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by Roz Morris
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
'Nail Your Novel is on my shortlist of indispensable writing books' - Lisa Cron, author of Wired For Story
'Comprehensive, concise and packed with helpful tips for all writers' - Geri Ahearn, Amazon Vine reviewer
What keeps a reader curious? It’s the story. You might have a dazzling...
The Art of Character
Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Former private investigator and New York Times notable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable toolkit for creating characters that come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring, and vastly entertaining blueprint to all the elements...
Story Trumps Structure
How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
Don't limit your fiction - LIBERATE IT
All too often, following the "rules" of writing can constrict rather than inspire you. With Story Trumps Structure, you can shed those rules - about three-act structure, rising action, outlining, and more - to craft your most powerful, emotional, and...
by Kate Krake
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2016
You want to be a better writer.
You want to develop your writing skills.
You want to learn how to think like a writer, to craft powerful stories, to entertain, to inspire and amaze.
Here are 101 writing exercises to help you do all of those things.
101 Writing Exercises for fiction is an action...
The Write Ideas Creative Writer's Toolkit
A Genre Spanning Box Set of Writing Prompts and Creative Exercises
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2017
Feel your creativity could do with a boost?
Writer's block crippling your writing productivity?
Kickstart your writing life with over 600 writing prompts and creative writing exercises!
The Creative Writer's Toolkit is a comprehensive collection of prompts and activities for every...
Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy
Advice and Confessions on Writing, Love, and Cannibals
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy,
I have a hot crush on the em dash. What does my need to stuff—while simultaneously fracturing—my sentences—with the meandering, the explanatory, the discursive, the perhaps not-entirely-necessary—say about me?
—Cheryl Strayed
Have you ever wished there...
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers
101 Motivational Stories for Writers – Budding or Bestselling – from Books to Blogs
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
With 101 stories from published writers who stuck with it and succeeded, you will be inspired and encouraged, whether you’re an aspiring author, a blogger, or a bestselling writer.
No matter the genre, no matter the medium, the writing process is hard! But you will find inspiration, encouragement,...
Writing Thrillers
The Writer's Guide to Crafting Tales of Suspense
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
In this invaluable guide, thriller master Michael Newton shows you how to develop compelling plots and intriguing characters that grab readers from page 1 and won’t let them go. You’ll learn how to craft heroes and villains that are both believable and original and ground them in situations that...
Writing Active Setting Book 3: Anchoring, Action, as a Character and More
Writing Active Setting, #3
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2013
Learn to use Setting to quickly anchor the reader into the world of your story.
Use Setting as movement through space effectively.
Explore Setting in a series.
Learn the most common Setting pitfalls.
Readers usually remember the plot and characters of a story, but Setting is every bit as important...
by Damon Knight
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
A classic must-have for all readers and writers of science fiction!
Damon Knight effectively invented science fiction criticism. His reviews were not mere statements of his personal preferences—his skillful essays analyzed the books and told why they were good or bad, to the edification of...
by Low Kay Hwa
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Want to learn how to create convincing characters? Want to understand the key elements of a story?
Low Kay Hwa is a Singapore best-selling author, having published eleven novels. His novels have reached the bestsellers lists in both bookstore chains and national newspaper, and also...
by John Marsden
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998
John Marsden is not just one of Australia's most successful writers of all time; he's also one of our best teachers of writing.
"Highly recommended" Sun Herald
"The most exciting, interesting and useful book on the teaching of writing" Australian English Teacher
The...
How to Write Like Tolstoy
A Journey into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
For anyone who has ever identified with a hero or heroine, been seduced by a strong opening sentence, or been powerfully moved by a story’s end, How to Write Like Tolstoy is a thought-provoking journey inside the minds of the world’s most accomplished storytellers, from Shakespeare to Stephen...
1001 Letters For All Occasions
The Best Models for Every Business and Personal Need
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
Dear Reader,
Welcome to fictional Smalltown, Ohio--where every resident knows how to write clear, concise, attention-grabbing letters. With more samples than any other book, 1001 Letters for All Occasions is the resource any time written communication is in order. Letters are still the best...