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Fiction Makeover Contest Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of The Marshall Plan® Fiction Makeover Contest. 2 Grand Prize Winners Hannah Cobb for Mortis James Montgomery Jackson for Bad Policy Ms. Cobb and Mr. Jackson each won: A copy of The Marshall Plan® Novel Writing Software A copy of The Marshall Plan® for Novel Writing Ebook Our [...]

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Fiction Technique Tip: Knowing What to Describe

Every scene of your novel should focus on a specific viewpoint character. Regardless of which other viewpoint characters might be in the scene, the reader will be let in on the thoughts and feelings of this particular viewpoint character only. The scene itself will be written according to the perceptions and awareness of this character. [...]

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Fiction Technique Tip: Summary Mode

Of the various writing modes in The Marshall Plan® novel writing system, perhaps the least understood and most underused is summary mode. In summary mode you report your story action in a condensed, narrative form. You tell the reader what is happening rather than show it; there’s no blow-by-blow description of events as there would be [...]

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Free Stuff for Fiction Writers

The Internet is full of freebies. Here are some of our favorites that are of special interest to fiction writers. Books & Magazines Book Promotion Ain’t For Sissies by author and webmistress Jenna Glatzer. Classic ebooks from Planet eBook. Classic ebooks from Project Gutenberg. Over 33,000 free ebooks; all platforms. Free and sample magazines from [...]

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Get a Fiction Makeover for National Novel Writing Month!

A Contest Sponsored by The Marshall Plan® In celebration of National Novel Writing Month (November 2010), Evan Marshall and Martha Jewett, leading literary agents and authors of The Marshall Plan® Novel Writing Software and The Marshall Plan® for Novel Writing ebook, are sponsoring a contest for aspiring novelists. Send them a proposal for your novel for a chance [...]

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Adapt The Marshall Plan® for Short Stories

I am often asked whether The Marshall Plan® system can be adapted for writing short stories. Absolutely. Here’s what I recommend: Set up your template (or have the software do it) as follows: Use the shortest possible word length, 50,000 words. Opt for no romantic involvement. Opt for an invisible opposition. This way, neither a [...]

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Choosing a Category for Your Novel

Do you want to write a novel that gets published? The fastest way to get published is to pick a category that publishers are buying. Evan Marshall covers the hottest novel categories to help you get your novel published faster.

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