Product Description: Frank and Fiona Build a Fictional Story (Writing Builders (Norwood House))

Product Description: Real-world writing advice, minus all the lectures.You're an aspiring writer. Maybe you've just discovered your love of words and dream of being a novelist someday. Maybe you've been filling notebooks with science-fiction stories since middle school...read more

Product Description: The definitive guide to crafting a series!From the Hunger Games Trilogy to the Jack Reacher series, from Harry Potter to Harry Dresden, there's no denying that writers--and readers--have caught series fever. But if you're contemplating writing a series, there are plenty of considerations you'll need to make first...read more

Product Description: One of these days, I'm going to sit down and write that novel....Everyone thinks about doing it, yet most people who do start a novel end up stalling after a few chapters. Where do these would-be novelists go wrong? Are the characters dull and cliched? Did the story arc collapse? Did they succumb to a dreaded bout of "writer's block"? Or maybe it was all just taking too long?These problems used to stop writers in their tracks, but nothing will get in your way after reading Write Your Novel in a Month...read more

Product Description: Title: Vivid & Continuous( Essays and Exercises for Writing Fiction) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: JohnMcNally <>Publisher: UniversityofIowaPress

Product Description: There is a saying that 'everyone has a book in them.' But not many people are able to get it out. This practical and inspiring guide will help guide you through every step of the process, including:* First thoughts - Why do you want to write, and how can you do it?* Genres - Understanding the conventions of writing* Generating ideas - Find a concept that makes your book stand out* Structure - Create a compelling story arc* Character - What you need to bring your characters to life* Dialogue - How to write snappy and suitable direct speech* Setting - Understand the role of place and time* Drafting - How to get your work on the page, chapter after chapter* Redrafting - How to assess your writing (or get it assessed) and improve it* Submission - Agents, publishers, and how to approach them* Publication - Working with your publisher to make your book a succes...read more

Product Description: A manual for reading and writing better that explores the great plots from Plato to The Matrix and Tolstoy to Toy Story, from the acclaimed author of The End of Mr. Y and Our Tragic Universe  Exploring how fiction works, this manual shows you how you can learn to understand it well enough to crack open any fictional narrative, and, if you like, start creating your own...read more

Product Description: 'For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you.'William S. BurroughsThis step-by-step guide to the art -- and the craft -- of writing fiction is a refreshing blend of the practical (how to find an agent), with the more cerebral (how to handle point of view; the importance of rhythm)...read more

Product Description: It's none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way. Ernest HemingwayThis book will tell you how to write novels and narrative non-fiction for publication. It is not a creative writing textbook, but teaches the core skills of story-telling: story, character, prose style, and a whole host of attendant tools that you'll need in order to be successful and to please your agent, publisher and audience...read more

Product Description: This contemporary biography series profiles the lives of some of today's most prominent newsmakers; whether covering contributions and achievements or notorious deeds, books in this series examine why these well-known people garner public attention...read more