H R D Costa: 7 books

Book cover of Midpoint Magic

Midpoint Magic

How to Swing Your Screenplay or Novel in a New Direction and Say Good-Bye to Sagging Story Middles That Put Audiences to Sleep

by H. R. D'Costa
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016

Stop Sagging Middles from Derailing Your Story (& Your Writing Career) The middle of your story. Nightmare. And no wonder. The middle (or Act Two) is just so dang long. There’s another reason why plotting a novel or screenplay is hard: plot is based on...
Book cover of Trough of Hell

Trough of Hell

How to Wrap Up the Middle of Your Story with Maximum Impact

by H. R. D'Costa
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014

Conquer Act Two. Complete Your Story in Less Time--and with Less Frustration If you’re like me, you know how your screenplay or novel* is going to start and end. Maybe not the exact image or line, but you’ve got a rough idea of what you’re going to write. So you begin writing your story...
Book cover of Story Stakes

Story Stakes

Your #1 Writing Skills Strategy to Produce a Page-Turner that Transforms Readers into Raving Fans of Your Screenplay or Novel

by H. R. D'Costa
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2015

Make your story a page-turner; make a living as a writer. Wouldn’t it be great if readers stayed up all night to finish your screenplay or novel? After such an intense emotional experience, when they’re done with your story, these readers won’t quickly forget about it and reach...
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Inciting Incident

How to Begin Your Screenplay or Novel and Captivate Audiences Right Away (While Accomplishing Your Long-Term Plotting Goals)

by H. R. D'Costa
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2013

*** REVISED & EXPANDED EDITION Does Your Story Beginning Set You Up For Success…or Failure? Beginnings are agonizing to write. So much is at stake. If you start your story in the wrong place, if it’s boring or bogged down by exposition, audiences will abandon...
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Story Climax

How to Avoid Disappointed Audiences and Craft a Screenplay or Novel Climax That Thrills & Delights

by H. R. D'Costa
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2014

Would you like to leap to the top of a reader’s “auto-buy” list? Or be added to Hollywood’s speed dial? These dreams don’t have to remain idle fantasies. They can become reality. You can be an auto-buy for thousands of readers. You can be on Hollywood’s speed...
Book cover of Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 2

Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 2

Sorghum utilization around the world

by Dr S. R. Bean, B. P. Ioerger, J. D. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018

Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...
Book cover of Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage
by D. Miannay, P. Costa, D. François
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2000

Since its inception in 1991, EUROMAT has been held each year on behalf of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), and alternates between general and topical prospectives. This year's theme, Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage, was proposed by the Societe Francaise...
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