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An Author's Guide to Setting Design

Worldbuilding & Cartography

de Adam Bassett ...

A map at the beginning of a book is a sure sign of adventure, discovery, and a story to get lost in. This reference book helps you bring fictional settings to life, whether you're trying to improve your story's worldbuilding or illustrating a map for it.To do this, we must ask how the story affects the map. What cultures, magic, advanced technology, or alien life might play a role in shaping the ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A map at the beginning of a book is a sure sign of adventure, discovery, and a story to get lost in. This reference book helps you bring fictional settings to life, whether you're trying to improve your story's worldbuilding or illustrating a map for it.To do this, we must ask how the story affects the map. What cultures, magic, advanced technology, or alien life might play a role in shaping the
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The Editor's Lexicon

Essential Writing Terms for Novelists

de Sarah Cypher ...

Series Libro 1 - The Threepenny Editor Series
Become a revision-savvy writer with the help of The Editor's Lexicon: Essential Writing Terms for Novelists. It decodes, defines, and provides helpful examples of the editorial jargon used in writing workshops, critiques, and online forums. Written by an experienced editor and writing teacher, this dictionary-style reference book is a fundamental guide for writers across the spectrum of experience ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Become a revision-savvy writer with the help of The Editor's Lexicon: Essential Writing Terms for Novelists. It decodes, defines, and provides helpful examples of the editorial jargon used in writing workshops, critiques, and online forums. Written by an experienced editor and writing teacher, this dictionary-style reference book is a fundamental guide for writers across the spectrum of experience
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Writing Irresistible First Pages

How to Craft Compelling Story Openings That Hook Gatekeepers and Readers

de Mary Kole ...

Series Libro 1 - Irresisible First Pages
The opening pages of your story are more than just an introduction—they are your first and most critical opportunity to hook your reader's interest. Whether you’re submitting to an agent, impressing an editor, or captivating a reader browsing in the virtual or brick-and-mortar bookstore, those early paragraphs set the tone and promise of what’s to come. A strong opening not only grabs attention ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

The opening pages of your story are more than just an introduction—they are your first and most critical opportunity to hook your reader's interest. Whether you’re submitting to an agent, impressing an editor, or captivating a reader browsing in the virtual or brick-and-mortar bookstore, those early paragraphs set the tone and promise of what’s to come. A strong opening not only grabs attention
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How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career

de James Scott Bell ...

Now, learn the master key for writing great short stories, and the strategies for using them to advance your writing career!As most writers will tell you, the hardest fiction form to master is the short story. To be successful, a short story needs to have "emotional wallop," and in under 7,000 words.Not easy to do.In this book, #1 bestselling writing teacher James Scott Bell explains the essential ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Now, learn the master key for writing great short stories, and the strategies for using them to advance your writing career!As most writers will tell you, the hardest fiction form to master is the short story. To be successful, a short story needs to have "emotional wallop," and in under 7,000 words.Not easy to do.In this book, #1 bestselling writing teacher James Scott Bell explains the essential
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Plotman to the Rescue

A Troubleshooting Guide to Fixing Your Toughest Plot Problems

de James Scott Bell ...

"Help! My plot drags, sags, and has no heart!"This looks like a job for Plotman!Yes, solving your plot problems is why the superhero of story came to Earth. His mission? To give practical, easy-to-apply answers to the most vexing plot questions writers face, such as:• How do I plan a plot if I'm not a plot planner?• Does my plot need a prologue?• What if I hit a plot wall?• What if my plot is ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

"Help! My plot drags, sags, and has no heart!"This looks like a job for Plotman!Yes, solving your plot problems is why the superhero of story came to Earth. His mission? To give practical, easy-to-apply answers to the most vexing plot questions writers face, such as:• How do I plan a plot if I'm not a plot planner?• Does my plot need a prologue?• What if I hit a plot wall?• What if my plot is
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Mastering Deep Point of View

Simple Steps to Make Your Stories Irresistible to Your Readers

de Beth Barany, Alice Gaines ...

A quick guide to a key writing craft by Writer’s Fun Zone Publishing."Nothing else does more to make a reader love the characters or to allow her to share in the characters’ emotions [than deep point of view]." ~Alice GainesYou understand parts of speech, how to craft characters, and build a good story, but not get the publishing deal or readership you want.What if you could master a simple ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A quick guide to a key writing craft by Writer’s Fun Zone Publishing."Nothing else does more to make a reader love the characters or to allow her to share in the characters’ emotions [than deep point of view]." ~Alice GainesYou understand parts of speech, how to craft characters, and build a good story, but not get the publishing deal or readership you want.What if you could master a simple
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Adulting 101

Writing Through Life and Other Adventures

de Nancy Cassidy, Donna Alward ...

Life experiences are supposed to give us fodder for stories, but what happens when life gets overwhelming? From raising kids to caring for parents, day jobs and no jobs, falling in love and out of it… Editor and NYT Bestselling author Donna Alward and Nancy Cassidy, editor and owner of The Red Pen Coach editorial group, get down and dirty with writing through life’s challenges and how to use the ... Leer más

$0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Life experiences are supposed to give us fodder for stories, but what happens when life gets overwhelming? From raising kids to caring for parents, day jobs and no jobs, falling in love and out of it… Editor and NYT Bestselling author Donna Alward and Nancy Cassidy, editor and owner of The Red Pen Coach editorial group, get down and dirty with writing through life’s challenges and how to use the
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Maim Your Characters

The ScriptMedic Guides, #1

de Samantha Keel ...

Series Libro 1 - The ScriptMedic Guides
Increase Realism.Raise the Stakes.Tell Better Stories.Maim Your Characters is the definitive guide to using wounds and injuries to their greatest effect in your story. Learn not only the six critical parts of an injury plot, but more importantly, how to make sure that the injury you’re inflicting matters.With in-depth analysis of nine different injury plots in popular fiction and a walkthrough of ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Increase Realism.Raise the Stakes.Tell Better Stories.Maim Your Characters is the definitive guide to using wounds and injuries to their greatest effect in your story. Learn not only the six critical parts of an injury plot, but more importantly, how to make sure that the injury you’re inflicting matters.With in-depth analysis of nine different injury plots in popular fiction and a walkthrough of
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Show and Tell

Going Beyond Creative Writing’s Most Enduring Paradigm

de Mary Kole ...

Series Libro 1 - Show and Tell
“Show, don’t tell”—you’ve heard it a million times. But what if that advice is holding your writing back?In this bold and practical craft guide, publishing veteran Mary Kole dismantles one of writing’s most misunderstood commandments and shows you how to use both showing and telling to level up your creative writing craft.Whether you're workshopping a novel, writing a memoir, or deep in the ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

“Show, don’t tell”—you’ve heard it a million times. But what if that advice is holding your writing back?In this bold and practical craft guide, publishing veteran Mary Kole dismantles one of writing’s most misunderstood commandments and shows you how to use both showing and telling to level up your creative writing craft.Whether you're workshopping a novel, writing a memoir, or deep in the
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Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development

de K.M. Weiland ...

Series Libro 7 - Helping Writers Become Authors
Powerful Character Arcs Create Powerful StoriesHave you written a story with an exciting concept and interesting characters—but it just isn’t grabbing the attention of readers or agents? It’s time to look deeper into the story beats that create realistic and compelling character arcs. Internationally published, award-winning novelist K.M. Weiland shares her acclaimed method for achieving memorable ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Powerful Character Arcs Create Powerful StoriesHave you written a story with an exciting concept and interesting characters—but it just isn’t grabbing the attention of readers or agents? It’s time to look deeper into the story beats that create realistic and compelling character arcs. Internationally published, award-winning novelist K.M. Weiland shares her acclaimed method for achieving memorable
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Writing a Novel in Five Days While Traveling

de WMG Writers Guides, Dean Wesley Smith ...

One of the most prolific writers in modern fiction writing shows you how he does it.Author of over two hundred novels, USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith gives an intimate day-to-day, minute-by-minute account of how he wrote a full novel in five days while traveling.From tips on how to prepare for the writing to what to do when the trip gets in the way, Dean deals with it all. A moment ... Leer más

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One of the most prolific writers in modern fiction writing shows you how he does it.Author of over two hundred novels, USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith gives an intimate day-to-day, minute-by-minute account of how he wrote a full novel in five days while traveling.From tips on how to prepare for the writing to what to do when the trip gets in the way, Dean deals with it all. A moment
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Blood on the Page Volume 1

The ScriptMedic Guides, #2

de Samantha Keel ...

Series Libro 2 - The ScriptMedic Guides
Give your charactes injuries that are more than skin deep.Are you worried that your story won’t stand up to scrutiny from discerning readers? Do you want to make sure you get character complications and recovery times just right? Paramedic Samantha Keel has over a decade of treating life-threatening injuries firsthand. She’s helped thousands of writers understand the medical aspects of ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Give your charactes injuries that are more than skin deep.Are you worried that your story won’t stand up to scrutiny from discerning readers? Do you want to make sure you get character complications and recovery times just right? Paramedic Samantha Keel has over a decade of treating life-threatening injuries firsthand. She’s helped thousands of writers understand the medical aspects of
... Leer más
Body Trauma

A Writers Guide to Wounds and Injuries

de David W. Page ...

Series series Get It Write
Body Trauma explains what happens to body organs and bones maimed by accident or intent and the small window of opportunity for emergency treatment. Research what happens in a hospital operating room and the personnel who initiate treatment. Use these facts to bring added realism to your stories and novels. ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Body Trauma explains what happens to body organs and bones maimed by accident or intent and the small window of opportunity for emergency treatment. Research what happens in a hospital operating room and the personnel who initiate treatment. Use these facts to bring added realism to your stories and novels.
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Why Write?

A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters

de Mark Edmundson ...

**From one of America's great professors, author of Why Teach? and Why Read?--an inspiring exploration of the importance of writing well, for creators, educators, students, and anyone who writes.Why write when it sometimes feels that so few people really read--read as if their lives might be changed by what they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

**From one of America's great professors, author of Why Teach? and Why Read?--an inspiring exploration of the importance of writing well, for creators, educators, students, and anyone who writes.Why write when it sometimes feels that so few people really read--read as if their lives might be changed by what they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be
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Plain Style

A Guide to Written English

de Christopher Lasch ...

Plain Style is an amusing and instructive guide to written English by the late Christopher Lasch, author of The Culture of Narcissism, The True and Only Heaven, and many other memorable works of American history and social criticism. Written for the benefit of the students at the University of Rochester, where Lasch taught from 1970 until his death in 1994, it quickly established itself in ... Leer más

$14.39 USD

Plain Style is an amusing and instructive guide to written English by the late Christopher Lasch, author of The Culture of Narcissism, The True and Only Heaven, and many other memorable works of American history and social criticism. Written for the benefit of the students at the University of Rochester, where Lasch taught from 1970 until his death in 1994, it quickly established itself in
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The Writer's Little Book of Readings

Tips and Tricks for Performing Your Work in Public

de Marie Brennan ...

Series Libro 4 - Writer's Little Books
Authors are often expected to read their work in public, but all too often, they’re thrown into the deep end with very little guidance. Whether you’re a novelist, a poet, or an academic reading a paper at a conference, this short guide from award-winning author Marie Brennan will provide advice for everything from choosing your reading, to managing your pacing and your intonation, to dealing with ... Leer más

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Authors are often expected to read their work in public, but all too often, they’re thrown into the deep end with very little guidance. Whether you’re a novelist, a poet, or an academic reading a paper at a conference, this short guide from award-winning author Marie Brennan will provide advice for everything from choosing your reading, to managing your pacing and your intonation, to dealing with
... Leer más
Novel Plotting

Step-by-Step | 2 Manuscripts in 1 Book | Essential Fiction Plotting, Plot Outline and Novel Plot Writing Tricks Any Writer Can

de Sandy Marsh ...

Series Libro 13 - Writing
2 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Write a Novel and Plotting!Book 1)How to Write a Novel: Step-by-Step | Essential Romance Novel, Mystery Novel and Fantasy Novel Writing Tricks Any Writer Can LearnStruggling as an Author?Do you have an amazing story in mind, but you can't get it down on paper? You've got the idea and the characters but soon run out of steam? Perhaps you are a beginner and ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

2 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Write a Novel and Plotting!Book 1)How to Write a Novel: Step-by-Step | Essential Romance Novel, Mystery Novel and Fantasy Novel Writing Tricks Any Writer Can LearnStruggling as an Author?Do you have an amazing story in mind, but you can't get it down on paper? You've got the idea and the characters but soon run out of steam? Perhaps you are a beginner and
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Writing Active Hooks Book 1: Action, Emotion, Surprise and More

Writing Active Hooks, #1

de Mary Buckham ...

Series Libro 1 - Writing Active Hooks
Many writers have heard of hooks, and have heard we should use them in our manuscripts as a tool to engage readers and keep them engaged, but what we’re not told is how to identify what a hook is or where to use them to maximize them other than in that key opening line.In this book we’ll look at five specific types of hooks. There are more, but these are the most common, and the most universal, ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Many writers have heard of hooks, and have heard we should use them in our manuscripts as a tool to engage readers and keep them engaged, but what we’re not told is how to identify what a hook is or where to use them to maximize them other than in that key opening line.In this book we’ll look at five specific types of hooks. There are more, but these are the most common, and the most universal,
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Memoir Writing Guide

Brighten Your Leaf on the Family Tree

de Marilyn H Collins ...

Writing or wanting to someday start writing your memoir? This practical, step-by-step guide will lead you to all stages of writing, structuring, and producing a successful memoir. Use the workbook format to make the process even easier. A must for writing about the most interesting character you know -- YOU. Writing your memoir gives you the chance to brighten your special leaf on the family tree ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Writing or wanting to someday start writing your memoir? This practical, step-by-step guide will lead you to all stages of writing, structuring, and producing a successful memoir. Use the workbook format to make the process even easier. A must for writing about the most interesting character you know -- YOU. Writing your memoir gives you the chance to brighten your special leaf on the family tree
... Leer más
A Concise Guide to Technical Communication

de Heather Graves, Roger Graves ...

This compact but complete guide shows that less is more—with fewer extraneous details getting in the way of students trying to learn on the run, it allows them to focus on the most important principles of effective technical communication. The Concise Guide takes a rhetorical approach to technical communication; instead of setting up a list of rules that should be applied uniformly to all writing ... Leer más

$36.99 USD

This compact but complete guide shows that less is more—with fewer extraneous details getting in the way of students trying to learn on the run, it allows them to focus on the most important principles of effective technical communication. The Concise Guide takes a rhetorical approach to technical communication; instead of setting up a list of rules that should be applied uniformly to all writing
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Advanced Creative Nonfiction

A Writer's Guide and Anthology

de Dr Sean Prentiss, Jessica Hendry Nelson ...

Series series Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies
Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writers' Guide and Anthology offers expert instruction on writing creative nonfiction in any form-including memoir, lyric essay, travel writing, and more-while taking an expansive approach to fit a rapidly evolving literary art form. From a history of creative nonfiction, related ethical concerns, and new approaches to revision and publishing, this book offers ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writers' Guide and Anthology offers expert instruction on writing creative nonfiction in any form-including memoir, lyric essay, travel writing, and more-while taking an expansive approach to fit a rapidly evolving literary art form. From a history of creative nonfiction, related ethical concerns, and new approaches to revision and publishing, this book offers
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The Dialogue Doctor Will See You Now

How to Write Dialogue and Characters Your Readers Will Love

de Jeff Elkins ...

It is time for your writing to reach its full potential and engage readers to the level you know it can. Discover the transformative power of compelling dialogue with “The Dialogue Doctor will See You Now!”Are readers not embracing your work like you wish they would? Do your characters feel flat, your scenes seem lifeless, and your story lacks the energy it needs to truly captivate readers? The ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

It is time for your writing to reach its full potential and engage readers to the level you know it can. Discover the transformative power of compelling dialogue with “The Dialogue Doctor will See You Now!”Are readers not embracing your work like you wish they would? Do your characters feel flat, your scenes seem lifeless, and your story lacks the energy it needs to truly captivate readers? The
... Leer más
Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Second Edition

de Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz, Linda L. Shaw ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and
In Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz, and Linda L. Shaw present a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, demystifying a process that is often assumed to be intuitive and impossible to teach. Using actual unfinished notes as examples, the authors illustrate options for composing, reviewing, ... Leer más

$20.19 USD

In Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz, and Linda L. Shaw present a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, demystifying a process that is often assumed to be intuitive and impossible to teach. Using actual unfinished notes as examples, the authors illustrate options for composing, reviewing,
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Business Writing for Technical People

The most effective ways to get your message across

de Carrie Marshall ...

Technically-minded people can struggle with business writing and many businesses get it wrong, losing their readers in avalanches of acronyms and jungles of technical jargon. It doesn’t have to be that way. In this book you’ll discover how to give your communication skills an upgrade, exploring the tips and tricks that will enable you to write effectively and persuasively for any audience. You’ll ... Leer más

$12.89 USD

Technically-minded people can struggle with business writing and many businesses get it wrong, losing their readers in avalanches of acronyms and jungles of technical jargon. It doesn’t have to be that way. In this book you’ll discover how to give your communication skills an upgrade, exploring the tips and tricks that will enable you to write effectively and persuasively for any audience. You’ll
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