Bøger af Jennifer Bacia

When Marnie, Tina and Lee share a house in famous Bondi Beach they are young, driven and ambitious. Yet below the surface each has her own agenda.Marnie, strong, confident and privileged is escaping the stifling conservatism of her home town-and a father who will forever mark her relationships with men. Tina, driven to overcome her impoverished background, promises herself a home on Sydney Harbour by the time she is thirty-no matter what she has to do to get it. Lee dreams of showbiz success far from a suffocating life in the suburbs. When her ambitions are cut cruelly short, her daughter is meant to live them for her. A quarter of a century later the three friends learn that dreams come with no guarantees and the city is a much more dangerous place.

."Jennifer Bacia pioneered mass market fiction in Australia". Matt Condon prize winning author and journalist."Jennifer Bacia's success helped lay the foundation of my very successful stable of popular fiction writers." Selwa Anthony, leading popular fiction agent. "Superbly crafted suspense" The Sunday Times "Bacia is especially good at the simple but deadly arithmetic of contemporary relationships". The Australian "Rivetting, intelligent plots with characters of depth and substance." Goodreads. This guide is packed full of practical information from an author who has the credentials and experience to help you write the novel you are dreaming of.Jennifer Bacia's first novel was bid for by international publishers, the film and foreign rights were sold, it was a Doubleday Book Club Choice and a lead title in the UK. The author not only gives you the information that will help you write your own bestseller, but also analyzes one of her own bestsellers to show how she turned an initial idea into a powerful, intriguing story that major publishing houses competed for. Through practical examples drawn from her own bestselling novels, the author details not only how to do it, but just as importantly, what not to do.She shows how to: - Brainstorm ideas and test those that will go the distance- Create and structure a story line- Get past the struggle of the first few pages- Persevere when you feel defeated- Show how characters think and feel- Use sub-plot, flashback and flash-forward- Write authentic dialogue- Create suspense- Write a credible and satisfying ending- Establish a writing routine that is essential to complete your novel.Jennifer has been a Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing at major tertiary institutions. She has had her own newspaper and magazine columns and also writes screen plays and short stories.Since her amazing debut, Jennifer has written another 7 novels that also made the bestseller lists.