Creating popular fiction: How to write novels that sell

by Jennifer Bacia

Australia has not produced many published authors of internationally popular fiction in recent years, but Jennifer Bacia is one of the successful ones. In this book she explains how to write popular fiction that sells. The book is the product of Bacia's course in popular fiction at Queensland University of Technology and addresses issues such as: genre, plotting, structure, characters, dialogue and narrative, psychological difficulties with writing, research, editing and the business side of writing.

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Jennifer Bacia's first suspense thriller, Indecent Ambition, (original title Shadows of Power) was a debut author’s dream.
-The novel sold for a record-breaking advance.
-It became an international best seller and Book Club Choice.
-The movie rights were optioned, sales were made to leading foreign publishers and an extract featured in Cosmopolitan magazine.

Now the author of 8 successful novels and dozens of short stories, Jennifer promises her readers a book they simply can’t put down.

Her best-selling suspense thrillers, A Very Public Scandal, Indecent Ambition, Never Forget Me and Whisper Her Name are irresistible fast-paced stories featuring strong, intelligent women set against the glamour and intrigue of international backgrounds.

She also writes contemporary domestic fiction that most women will relate to. Everything to Lose, Best Kept Secrets, One Door Closes and The Almost Perfect Lover are rich involving stories that focus on women's dreams aspirations, illusions and regrets.

Jennifer has also published a guide to writing called Bestseller! How to Write Novels that Sell based on the creative writing course she was invited to establish at Bond University. Bestseller! is full of practical advice and offers a unique analysis of what made her own debut novel so appealing to publishers.

Jennifer's surname is probably Italian in origin and is pronounced as ‘batcher’

You can contact Jennifer on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jenniferbaci... or visit her website at www.jenniferbacia.net where her novels and writing guide are available.
PLEASE NOTE SOME TITLES HAVE BEEN CHANGED:
A VERY PUBLIC SCANDAL was first published as Mask of Paradise.
WHISPER HER NAME was first published as Angel of Honour
NEVER FORGET ME was first published as Whisper from the Gods.
INDECENT AMBITION was first published as Shadows of Power.
ONE DOOR CLOSES was first published as Table for Three.