mobi |eng | 2009-09-07 | Author:Bell, Janis [Bell, Janis]

The first example doesn’t tell you much because it contains only subject and verb. The second example tells you something about David (he is a brother), about brother (this brother ...

epub |eng | | Author:June Casagrande

Chapter 23 I Wish I Were Batgirl The Subjunctive Mood As a tot, I was a big fan of the Batman TV series. I once wrote a letter to Batman ...

mobi, epub, azw3, pdf |eng | 1986-01-02 | Author:John Gardner

or In the so-called periodic sentence, highly recommended by high-school English teachers, the most interesting or important thing in the sentence is pushed into the final slot, as in "Down ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2014-04-14 | Author:Sammie Justesen

Internal monologues Revealing a character’s thoughts with internal monologues is another way to build tension and suspense. Like movies, books allow the reader to climb inside someone else’s brain. If ...

epub, mobi, pdf |eng | 2009-01-08 | Author:Walter Mosley [Mosley, Walter]

Whether your approach is structured or intuitive, you will have to discover form in your novel. As I said before, the novel is an accumulation of many stories coming together ...

epub, pdf |eng | 2006-07-25 | Author:Alison Kent

The Very First Time A virgin in an erotic romance? Why not? Being a virgin does not mean a character is uninterested in sex. All it means is that he ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2011-01-21 | Author:Leonard, Elmore [Elmore, Leonard,]

USE REGIONAL DIALECT, PATOIS, SPARINGLY Once you start spelling words in dialogue phonetically and loading the page with apostrophes, you won't be able to stop. Notice the way Annie Proulx ...

epub |eng | 1999-12-27 | Author:Cameron, Julia [Cameron, Julia]

Think of this tool as a private resume. It will help point you in directions that have genuine meaning in your own value system. This tool is a potent defense ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2012-08-21 | Author:Rosenfelder, Mark [Rosenfelder, Mark]

Shapes Primitive houses are often circular; the circle encloses the most space per length of wall, but it’s harder to combine into larger structures. Large buildings usually end up rectilinear. ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2013-05-12 | Author:Ennis, Stacy [Ennis, Stacy]

• You are working toward achieving a dream, whether that dream is publishing your very own book or the good things writing a book will do for your life or ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2014-02-23 | Author:Bell, James Scott [Bell, James Scott]

• Transformation. Usually the last chapter of your book, confirming the character's change to stronger self or new self, and carrying the emotional resonance you want to leave with the ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2013-07-15 | Author:Hurwitz, Diana [Hurwitz, Diana]

Shelby is loyal and committed. If she isn’t in a permanent relationship, she continually searches for one. Once committed, she places her relationship at the top of her list. She ...

epub |eng | 2011-04-26 | Author:Gerke, Jeff [Gerke, Jeff]

TONE The last aspect of establishing the normal of your story is to set the tone. Occasionally I read unpublished manuscripts that mislead the reader as to the book’s tone. ...

epub |eng | 2011-05-11 | Author:Michelle Finlay

US usage: “My father told me his life story. ‘Son, I want you to remember me’, he began.” The tendency in the UK is to place punctuation marks within quotation ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2010-08-08 | Author:Girard, Dara [Girard, Dara]

Typos in the correspondence. Promises to make you a “star.” Everyone likes to get his ego stroked, scam artists know this. Doesn’t submit your work. Sends you form rejection letters. ...