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Practical Emotional Structure: an easy to understand plain-English guide to emotional theory and the transformational character arc (Plain-English Writing Guides) by Jodi Henley
mobi |eng | 2013-12-09 | Author:Jodi Henley

Part 7: Emotional Arcs and thru-lines What is the difference between an emotional hook and emotional structure? A narrative hook is that one line/one page/one paragraph piece that goes at ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides December 2,2017 )
Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process by Peter Elbow
mobi, pdf |eng | 1998-05-18 | Author:Peter Elbow

If your piece is unfocused and wandering, continually bubbling, and you want to end the fission or chain reaction, bring your bubbling pot closer to the audience: that is, bring ...
( Category: Words, Language & Grammar December 2,2017 )
The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts by Ellen Sandler
mobi |eng | 2008-11-25 | Author:Ellen Sandler [Sandler, Ellen]

In “No Fat,” Debra has a hard time admitting why her parents are going away for Thanksgiving. There’re a lot of relatively unimportant details that go on too long and ...
( Category: Performing Arts December 2,2017 )
5,000 Words Per Hour: Write Faster, Write Smarter: Write Faster, Write Smarter by Chris Fox
mobi |eng | 2015-06-20 | Author:Chris Fox

Voice Dictation I divide my writing career into two phases: before I learned about voice dictation, and after. My love-hate relationship with dictation began fifteen years ago. I thought it ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides December 2,2017 )
Mastering the Craft of Writing: How to Write With Clarity, Emphasis, and Style by Stephen Wilbers
mobi |eng | 2014-03-31 | Author:Stephen Wilbers [Wilbers, Stephen]

A FURTHER THOUGHT: HIT THOSE NATURAL STRESS POINTS FOR EMPHASIS Word arrangement is a powerful technique of composition, yet few writers are taught its importance. Ask any college student where ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides December 2,2017 )
The Market Research Toolbox: A Concise Guide for Beginners by Edward F. (Francis) McQuarrie
mobi, pdf |eng | 2011-10-10 | Author:Edward F. (Francis) McQuarrie [McQuarrie, Edward F. (Francis)]

COST FACTORS Sample Size Small samples of about 100 can often be professionally surveyed for less than $10,000. Larger samples of 1,000 or more can drive the cost to well ...
( Category: Marketing & Sales December 2,2017 )
Supercommunicator: Explaining the Complicated So Anyone Can Understand by Frank J. Pietrucha
mobi |eng | 2014-04-30 | Author:Frank J. Pietrucha

Tips for Storytellers As you refine your storytelling skills, consider these tips: Never apologize for telling a story. Smith says this sends a message to the audience that your story ...
( Category: Skills December 2,2017 )
Content Strategy 101: Transform Technical Content into a Business Asset by Alan S. Pringle & Sarah S. O'Keefe
mobi |eng | 2012-09-25 | Author:Alan S. Pringle & Sarah S. O'Keefe [Pringle, Alan S.]

Ten or more writers Four or more languages More than 2,000 pages of content per language Be careful using existing content as a starting point for your content model. The ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides December 2,2017 )
Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success) by Sean Platt & Johnny B. Truant
mobi |eng | 2013-12-31 | Author:Sean Platt & Johnny B. Truant [Platt, Sean]

Deciding on Your Brand and Your USP Branding gets a bad rap in the minds of many who don’t really understand what it is. Brands are not necessarily corporate, stale, ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides December 2,2017 )
Own the Room : Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage, and Get Results by Peter Desberg & David Booth & Deborah Shames
mobi |eng | 2009-08-29 | Author:Peter Desberg & David Booth & Deborah Shames [Desberg, Peter]

* * * In addition, a pause creates contours in your phrasing and is an effective way to create transitions. In spite of the way it feels to you internally, ...
( Category: Skills December 2,2017 )
Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University by Mark Kramer & Wendy Call
mobi |eng | 2007-01-29 | Author:Mark Kramer & Wendy Call

On Long Island, there’s an epidemic of break-ins while people are in their homes. The robbers want the owners there, so they can be forced to reveal where jewelry and ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides December 2,2017 )
Hack Attack: The Inside Story of How the Truth Caught Up with Rupert Murdoch by Nick Davies
mobi |eng | 2014-08-11 | Author:Nick Davies

10. March 2010 to 15 December 2010 Reporting is not a spectator sport (no matter what they teach in college). You can’t sit and wait for the information to present ...
( Category: Skills December 2,2017 )
CliffsNotes on Rand's The Fountainhead (Cliffsnotes Literature Guides) by Andrew Bernstein
mobi |eng | 2011-05-17 | Author:Andrew Bernstein [Bernstein, Andrew]

Glossary pandering the sell-out of higher values to gain popularity and influence, such as by catering to the vulgar tastes of the crowd. Here, it applies to Gail Wynand and ...
( Category: History & Criticism December 2,2017 )
Hothouse: The Art of Survival and the Survival of Art at America's Most Celebrated Publishing House, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux by Boris Kachka
mobi |eng | 2013-08-05 | Author:Boris Kachka [Kachka, Boris]

10 A Fraught Summer In June 1984, Roger Straus spent a long week at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, waiting for test results on a malignant tumor in his colon, wondering ...
( Category: Skills December 2,2017 )
Sell Your Book Like Wildfire by Rob Eagar
mobi |eng | 2012-05-09 | Author:Rob Eagar [Eagar, Rob]

1. Focus on quantity over quality When it comes to Amazon customer reviews for your book, keep in mind that quantity trumps quality, regardless if most reviews are positive or ...
( Category: Marketing & Sales December 2,2017 )

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