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The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing: Everything You Need To Know About Creating & Selling Your Work (Writers Digest)

10 best books like The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing: Everything You Need To Know About Creating & Selling Your Work (Writers Digest) (Writer's Digest Books): Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days, Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print, How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller, Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction, 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, Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly, Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives

Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
AuthorBenjamin Dreyer
ISBN0812995708
A witty, informative guide to writing "good English" from Random House's longtime copy chief and one of Twitter's leading enforcers of proper grammar--a twenty-first-century Elements of Style.

As authoritative as it is amusing, this book distills everything Benjamin Dreyer has...
No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days
AuthorChris Baty
ISBN0811845052
You've always wanted to write, but . . . just haven't gotten around to it. No Plot? No Problem! is the kick in the pants you've been waiting for.

Let Chris Baty, founder of the rockin' literary marathon National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a. NaNoWriMo), guide you through four exciting weeks of...
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
AuthorRenni Browne
ISBN0060545690
"A superb tutorial for anyone wanting to learn from pros how to polish fiction writing with panache."-- Library Journal

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...
How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling
AuthorJames N. Frey
ISBN0312010443
Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can't be taught, but Frey does provide scores of helpful suggestions and sensible rules and principles.

An...
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
AuthorJohn Truby
ISBN0865479518
John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films, including Sleepless in Seattle, Scream, and Shrek. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and it shares all...
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
AuthorJeff VanderMeer
ISBN1419704427
This all-new definitive guide to writing imaginative fiction takes a completely novel approach and fully exploits the visual nature of fantasy through original drawings, maps, renderings, and exercises to create a spectacularly beautiful and inspiring object. Employing an accessible, example-rich...
Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go
AuthorLes Edgerton
ISBN1582974578
*The first pages are the #1 key to acceptance or rejection of manuscripts--most agents and editors claim to make their decision on a manuscript after the very first page, which means that no writer can afford to have a weak story beginning *The first and only fiction-writing book that focuses exclusively...
The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great
AuthorDonald Maass
Discover the Difference Between a So-So Manuscript and a Novel Readers Can't Forget

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...
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly
AuthorGail Carson Levine
ISBN0060519606
In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how you, too, can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters—and much, much more. She advises you about what...
Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives
AuthorLouise DeSalvo
ISBN0807072435
In this inspiring book, based on her twenty years of research, highly acclaimed author and teacher Louise DeSalvo reveals the healing power of writing. DeSalvo shows how anyone can use writing as a way to heal the emotional and physical wounds that are an inevitable part of life. Contrary to what most...
On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
AuthorMort Castle
ISBN1582974209
The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all!

In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack Ketchum, and many others tell you everything you need to know to successfully write...
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction: How to Create Out-Of-This-World Novels and Short Stories
AuthorOrson Scott Card
ISBN1599631407
Do you envision celestial cities in distant, fantastic worlds? Do you dream of mythical beasts and gallant quests in exotic kingdoms? If you have ever wanted to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story, this all-in-one comprehensive book will show you how. Writing Fantasy & Science...
Revision & Self-Editing: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel
AuthorJames Scott Bell
ISBN1582975086
Spot and Fix Manuscript Missteps

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...
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
AuthorJessica 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...
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story
AuthorJohn Yorke
ISBN1846146437
Into The Woods is a revelation of the fundamental structure and meaning of all stories, from the man responsible for more hours of drama on British television than anyone else, John Yorke.
We all love stories. Many of us love to tell them, and even dream of making a living from it too. But what is a story?...
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