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  1. Leslie

    Plot and Structure The Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction Edited by Tara L. Masih

    FEATURING ESSAYS FROM:Steve Almond • Rusty Barnes • Randall Brown • Mark Budman • Stace Budzko • Robert Olen Butler • Ron Carlson •Pamelyn Casto • Kim Chinquee • Stuart Dybek • Pia Z. Ehrhardt • Sherrie Flick • Vanessa Gebbie • Tom Hazuka •Nathan Leslie • Michael Martone • Julio Ortega • Pamela...
  2. Dawn_McClure

    7 FIGURE FICTION: How to Use Universal Fantasy to SELL Your Books to ANYONE by T Taylor

    There are only, in my humble opinion, two kinds of readers: Readers who love your books and readers who don’t know they love your books yet. But how do you reach those readers in the second category, no matter what kind of writer you are?The answer to that question is…Universal Fantasy...
  3. VampWereZombie

    Characterization The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman

    The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as “the gold standard for writers” and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 55 new entries! One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling...
  4. Deborah Bailey

    General Writing Craft The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface by Donald Maass

    ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL CRAFT OF FICTION Engage Your Readers with Emotion While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. The reader's experience must be an emotional...
  5. Angela Knight

    Plot and Structure Wired for Story, by Lisa Cron

    WIRED FOR STORY: THE WRITER'S GUIDE TO USING BRAIN SCIENCE TO HOOK READERS FROM THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals these cognitive...
  6. Letting Go

    Letting Go

    Through band beginnings and break-ups, sickness and music festivals, all Bailey can figure is that whenever she thinks she's got things figured out, that path is going to change directions and somehow, Nick is always going to be on it.
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    • 1970s rock and roll romance book club romance novel womens fiction
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  7. SavvyAuthors Events

    Research 2023 Summer Slackers Book Club

    Did you spend your autumn wishing you had written more last summer? Well, we can't fix that, but we can provide you with something educational and fun to do while you are not writing this summer! Enter the SUMMER SLACKER'S BOOK CLUB! Like Oprah, we'll pick a great craft book each month and read...
  8. bradkalbfeld

    Hello and a question

    Hello everyone. I'm Brad and I'm new here. I'm querying for my debut novel (getting used to the sounds of silence) and working on my second. As a recovering reporter, my natural way of getting to know people is by asking a question or seeking advice. So I'd like to ask you about book club...
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