Immediate Fiction : A Complete Writing Course

The Only Writing Book You'll Ever Need

From the legendary creator of the Writer's Loft in Chicago, comes a writing course for those who want to see results now. Immediate Fiction covers the entire process of writing including manuscript preparation, time management, finding an idea, getting words on the page, staying unblocked, and submitting to agents and publishers.

With insightful tips and advice, Jerry Cleaver helps writers manage doubts, fears, blocks, and panic all while helping to develop their writing in minutes a day. A practical and accessible resource, this book has everything the aspiring writer needs to write and sell novels, short stories, screenplays, and stage plays.

“Plainly gifted.” —C. Michael Curtis, senior editor, The Atlantic Monthly

“The best there is.” —Michael Harvey, screenwriter/filmmaker, Emmy Award winner, and 1999 Academy Award nominee for Eyewitness

“A true story master.” —Bernard Sabbath, Broadway playwright, author of The Boys in Autumn

“I recommend it to everyone who writes.” —Linda Lael Miller, author of eight New York Times bestsellers