425円 You’ve heard the advice “show, don’t tell” until you can’t stand to hear it anymore. Yet fiction writers of all levels still seem to struggle with it. There are three reasons for this. The first is that this isn’t an absolute rule. Telling isn’t always wrong. The second is that we lack a clear wa...

330円 The Ultimate Guide to choosing character names, with over 25,000 first names and surnames, and their meanings. The Character Naming Sourcebook includes reverse lookup of names by their meaning, an alphabetized index of names, and an explanation of naming practices as well as context for each orig...

1,617円 'Be short, be simple, be human.' When Sir Ernest Gowers first wrote Plain Words, it was intended simply as a guide to the proper use of English for the Civil Service. Within a year, however, its humour, charm and authority had made it a bestseller. Since then it has never been out of print. Six d...

827円 A powerful secret and a fresh approach to writing bestselling fiction! What's the best way to write a "next level" novel? Some writers start at the beginning and let the story unfold without a plan. They are called "pantsers," because they write by the "seat of the pants." Other writers plan and ...

903円 This is not about writing technique. "Violence: A Writer's Guide" is an introduction to the world of violence. To the parts that people don’t understand. The parts that books and movies get wrong. Not just the mechanics, but how people who live in a violent world think and feel about what they do...

250円 Have you tried to take your writing skills to the next level but don’t know where to begin? Do you dread the thought of writing narrative description because as a reader you skip over it when you read novels? Or are you a writer who ignores Setting description totally in your novel writingーbut k...

602円 Learn to use Setting to quickly anchor the reader into the world of your story. Use Setting as movement through space effectively. Explore Setting in a series. Learn the most common Setting pitfalls. Readers usually remember the plot and characters of a story, but Setting is every bit as importan...

150円 Imagine, if you would, that a single simple change could radically improve not just the quality of your (short) fiction, but - oh, why not? - the rest of your life, as well. It's a nice dream, isn't it? It gives you a warm fuzzy feeling of hope, doesn't it? Sadly, buying and reading this e-book i...

451円 Would you like to know how to write faster? How about being able to write 1,000 words in 90 minutes - every day? The tips and tricks in this short book may sound simple, but when you apply them to your writing, they should be effective in increasing your word count quickly and easily. In fact, by...

0円 Stop! You Must Read This Book If You're An Author Who Wants To Sell More Books! Would you like to know the #1 trick to selling more books today? Would you like to see how you can make one simple change to your book title and description that will skyrocket your book sales? It's pretty simple. As ...

297円 Brenda Ueland stresses the idea that "Everyone is talented, original, and has something important to say." Drawing heavily on the work and influence of William Blake, she suggests that writers should "Try to discover your true, honest, un-theoretical self." Carl Sandburg called If You Want to Wri...

661円 IS YOUR CHARACTER WORTHY OF YOUR READER? Often we think of sympathetic characters as those we love or envy or pity, but character sympathy runs deeper than simply liking or feeling sorry for a character. Sympathy in this sense is truly feeling what the character feels, worrying over the same thin...