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  • The Weekend Novelist

    by Robert J. Ray, Bret Norris ...
    Who doesn't dream of writing a novel while holding on to a day job? Robert J. Ray and coauthor Bret Norris can help readers do just that, with this proven practical and accessible step-by-step guide to completing a novel in just a year's worth of weekends. The Weekend Novelist shows writers of all levels how to divide their writing time into weekend work sessions, and how to handle character, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    by Donald Maass ...
    Take your fiction to the next level!Maybe you're a first-time novelist looking for practical guidance. Maybe you've already been published, but your latest effort is stuck in mid-list limbo. Whatever the case may be, author and literary agent Donald Maass can show you how to take your prose to the next level and write a breakout novel - one that rises out of obscurity and hits the best-seller ... Read more

    Was $13.99 USD Now $9.99 USD

  • “Shut UP!” He Explained: A Writer’s Guide to the Uses and Misuses of Dialogue

    by William Noble ...
    Dialogue must contribute to the telling of the story said Victorian-era novelist Anthony Trollope more than one hundred years ago and his words have been a yardstick for writers ever since. A more recent novelist, Stephen King, wrote, "When dialogue is right, we know. When it's wrong we also know—it jags on the ear like a badly tuned musical instrument." In "Shut Up!" He Explained (the title comes ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • 1,000 Character Writing Prompts: Villains, Heroes and Hams for Scripts, Stories and More

    by Bryan Cohen ...
    From the author of 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts, this 300 page, 150,000+ word reference tool can serve writers who need characters and need them now!If character development is your problem, this detailed reference tool for any writer is the solution. Imagine if every time you sat down to brainstorm for your stories, scripts and more, you had a notebook full of character ideas ready to spring to ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Planning before Writing a Novel

    by Shruti Chandra ...
    First-time fiction writers often get stuck in the middle of writing a novel mainly because they do not have an outline they can stick to. Outlining a novel before writing is essential for carrying on with a story of 80,000 words or more.This book includes ten questions after answering which you will be have the entire outline of your novel in front of you. You will have built your protagonist, ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Outlander

    A Novel

    by Diana Gabaldon ...
    Series Book 1 - Outlander
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A STARZ ORIGINAL SERIESUnrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Making It in Historical Fiction

    by Libbie Hawker ...
    The bestselling author of Take Off Your Pants!, the popular outlining guide for writers, is back with another how-to manual for those seeking to start a career in historical fiction.There’s no doubt that historical fiction is popular with readers. In fact, the genre is expanding all the time, gaining market share and influencing other media at a rapid pace. But the HF market has some peculiar ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing Active Setting Book 1: Characterization and Sensory Detail

    Writing Active Setting, #1

    by Mary Buckham ...
    Series Book 1 - Writing Active Setting
    Have you tried to take your writing skills to the next level but don’t know where to begin?Do you dread the thought of writing narrative description because as a reader you skip over it when you read novels?Or are you a writer who ignores Setting description totally in your novel writing—but know your story needs it? You just don’t know where.Active Setting, explained in comprehensible bites with ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Building Great Sentences

    How to Write the Kinds of Sentences You Love to Read

    by Brooks Landon ...
    Based on the bestselling series from The Great Courses, Building Great Sentences celebrates the sheer joy of language—and will forever change the way you read and write.Great writing begins with the sentence. Whether it’s two words (“Jesus wept.”) or William Faulkner’s 1,287-word sentence in Absalom! Absalom!, sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most ... Read more

    Was $8.99 USD Now $7.99 USD

  • Writing Active Setting Book 2: Emotion, Conflict and Back Story

    Writing Active Setting, #2

    by Mary Buckham ...
    Series Book 2 - Writing Active Setting
    Readers usually remeber the plot and characters of a story, but Setting is every bit as important in creating a memorable world. Discover the difference between Ordinary Setting that bogs down your story, and Active Setting that empowers your story -- creating a compelling story world, regardless of what you write.See how to spin boring descriptions into engaging prose.Learn to deepen the reader's ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Plot Skeleton

    a practical, bare boned approach that works for children's books, short stories, novels, screenplays, and storytellers

    by Angela Hunt ...
    Series Book 1 - Writing Lessons from the Front
    If you were sitting in a room with twenty other people, at first glance you might think they are quite different. After all, people come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. But if you were to put on x-ray glasses and look at those same people's skeletons, unless one of them had an abnormality, they would appear almost identical. In the same way, short stories, novels, screen plays, children's books, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Story Theory

    How to Write Like J.R.R. Tolkien in Three Easy Steps

    by Deren Hansen ...
    Series Book 4 - Dunlith Hill Writing Guides
    We all know how to tell stories just like we all know our native language, having heard both since we were born. People, however, who study their native language discover there’s much they misunderstood or simply didn’t know. The same is true of story when we look at it more carefully.With topics that include the theory of story as model, the fractal key to narrative complexity, and the art of the ... Read more

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