Writer S Digest Books imprint: 268 books
by Ronald Tobias
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 1993
This book shows you how to take timeless storytelling structures and make them immediate, now, for fiction that's universal in how it speaks to the reader's heart and contemporary in detail and impact. Each chapter includes brief excerpts and descriptions of fiction from many times, many genres -...
The Power Of Point Of View
Make Your Story Come To Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2008
Every Character Has a Voice
Point of view isn't just an element of storytellingwhen chosen carefully and employed consistently in a work of fiction, it is the foundation of a captivating story.
It's the character voice you can hear as clearly as your own. It's the unique worldview that intrigues...
Writing Without Rules
How to Write & Sell a Novel Without Guidelines, Experts, or (Occasionally) Pants
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2018
Stop What You're Doing and Write! Yes, You; Write!
Most writing guides imply--or outright state--that there's a fixed, specific formula or list of rules you must follow to achieve writing and publishing success. And all of them are phonies. Well, not completely. There are real, applicable techniques...
by Randy Poe
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2005
Learn How to Make Money with Your Songs
If you're a songwriter, your job is to be an expert at crafting songs - but to be successful you also need to have a sound working knowledge of music publishing. This easy-to-read book leads you through the music publishing maze, taking the mystery out of one...
Songwriter's Market 2016
Where & How to Market Your Songs
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
THE MOST TRUSTED GUIDE TO SONGWRITING SUCCESS
For nearly 40 years, Songwriter's Market has provided songwriters and performing artists with the most up-to-date information needed to place songs with music publishers, find record companies and producers, obtain representation with managers,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
THE MOST TRUSTED GUIDE TO SONGWRITING SUCCESS
For 34 years, Songwriter's Market has provided the most complete and up-to-date information songwriters need to place their songs with music publishers, record companies, record producers, managers & booking agents, music firms, and more.
In...
Writing New Adult Fiction
How to Write and Sell New-Adult Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014
Join the New Adult Fiction revolution!
From Sylvia Day's Bared to You to Jamie McGuire's Beautiful Disaster, new adult fiction has arrived--and it's hotter than ever. But there's more to this category than its 18-to-26-year-old characters: The success of your story depends on authentically...
Successful Scriptwriting
How to write and pitch winning scripts for movies, sitcoms, soaps, serials and variety shows
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2011
SUCCESSFUL SCRIPTWRITING
Let's start with "The End." The credits roll - we see "Screenplay by …" and there's your name. The show's a hit! It's Emmy/Oscar night, and you're seated up front. The nominations are revealed; your name is called. Your acceptance speech is memorable,...
Thinking On The Page
A College Student's Guide to Effective Writing
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2015
Take Charge of Your Writing--and Dazzle Your Instructors!
It can be a challenge to achieve writing excellence, but it doesn't have to be mysterious, and it's definitely not impossible. To present powerful ideas effectively in your college essays, you need to break away from rigid rules and...
The Unofficial Hobbit Handbook
Everything I Need to Know about Life I Learned from Tolkien
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
"It's a dangerous business, going out your front door."
In the age of men, one must face myriad challenges: epic quests, imminent danger, the evil gaze of Sauron . . . okay, so maybe not. But wouldn't life's day-to-day challenges be easier if one were to take a cue from the diminutive hobbit?...
by Rachel Ballon
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Create Convincing Characters That Readers-and Editors-Can't Resist!
It's the question that eternally plagues all good writers: How can you describe the thoughts and feelings of characters who have backgrounds or psychological aberrations with which you have no personal experience?
How can you...
Showing & Telling
Learn How to Show & When to Tell for Powerful & Balanced Writing
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
Write vibrant scenes and essential summaries
"Show-don't tell." How many times have you heard this standard bit of writing advice? It's so common in writing courses and critiques that it has become a cliche. Writers are often told to write scenes, dramatize, cut exposition, cut summary-but...
The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide
How to Make Revisions, Self-Edit, and Give and Receive Feedback
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2009
Trying to Finish Your Book? There's Strength in Numbers
Whether you're trying to revise your novel or polish up an article to pitch to magazines, it pays to have a few sets of eyes look over your work. But, how can you be sure you're getting an unbiased and objective opinion?
A writing...
Damn Fine Story
Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2017
Hook Your Audience with Unforgettable Storytelling!
What do Luke Skywalker, John McClane, an da lonely dog on Ho'okipa Beach have in common?
Simply put, we care about them.
Great storytelling is making readers care about your characters, the choices they make, and what happens...