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"In Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow, Steve Almond employs the radical empathy he displayed as co-host (with Cheryl Strayed) of the podcast Dear Sugars to explore the joys and trials of storytelling, and to explode the myths that hold us back from writing our deepest and truest work. The book includes chapters on plot, character, and chronology, but travels far beyond the earnest intentions of most craft books. It includes essays on humor, sex,...
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"With increased compression, every word, every sentence matters more. A writer must learn how to form narratives around caesuras and crevices instead of strings of connections, to move a story through the symbolic weight of images, to master the power of suggestion. With elegant prose, deep readings of other writers, and scaffolded writing exercises, The Art of Brevity takes the reader on a lyrical exploration of compact storytelling, guiding readers...
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"Eden, Kentucky, is just another dying, bad-luck town, known only for the legend of E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth-century author and illustrator who wrote The Underland--and disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared. But everyone agrees that it's best to let the uncanny house--and its last lonely heir, Arthur Starling--go to rot. Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but an unexpected job offer...
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"An experienced magazine editor and writing instructor shows aspiring writers of nonfiction how to get published. Topics include generating ideas, finding a personal voice, building a narrative, editing one's own work, and pitching editors. Includes real-life examples of successful essays and pitches, along with advice from acquiring editors"--
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The students in Corbin College's elite academic society, Magni Viri, have it all -- free tuition, inspirational professors, and dream jobs once they graduate. When first-gen college student Tara is offered a chance to enroll, she doesn't hesitate, except once she's settled into the gorgeous Victorian dormitory, her life turns very strange. She's finally writing, but her stories are dark and twisted; her dreams feel as if they could bury her alive;...
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Ernest Cunningham volume 02
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"When the Australian Mystery Writers' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously, that didn't pan out. The program is a who's who of crime writing royalty: the debut writer (me!), the forensic science writer, the blockbuster writer, the legal...
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"Would you read this book if a computer wrote it? Would you even know? And why would it matter? Today's eerily impressive artificial intelligence writing tools present us with a crucial challenge: As writers, do we unthinkingly adopt AI's time-saving advantages or do we stop to weigh what we gain and lose when heeding their siren call? To understand how AI is redefining what it means to write and think, linguist and educator Naomi Baron leads us on...
10) Writing fiction
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"This engaging book helps readers understand how to write fiction, conveying this writing’s purpose, its essential elements, and all steps of the writing process. Each book also features a “Write Like a Pro” special feature, infographic, several “Did You Know?” facts, a table of contents, a reading comprehension quiz, a glossary, additional resources, and an index"--
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One of the most comprehensive guides currently on the market, MASTERING THE BUSINESS OF WRITING is an insider's guide to the business of being a professional writer. All aspects of the publishing industry are explained, both for the aspiring author and the established writer wishing to jump start a professional career. This guide includes everything you need to know about publishers, agents, and the track to success, including: What agents do and...
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Two New York Times—bestselling authors use personal experiences to teach how to work with a writing partner and what problems you may encounter.
In a creative project, are two heads better than one?
Writing partnerships can produce a remarkable synergy, building on each other's talents to create work unlike anything the individual authors could do alone. On the other hand, unsuccessful collaboration can be disastrous and has ruined many a friendship.
Kevin...
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Tienes una historia que contar al mundo
Tienes una historia que contar y no sabes como llevarla al papel. Conseguir una historia que no aburra y bien estructurada. Pero nadie te ha enseñado cómo hacerlo... hasta ahora.
Me llamo Raimon Samsó, soy autor de 32 libros, y he conseguido 2 premios literarios y he vendido cientos de miles de ejemplares.
Este libro te revelará las claves de mi éxito literario. He resumido lo que aprendí leyendo, hablando...
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Tired of being stuck in a chair behind a desk?
Do you want to write more without sacrificing your health and sanity?
Learn how you can get more written while
Hiking or just going for a stroll
Driving
Watching your kids play at the park
Taking a bath
Multiple New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson has written 160 books-nearly fifteen million words!-most of them by dictating into a hand-held recorder while hiking.
Award-winning novelist...
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"An Airport Ate the Neighborhood" comes from the writing collection, Essays & More Straight from the Pen, available in print and as an eBook. This memoir is a historical accounting of astonishing facts about the world's busiest airport, which covers the early years and some events from the author's life as a delinquent child and young adult. Anyone who lives or works near an airport may be able to identify with the experience of change generated through...
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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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International bestseller Anderson has created many extensive fictional universes, ranging from sweeping galactic empires to complex steampunk fantasies, to humorous monster-filled cities. He has become known for his skill in worldbuilding. In Worldbuilding: From Small Towns to Entire Universes he describes his techniques in creating a rich fictional setting, leading writers through the countless questions and topics one must consider. Whether it's...
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A true romance that began after Wayne reluctantly agreed to write Karen. A mutual friend pleaded with him to write her and try to help; she wanted to break the chain of her addiction to methadone.Her heart called his to make it whole. The poem Wayne wrote for Karen peeked into the future, where spirituality would merge the gap between peace and pain for him to find comfort in a situation he could not understand. Two Broken Hearts touched where only...
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The material contained in this eBook is formatted to be a working guide. The contents will challenge you to explore profile characteristics in your partnership or marriage that may not be readily obvious.Understanding the character traits and core values of our partner permits us to create an effective yardstick to gauge the strength of our union. Useful tools will permit us to measure where we are in the growth of our oneness and where we are headed.How...