Series in Writing Skills
Books in Writing Skills
A Book of One's Own
An investigation into the art and history of diary writing as well as a guide to the great diaries and private chronicles of the famous, the infamous, and the anonymous
A Little Order
Whether celebrating Hogarth or savaging Hollywood, mocking modern manners or defending traditional English architecture, inviting readers to 'come inside' the Catholic Church or expressing his contempt for modish Marxism and American-style religion, Evelyn Waugh's journalism is sparkling, sometimes vitriolic and always full of good sense. In this wonderful selection he explores his Oxford youth, his unexpected conversion, his literary enthusiasms (from P. G. Wodehouse to Graham Greene) and the perils of basing fictional characters on real people. Decades after their publication, these pieces still retain their capacity to delight, to surprise and to shock.
A Novel in a Year
'The art of writing, ' Kingsley Amis said, 'is the art of applying the seat of one's trousers to the seat of one's chair.' Looking at different aspects of writing, this book features set exercises to help the reader improve their confidence and technique, covering essential skills for all would-be novelists
Ads for Authors Who Hate Math: Write Faster, Write Smarter
Run your ads in 30 minutes a day Advertising is scary stuff, especially if you hate spreadsheets. If that's you, take heart! This book will teach you how to run profitable advertising campaigns using a simple aggregate sales model. You don't need complex spreadsheets. You will not spend hours puzzling over read-through, and cost per click. You'll invest that time learning to find better images, and writing better marketing copy. You'll learn how to refine audiences, and the best part? You'll learn how to fit all this into 30 minute chunks. You'll learn to systematize your ad spend in a sustainable way that frees you up to write. The book includes a breakdown of the Facebook, Amazon, Reddit, and BookBub advertising platforms with a list of pros and cons, and recommendations on how and where to use each platform. You'll learn to pick the right platform, and then how to grow and prune ads on that platform. Are you ready to start advertising profitably?
Advanced Brilliant Writing Workbook
From best-selling, RITA, Christy and Carol award-winning novelist Susan May Warren comes the advanced writing techniques that help you build a powerful story! An amazing novel has two elements – deep characterization of a sympathetic hero, and a compelling, wide, breathtaking plot. But how do you create deep characters and wide plots and then apply them to your story? It’s time to learn Advanced (Brilliant!) Writing. The follow-up to How to Write a Brilliant Novel, Advanced Brilliant Writing utilizes RITA and Christy award-winning, best-selling novelist Susan May Warren’s easy to apply explanations, exercises and intuitive methods to teach you advanced fiction writing techniques that will turn any novel from boring to . . . brilliant.You’ll learn: •How to plot a profound character change journey•An easy technique to reveal backstory to your readers•How to weave emotion into your scene for the most impact•How to keep tension high through the use of stakes and motivations•A unique plotting trick to widen your plot•Techniques on how to make your hero . . . heroic•The difference between subplots and layers•A powerful use for secondary characters•How the perfect Villain can help you plot your story . . . and much more, including the scene that every book MUST have!
As Long as It Takes
Fiction imagines for us a stopping point from which life can be seen as intelligible," asserts Joan Silber in The Art of Time in Fiction . The end point of a story determines its meaning, and one of the main tasks a writer faces is to define the duration of a plot. Silber uses wide-ranging examples from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chinua Achebe, and Arundhati Roy, among others, to illustrate five key ways in which time unfolds in fiction. In clear-eyed prose, Silber elucidates a tricky but vital aspect of the art of fiction.
Authorpreneur
2015 International Edition Authorpreneur: a noun. A professional author/entrepreneur who strives to improve in all areas of the publishing business: writing, publishing and marketing. What does it really take to make it as an author? What are realistic production and promotion costs? Do many people make money publishing ebooks, and how much? “Authorpreneur” takes a look at what’s involved in independent publishing and what you can expect at different career phases such as: Starting Out with ebook publishing Multi-published author Earning $500 per month and growing And even feeling stuck in writing and marketing I discuss real numbers and what success means to different people—it’s not just about money. This book is for writers who value great storytelling and connecting with readers, and who want to develop their career, not just spike ebook sales for a month. “Authorpreneur” is filled with tips you can do during set up, how to get sales moving again, and all the strategies I’ve used to sell more books, doubling my sales every year and tripling my income. Full of links and additional resources!
Beginnings, Middles & Ends
Get your stories off to a roaring start. Keep them tight and crisp throughout. Conclude them with a wallop. Is the story or novel you've been carrying around in your head the same one you see on the page? Or does the dialogue suddenly sound flat and predictable? Do the events seem to ramble? Translating a flash of inspiration into a compelling story requires careful crafting. The words you choose, how you describe characters, and the way you orchestrate conflict all make the difference—the difference between a story that is slow to begin, flounders midway, or trails off at the end—and one that holds the interest of readers and editors to the final page. By demonstrating effective solutions for potential problems at each stage of your story, Nancy Kress will help you... • hook the editor on the first three paragraphs • make—and keep—your story's "implicit promise" • build drama and credibility by controlling your prose Dozens of exercises help you strengthen your short story or novel. Plus, you'll sharpen skills and gain new insight into... • the price a writer pays for flashbacks • six ways characters should "reveal" themselves • techniques for writing—and rewriting Let this working resource be your guide to successful stories—from beginning to end.
Beginnings, Middles & Ends
Get your stories off to a roaring start. Keep them tight and crisp throughout. Conclude them with a wallop. Is the story or novel you've been carrying around in your head the same one you see on the page? Or does the dialogue suddenly sound flat and predictable? Do the events seem to ramble? Translating a flash of inspiration into a compelling story requires careful crafting. The words you choose, how you describe characters, and the way you orchestrate conflict all make the difference—the difference between a story that is slow to begin, flounders midway, or trails off at the end—and one that holds the interest of readers and editors to the final page. By demonstrating effective solutions for potential problems at each stage of your story, Nancy Kress will help you... • hook the editor on the first three paragraphs • make—and keep—your story's "implicit promise" • build drama and credibility by controlling your prose Dozens of exercises help you strengthen your short story or novel. Plus, you'll sharpen skills and gain new insight into... • the price a writer pays for flashbacks • six ways characters should "reveal" themselves • techniques for writing—and rewriting Let this working resource be your guide to successful stories—from beginning to end.
Beginnings, Middles & Ends
Get your stories off to a roaring start. Keep them tight and crisp throughout. Conclude them with a wallop. Is the story or novel you've been carrying around in your head the same one you see on the page? Or does the dialogue suddenly sound flat and predictable? Do the events seem to ramble? Translating a flash of inspiration into a compelling story requires careful crafting. The words you choose, how you describe characters, and the way you orchestrate conflict all make the difference—the difference between a story that is slow to begin, flounders midway, or trails off at the end—and one that holds the interest of readers and editors to the final page. By demonstrating effective solutions for potential problems at each stage of your story, Nancy Kress will help you... • hook the editor on the first three paragraphs • make—and keep—your story's "implicit promise" • build drama and credibility by controlling your prose Dozens of exercises help you strengthen your short story or novel. Plus, you'll sharpen skills and gain new insight into... • the price a writer pays for flashbacks • six ways characters should "reveal" themselves • techniques for writing—and rewriting Let this working resource be your guide to successful stories—from beginning to end.
Cahier No. 1
Ernest Hemingway began his long and prodigious career by writing in longhand in notebooks, or what were then known as cahiers. 1920's Paris was where Papa Hemingway spent countless hours inside the Left Bank cafes,crafting and carving out sentences and paragraphs inside a cahier just like this one. After a while, he had his first short stories. Soon, he'd written his first novel. You will too someday. Cahier No. 1 is the perfect place to start. Perfect as a gift for an aspiring writer, or the for the aspiring writer in you. Carry this around with you, and write whenever the spirit hits you.
Cahier No. 4
Perhaps the most idealized writer of the Lost Generation was F. Scott Fitzgerald. His Great Gatsby inspired the likes of Hemingway to come to Paris and learn from the master. Fitz wrote on in the Paris cafés of his choice, sipping brandy while writing in cahiers just like this one. I think Fitz would get a kick out of knowing that 100 years after he published his first novel, a new writer would be starting his or her own masterpiece the same way he began his—writing by longhand in a blank notebook...From New York Times and USA Today bestselling Thriller Award winning author, Vincent Zandri, comes a series of inspiring cahiers or notebooks for would-be, newbie writers to pen their first short stories or novels. These notebooks are also great for the seasoned writing professional. Carry them with you to the local coffee house or to a cafe in Paris or Rome, where you can craft your masterpiece inside the most romantic setting possible, just like F. Scott Fitzgerald did once upon a time. Grab your cahier now for yourself or as a gift for the writer in your life. Collect them all and cherish them forever.