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The Writer's Compass: From Story Map to Finished Draft in 7 Stages by Nancy Ellen Dodd
epub |eng | 2011-06-01 | Author:Nancy Ellen Dodd [Dodd, Nancy Ellen]

Exploring Ideas: Think of conceits in terms of an over arching metaphor. What metaphor could you use to tell your story? What might the conceit for this story look like ...
( Category: Writing Skills April 8,2016 )
The Elements of Style [Illustrated] by Strunk Jr. William
mobi |eng | 2011-11-25 | Author:Strunk Jr., William

In spring, summer, or in winter In spring, summer, or winter (In spring, in summer, or in winter) Correlative expressions (both, and; not, but; not only, but also; either, or; ...
( Category: Writing Skills March 25,2016 )
27 Fiction Writing Blunders - And How Not To Make Them! by James Scott Bell
epub |eng | 2015-06-22 | Author:James Scott Bell [Bell, James Scott]

2. Omniscient The opposite of First Person, from an intimacy standpoint, is the Omniscient POV. Here you can go into any head, float around from a large scale description down ...
( Category: Writing Skills March 13,2016 )
Creative Writing - From Think To Ink: Learn How To Unleash Your Creative Self and Discover Why You Don't Need 1000 Writing Prompts To Blast Away Your Writer's Block and Improve Your Writing Skills by Lindstrom Simeon
epub, azw3, mobi |eng | 2015-10-18 | Author:Lindstrom, Simeon [Lindstrom, Simeon]

It doesn’t really matter what “tips and tricks” you use – at the end of the day, you either write or you don’t. You either reach your goal, or you ...
( Category: Writing Skills March 12,2016 )
Nail Your Novel - Why Writers Abandon Books and How You Can Draft, Fix and Finish With Confidence by Morris Roz
mobi, azw3, epub |eng | 2011-01-31 | Author:Morris, Roz [Morris, Roz]

Block busters block buster 1… Just write at random The most straightforward block buster is just to write. I write anything, I try things. I let the characters yammer away ...
( Category: Writing Skills March 8,2016 )
Word Workout : Building a Muscular Vocabulary in 10 Easy Steps (9781250020895) by Elster Charles Harrington
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Elster, Charles Harrington

Word 50: SPLENETIC (spluh-NET-ik) Irritable, ill-tempered; spiteful and morose; given to angry and impatient fits. You can imagine how many synonyms there are for a word that means irritable or ...
( Category: Vocabulary March 4,2016 )
Lifelong Writing Habit: The Secret to Writing Every Day: Write Faster, Write Smarter by Chris Fox
epub, mobi |eng | 2015-10-09 | Author:Chris Fox [Fox, Chris]

Exercise #7- Set your alarm 15 minutes earlier than normal. Before you go to bed have your computer primed and ready. Use propinquity to make sure all you have to ...
( Category: Writing Skills March 4,2016 )
Write Everything Right! by Denny Hatch
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-04-14 | Author:Denny Hatch [Hatch, Denny]

How the 800-year-old technique was used in 1980 In the mid-1970s, we lived next door to a couple who regularly watched the Rev. Robert Schuller’s Hour of Power. This Sunday ...
( Category: Writing Skills March 3,2016 )
Fire Up Your Writing Brain by Susan Reynolds
epub, mobi |eng | 2015-09-21 | Author:Susan Reynolds [Reynolds, Susan]

When it Comes to Goals, Start Small Again, what’s most important is setting realistic goals whose accomplishment will create a feeling of success. You want to reward your brain for ...
( Category: Writing Skills February 29,2016 )
How to Write Descriptions of Hair and Skin by Val Kovalin
epub |eng | 2011-06-25 | Author:Val Kovalin [Kovalin, Val]

2.6 White Hair Typically, when blonds and redheads age into white hair, it will have a warm yellowish undertone. Brunets tend to age into white hair with a cool silvery ...
( Category: Writing Skills February 16,2016 )
Booklife by Jeff VanderMeer
epub, mobi |eng | 2009-02-09 | Author:Jeff VanderMeer [Vandermeer, Jeff]

• CURIOSITY. Nothing is more essential to a writer than an inquisitive nature — being curious about the world and the people in it. Curiosity reflects a willingness to be ...
( Category: Authorship February 10,2016 )
The Art of Slow Writing by Louise DeSalvo
epub |eng | | Author:Louise DeSalvo

29. Hailstorms A few years ago, my husband and I were staying at a castle in Tuscany. This was a rustic place with few creature comforts—no heat, no air-conditioning, uneven ...
( Category: Writing Skills February 7,2016 )
To the Letter by Simon Garfield
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-11-13 | Author:Simon Garfield

For all her preoccupation with longing and loss, the loss of Emily Dickinson’s own letters didn’t concern her unduly; the fact that a small percentage of mail wouldn’t make it ...
( Category: Fiction February 2,2016 )
The Art of Intimacy by Stacey D'Erasmo
epub |eng | | Author:Stacey D'Erasmo

It isn’t until midway through the story that the first-person narrator reveals himself and reveals that he’s been narrating all along. He slips into a scene that at first doesn’t ...
( Category: Authorship February 1,2016 )
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts by Ryan Andrew Kinder
epub |eng | 2014-04-14 | Author:Ryan Andrew Kinder [Kinder, Ryan Andrew]

377. The elevator has been stuck for hours; you're in there with three people. The conversation is getting tense. 378. They say revenge is a dish best served cold. You've ...
( Category: Writing Skills January 24,2016 )

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