This book is designed primarily for writers - or new writers - who desire a better understanding of ideal story structure. "The Writer and the Hero's Journey" is a complete manual for fiction writing mastery. This book will change your writing life forever - for the better.Rob Parnell, author of a many acclaimed writing manuals and several novels and short stories, brings you a unique and personal book that examines the hero's journey and its importance to you, the writer, and all ...

Immortal Flame is a dark urban fantasy that journeys across time and space to reach (literally) an earth shattering conclusion.Zack Palmer wants to be a rock star in the music business. Arabella DeGigne is a fifteenth century witch, newly born again, bent on revenge. Can they join forces and both get what they want?Cornelius Urquhart is a medieval mage who must travel across the unseen cosmic dimensions to prevent the evil Maleus from destroying the universe and gaining con...

Willow Barke is thirteen - and psychic. She lives in foster care in a recently condemned inner city flophouse. Willow is super-smart and tomboy beautiful, though she's sometimes reclusive by nature, a product of her bad experiences with unsuitable foster parents over the years.When we meet Willow she's feisty, willful and eager to prove herself to her peers and mentors.The sudden suspicious death of her favorite magazine editor, Leo Forrester, inspires Willow to uncover the...

Finally: the complete guide to creating a full-time freelance writing career from the world's foremost writing guru, Rob Parnell. This massive digital volume is a unique writing resource for new writers who want to get paid for their work. It is also a comprehensive motivational system that enables you to start writing from just five to ten minutes a day and progress to becoming a well-paid Easy Cash Writing professional - within days or weeks, if that's what you truly want. Full of tips, ...

27 year old Matt Johansen is seriously frustrated. He's been a rookie cop with Boston PD for too long: he wants one chance to prove himself worthy of the rank of detective.Newly separated from his wife and four-year-old son, Matt's living in a run-down furnished room in Chelsea. He's broke, has no gun license, no badge, and he's even lost his right to drive because of a recent DUI.But things are about to change. Big time.Forensic Pathologist Shyla Phelps, the beauti...

Now with a new foreword from veteran cop and private detective, Scott Thrall, who says: "I have been in law enforcement for over 32 years. During my career I have investigated crimes and worked with victims both as a patrol officer and detective. I found the insights into investigation, research and police procedure shared in 'The Easy Way to Write Crime Fiction That Sells' to be spot on."Now you can easily imagine, plan, and then write your own Crime Fiction Novel - and, who knows...

A sexy TV presenter and a Harvard rich kid must join forces to confront Big Pharma and a ruthless terrorist cell to unlock the mystery of the Biblical crucifixion and prevent an earth-shattering apocalypse.Near the Dead Sea, the occupants of a sleepy Kibbutz are massacred by a vicious group of mercenaries looking for an ancient religious artifact.In Boston, an elderly Jewish professor is brutally slain, alerting the CIA.In England, two bestselling authors are firebo...

A recently discovered lost manuscript by Dr. John H. Watson M.D reveals the dark truth behind the secret cases of Sherlock Holmes.Follow the exploits of Holmes and Watson as they track a killer virus across the streets of London to uncover a nefarious plot by James Moriarty to infect England's landed gentry with the sole aim of turning them all into flesh-eating zombies.This exciting short story from a master of suspense will have you on the edge of your seat. Includes the ...

A rich and beautiful start-up guru is found dead, her head cruelly bludgeoned by a computer hard drive at her office in central Boston. Newly promoted Detective Matt Johansen is on the trail of a vicious killer. But who in the website development company would want Sybil Tanner removed - and why? Matt struggles to find answers against a backdrop of greed, power, wealth, love and betrayal.Meanwhile, Matt's father, recently released from being falsely imprisoned, is mowed down in the...

ncludes an up-to-date listing of current short story markets.If you've ever felt that you had a story inside you - and wanted to know how to write and get it published, this book is for you.This book is intended for amateur and professional writers who may have lost their way. It guarantees inspiration, motivation, effective ways to counter 'writer's block' and provides you with easy, step by step instructions on how to write a short story that will sell.Rob Parnell...

A completely updated guide for first-time novelistsCompletely revised to include new interviews with best-selling authors; more detailed information on writing genre fiction from paranormal romance to cozy mysteries; and everything a writer needs to know about self-publishing and ebooks to get started. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Writing a Novel, Second Edition, is an indispensable reference on how to write and publish a first novel.• E...

For centuries, detectives in novels have amazed reader with their powers of observation and ability to find the smallest clues, to solve the biggest mysteries. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie are household names, thanks to their stories and the detective they've created.Over time, detective stories have grown in popularity. The common elements that tie together the detective stories from centuries ago and those written today, is they all have a detective solving a crime....