A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter -

S.P. Sipal

Deep River Press, Inc.

2016

252 páginas

8h 24m

ISBN-10: B01ITK9BLQ

What makes the Harry Potter Books so successful? How did J.K. Rowling use world building and character development to thoroughly engage her reader? And how can you write a novel employing her same techniques, whether you write contemporary or fantasy?

A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter delves beneath the pages of JK Rowling's blockbuster novels to examine the tools she used in creating stories that enchanted audiences across generations and around the globe. Using the text of the novels as your guide, S.P. Sipal takes you deep into the writing techniques behind the success, including how Rowling created a world that came fully alive for the reader. New chapters include analysis of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Whether you are writing contemporary, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, or literary fiction, whatever your genre or target age group, this guide will help you strengthen your writing by guiding you as an apprentice alongside JK Rowling's work. Through fifteen specific lessons, you'll learn to harness her techniques to improve your own craft and style and make them more compelling and unique.

Topics include:
character development
world building
backstory development
overall plotting and book structure
conflict and tension building
mystery plotting
tapping into myths and archetypes
reader engagement
fan interaction
social media
and author-driven publishing and promotion.
Whether you are just starting out as a writer or have several books published, this guide is a gem that will help you take your writing to another level--and let you enjoy the process as you go. And it's a resource you can go back to over and over again to refill the creative well as you tackle each new project.