“pantser” approach to, 143, 152–55, 156, 157, 164, 168–69, 173, 179, 195
research in, 36, 52–57, 62, 64–65, 67–74, 75, 94, 124, 125–26, 137, 142, 147–48, 162, 179–81, 231, 233
top ten essentials for, 33
see also specific genres, subgenres and story elements
Writing the Breakout Novel (Maass), 189
written agreements, 235–36
X-Files (TV show), 241
young adult (YA) books, 81–82, 88, 92–100, 241
You series (Kepnes), 187
Ziskin, James W., 231, 307
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