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Howdunit Police Procedure & Investigation : A Guide for Writers
Lee Lofland
Paperback - $30.95
To write a credible police story, writers need to know how police investigations really work. This latest book in the Howdunit series gives the lowdown on how everyday folks, as well as writers and journalists, misunderstand or incorrectly portray ho ...
Writing the Popular Novel
Loren D Estleman
Book - $29.95
Award-winning author of the Amos Walker mysteries and Page Murdock westerns, Loren D. Estleman has written an invaluable writer's guide to achieving success writing popular fiction.
Never known for "trendy" writing, Estelman's advice to aspiring ...
Narrative in Fiction and Film : An Introduction
Jakob Lothe
Paperback - $102.95
This introductory book presents key concepts of narrative theory (or "narratology") and analyses five prose texts--the parable of the sower in St. Mark's Gospel, Franz Kafka's The Trial, James Joyce's 'The Dead', Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, an ...
Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short Stories
Margaret Lucke
Paperback - $18.95
Great short stories the Schaum's way. Write the kinds of stories that keep readers glued to the page from start to finish. Quickly and simply, this concise guide gives you clear explanations, proven tips and techniques--plus dozens of examples from w ...
A Writer's Guide to Fiction
Elizabeth Lyon
Paperback - $21.95
Helps readers navigate that art, craft, and marketing of fiction writing.
Manuscript Makeover : Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore
Elizabeth Lyon
Paperback - $23.95
Professional editor and author Elizabeth Lyon offers aspiring novelists the guidance and instruction they need to write and edit well-crafted and compelling stories that will stand out from the competition and attract the attention of agents and publ ...
Writing the Breakout Novel
Donald Maass
Book - $26.95
Using real-life case studies, the author shows novelists how to create a powerful and sweeping sense of time and place, develop larger-than-life characters, sustain a high degree of narrative tension, and explore universal themes that will interest a ...
The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing : A 16-Step Program Guaranteed to Take You fr
Evan Marshall
Book - $26.95
No matter what type of novel a writer plans to write, this program will work for them. Breaking down the process into 16 manageable steps, readers will learn to find a hook, create a conflict and set things into motion.
Recent Theories of Narrative
Wallace Martin
Paperback - $39.95
This book ranges over the entitle spectrum of recent theories of narrative to show how they have altered our understanding not only of fiction but of nonfictional forms such as biography and historical writing.