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Characters & Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Orson Scott Card Publisher Comments Vivid and memorable characters aren't born they have to be made This book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. Use them to pry, chip, yank and sift good characters out of the place where they live in your imagination.... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper 
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On Becoming a Novelist by John C Gardner Publisher Comments "Answers exactly the questions that a dedicated writing student would be most likely to ask . . . a miraculously detailed account of the creative process."--Anne Tyler, Baltimore... (read more) Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Write a Damn Good Novel #1: How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-By-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling by James N Frey Publisher Comments Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can't be taught, but Frey does provide scores of... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Fiction Writer's Workshop: The Key Elements of a Writing Workshop: Clear Instruction, Illustrated by Contemporary and Classic Works, Innovative E by Josip Novakovich Publisher Comments Master the Elements of the Writing Workshop The great paradox of the writing life is that to be a good writer, you must be both interested in the world around you and comfortable working in solitude for hours on end. Fiction Writer's Workshop, Second... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Marshall Plan for Novel Writing by Evan Marshall Publisher Comments By following this 16-step writing program, any writer can complete a novel that is ready to submit to agents and editors Readers will learn how to find a hook, create a conflict, and develop a protagonist.... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Lights! Camera! Fiction!: The Movie Lover's Guide to Writing a Novel by Alfie Thompson Publisher Comments How many times have you watched a popular movie and thought, "I'd like to write something like that," or "Even I can write better dialogue!" Here's your chance to learn how to write a novel...by watching movies like "Speed," "The Sixth Sense," "Clueless,"... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Creating the Story: Guides for Writers by Susan Wheeler Publisher Comments Here, gathered in one book, are all the tips and tricks-of-the-trade that published writers have been passing along to new writers in classes and in individual conferences for years. Authors Rebecca Rule and Susan Wheeler have created a text that teaches... (read more) List Price $28.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Writer's Path: A Guidebook for Your Creative Journey by Todd Walton Publisher Comments Walton and Toomay have developed an array of inventive, fun exercises to draw out the untapped creative genius in everyone. Rather than following a didactic approach, they offer effective, engaging writing exercises designed to inspire and encourage even... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Teach Yourself Writing a Novel (Teach Yourself) by Nigel Watts Publisher Comments Now with a sharp new cover, Teach Yourself Writing a Novel helps readers follow the paths of Austin and Hemingway. The author takes them step-by-step through the writing process, from the germination of an idea to the actual writing, and from finding an... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Half-Known World: On Writing Fiction by Robert Boswell Publisher Comments A rigorous examination of the workings of fiction by the novelist Robert Boswell, “one of America’s finest writers” (Tom Perrotta) Robert Boswell has been writing, reading, and teaching literature for more than twenty years. In... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them--A Misstep-By-Misstep Guide by Howard Mittelmark Publisher Comments "What do you think of my fiction book writing?" the aspiring novelist extorted. "Darn," the editor hectored, in turn. "I can not publish your novel! It is full of what we in the business call 'really awful writing.'" "But how shall I absolve this... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Discovering the Writer Within: 40 Days to More Imaginative Writing by Bruce Ballenger Synopsis A 40-day "workout program" of imagination-stretching exercises that helps writers open up, release creativity and spark ideas.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Fiction Writer's Brainstormer by James Smith Synopsis A right-brain reference for fiction writers, screenwriters, copy writers, and others, this book covers a wide variety of techniques to stimulate creative flow. The author supplies provocative brain teasers and provides information on polishing drafts... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Constant Art of Being a Writer: The Life, Art & Business of Fiction by N M Kelby Synopsis The Fiction Writer's Guide to Creative Success From that first story idea to publication and beyond, being a novelist is an evolving process. The Constant Art of Being a Writer helps you discover the mindset and skills you need to confidently approach... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers by Elizabeth Benedict Publisher Comments For the first time in paperback comes the definitive book on writing sex in fiction that is a "wonderful and handy compendium on how to write--and have fun with--sex" (Carolyn See).... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Conflict, action, and suspense by William Noble Book News Annotation Fiction writing guide to creating dramatic tension and suspense. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Fiction Writer's Companion: A Concise Collection of Notes on Technique by L M Shubailey Synopsis Fiction Writer's Companion is the most concise helpmate ever conceived!Don't Strangle Your Muse!...And don't spend hours of your valuable writing time sifting through volumes of writing books for just the right tip on....The elements of plot design-where... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Novelists Boot Camp: 101 Ways to Take Your Book from Boring to Bestseller by Todd A Stone Publisher Comments Take Command of Your Novel It's time to plan and execute a writing strategy that's in sync with your ultimate mission objective: getting published. In Novelist's Boot Camp, author Todd A. Stone, a former assistant professor at the U.S. Military Academy... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Breakout Novelist: Craft and Strategies for Career Fiction Writers by Donald Maass Publisher Comments The all-inclusive guide for novel writers If you?re serious about making your fiction vibrant, engaging, and marketable, you?ve found the right book. The Breakout Novelist gives you the craft and business know-how you need to make your book stand out... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $16.74 New - Spiral
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Teach Yourself Writing a Novel (Teach Yourself) by Teach Yourself Publisher Comments Successful author and veteran writing teacher Nigel Watts walks you through the novel-writing process-from germinating an idea, through developing plot, character and theme, to finding an agent and contacting publishers. He also provides priceless... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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