Writing Romance in the 21st Century: Plotting and Planning
By: Vanessa Grant
3.76
Format: 154 pages, ebook
This new, inclusive guide to planning and plotting romance novels in the 21st Century is written by…
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1. Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success
By: K.M. Weiland
4.11
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctl… read more
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"For example, one key character who was definitely not supposed to die did just that. I did everything I could to get her up again, but she just... died on me."-K.M. Weiland, Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success
2. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
By: Natalie Goldberg
4.21
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
For more than twenty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her b… read more
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"Write about “leaving."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"keep your hand moving"-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"Begin with “I remember."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
"We learn writing by doing it."-Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
3. The Scorpio Races
By: Maggie Stiefvater
3.53
Format: 39 pages, Hardcover
It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their … read more
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4. Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels
By: Gwen Hayes
4.40
Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition
What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book? Writing a well-structured ro… read more
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- nonfiction
- writing
5. How to Write a Novella in 24 Hours: And other questionable & possibly insane advice on creativity for writers
By: Andrew Mayne
4.00
Format: 268 pages,
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6. 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
By: Agatha Christie
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For an instant the two trains ran together, going in the same direction side by side. In that froze… read more
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"Don’t go,"-Agatha Christie, 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
"I think, my dear, we won't talk any more about murder during tea. Such an unpleasant subject."-Agatha Christie, 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
"Everybody in St. Mary Mead knew Miss Marple; fluffy and dithery in appearance, but inwardly as sharp and as shrewd as they make them."-Agatha Christie, 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
7. Super Simple Story Structure: A Quick Guide to Plotting and Writing Your Novel (Writing As A Second Career Book 1)
By: L.M. Lilly
4.33
Format: None pages,
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8. Girls Like Girls
By: Hayley Kiyoko
3.74
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Trailblazing pop star, actor, and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her first novel, a coming-of-age r… read more
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9. My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
By: Stephen Graham Jones
3.54
Format: 405 pages, Hardcover
You won’t find a more hardcore eighties-slasher-film fan than high school senior Jade Daniels. And … read more
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"Some girls just don't know how to die."-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
"Is it really winning if everybody dies?"-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
"Horror's not a symptom, it's a love affair."-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
"We all become history at some point or another, right?"-Stephen Graham Jones, My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
10. A Scatter of Light
By: Malinda Lo
3.87
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful coming-of-queer-age … read more
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"This is what I’ve learned: The art is greater than you and your feelings. You have to serve it. It is not you. Some people will never understand that, but you need to surround yourself with people wh…"-Malinda Lo, A Scatter of Light
11. Mister Magic
By: Kiersten White
3.59
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and di… read more
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"Magic never forgets the taste of your friendship."-Kiersten White, Mister Magic
"This version of him isn't perfect. None of them are. New isn't the same as perfect. Growing up isn't inherently loss, it's just change."-Kiersten White, Mister Magic
"I think you've told me thank you more in the last day than anyone else has in years. It's like--when there's a stack of dishes, if my husband actually does them , I tell him thank you. But when I do …"-Kiersten White, Mister Magic
12. The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
By: Michael Easter
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and re… read more
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13. The Darkness Outside Us
By: Eliot Schrefer
4.32
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
Two boys, alone in space. After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither re… read more
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"Wow, that was salty. I kind of like it,"-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us
"Today he smells like motor oil. It's sort of exotic-erotic."-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us
"Intimacy is the only shield against insanity. Intimacy, not knowledge. Intimacy, not power."-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us
"I can manually debug a few hundred thousand lines. It won't be fun, but I ... who am I kidding, it will be fun."-Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us
14. The Murder of Mr. Wickham (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #1)
By: Claudia Gray
3.69
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
A summer house party turns into a whodunit when Mr. Wickham, one of literature’s most notorious vil… read more
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"What I believed Willoughby to be, you truly are."-Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #1)
"What a relief - he was referring only to the murder."-Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #1)
"How unfortunate for public morals that being unladylike feels so... exciting."-Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #1)
"Doing what is right may be painful to us," she said, "but doing what is painful to others is rarely right."-Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #1)
15. Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships
By: Nedra Glover Tawwab
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Instant New York Times Bestseller From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace , a … read more
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"Visit the past, but don't stay there."-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships
"You can love your parents and be upset about how they raised you."-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships
"Critical thinking is a threat to unhealthy systems, and questions make people think."-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships
"When you don't want to participate in gossiping: "I’d like to hear more about what’s happening with you"-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships
16. Never Ever Getting Back Together
By: Sophie Gonzales
3.67
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen ye… read more
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17. Girl, Serpent, Thorn
By: Melissa Bashardoust
3.65
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
A captivating and utterly original fairy tale about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch, and… read more
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"I have nothing else to lose now—except for you."-Melissa Bashardoust, Girl, Serpent, Thorn
"What if there was a loneliness even deeper than the one she felt now?"-Melissa Bashardoust, Girl, Serpent, Thorn
"You’re my favourite story. I feel like I’ve known you for a long time."-Melissa Bashardoust, Girl, Serpent, Thorn
"To anyone who has ever felt poisonous or monstrous or bristling with thorns."-Melissa Bashardoust, Girl, Serpent, Thorn
18. Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating
By: Adiba Jaigirdar
4.09
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Everyone likes Humaira "Hani" Khan—she’s easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. Bu… read more
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"Sometimes I think that maybe I like guys more as a concept than a reality."-Adiba Jaigirdar, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating
"Family is complicated, Hani. Everyone has a different relationship with their family."-Adiba Jaigirdar, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating
"Right now, all men seem overwhelmingly unattractive - except the ones on the Netflix shows I watch."-Adiba Jaigirdar, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating
"Sometimes I think that maybe I like guys more as a concept than a reality. And girls more as a reality than a concept."-Adiba Jaigirdar, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating
19. You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
By: Kalynn Bayron
3.59
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?This heart-… read more
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"I turn my Black ass right around and book it back to my cabin, where I close and lock the door."-Kalynn Bayron, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
20. The Verifiers (Claudia Lin)
By: Jane Pek
3.50
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
Introducing a sharp-witted heroine for the 21st century: a new amateur sleuth exploring the landsca… read more
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"If this were a novel, he might simply be a poorly written character. But there are no poorly written people. Only ones you don't yet understand."-Jane Pek, The Verifiers (Claudia Lin)
21. Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel
By: Jessica Brody
4.65
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
An indispensable guide in the bestselling Save the Cat! story structure series that reveals the 15 … read more
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22. Well, That Was Unexpected
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
3.74
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An outrageous, laugh-out-loud YA rom-com about a girl who's whisked from LA to her mother's native … read more
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23. The New Girl
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
3.43
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Lia Setiawan has never really fit in. When she wins a full ride to the prestigious Draycott Academy… read more
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"You pretended you had to go get your laptop because you couldn't afford to buy dinner for yourself after swiping me through?"-Jesse Q. Sutanto, The New Girl
24. Hold Me Closer, Toni Danzig
By: Laura Henry
3.42
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
Fall in love with this funny, festive queer rom-com brimming with heart and holiday magic! Toni… read more
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25. The Second Chance Year
By: Melissa Wiesner
3.99
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In this unforgettable story full of charm, wit—and just a bit of magic—a woman down on her luck is … read more
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"Nothing that starts with ‘come on, it will be fun’ is ever fun."-Melissa Wiesner, The Second Chance Year
"I click over to Instagram, the only thing that can make me feel worse."-Melissa Wiesner, The Second Chance Year
26. Dungeons and Drama (Dungeons and Drama, #1)
By: Kristy Boyce
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn't hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dat… read more
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27. What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas
By: James Patterson
3.78
Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling … read more
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28. The Name Drop
By: Susan Lee
3.53
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When Elijah Ri arrives in New York City for an internship at his father’s massive tech company, Han… read more
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29. Seoulmates
By: Susan Lee
3.55
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Hannah Cho had the next year all planned out—the perfect summer with her boyfriend, Nate, and then … read more
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30. Blueprint for a Book: Build Your Novel from the Inside Out
By: Jennie Nash
4.50
Format: 89 pages, Kindle Edition
How to write novel in the most efficient way by tackling the hardest part before you start to write… read more
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31. Writing Romance in the 21st Century: Plotting and Planning
By: Vanessa Grant
3.76
Format: 154 pages, ebook
This new, inclusive guide to planning and plotting romance novels in the 21st Century is written by… read more
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