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  • Elements of Fiction Writing - Plot

    by Ansen Dibell ...
    Series series Elements of Fiction Writing
    "There are ways to create, fix, steer and discover plots-ways which, over a writing life, you'd eventually puzzle out for yourself," writes Ansen Dibell. "They aren't laws. They're an array of choices, things to try, once you've put a name to the particular problem you're facing now."That's what this book is about: identifying those choices (whose viewpoint? stop and explain now, or wait? how can ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Elements of Fiction Writing - Conflict and Suspense

    by James Scott Bell ...
    Ramp up the tension and keep your readers hooked! Inside you'll find everything you need to know to spice up your story, move your plot forward, and keep your readers turning pages. Expert thriller author and writing instructor James Scott Bell shows you how to craft scenes, create characters, and develop storylines that harness conflict and suspense to carry your story from the first word to the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Elements of Fiction Writing - Characters & Viewpoint

    Proven advice and timeless techniques for creating compelling characters by an award-winning author

    by Orson Scott Card ...
    Vivid and memorable characters aren't born: they have to be made.This book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. Use them to pry, chip, yank and sift good characters out of the place where they live in your memory, your imagination and your soul.Award-winning author Orson Scott Card explains in depth the techniques of inventing, developing and presenting ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Writer's Compass

    From Story Map to Finished Draft in 7 Stages

    by Nancy Ellen Dodd ...
    Map out your idea and finish your story in 7 stages!This book will show writers how to develop their ideas into a finished novel by working through it in 7 stages, while learning how to mapping out their story's progress and structure so they can evaluate and improve their work. It teaches writers to visualize their story's progress with a story map that helps them see all the different components ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Story Engineering

    by Larry Brooks ...
    What makes a good story or a screenplay great?The vast majority of writers begin the storytelling process with only a partial understanding where to begin. Some labor their entire lives without ever learning that successful stories are as dependent upon good engineering as they are artistry. But the truth is, unless you are master of the form, function and criteria of successful storytelling, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Description & Setting (Write Great Fiction)

    by Ron Rozelle ...
    Series series Write Great Fiction
    Build a Believable WorldHow essential is setting to a story? How much description is too much? In what ways do details and setting tie into plot and character development? How can you use setting and description to add depth to your story?You can find all the answers you need in Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting by author and instructor Ron Rozelle. This nuts-and-bolts guide - complete ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Plot & Structure (Write Great Fiction)

    by James Scott Bell ...
    Series series Write Great Fiction
    Craft an Engaging PlotHow does plot influence story structure? What's the difference between plotting for commercial and literary fiction? How do you revise a plot or structure that's gone off course?With Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure, you'll discover the answers to these questions and more. Award-winning author James Scott Bell offers clear, concise information that will help you create a ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $9.99 USD

  • How to Write a Sentence

    And How to Read One

    by Stanley Fish ...
    A New York Times bestseller—"Part ode, part how-to guide to the art of the well-constructed sentence" (NPR).Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Stanley Fish appreciates fine sentences. The New York Times columnist and world-class professor has long been an aficionado of language. Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Page One to Done

    Finish Your Novel in 30 Days with the Fast Drafting Method

    by Jessica Brody ...
    Finally finish the first draft of your novel with a method that maximizes efficiency, speed, and joy—from the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel.After months (or years) of writing, are you left with nothing but a folder full of false starts? Do you have a novel you were once excited to write but abandoned after only a few chapters—or even halfway through? Are you trapped in an endless cycle of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Wrong Stuff

    How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned

    by John Strausbaugh ...
    A witty, deeply researched history of the surprisingly ramshackle Soviet space program, and how its success was more spin than science.In the wake of World War II, with America ascendant and the Soviet Union devastated by the conflict, the Space Race should have been over before it started. But the underdog Soviets scored a series of victories—starting with the 1957 launch of Sputnik and ... Read more

    Was $18.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story

    by James Scott Bell ...
    Series Book 2 - Bell's Knockout Fiction Series
    Story loves structure...and so do readers!Super Structure represents over two decades of research on what makes a novel or screenplay entertaining, commercial, original, and irresistible. Contrary to what some may think, structure is not a nasty inhibitor of creativity. Quite the opposite. Properly understood and utilized, structure is what translates story into a form readers are wired to receive ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Write Your Novel From The Middle

    A New Approach For Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between

    by James Scott Bell ...
    Series Book 1 - Bell's Knockout Fiction Series
    A powerful secret and a fresh approach to writing bestselling fiction!What's the best way to write a "next level" novel? Some writers start at the beginning and let the story unfold without a plan. They are called "pantsers," because they write by the "seat of the pants."Other writers plan and outline and know the ending before they start. These are the "plotters."The two sides never seem to agree ... Read more

    $4.99 USD