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Hook, Tagline, and Sinker is a guide for anyone who wants to learn how to write concise, targeted, catchy book descriptions. Potential readers’ first introduction to your writing occurs when they experience your book description. Making that short pitch shine is critical to the success of...

All sorts of different people want to learn how to do different things getting a personal make-over, surviving health scares, business or career advice, self-help and improvement, travelling, living and working abroad, acquiring social skills, developing a hobby, creative writing the list is endless....

Writing A Novel is not a set of rules and regulations. It is an atlas, a guide to finding your own way over the treacherous passes of your first novel. Pulling together his years of experience as a novelist and a teacher, Richard Skinner covers the basics of writing great fiction - narrators,...

What Can You Accomplish in 30 Days? If you make time to write and put away all of your excuses, could you stay on track and finish your novel in only a month? With a structured plan and a focused goal, yes, you can! Using a combination of flexible weekly schedules, focused instruction,...

How to avoid anachronisms in fiction to keep your prose timeless...So you're reading along in the Bourne Ultimatum, you're with Jason Bourne on the run, he's caught sneaking out to the car—interrogated by the baddies—and boom, he says, "I'm just driving out on the highway...

Books can change lives — and here are more than fifty powerful letters from young readers to authors revealing some of the ways that is true. Annie Schnitzer tells Elie Wiesel, “Reading your story allowed me to connect with my own history,” explaining how reading his memoir deepened her...

Founder of elite college prep agency Mint Tutors, Ashley Wellington shares hard-hitting essay-writing advice tailored to each student's strengths and potential pitfalls, inspiring students to write as if guided by their own personal college admissions tutor. Your Own Pocket Essay Tutor Ever...

The vintage book contains a complete guide to writing children's literature, and includes wealth of information on every aspect of writing books and plays for young people. Although old, the contents of this volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers with an interest in the subject....

Saggi - saggio (83 pagine) - Che cosa significa, oggi, scrivere horror? Non solo romanzi, ma anche sceneggiature per film, o serie televisive? Ce lo racconta un grande esperto di horror, senza lesinare segreti e consigli Scrivere horror, oggi, non è semplice. Bisogna sapere quali sono gli...

Writing a story seems scary when you're a kid. That's why this guide is for young authors. It has all the tips you'll need including choosing a writing space, picking cool characters, and designing a great cover. Use this guide and one day you could have 1000s of readers just like Zuni Blue, author of the smash hit The Mean Girl Who Never Speaks.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of all the different kinds of crime fiction, with examples from successful contemporary writers in each of the different genres, and clear explanations and exercises to help the beginning writer hone their craft, and discover the kind of crime fiction, the plots, the themes, the language, that work best for them.

Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers' & Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing in these exciting genres. PART 1 explores the nature and history of the genre and helpsyou get started with ideas, planning and research. PART 2 includes tips by bestselling crime writers:...

This book explores the many elements of the fantasy realm and examines the use of magic in stories for children and young adults. Topics include fairy tales, magical objects, secret languages, mysterious books, time travel, mythological creatures, and the roots of magic. "In particular, I...

Vous vous levez un beau matin, c'est votre anniversaire, votre fête... Les sonneries de votre téléphone vous alertent, vous venez de recevoir un mail, un texto, un tweet... Vous vous précipitez sur votre messagerie pour le lire, vous souriez. Quelqu'un...