Will Write for Shoes: How to Write a Chick Lit Novel

Cathy Yardley

Macmillan, Aug 21, 2007 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 224 pages

One of the hottest markets for new writers today, the women's fiction genre called Chick Lit is attracting new authors daily. In Will Write for Shoes, veteran Chick Lit and romance author Cathy Yardley draws upon years of teaching about commercial women's fiction to give aspiring novelists invaluable advice and step-by-step methods for writing and selling a successful Chick Lit novel. Features include:

The history of Chick LitA blueprint for writing a Chick Lit novelNew trends in the genreTips and tools for breaking into the market
Complete with a directory of agents and publishers who acquire Chick Lit, sample submission materials, and online resources, this fun and comprehensive manual is a must-have for all women who want to write a Chick Lit novel.

Contents

• The Basics of Traditional Chick Lit: 10
• New Trends in Chick: 17
• Where Do I Sign: 27
• Characters: 36

About the author

Cathy Yardley is the author of the Fandom Hearts series, starting with Level Up, and needs to get out more. When not writing, she's usually lurking on social media, playing Fallout 4, or watching D-list movies and adding to her unnatural mental store of character-actor trivia. She's a fangirl of Supernatural, Doctor Who, Sherlock, LOTR, and too many others to name. She lives with her family in Seattle. They are considering performing an intervention for her addiction to pop culture.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Will Write for Shoes: How to Write a Chick Lit Novel
• Author: Cathy Yardley
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Macmillan, 2007
• ISBN: 0312359004, 9780312359003
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Authorship; Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Composition; Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Fiction Writing; Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs)