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Writing the Breakout Novel (Breakout Novel)

by Donald Maass, Anne Perry (Foreword by)

4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 · rating details · 1,290 ratings · 185 reviews

Take your fiction to the next level!Maybe you're a first-time novelist looking for practical guidance. Maybe you've already been published, but your latest effort is stuck in mid-list limbo. Whatever the case may be, author and literary agent Donald Maass can show you how to take your prose to the next level and write a breakout novel - one that rises out of obscurity and...more

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Published August 15th 2002 by Writer's Digest Books (first published May 10th 2001)

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Apr 25, 2011 Patrick rated it 4 of 5 stars

WARNING: The plot formulas exposed and lauded in this book can be toxic. May lead to dizziness, fits of cynicism, and paroxysms. Do not take this product if you harbor unrealistic expectations about what sort of books the American book-buying public actually consumes. Do not read if you are offended by the notion that trite, adolescent writing and conventional morality may be the most sellable commodity in today's literary marketplace. Do not take if you are allergic to any of the following:

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Jul 18, 2012 Jane Stewart rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction, how-to-write

2 stars for generalities, not enough specifics. 4 stars for some good ideas that are probably found in most writing books.

AUTHOR IDEAS I LIKED:
“the past perfect tense and its evil facilitator, the word “had” will always rob a scene of its vital immediacy. Even though we need to learn about events that have already happened, (the author) keeps the action always in the present. It has more impact that way.” (p.143)

Maass encourages combining roles, “as in the lifelong friend who is also a doctor, o...more

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Mar 25, 2008 Sean Little rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: NO ONE

These books are all the same: Trying to sell dreams between covers. It doesn't work. Here's what does work: Writing...writing a lot...writing every day two or three hours...having an original idea and working it harder than you've ever worked something before...believing in yourself and your idea...and accepting the fact that somtimes, no matter how much you want it, you won't get it.

There's no magic recipe for writing a great novel. Just do it. Make your characters interesting. Make the plot ti...more

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Dec 26, 2012 J.L. Dobias rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Writing the Breakout Novel is clearly a book that every aspiring writer should consider reading.

As far as to say that Donald Maass is a definitive source or this is a definitive work would be presumptuous.

There are quite a few definitive ideas in here that I believe every writer should know. And I believe it is presented with an entertaining and authoritative air.

I must admit that I made the mistake of reading The Fire in Fiction first and I don't believe that it is quite as informative as this...more

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May 24, 2012 Meena Fairoak rated it 1 of 5 stars

As an aspiring novelist, a friend gave me this book thinking I would like it.

I didn't.

First the pros: On one hand, the book gives a few basic pointers about storytelling and the publishing industry. The book offers a few interesting extract from novels. And maybe . . . maybe, you might like this book if you were a complete newbie.

But . . .

On the other hand, the author claims to have found the "magic formula" to write a hit book. And this is where everything goes wrong. The author of this book is...more

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Jan 03, 2012 J. Wootton rated it 5 of 5 stars

I took a break from fiction to read this a second time - my first reading was almost ten years ago, and I was writing a different novel then. I felt it was time for a refresher, considering where I am in my current project (20k words into the first draft and still outlining).

Maas' title is corny. It's so corny that I might never have ordered it in the first place if I hadn't had a gift certificate for Writers' Digest books. It may sound like a hack's how-to book; but I assure you, it's anything...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Cynthia Haggard rated it 5 of 5 stars

Donald Maass’ WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL is a compendium of advice honed from Maass’ 30 plus years as an agent. This book is designed to help the novelist at any stage of her career write a breakout novel, by which Maass means a novel that gets onto the bestseller lists.

Even though this is a book written by a successful agent, it doesn’t feel like it. It feels like a book written for writers by a writer. Organized into eleven chapters, nine of those chapters are solid advice on craft. And the ad...more

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Sep 04, 2011 Amy Eller Lewis rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read based on Marissa Meyer's review, but was skeptical, as I am with most Books About Writing. But this is, without a doubt, one of the only writing books that gives actual *information* on writing a novel that is not obvious ("Novels are made of Scenes!"), condescending ("My advice to new writers? Don't do it.") or just so you-are-a-special-and-unique-snowflake that it turns me off. Donald Maass, a Publishing Veteran, does not think you are a special and unique snowflake. But your book needs...more

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Jan 14, 2011 Brian Kelley rated it 3 of 5 stars

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My professional development objective this year has been to improve my ability to teach our middle school creative writing class. While reading two YA novels on average per week has been my steady pace, I recently added resource and reference books to my book pile.

This week I read Donald Maass's Writing the Breakout Novel in an attempt to pull something for class. Read what the writer's read, right? I combed reading lists of various authors who I have met or established a correspondence with thi...more My professional development objective this year has been to improve my ability to teach our middle school creative writing class. While reading two YA novels on average per week has been my steady pace, I recently added resource and reference books to my book pile.

This week I read Donald Maass's Writing the Breakout Novel in an attempt to pull something for class. Read what the writer's read, right? I combed reading lists of various authors who I have met or established a correspondence with this year--many note which books have helped them.

Writing the Breakout Novel is written by the president of the Association of Authors' Representatives (AAR) and he is also president of his own literary agency in New York City, the Donald Maass Literary Agency. It is a very succinct tour some of commonly addressed topics by teachers (character, time and place, plot) and it also features some details you may not necessarily drive too deeply within with your creative writers: multiple viewpoints, advanced plot structures, and stakes. Quite honestly, each chapter should provide something worth exploring in a class of young writing students.

I like the fact that Maass presents each idea directly and then spends a lot of time (space and ink) supporting his observations with strong text choices and examples. I am always looking for fresh examples from literature which directly demonstrate a teaching point. You can find plenty of those here. Actually, most of this book is consumed by Maass showing you directly why x, y, and z work, where they work, and how they work.

I wouldn't say the book is unique. What I would say is that its strength rests in its clarity and use of extensive examples. What Maass presents as unique is his perspective--he isn't giving you the brooding writer's point of view or much of an artistic or craft centered spin on any given topic.

Weighing the pros and cons of this book, this is a solid supporting resource for a teacher if you are looking for an insider's opinion on what successful stories have in common and what they do well. Not quite formula driven...but pretty darn close. I wouldn't say that this would be a centerpiece of a creative writing teacher's arsenal, but like I said earlier it is a good compliment to your other resources as you build your lessons or self-reflect on what may be missing or in need of change.(less)

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Oct 16, 2010 Jacqui rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: writing

I have a library of books on how to write, each supposed to rocket me to the next level, morph me from mid-list writer to best-seller. Each of them provided some tidbit that is now integral to my writing style, something I remember and use every time I sit down at my computer and unleash my muse.

Well if I'm honest, some of them were a waste of money. Those, I tossed so they don't remind me how I wasted my hard-earned money.

But Writing the Breakout Novel is one I keep as a reference. Donald Maas'...more I have a library of books on how to write, each supposed to rocket me to the next level, morph me from mid-list writer to best-seller. Each of them provided some tidbit that is now integral to my writing style, something I remember and use every time I sit down at my computer and unleash my muse.

Well if I'm honest, some of them were a waste of money. Those, I tossed so they don't remind me how I wasted my hard-earned money.

But Writing the Breakout Novel is one I keep as a reference. Donald Maas' voice is one I enjoy. It's down-to-earth, friendly, not pedantic, not judgmental. He doesn't frighten me or make me feel the information he's sharing is something I won't be able to achieve. He's humble about what he's achieved, which makes me feel I too can conquer those mountaintops. Here are some of the high points:

* He includes critical aspects of good fiction--premise, time and place, plot, characters, plot techniques, viewpoints, pacing, voice, endings. In fact, he has most of what causes problems for writers.
* Each chapter includes a checklist, reminding me what I should have learned from that section. Since this is not casual reading for me--I read these types of books to improve my craft--I like this. For example, the chapter on 'Premise' includes this checklist:
o A breakout premise can be built
o Plausibility means that the story could happen to any of us
o Inherent conflict means problems in your 'place'.
* Where most writer's how-to books warn that the preponderance of novels are never published--plead with us not to get our hopes up--Maas has the guts to say, "If you have indeed written your breakout novel, chances are some people along the road to publication are going to think so, too. Big things are going to happen." Wow. Now I'm excited about my prospects. Sure, I heard his disclaimer--if I have indeed written that magnificent novel--but Maas assumes if I've taken his advice to heart, I will write a great novel, and proceeds to explain what the next steps are. He includes Breakout Publishing, Breakout Living, Success, Sequels, Series and Beyond. OMG. I might hyperventilate.

The only thing I found wrong in this book was on page 31 when Maas confidently puts in stone words that are probably haunting him as you read my review, "The e-revolution may not save us; indeed, it may not happen." It's happened and woe the writer or publisher or agent who sticks his finger in that dike.(less)

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Mar 30, 2010 Kari Wolfe rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I’m still a few pages from being done with Donald Maass’s Writing the Breakout Novel and WOW.

For YEARS, I have been looking for what I consider the “perfect” writing book. And every time I go to a bookstore, I find yet another book on writing (or some aspect) I find to be utterly indispensible. I must have them.

I’m not going to talk about how many writing books I have. Let’s just say… A few.

However, there are only a few books I would recommend to people. A l...more

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Aug 04, 2012 Jo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction, writing

Everyone who's anyone in writing circles raves about this book, so I started reading it with a little trepidation. (Yes, I know that doesn't make much sense.) I really wanted to like it, but didn't want to set my expectations so high that I was disappointed.

I didn't really need to worry. The book was fantastic. It's a book that is clearly not designed for a beginning writer so much as someone who wants to improve their writing in a current or subsequent novel. It covers a broad range of topics i...more

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Jan 30, 2013 Beth Cato rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, writing, nonfiction

I approached this book as someone who has written several novels and has an agent. As I prepare to work on more novels, I wanted more insight into the process so I can do a better, more efficient job. I am familiar with Donald Maass and the fame of his agency, and I had this book recommended to me by other writers I respect.

Did I get what I wanted out of this book? Yes, I think so.

Many writing books out there are for beginners--something I know well, as I bought many of them as I started out! Th...more

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Aug 17, 2009 Architeuthis rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: on-writing, 2000s

This book, unlike a lot of books about writing out there, addresses how to write books that are sellable. As such, it has some good advice about how to start with a strong premise, how to make sure your book "says" what you wanted it to, and some other stuff. But, it has some advice that I took with a grain of salt. Most of this stemmed from the fact that my end goal isn't to sell books as much as it's to satisfy my inner muse. So, his suggestion to write books that would all go on the same shel...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Leslie Lindsay rated it 4 of 5 stars

Okay--I didn't want to like this book. I had heard good things about it from other writers, but I really didn't want to believe that reading it would *change* anything for me. I was wrong.

WRITING THE BREAK-OUT NOVEL (Maass, 2001) is like having an agent sit down with you and spell it all out in a casual-let's-do-coffee approach. Sure, there's a little tough love going on, "dark protagonists are wearisome,"..."backstory is more important to you, the writer than it is the reader," but there are a...more Okay--I didn't want to like this book. I had heard good things about it from other writers, but I really didn't want to believe that reading it would *change* anything for me. I was wrong.

WRITING THE BREAK-OUT NOVEL (Maass, 2001) is like having an agent sit down with you and spell it all out in a casual-let's-do-coffee approach. Sure, there's a little tough love going on, "dark protagonists are wearisome,"..."backstory is more important to you, the writer than it is the reader," but there are also some really good points he makes, "the best form of publicity is not all of those folks working on your behalf, but what is between the covers."

Maass takes us through ALL of the elements of a break-out novel from inspiration to finished product with all of that good stuff between: plot, characters, theme, first lines, stakes, time and place, it's all there spelled out for novices to advanced writers to glean a little something from.

WRITING THE BREAK-OUT NOVEL totally inspired me to keep writing and to amp things up a bit in my own N-I-P.

A couple of criticisms: it's a tad-bit dated. Written in 2001, when the Internet was sort of touch-and-go for some, it doesn't include anything on Facebook (not invented then), or other social media. (A good revised copy would probably do well in today's tech-savvy world). At one point, the book mentions that an author should resist sending queries to agents via email or fax (fax is definitely dated), but email is becoming a very accepted--even preferred--way to send queries.

I would also like to see more up-to-date break-out novels discussed and analyzed in the book. There are a ton of really great books that were sort of before my reading time (1978 mentions like Stephen Kings, "The Stand"), which I know something about, but never read...and a few other books that sound really great (the book actually helped build my to-read list, but I was unable to extrapolate characters and examples)...like "Perfume" (1987)--which reminds me of an "Criminal Minds" episode, and "The Sparrow" (1996). I did read Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaids' Tale" (1986) which I didn't realize was considered a break-out because she has been writing well-before 1986. Guess a break-out doesn't necessarily mean it's a *first* book.

Overall...I loved the book. I am inspired to pound out the next break-out novel!
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Jun 17, 2011 Londonmabel Mabel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: lit-writing, 2library

I have mixed feelings about this one. The classic advice we give to students writing papers is "say what you're going to say, say it, summarize what you just said." Maass isn't very good at the first part. He's not good at introducing his chapters--giving a clear idea of what the chapter's about, and what he's about to cover. So I'd start taking notes about one thing, and suddenly find we were on a different topic.

Here's what one amazon reviewer wrote re. Maass' fourth book: "I found myself lost...more I have mixed feelings about this one. The classic advice we give to students writing papers is "say what you're going to say, say it, summarize what you just said." Maass isn't very good at the first part. He's not good at introducing his chapters--giving a clear idea of what the chapter's about, and what he's about to cover. So I'd start taking notes about one thing, and suddenly find we were on a different topic.

Here's what one amazon reviewer wrote re. Maass' fourth book: "I found myself lost several times while reading. We'd have a catchy chapter title, a great intro, then we'd deviate into a subheading that seemed to have very little to do with the chapter. After several pages, I'd stop and frown. What were we talking about again? Not great for a reference book, as this is supposed to be." That's exactly what I'm talking about.

Also, like most writing books, he has moments where I think he's just off. My library edition's from 2001 and his predictions about ebooks are sadly arrogant and mistaken. His argument for why sci fi writers don't get recognition versus literary authors who use sci fi ideas, is completely undercut by the authors he either ignores or is unaware of like Connie Willis, Sharon Shinn and Ursula LeGuin. And sometimes I think he misuses a book (Eg The Beans of Egypt) to prop up an argument.

But Maass is one of the TOP TOP agents in the industry, which is why I chose the book, so of course there's good stuff here. First, he has a lot of "tough talk" for authors who are in the middle of their careers and losing steam. I can't judge whether the advice is good, but it's rare to find a book aimed at that audience, so c'est très cool. He's really concerned with trying to help someone who's out of a contract, not getting picked up, and doesn't know why.

And then the best advice in the book, for any author, is the stuff that revolves around stakes and tension. Those were the times I found myself taking the most notes, hearing advice I haven't read elsewhere, nodding and really thinking. A lot of his advice is geared towards filling every page, every scene with tension, raising the stakes, propelling the story along, not through tricks (like cliffhangers) but through character, plotting, theme--everything, every element of novel building. He sort of takes all the elements of craft and brings them back to building tension. And he uses examples both from literature and genre, so he's not just talking about writing the next Dan Brown novel. This could also be tension in a Margaret Atwood. (Possibly Maass' whole book could have been reorganized around the concept of tension and stakes, and then maybe it would have worked better. Because that's where his mind kept ending up, 9 times out of 10.)

He also never cuts off avenues of experimentation--he's pretty good about no "no-nos." He'll warn writers away from more difficult techniques, but usually follows it up with an examples of a writer who's done that technique well. "Using X is usually terrible and boring and stops your story cold. ...However so-n-so did it beautifully! Here's why it worked..." At this point I am so sick of how-to books that give hard and fast rules, that I loved Maass' approach. Warnings, but not rules. :-)

If that's the kind of information you're interested in, then I recommend him, though you might want to take a look at his other books (see below.) If you're looking for help in other areas--character, plotting, style--I'd look elsewhere.

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Jun 30, 2011 Brent Weeks rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: writing-advice

Don is my agent, so let's get that out of the way. However, I heard him speak, and I read this book before I ever signed on with him. One of his questions made me rewrite a book I thought was finished. I'd spent more than a year of my life on that book, and his questions made me spend another nine months at it. That book, The Way of Shadows, hit the New York Times bestseller list. (Low, but #29 is something a lot of writers would kill to hit.) And that's the genius of this book--not that it'll m...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Seth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Aside from the bullet points at the end of each chapter:
- Creating High Human Worth: "to put a principled person at risk is to raise the stakes in your story to a high degree" = higher stakes when person is honest, integrity, loyal, kind, brave, trusting, etc.
- Personal Stakes: "How can what is happening matter more?"
- Narrator: Pair narrator w/theme--"who is in a position to learn most from the events of the story? Who will be the most changed by them?"
- Not just good vs. evil--mixed emotions i...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Alycia Morales rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: writers, authors, editors

Shelves: non-fiction, on-writing

Of all the writing books I've read, this has to be one of my top three favorites. I've never been so inspired to run to my keyboard and start typing out fictional words as I have by this book. Donald Maass writes in a voice I love to read. His passion and enthusiasm have me hooked from page one.

If you want to write the next bestseller or if you want to simply write out that story that's playing out in your head, I highly recommend Writing the Breakout Novel. Covering many of the aspects of a fi...more

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Jan 16, 2012 Margit Sage rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Aspiring novelists

Shelves: writing, nonfiction

I finished reading "Writing the Breakout Novel" by Donald Maass today and got started on the exercises in the accompanying workbook. They really get you to think hard about developing depth in your characters. I had already done character sketches for my 6 main characters, but the first two exercises are getting me to dig even deeper, developing my two main characters further.

In one of the exercises, Maass has you think about four main characteristics of your protagonist, then write down the opp...more

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Dec 05, 2012 Donald rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, writer-reads

Writing the Breakout Novel will not set you up to write a breakout novel. Only you can do that. You have to read a lot of books, good ones and bad ones. You have to understand what it is that works when you read it and you have to know why something sucks when it does.

You also have to write and rewrite and rewrite again. Then you must put it away, take it back out some time later to read as if for the first time and rewrite it several more times.

Writing the Breakout Novel will make you think abo...more

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Oct 25, 2011 Maria Ramos rated it 5 of 5 stars

I put off reading this for a long time because I thought it would be about formulas. It wasn't. The ideas aren't exactly new--I have read almost all of them somewhere else. however, the book is very clearly written and got me motivated to make sure that there is tension on every page of my writing. It helped me think clearly about my own plot and what would appeal to readers. I also liked his perspective. Since he's an agent, it was from the perspective of being tired of having the same old sh%$...more

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Aug 23, 2011 Alisdair rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have just finshed the last page of Writing the Breakout Novel, and I have never been so excited to revise a manuscript as I am right now.

Like many writers and aspiring writers, I have dozens of books on the art and craft of writing. This one now takes pride of place in my collection. It is a big-picture take on writing, but it I found it valuable to step back for a moment and consider the plot elements I've used in the broader context of fiction that has captured the imagination of hundreds o...more

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May 15, 2009 Jean Tatro rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: writing

An excellent book for someone who already has the basics, and perhaps a few finished manuscripts, under their belt. No Plot No Problem : A Low-Stress High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days and Stephen King's On Writing are better books for someone just starting out, but I'd recommend this book for someone who has written a book or two or is in the early stages of getting published.

It reads quickly and is written in a style that held my interest where I skimmed in other books. The advi...more

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Mar 06, 2009 Catherine Grant rated it 5 of 5 stars

Donald Maass is brilliant, and in my wildest dreams he will be my agent. This book is unlike any other Writer's Digest book I've ever read in that it does not tell you how to write, but how to tell a story that will resonate with readers. Despite some of the reviews on here, it is NOT a "how to" book on how to write a formula novel. It is concise, practical advice from someone who has done his research and obviously cares very deeply for writers and for the art of storytelling. This book should...more

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Jun 25, 2009 Chrissy Wissler rated it 4 of 5 stars

The only reason I didn't give this book five stars was because I sometimes had to dig for the advice on taking my fiction to the next level. In other words, how to apply these ideas to my story. Sometimes the right questions I needed to ask myself were hard to find; I had to dig a little, reread passages until I found what I was looking for. It's not always like this. In fact Maass does have some interesting exercises every writer should try in the 'Theme' chapter, but I really had to focus on t...more

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Mar 03, 2013 Siobhan Russell rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: art-and-creativity

At the moment I read a paragraph on page 16 I felt reservation at reading the book further. Anything else I read felt like I had read it before or if I hadn't then I had reservations about taking anything I read seriously after this one paragraph. It totally stole my attention away from anything good he might've had to say.

"As a New York agent coming up on twenty five years of experience in the fiction game, it can be alarming to meet certain novelists at writers conferences. I feel a bit like a...more

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Jul 23, 2011 Suzanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011, nonfiction, writing-resources

Some of the information about publishing feels dated now (particularly with regard to e-books and cross-genre fiction), but overall, I think this book is a great resource for diagnosing (and fixing) boring premises, flat characters, weak plotlines, and low emotional tension in a manuscript. Maass shares some of the most common pitfalls and poses questions to ask yourself as you examine each of these elements in your own work.

Certainly there is no magic formula for producing a breakout novel, bu...more

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Dec 16, 2012 Venetia Green rated it 5 of 5 stars

Donald Maass's novel-writing advice boiled down into its essence equates to this: THINK BIG! With an addendum of BE PASSIONATE! This is not a how-to book for beginner novelists, Writing the Breakout Novel is aimed at more experienced authors who want to give their drafts more kick. (Or grab. Or that pick me up and don't put me down factor.) It it full of excellent advice and tips gleaned from the author's many years of trawling through the slush pile. However, I did get a little irritated at the...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Bobbie Darbyshire rated it 4 of 5 stars

Excellent overview of key points.

I take issue with the negativity in some reviews.
Yes, much of Maass's guidance is culled from other writing guides - but why not? - he acknowledges his sources and there is no copyright on ideas.
To criticise his taste in best sellers or suggest he is instructing us in how to churn out worthless pulp fiction wilfully misses the point he makes often and clearly: that following his guidance will increase the impact and appeal of your novel in ANY genre, including...more

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