Writing Skills category: 1537 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
Writing humor is subjective and challenging - thankfully, there are many ways to create it. How to Write Funny provides advice, insights and humor from more than twenty writers with a gift for making readers laugh.
In a diverse collection of articles and interviews, both classic and new, this...
The Magic of Memoir
Inspiration for the Writing Journey
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
• Myers and Warner have secured Elizabeth Gilbert, Mary Karr, Dani Shapiro, and Sue William Silverman, and will include interviews from at least ten best-selling memoirists. • Myers is the founder and president of the National Association of Memoir Writers, an internationally renowned association...
So You Want to Write (2nd Edition)
How to Master the Craft of Writing Fiction and Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
The new expanded edition of the bestseller Booklist calls, "A must-have for would-be writers!" The one book a fiction or memoir writer needs, focusing on beginnings, character, dialogue, research, work habits, plot, memory, dealing with deeply personal material, and publishing.
by Eileen Birin
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2012
This user-friendly guidebook is a must for every aspiring writer who wishes to capture the uniqueness of his or her past and leave a written legacy for future generations. The step-by-step procedures will show you how to unlock your memories, and walk you through the writing process with ease and...
Dialogue
A Busy Writer's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Every writer knows the benefits strong dialogue can bring to a story—a faster pace, greater believability, increased tension, and even humor.
But not every writer knows how to achieve it.
And, unfortunately, weak dialogue can destroy a story even faster than strong dialogue can improve...
by Paula Wynne
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Don’t Just Create A Character ~ Create A Memorable Fictional PersonWhen you write a novel, the first thing to learn is how to create fictional characters, from heroes and heroines, to baddies and villains and other minor characters. Without a compelling character you don’t have a story!...
by Randy Ingermanson
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Want to Write a Dynamite Novel?
The secret to writing a dynamite novel is to first write a dynamite scene.
Because if you can write one terrific scene, you can write a hundred. And that’s a novel.
This is a short book, with just one goal—to teach you the simple principles...
Plot Perfect
How to Build Unforgettable Stories Scene by Scene
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Build an Exceptional Plot, One Scene at a Time!
Think of your favorite story--the one that kept you turning pages late into the night, the one with a plot so compelling, so multilayered, so perfect that you couldn't put it down. How can you make your own plots--in your novels, short stories,...
The Subversive Copy Editor, Second Edition
Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself)
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Longtime manuscript editor and Chicago Manual of Style guru Carol Fisher Saller has negotiated many a standoff between a writer and editor refusing to compromise on the “rights” and “wrongs” of prose styling. Saller realized that when these sides squared off, it was often the reader who lost....
Character Arcs
Founding, forming and finishing your character's internal journey
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
WHY DOES YOUR STORY MATTER?
CHARACTER ARCS show the events of our story are worth reading about.
In most works of fiction, the major characters don’t just experience the events of the plot—the story changes them. They learn and grow, ultimately succeeding at the climax of the story...
Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot
How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Enthrall Your Readers!
Suspense is one of the most powerful tools a writer has for captivating readers--but it isn't just for thrillers. From mainstream fiction to memoir, suspense creates the emotional tension that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Mastering Suspense, Structure, &...
Creating Characters
The Complete Guide to Populating Your Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2014
Create characters that leap off the page--and into readers' hearts!
Populating your fiction with authentic, vivid characters is a surefire way to captivate your readers from the first sentence to the last. Whether you're writing a series, novel, short story, or flash fiction, Creating Characters...
The Ultimate Copywriting Handbook
This Amazing Handbook Will Teach You The Essentials Of Copywriting Plus, This Will Give You The Ideas About Copywriting Jobs, Web Copywriting, Copywriting Rates, How To Become A Copywriter And A Whole Lot More!
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Within this article today we will look at what copywriting as a job has to offer. There is a great deal of benefits if you have copywriting as a job. The salary for a copy writer is much higher than the average wage in the United States. According to the magazine Advertising Age,...
by Nicholas Corder
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
This book answers the question, "How do we go about inventing great characters that our readers will care about, root for, love, hate or fear?" Using friendly, accessible language, we'll look at why great characters are vital to writers and a range of strategies from the simple listing of attributes...