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Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print

10 best books like Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print (Lawrence Block): Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction, Chapter After Chapter: Discover the Dedication & Focus You Need to Write the Book of Your Dreams, Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore, Writing Mysteries, How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II: Advanced Techniques for Dramatic Storytelling, Creating Unforgettable Characters, Writing Fiction Step by Step, How to Write Killer Fiction, Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated, Dialogue

Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction
AuthorDamon Knight
ISBN0312150946
Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition, Creating Short Fiction is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing...
Chapter After Chapter: Discover the Dedication & Focus You Need to Write the Book of Your Dreams
AuthorHeather Sellers
Writing a book requires a focus, a sense of knowing and trusting in yourself and your work. And it requires an unflinching commitment to staying the course. Chapter After Chapter shows you how to build on your good writing habits, accrue and recognize tiny successes, and turn your dedication to the craft...
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...
Writing Mysteries
AuthorSue Grafton
ISBN1582971021
Here's your ticket to the greatest mystery-writing workshop ever!In this extraordinary compilation, more than three dozen members of the Mystery Writers of America share insights and advice that can help make your writing dreams a reality.

You'll learn how to:


Develop unique...
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...
Creating Unforgettable Characters
AuthorLinda Seger
ISBN0805011714
It covers characters in Films, Novels and even Ads. Full of helpful quotes from screenwriters and novelists.

Not as dense as her Making Good Script Great, there are many "this writer traveled to Africa to research his character and that writer lived among the Amish to understand them and that...
Writing Fiction Step by Step
AuthorJosip Novakovich
ISBN1884910351
Writing Fiction Step by Step gives you more than 200 exercises that will sharpen your writing skills while helping you develop complete short stories, even novels. In this sequel to his very popular Fiction Writer's Workshop, Whiting Award-winning author Josip Novakovich shows you that writing...
How to Write Killer Fiction
AuthorCarolyn Wheat
ISBN1880284626
1880284626|9781880284629. How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspense published in the year 2003. The author of this book is Carolyn Wheat . page displaying collection of Carolyn Wheat books here. This is the Paperback version of the title "How to Write...
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...
Dialogue
AuthorLewis Turco
ISBN0898793491
This was pretty decent.

I thought the book didn't really deliver what it promised on the cover (i.e. "How to get your characters talking to each other in a way that vividly reveals who they are, what they're doing, and what's coming next in your story"), even if it did have some useful information....
Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
AuthorIsaac Asimov
ISBN0312089260
Do you dream of -

Crossing the galaxies?

Living in the far future?

Entertaining millions with your imagination?

This book can help make those dreams come true!

Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy brings you expert advice on how to craft and market tales...
Finding Your Voice: How to Put Personality in Your Writing
AuthorLes Edgerton
ISBN1582971730
After you've read the writing books that point out all the errors you made when you were starting out, and then you've read the writing books that make you feel like you'll never "get there" with your writing, this book is a refreshing boost to your confidence.

"If you’ve read rabidly all your...
The Weekend Novelist
AuthorRobert J. Ray
ISBN0823084507
Who doesn't dream of writing a novel while holding on to their day job? Robert J. Ray and co-author Bret Norris can help readers do just that, with this practical and accessible step-by-step guide to completing a novel in just a year's worth of weekends.

THE WEEKEND NOVELIST shows writers at...
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...
Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course
AuthorJerry Cleaver
ISBN0312302762
The Only Writing Book You'll Ever Need

From the legendary creator of the Writer's Loft in Chicago, comes a writing course for those who want to see results now. Immediate Fiction covers the entire process of writing including manuscript preparation, time management, finding an idea, getting...
A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation
AuthorNoah Lukeman
ISBN0393329801
The first practical and accessible guide to the art of punctuation for creative writers. Punctuation reveals the writer: haphazard commas, for example, reveal haphazard thinking; clear, lucid breaks reveal clear, lucid thinking. Punctuation can be used to teach the writer how to think and how to...
A Writer's Time: Making the Time to Write
AuthorKenneth Atchity
ISBN0393312631
Expanding his focus now, Kenneth Atchity adds a substantial new chapter, "Breaking into Show Business," and new material about recapturing the "high" of creativity and maintaining confidence despite setbacks. He shows you how to transform anxiety into "productive elation," how to separate vision...
The Complete Handbook Of Novel Writing: Everything You Need To Know About Creating & Selling Your Work (Writers Digest)
AuthorWriter's Digest Books
Get advice from the best in the business on every stage of the novel-writing and publishing process!

In The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing, 3rd Edition, you'll learn from established writers about how to make your novel a reality. Discover techniques and strategies for generating ideas,...
Setting: How to Create and Sustain a Sharp Sense of Time and Place in Your Fiction
AuthorJack M. Bickham
ISBN0898796350
Even with great characters, a gripping plot and outstanding dialogue, a story isn't complete without the appropriate setting-the unifying element in most fiction. Jack Bickham shows how to use sensual detail, vivid language and keen observations to craft settings which help tell credible, interesting...
Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy (Writing Series)
AuthorCrawford Kilian
ISBN1551807858
Whether you are new to the genre or looking for inspiration, this book provides the tools you need to succeed.

Develop believable fantasy worlds

Challenge your readers’ imaginations

Practical techniques you can apply today

Written by a successful author of...
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...
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