GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction

10 best books like GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction (Debra Dixon): Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need, Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence, Story Engineering: Character Development, Story Concept, Scene Construction, Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success, Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between, Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere), The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing, Newsletter Ninja: How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

Author	Blake Snyder
ISBN	1932907009

This book is often hyped as the bible of screenwriting, but I would take it a step further and call it the definitive go-to for all storytelling. Trade secrets are fully revealed and once you read them you can't watch a movie without seeing the formula scroll right in front of your eyes. Exactly--to the...

Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence

Author	Lisa Cron
ISBN	1607742454

This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.

  Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story,...

Story Engineering: Character Development, Story Concept, Scene Construction

Author	Larry Brooks
ISBN	1582979987

I went into this book having read the other reviews, so I knew what I was getting. I agree whole-heartedly with a number of things other people have said:

~It drowns itself in metaphors and analogies.

~The author comes off as being hugely egotistical.

~The first 10 -15 % of the...

Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success

Author	K.M. Weiland
ISBN	0978924622

Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly wielded, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer’s arsenal. Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success will:

Help you choose the right type of outline for you
Guide...

Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between

Author

James Scott Bell

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...

Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)

Author	Lisa Cron
ISBN	1607748908

Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story.

Story Genius is a foolproof program that saves writers from penning hundreds of pages...

The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

Author

Angela Ackerman

The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as “the gold standard for writers” and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 55 new entries!One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling...

Take Off Your Pants! Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing

Author

Libbie Hawker

This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B00UKC0GHA

When it comes to writing books, are you a “plotter” or a “pantser?” Is one method really better than the other?

In this instructional ebook, author Libbie Hawker explains the benefits and technique of planning a story...

Newsletter Ninja: How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert

Author

Tammi Labrecque

I picked up Newsletter Ninja as another author who wrote a non-fiction I had read recommended it. I like newsletters (and sign-up for way too many of them) and with a title as Newsletter Ninja and that cover I knew I had to read this. And I am glad I picked it up as I not only enjoyed reading it, but it also was...

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

Author

Jessica Brody

SAVE THE CAT!® by Blake Snyder is a popular screenwriting book series and storytelling methodology used by screenwriters, directors, and studio execs across Hollywood. Now, for the first time ever, bestselling author and writing teacher, Jessica Brody, takes the beloved Save the Cat! plotting...

Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story

Author	K.M. Weiland
ISBN	0985780401

Is Structure the Hidden Foundation of All Successful Stories?

Why do some stories work and others don’t? The answer is structure. In this new guide from the author of the bestselling Outlining Your Novel, you will discover the universal underpinnings that guarantee powerful plot and character...

The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma

Author	Angela Ackerman
ISBN	0989772594

Readers connect to characters with depth, ones who have experienced life’s ups and downs. To deliver key players that are both realistic and compelling, writers must know them intimately—not only who they are in the present story, but also what made them that way. Of all the formative experiences...