The Secrets of Character: Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love
By: Matt Bird
4.11
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
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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. Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development
By: K.M. Weiland
4.31
Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition
About the BookPowerful Character Arcs Create Powerful StoriesHave you written a story with an excit… read more
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3. How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
By: Randy Ingermanson
4.25
Format: 234 pages, ebook
A Magical Key to Unlock Your Creative Wizard Are you writing a novel, but having trouble getting… read more
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4. Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
By: Lisa Cron
4.21
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story , this writing guide rev… read more
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"We don't turn to story to escape reality. We turn to story to navigate reality."-Lisa Cron, Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
"In a nutshell: A story is about how the things that happen affect someone in pursuit of a difficult goal, and how that person changes internally as a result."-Lisa Cron, Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
"But the simple fact remains that without the first half of the story, there can be no second half. The first half establishes where the problem came from and who the protagonist is to begin with, so …"-Lisa Cron, Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
5. James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal
By: Andy Weir
3.56
Format: 256 pages,
His razor-sharp intellect, uncanny powers of deduction, and knowledge of the criminal underground a… read more
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6. The Fantasy Fiction Formula
By: Deborah Chester
4.07
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing new ma… read more
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7. The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
By: John Truby
4.26
Format: 445 pages, Hardcover
John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, an… read more
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"Audiences love both the feeling part (reliving the life) and the thinking part (figuring out the puzzle) of a story. Every good story has both."-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
"No individual element in your story, including the hero, will work unless you first create it and define it in relation to all the other elements."-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
"Good storytelling lets the audience relive events in the present so they can understand the forces, choices, and emotions that led the character to do what he did."-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
"The story world isn't a copy of life as it is. It's life as human beings imagine it could be. It is human life condensed and heightened so that the audience can gain a better understanding of how lif…"-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
8. Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
By: Chuck Wendig
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
HOOK YOUR AUDIENCE WITH UNFORGETTABLE STORYTELLING What do Luke Skywalker, John McClane, and a lone… read more
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9. The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
By: Donald Maass
4.29
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Engage Your Readers with Emotion While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plott… read more
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"Plot happens outside but story happens inside. Readers won't get the true story, though, unless you put it on the page--both the big meaning in small events, and the overlooked implications of large …"-Donald Maass, The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
10. Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
By: Robert McKee
4.29
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring no… read more
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11. Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
By: Lisa Cron
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that … read more
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12. Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
By: Jessica Brody
4.50
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
SAVE THE CAT!® by Blake Snyder is a popular screenwriting book series and storytelling methodology … read more
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"We call that real problem the SHARD OF GLASS. It's a psychological wound that has been festering beneath the surface of your hero for a long time. The skin has grown over it, leaving behind an unsigh…"-Jessica Brody, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
13. 7 Figure Fiction: How to Use Universal Fantasy to Sell Your Books to Anyone
By: T. Taylor
4.43
Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition
There are only, in my humble opinion, two kinds of readers: Readers who love your books and readers… read more
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14. Anatomy of Genres
By: John Truby
4.23
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and a… read more
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15. Writing Your Story's Theme: The Writer's Guide to Plotting Stories That Matter (Helping Writers Become Authors Book 10)
By: K.M. Weiland
4.36
Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition
Theme Is What Your Story Is Really About Theme—the mysterious cousin of plot and character. Too of… read more
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16. Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive? (QuitBooks for Writers, #6)
By: Becca Syme
4.58
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
When you "just know" how a story should go... When you "have a feeling" about how that ad should… read more
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17. The Secrets of Character: Writing a Hero Anyone Will Love
By: Matt Bird
4.11
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
An insightful and actionable guide to creating a hero that readers will fall in love with, from the… read more
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18. Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself
By: Chuck Wendig
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Finally--a book of writing advice that accounts for all of the messy, perverse, practical, and inex… read more
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19. On Writing and Worldbuilding, Volume I
By: Timothy Hickson
4.27
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
Writing advice tends to be full of 'rules' and 'tips' which are either too broad to be helpful or o… read more
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"[Empires] fall for a host of reasons: economic downturn, infighting, engaging in a land war in Asia, or going against a Sicilian when death is on the line." p. 205, Part XVI How Empires Fall"-Timothy Hickson, On Writing and Worldbuilding, Volume I
20. On Writing and Worldbuilding: Volume II
By: Timothy Hickson
4.31
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Following the immense success of Volume I with over 35,000 copies sold, On Writing and Volume II b… read more
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21. Fool Proof Romance: Love Between the Beat Sheets
By: Christopher Downing
4.63
Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition
An author's guide to creating and stoking the fires of romantic tension.This is a helpful companion… read more
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