Best Advice For Writing A Novel - April 2024

A Novel Idea: Best Advice on Writing Inspirational Fiction

Best-selling Christian fiction writers have teamed together to contribute articles on the craft of writing. A Novel Idea contains tips on brainstorming ideas and crafting and marketing a novel. It explains what makes a Christian novel “Christian” and offers tips on how to approach tough topics. Contributors include Jerry B. Jenkins, Karen Kingsbury, Francine Rivers, and many other beloved authors. All proceeds will benefit MAI, an organization that teaches writing internationally to help provide literature that is culturally relevant.

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• ASIN: 1414329946
• ISBN: 1414329946
• Manufacturer: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Modern Romance

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• ASIN: B00OZ0TMYG
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level

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 lists.Maass details the elements that all breakout novels share - regardless of genre - then shows you writing techniques that can make your own books stand out and succeed in a crowded marketplace.You'll... [Read More]

• ASIN: 158297182X
• UPC: 035313108440
• ASIN: 158297182X
• ISBN: 158297182X
• Brand: Writer's Digest
• Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books

Writing the Blockbuster Novel

Albert Zuckerman, legendary literary agent, has worked with many bestselling authors, including Ken Follett, Olivia Goldsmith, Antoinette Van Heugten, Michael Lewis, and F. Paul Wilson. Zuckerman is a master at teaching writers the skills necessary to crack the bestseller list. For this revised edition of Writing the Blockbuster Novel, Zuckerman has added an analysis of Nora Roberts's The Witness, which he uses along with classic books like Gone With the Wind and The Godfather, to illustrate his points. Zuckerman's commentary on Ken Follett's working outlines for The Man From St. Petersburg pr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0765382474
• ASIN: 0765382474
• ISBN: 9780765382474
• Brand: Forge
• Manufacturer: Forge Books

Dear Mrs. Bird: A Novel

• ASIN: B078M5C5ZM
• ASIN: B078M5C5ZM
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century (Think and Grow Rich Series)

Please note that this item is a roughcut (deckle edge) editionThink and Grow Rich has been called the "Granddaddy of All Motivational Literature." It was the first book to boldly ask, "What makes a winner?" The man who asked and listened for the answer, Napoleon Hill, is now counted in the top ranks of the world's winners himself. The most famous of all teachers of success spent "a fortune and the better part of a lifetime of effort" to produce the "Law of Success" philosophy that forms the basis of his books and that is so powerfully summarized in this one. In the original Think and Grow Rich... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1585424331
• UPC: 619580010004
• ASIN: 1585424331
• ISBN: 1585424331
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: TarcherPerigee

On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume I

Writing advice tends to be full of 'rules' and 'tips' which are either too broad to be helpful or outright wrong. In On Writing and Worldbuilding, we will discuss specific and applicable ideas to consider, from effective methods of delivering exposition and foreshadowing, to how communication, commerce, and control play into the fall of an empire.ON WRITINGPart I: ProloguesPart II: The First ChapterPart III: The Exposition ProblemPart IV: ForeshadowingPart V: Villain MotivationPart VI: Hero-Villain RelationshipsPart VII: Final BattlesPart VIII: The Chosen OnePart IX: Hard Magic SystemsPart X: ... [Read More]

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I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works

The groundbreaking NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER that taught a generation how to earn more, save more, and live a rich life—now in a revised 2nd edition.   Buy as many lattes as you want. Choose the right accounts and investments so your money grows for you—automatically. Best of all, spend guilt-free on the things you love.   Personal finance expert Ramit Sethi has been called a “wealth wizard” by Forbes and the “new guru on the block” by Fortune. Now he’s updated and expanded his modern money classic for a new age, delivering a simple, powerful, no-BS 6-we... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1523505745
• ASIN: 1523505745
• ISBN: 1523505745
• Brand: Workman Publishing Company
• Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays

Named a Best Book by: TIME, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Wired, Esquire, Buzzfeed, New York Public Library, Boston Globe, The Paris Review, Mother Jones,The A.V. Club, Out Magazine, Book Riot, Electric Literature, PopSugar, The Rumpus, My Republica, Paste, Bitch, Library Journal, Flavorwire, Bustle, Christian Science Monitor, Shelf Awareness, Tor.com, Entertainment Cheat Sheet, Roads and Kingdoms, Chicago Public Library, Hyphen Magazine, Entropy Magazine,The Chicago Review of Books, The Coil, iBooks, and Washington Independent Review of Books Winner of the Publishing Triangl... [Read More]

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• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences

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• Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

Millions of copies sold. New York Times Bestseller. Named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. “As the seminal work of Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has influenced millions around the world to be their best selves at work and at home. It stands the test of time as one of the most important books of our time.” —Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCoOne of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for 25 years. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1451639619
• ASIN: 1451639619
• ISBN: 9781451639612
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Novel Advice: Motivation, Inspiration, and Creative Writing Tips for Aspiring Authors

You have an incredible story inside of you . . . Novel Advice will help get it out!Writing your first novel can be a frustrating, complicated, and overwhelming experience. Most aspiring authors are never taught how to write a book, and, as a result, they lack critical insights and essential information entirely necessary for long-term success in creative writing and publishing.Novel Advice, from acclaimed writing coach Kevin T. Johns, addresses the key challenges faced by aspiring authors via a three-part structure:Motivation and Inspiration – Part One is a collection of articles related to ... [Read More]

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• Manufacturer: Cat & Bean Publishing

Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Random House Reader's Circle)

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• Manufacturer: Random House

Outliers: The Story of Success

In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316017930
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• ASIN: 0316017930
• ISBN: 0316017930
• Brand: Back Bay Books
• Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

A revised and updated guide to the essentials of a writer’s craft, presented by a brilliant practitioner of the art Completely revised and rewritten to address the challenges and opportunities of the modern era, this handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing. Le Guin lays out ten chapters that address the most fundamental components of narrative, from the sound of language to sentence construction to point of view. Each chapter combines illustrative examples from the global canon with Le Guin’s own witty commentary and an exercise that the writer can do solo or ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00T2414SC
• ASIN: B00T2414SC
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

The Best of the West : Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West, an

A sterling collection of classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction evoking the unique spirit of the West and its people, selected and introduced by one of today's premier chroniclers of the Western landscape and New

• UPC: 25692574

Outlining Your Novel Workbook : Step-By-Step Exercises for Planning Your Best Book

Learn How to Make Your First Draft Easy!Award-winning author K.M. Weiland's previous book, the bestselling Outlining Your Novel, showed writers how to embrace outlines in a way that makes the writing process fun, inspiring, and

• UPC: 53400142

Fiction Writing: How To Write Your First Best Selling Novel; A Step By Step Beginner's Guide To Narrative Writer's Craft - Audiobook

Wherever you are, whenever suits you, start your novel the right way. Learn your style of writing and get that first book out of your head.Today only, get this bestseller for a special price.When you

• UPC: 209380944

Writing Romance: The Top 100 Best Strategies For Writing Romance Stories - eBook

Break Into The Biggest, Most Lucrative Writing Genre of Them All! Are you looking to get into publishing and increase your chances of becoming a successful author?  Why not start with romance?  Romance is the

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A Novel Approach: To Writing Your First Book (or Your Best One)

You're ready to write your book, but where to begin? Characters? Conflict? Dialogue? Story arc? In a lot of ways writing your book is like building a home or raising your child, efforts of love

• UPC: 53416080

How To Write Your Best Story: Advice for Writers on Spinning an Enchanting Tale (2nd Ed.) - eBook

“I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.” – Flannery O’Connor.Beginning writers often wonder what it takes to get published. The second edition of this practical

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Imaginarium 4 : The Best Canadian Speculative Writing

An annual reprint anthology of the best Canadian speculative short fiction and poetry of the previous calendar year

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Writing Fiction : The Top 100 Best Strategies for Writing Fiction Stories

Make Your Fiction Stories an Instant Hit Writing fiction is a fun and easy way to put your creativity skills to the test. Many people love to read fiction and by writing it, you can

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How to Write a Novel : Advice and Tips from a Full-Time Novelist

How to Write a Novel: Advice and Tips from a Full-Time

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My Best Friend: Book One of Writing and Love Trilogy - eBook

Sunny and Ethan met at age seven. They immediately become best friends. Mostly because unlike the other girls around, Sunny isn't afraid of anything. She's awkward and clumsy, but Ethan loves her anyways. Not that

• UPC: 974191704