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How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II : Advanced Techniques for Dramatic Storytellin
James N. Frey
Book - $30.95
"Damn good" fiction is dramatic fiction, whether by Hemingway or Grisham, Le Carre or Ludlum, Austen or Dickens. Despite their differences, these authors' works share common elements: strong narrative lines, fascinating characters, steadily building ...
How to Write a Damn Good Novel : A Step-By-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Sto
James N. Frey
Book - $30.95
Written in a clear, crisp style, this book is perfect for beginners or 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 give helpful, sensible rules and pr ...
The Key : How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth
James N. Frey
Book - $21.95
Myths, says James N. Frey, are the basis of all storytelling, and their structures and motifs are as powerful for contemporary writers as they were for Homer.
In "The Key, novelist and fiction-writing coach Frey applies his popular "Damn Good" ap ...
On Becoming a Novelist
John Gardner
Paperback - $24.95
On Becoming a Novelist contains the wisdom accumulated during John Gardner's distinguished twenty-year career as a fiction writer and creative writing teacher. With elegance, humor, and sophistication, Gardner describes the life of a working novelist ...
The Art of Fiction : Notes on Craft for Young Writers
John Gardner
Book - $20.95
John Gardner was famous for his generosity to young writers, and (this book) is his . . . gift to them. The Art of Fiction will fascinate anyone interested in how fiction gets put together. For the young writer, it will become a necessary handbook, a ...
The Romance Writer's Handbook : How to Organize and Outline Your Romance Novel
LaFlorya Gauthier
Paperback - $28.95
Write Away : One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life
Elizabeth George
Book - $21.95
Bestselling author Elizabeth George has spent years teaching writing, and in Write Away she shares her knowledge of the creative process. George combines clear, intelligent, and functional advice on fiction writing with anecdotes from her own life, t ...
World-Building
Stephen L. Gillett
Paperback - $27.95
This book is designed to give science fiction writers the solid grounding they need in real science to make their fictions read like fact. World Building is a blueprint in words, calculations, tables and diagrams to help writers transport readers fro ...
Gotham Writers' Workshop Writing Fiction : The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
Gotham Writers' Workshop
Paperback - $23.95
This guide's 11 easy-to-use chapters each focus on a different element of the writer's craft--character, plot, point of view, theme, setting, description, voice, and dialogue.