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21) Any questions?
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Via a fictional encounter with curious children, answers many of the questions the author receives from children on writing, including where she gets her ideas, how she learned to draw, and how many books she can write in one day.
28) Thanks, but this isn't for us: a (sort of) compassionate guide to why your writing is being rejected
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2009.
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English
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English
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Outlines "steps of writing a story from beginning to end. Learn how to gather inspiration and develop a story's characters. Then visualize and organize your story's plot with a writing map. And after you've written a really rough draft, check out tips for revising your work"--Page 4 of cover.
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2023.
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English
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ChatGPT Shortcuts shows future prompt engineers how to harness the full potential of the state-of-the-art AI model through practical tips, real-world examples, and expert guidance. The shortcuts in this collection help users leverage ChatGPT and all of its latest features as a dynamic AI tool for writing, generating art, coding, and app development. For those looking to take their ChatGPT skills to the next level, these shortcuts teach the techniques...
31) The 90-day novel
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[2010]
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English
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"Learn how to structure your novel without losing connection to your voice. Why you are uniquely qualified to write your novel. The dilemma at the heart of your story. How your fears are a portal into your characters. The connection between your life themes and story themes. Why you kept getting stuck, and how to break through"--back cover.
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The authors mix inspirational anecdotes with practical guidance on how to find a voice, develop characters and plot, make revisions, and overcome writer's block. Fun writing prompts will help young writers jump-start their own projects, and encouragement throughout will keep them at work.
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[2015]
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English
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Discover the tricks of the trade for writing compelling and concise fiction. Whether you've never written fiction before or are looking to brush up your skills and learn new techniques for crafting your words, this book gives you savvy advice on navigating the writing process.
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[2017]
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English
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"Short stories and personal essays have never been hotter--or more crucial for a successful writing career. Earning bylines in magazines and literary journals is a terrific way to get noticed and earn future opportunities in both short- and long-form writing. Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays capitalizes on the popularity of these genres by instructing on the two key steps to publishing short works: crafting excellent pieces and successfully...
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2021.
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English
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A how-to book about the storytelling craft. This is also full of memoir, personal anecdote, and insight about how to flourish in the present emergency. In a nutshell the talk is all about how making up stories and creating worlds is an act of survival.
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[2016]
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English
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Explores the techniques of effective character development in the processing of writing novels to take the author's stories from good to great, including how to determine which arc is right for your character, why you should never pit plot against character, and how to avoid the pitfalls of writing novels without character arcs.
39) The lawgiver
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2012.
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English
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Margo Solovei, a brilliant young writer-director has rejected her rabbinical father's strict Jewish upbringing to pursue a career in the arts. When an Australian multi-billionaire promises to finance a movie about Moses if the script meets certain standards, Margo does everything she can to land the job, including a reunion with her estranged first love, an influential lawyer with whom she still has unfinished business.
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