Characters and Viewpoint
10 best books like Characters and Viewpoint (Orson Scott Card): On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print, Writing the Breakout Novel, The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers, Stein on Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies, Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish, The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile, How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling, Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go, The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
| Author | Stephen King |
| ISBN | 0743455967 |
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
| Author | Renni Browne |
| ISBN | 0060545690 |
Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn...
Writing the Breakout Novel
| Author | Donald Maass |
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...
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
| Author | John Gardner |
| ISBN | 0679734031 |
John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works....
Stein on Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
| Author | Sol Stein |
| ISBN | 0312254210 |
Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
| Author | James Scott Bell |
How 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...
The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
| Author | Noah Lukeman |
Editors always tell novice writers that the first few pages of a manuscript are crucial in the publishing process -- and it's true. If an editor or agent (or reader) loses interest after a page or two, you've lost him or her completely, even if the middle of your novel is brilliant...
| Author | James N. Frey |
| ISBN | 0312010443 |
An...
| Author | Les Edgerton |
| ISBN | 1582974578 |
| Author | Donald Maass |
We've all read them: novels by our favorite authors that disappoint. Uninspired and lifeless, we wonder what happened. Was the author in a hurry? Did she have a bad year? Has he lost interest altogether?
Something...
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints
| Author | Nancy Kress |
| ISBN | 1582973164 |
How do you create a main character readers won't forget? How do you write a book in multiple-third-person point of view without confusing your readers (or yourself)? How do you plant essential information about a character's past into a story?
Write Great...
| Author | Linda N. Edelstein |
| Author | Gloria Kempton |
| ISBN | 1582972893 |
When should your character talk, what should (or shouldn't) he say, and when should he say it? How do you know when dialogue—or the lack thereof—is dragging down your scene? How do you fix character who speaks with the laconic wit of the Terminator?
Write...
| Author | Jordan E. Rosenfeld |
| ISBN | 1582974799 |
Specifically, she covers:
The Architecture of a Scene--Beginnings (Launches), Middles and Ends
Core Elements--Setting, Senses, Character, Plot, etc.
Scene Types--First...
| Author | Ronald B. Tobias |
| ISBN | 1582972397 |
Revision & Self-Editing: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel
| Author | James Scott Bell |
| ISBN | 1582975086 |
Don't let the revision process intimidate you any longer. Discover how to successfully transform your first draft into a polished final draft readers won't be able to forget.
In Write Great Fiction: Revision & Self-Editing, James Scott Bell...