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The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life

10 best books like The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life (Noah Lukeman): Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go, How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them, Page After Page: Discover the Confidence & Passion You Need to Start Writing & Keep Writing (No Matter What!), Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore, Description, How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II: Advanced Techniques for Dramatic Storytelling, The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes, Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Help for Making Your Novel Stand Out and Succeed, Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated, Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively

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...
How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them
AuthorSol Stein
ISBN0312267495
Each year thousands of fiction writers, from beginners to bestselling author, benefit from Sol Stein's sold-out workshops, featured appearances at writers' conferences, software for writers, on-line columns, and his popular first book for writers, Stein on Writing. Stein practices what he teaches:...
Page After Page: Discover the Confidence & Passion You Need to Start Writing & Keep Writing (No Matter What!)
AuthorHeather Sellers
ISBN1582973121
You Are a Writer--Believe It!

False starts. Self-doubt. Mind games. They end the moment you pick up this book. With an inspiring mix of humor, wisdom, and creativity, Page After Page shows you how to find the courage and commitment to start writing and keep writing.

Author Heather...
Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore
AuthorElizabeth Lyon
ISBN0399533958
Professional editor and author Elizabeth Lyon offers aspiring novelists the guidance and instruction they need to write and edit well-crafted and compelling stories that will stand out from the competition and attract the attention of agents and publishers, including:

- Stand-out style...
Description
AuthorMonica Wood
ISBN0898799082
Description is most powerful when it's visible, aural, tactile. Make your descriptions fresh and they'll move your story forward, imbue your work with atmosphere, create that tang of feeling that editors cry for and readers crave.

Monica Wood helps you squeeze the greatest flavor from the...
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II: Advanced Techniques for Dramatic Storytelling
AuthorJames N. Frey
ISBN0312104782
"Damn good" fiction is dramatic fiction, Frey insists, whether it is by Hemingway or Grisham, Le Carre or Ludlum, Austen or Dickens. Despite their differences, these authors' works share common elements: strong narrative lines, fascinating characters, steadily building conflicts, and satisfying...
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes
AuthorJack M. Bickham
ISBN0898798213
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes

When you write fiction, you march onto a minefield. This book gives you a map.

Oh, what tricky terrain you're traveling! You must reckon with: Character, Conflict, Point of View, Dialogue, Editors, Editors, and Editors, who--by returning...
Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Help for Making Your Novel Stand Out and Succeed
AuthorDonald Maass
Make Your Novel Stand Out from the Crowd!

Noted literary agent and author Donald Maass has done it again! His previous book, "Writing the Breakout Novel," offered novelists of all skill levels and genres insider advice on how to make their books rise above the competition and succeed in a crowded...
Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated
AuthorNancy Kress
ISBN1582973199
A truly unforgettable story is defined by its characters. Their motivations, their changes, their actions compel us to read on, anxiously trying to discern what will happen next.

In Dynamic Characters, award-winning author and Writer's Digest columnist Nancy Kress explores the fundamental...
Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively
AuthorRebecca McClanahan
ISBN1582970254
Let Rebecca McClanahan guide you through an inspiring examination of description in its many forms. With her thoughtful instruction and engaging exercises, you'll learn to develop your senses and powers of observation to uncover the rich, evocative words that accurately portray your mind's images....
Story Structure Architect
AuthorVictoria Lynn Schmidt
ISBN1582973253
Build a timeless, original story using hundreds of classic story motifs!

It's been said that there are no new ideas; but there are proven ideas that have worked again and again for all writers for hundreds of years.

Story Structure Architect is your comprehensive reference to the...
The Writer's Guide to Character Traits: Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types
AuthorLinda N. Edelstein
This was a good idea but completely useless. Nothing went into enough depth to be useful, but the biggest problem is that although it was written in 1999, most of the sources used were already out of date and obsolete then. She uses Masters & Johnson from the 60's for information about homsexuality....
101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists: Insider Secrets from Top Writers
AuthorAndrew McAleer
ISBN1598695894
This title focuses on the behaviors necessary to succeed in the dog-eat-dog world of fiction writing by asking successful authors how they practice their craft. Readers will learn how to adopt those habits on their quest to become novelists. The book will inspire, nourish, and provide the needed kick...
What Would Your Character Do?
AuthorEric Maisel
ISBN1582973725
Get Inside Your Character's HeadJust how well do you know your characters?

Test yourself–and your characters–with 30 interactive pop quizzes designed to help you discover exactly what makes your characters tick.

Noted author Eric Maisel draws on his technical knowledge...
Plot
AuthorAnsen Dibell
ISBN0898799465
"There are ways to create, fix, steer and discover plots--ways which, over a writing life, you'd eventually puzzle out for yourself," writes Ansen Dibell. "They aren't laws. They're an array of choices, things to try, once you've put a name to the particular problem you're facing now."

That's...
Conflict, Action and Suspense
AuthorWilliam Noble
ISBN0898799074
What makes a book a page-turner? How do you grab your readers from the start and hold them through the last sentence? How do you make your plot twist and turn and keep the action moving without losing continuity?You do it by generating drama and developing it using conflict, action and suspense. You make...
Breathing Life Into Your Characters: How to Give Your Characters Emotional & Psychological Depth
AuthorRachel Ballon
ISBN1582971811
Uggg, this is going to be hard to review.

I do not want to be overly hard on this, but I really cannot give this book anything above "it was ok" for a rating. It really proved to be of limited value for the purpose I was reading it (attempting to add depth to Non-Player Characters in a role play game),...
Between the Lines: Master the Subtle Elements of Fiction Writing
AuthorJessica Page Morrell
Effective storytelling stems from many elements, the most crucial of which are unseen or blended in so unobtrusively that they are difficult to spot and analyze. Still, they are necessary to the wholeness and coherence of a story–to create a work that lingers and resonates in the reader's imagination.In...
Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn from Actors
AuthorBrandilyn Collins
ISBN0471058947
Proven techniques for creating vivid, believable characters

Want to bring characters to life on the page as vividly as fine actors do on the stage or screen? Getting into Character will give you a whole new way of thinking about your writing. Drawing on the Method acting theory that theater...
Writing Dialogue
AuthorTom Chiarella
ISBN1884910327
Characters need to speak to each other. Tom Chiarella shows you how. Whether it's an argument, a love scene, a powwow among sixth graders or scientists in a lab, this book demonstrates how to write dialogue that sounds authentic and original. You'll learn ways to find ideas for literary discussions...
Dialogue: Techniques and exercises for crafting effective dialogue
AuthorGloria Kempton
ISBN1582972893
Craft Compelling Dialogue

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...
Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time
AuthorJordan E. Rosenfeld
ISBN1582974799
Bottom line, Rosenfeld covers scene structure, scene types, and everything that goes in to a scene.

Specifically, she covers:
The Architecture of a Scene--Beginnings (Launches), Middles and Ends
Core Elements--Setting, Senses, Character, Plot, etc.
Scene Types--First...
20 Master Plots: And How to Build Them
AuthorRonald B. Tobias
ISBN1582972397
Give your story a solid foundation - a plot that engages readers from start to finish! The best stories linger in the hearts and minds of readers for decades. These tales gain their power through plots that connect with the audience on both an emotional and intellectual level.Inside, Ronald B. Tobias...
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