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This second edition of Emotion Amplifiers teaches you to use conditions and states-pain, arousal, dehydration, addiction, etc.- that will make it difficult for a character to emotionally self-regulate, setting them up for overreactions, misjudgments, and (hopefully) colossal mistakes they'll have to fix and learn from. Use these 52 amplifiers to force them to face their errors, acknowledge their true feelings, and work through the contradictions at...
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Albert Zuckerman, legendary literary agent, has worked with many bestselling authors, including Ken Follett, Olivia Goldsmith, Antoinette Van Heugten, Michael Lewis, and F. Paul Wilson. Zuckerman is a master at teaching writers the skills necessary to crack the bestseller list.
For this revised edition of Writing the Blockbuster Novel, Zuckerman has added an analysis of Nora Roberts's The Witness, which he uses along with classic books like Gone...
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Are you tired of writing dull, lifeless dialogue? Do you struggle with finding the balance between too much and not enough explanation? Want to create characters that feel like real people? And what about historical dialogue-- how do you capture the essence of a different time? Can dialogue effectively deliver exposition? What, exactly, is "on the nose" dialogue, and why should we avoid it? And the age-old question: to swear or not to swear?
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Dreamer. Wannabe. Overnight success. Catastrophic failure. Writer.Glimpse the gritty, behind-the-scenes struggles of author Todd Fahnestock as he reveals his dreams, trials, and adventures through the creative swamps of writing and the hard-edged world of publishing.Fahnestock dodges junior high bullies armed with needles taped to Bic pens, cracks into traditional publishing by hitchhiking to the middle of nowhere to meet writing legend Gary Paulsen,...
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Empower Your Life. Empower Your Writing.Every writer strives to improve; to write something more than the first thing they wrote, to write something finer than the last thing they wrote.Every writer wants to advance their craft, develop deeper ideas, write from their own truest selves, live more fully in their creativity.Every writer wants to be a better writer.And here are 100 ways for you, Writer, to become better. The book is divided into six themes:Author...
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A witty and candid firsthand account -- for writers by a writer -- on how to write, sell, publish, and promote a book.
This invaluable book is written by a working writer -- not a professor, not a publisher, not an editor, not an agent. Robert Masello is a writer who speaks his mind with absolute candor on everything aspiring book authors need to know. He explains the publishing process step by step -what to expect, how it works, and what authors...
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How to Launch A Freelance Copywriting Business is a practical business start-up guide for creative writers, journalists, and bloggers who want to make a living from commercial writing for businesses. This essential handbook tells you how to start out, get clients, build a work pipeline, handle time and money, and survive and thrive on the freelance frontline.A straight-forward introduction to making a living from writing for business, by ex BBC journalist...
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Memoir Writing - 3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Write Non-Fiction, How to Tell a Story and How to Edit Writing
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HOW TO WRITE NON-FICTION:
7 Easy Steps to Master Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir Writing, Travel Writing & Essay Writing.
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• How to define your genre by understanding the scope of your content
• How to understand the subgenre in your content and how to reflect that in your title
• How to write effective...
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