Hoping to participate in NaNoWriMo this year? Wondering how to find time to write not just today but every day? It’s easy to make time for writing when you know how to write fast. The secret of upping your word count to 7,000 words an hour is in this book.

Can Outlining Help You Write a Better Story?Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly wielded, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer’s arsenal.Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success will:Help you choose the right type of outline for youGuide you in brainstorming plot ideasAid you in discovering your charactersShow you ...

With an introduction by Geoff Dyer and personal insights into how some of the most internationally known authors have crafted their best loved works, How to write fiction is a must-read for every aspiring fiction writer. Comprehensive exercises by Kate Grenville to accompany each stage of the writing process will help to embed your learning as your novel progresses.Chapters are:Jill Dawson on Getting startedAndrew Miller on CharacterRachel Cusk on Point of ViewMeg Rosoff on VoiceDBC Pierre...

Uncover the Secrets to Creating Characters Readers Will Never ForgetAward-winning author K.M. Weiland’s previous book, the acclaimed Creating Character Arcs, showed writers how to identify the five most important types of character arcs and use them to bring your own characters to life with stunning and powerful realism.Now it’s time to put those lessons to use! Building upon the principles you’ve already learned, the Creating Character Arcs Wo...

"A treasure trove of resources . . . designed to get writing and thinking started." —Michael Steinberg, author of Still Pitching: A MemoirWhether you are a writer of fiction or essays, or want to explore poetry or memoir, Susan M. Tiberghien's twelve fundamental lessons will help you discover and develop your own distinct voice. Tiberghien's inventive exercises focus on the processes unique to each genre, while also offering skills applic...

Writers flock to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) each November because it provides a procrastination-busting deadline. But only a fraction of the participants meet their goal. Denise Jaden was part of that fraction, writing first drafts of two subsequently published novels in that tight time frame. In Fast Fiction, she shows other writers how to do what she did, step-by-step, writer to writer. To ensure success, her program begins a month before the month of drafting. Dur...

This book is a gem, if only for the list of creative words Patti had generously put together, to save the budding writer the time and effort of having to do so.Thanks Patti. Jeremy Poole.Includes Bonus reading includes Writing Tips from Authors.Participating Authors.David Bishop - The WomanSuzy Turner - The Ghost Of Josiah GrimshawElla Medler - Blood Is Power.Kenneth Hoss - Deadly Storm.Patricia Puddle - Ominous Love.Tarek H...

100 Self-Help Journal Prompts That Are Sure To Help! Why is writing in your journal so important?Writing in your journal is in my opinion one of the best things you can do for yourself. Not only does it help you get writing and learn new things, but it also helps you learn more about yourself. Sometimes, all you need are some great journal writing ideas.The 100 journal writing prompts I created for you in this book will make your self-esteem rise (in the jo...

Want to take your writing to the next level?Discover the "secrets" of story structure other authors are overlooking!If you've read all the books on story structure and concluded there has to be more to it than just three acts and a couple of plot points, then you're absolutely right! It's time to notch up your writing education from "basic" to "black belt." Internationally published author K.M. Weiland shares five "secret" techniques of advanced story structure.In th...

In this warm and inspiring guide, a #1 New York Times bestselling author shares her unique insight to how to write: from finding a subject and creating good writing habits to sustaining progress and seeking a publisher.“The most important thing to realize is that everyone is capable of telling a story.” —Maeve BinchyIf you scribble story ideas on the backs of receipts…If you file away bits of overheard conversation from the coffee shop...If you’ve alr...

Create Your Writer's Life offers a coaching approach to develop a writing practice that actually works. Finally, a resource that allows you to do it your way, and that works.

It is a unique book dedicated to all those individuals who have a burning desire in their hearts to write. The author discusses 11 powerful ingredients that will help one become a prolific writer. The instructions that the author has shared will greatly influence the reader's writing quality and is meant to make his road to success as a writer less jerky.The book further discusses how world class writers have overcome their drawbacks through sheer hard work patients determination and will....