opening line
• The secrets of structure
• How to blow an agent's socks off with your submission package
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