Writing 21st Century Fiction

Do you want to become the next bestselling literary or commercial author?

In order to write high impact twenty-first century fiction, you must start by knowing your voice and who you are then going beyond that and challenging yourself to become your most authentic self.

Maass analyzes fiction techniques from recent novels such as The Stormchasers by Jenna Blum, Changes by Jim Butcher, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly, The Magician King by Lev Grossman, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson, A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin, The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obrhet, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, and The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

The first book to provide a concrete framework for writing powerful literary/commercial novels. Practical tools in each chapter allow novelists to apply these methods immediately to create fiction that transcends genre, creates realities unique to its authors, conjures characters who feel more "real" than real people, and shows readers the world around them in new ways. What is it that makes twenty-first century fiction different from twentieth-century fiction? It's a real issue, attested by slush piles that are chock full of stories that are weak because they adhere to "rules," feel old-fashioned or in some other way are written the (outdated) way that writers think they should write in order to get published.

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