Books for Wanna-be Writers

Discover the best books for wanna-be writers to hone your craft! Explore essential reads on writing techniques, storytelling, and creativity to kickstart your author journey.

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Elements of Fiction Writing - Conflict, Action & Suspense

by William Noble

What makes a book a page-turner? How do you grab your readers right from the start and hold them through the last sentence? How do …
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Elements of Fiction Writing - Beginnings, Middles & Ends

by Nancy Kress

Get your stories off to a roaring start. Keep them tight and crisp throughout. Conclude them with a wallop. Is the story or novel you've …
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Writing Fiction

by Janet Burroway

Earlier. Topics include free-writing to revision, plot, style, characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, imagery, and point of view. An anthology of diverse and contemporary short stories followed …
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World Building

by Stephen Gillett

With Stephen Gillett's help, you'll be on solid ground, no matter what kinds of worlds you create for your science fiction. World-Building explains science to …
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Fiction Writer's Workshop

by Josip Novakovich

Master the Elements of the Writing Workshop &break;&break;The great paradox of the writing life is that to be a good writer, you must be both …
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Elements of Fiction Writing - Description

by Monica Wood

Description is most powerful when it's visible, aural, tactile. Make your descriptions fresh and they'll move your story forward, imbue your work with atmosphere, create …
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Writing Dialogue

by Tom Chiarella

Whether you're writing an argument, a love scene, a powwow among sixth graders or scientists in a lab, this book demonstrates how to write dialogue …