#atozchallenge S is for Save the Cat #Writing #Logline #ElevatorPitch Click for my theme details 26 writing reference books containing 26 lessons leads to a month of #WriteTips and writing samples S is for “Save” Book: Save the Cat by Blake Snyder My dice roll: 300 (ebook location out of 2914) Lesson: Logline (Elevator Pitch) …
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Mar 20 2016
THE GREAT #ATOZCHALLENGE THEME REVEAL #WriteTip
Blog of Author J Lenni Dorner The theme for the April A to Z Challenge 2016 on this blog is the craft of fiction writing. I have selected 26 writing reference books from my vast library. Each book has a title or an author’s name with the corresponding letter of the alphabet. A roll of …
- @AlexJCavanaugh, @barryLane, @carlywatters, @CSLakin, @curiouswriting, @hollylisle, @jamesscottbell, @lindanedelstein, @LisaCron, @nancykress, @orsonscottcard, @RayneHall, @RosanneBane, @RoseFblog, @SheppardDavid, #AtoZChallenge, 10 Step Creative Writing Activity book: Command your imagination, alex j cavanaugh, Alfie Thompson, Amy Deardon, and Exercises, Around the Writer's Block: Using Brain Science to Solve Writer's Resistance, Barry Lane, Blake Snyder, Bruce Ballenger, C. S. Lakin, Carly Watters, Craft & Technique (Writer's Little Instruction Book), David Sheppard, From Inspiration to Publication: How to Succeed as a Children's Writer: Advice from 15 Award Winning Writers, Getting Published in the 21st Century: Advice from a Literary Agent, Holly Lisle, How To Build Good Writing Habits, How to Develop Story Tension: 13 Techniques plus the Five Minute Magic Trick Guaranteed to Keep Your Readers Turning Pages, How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, iscovering the Writer Within: 40 Days to More Imaginative Writing, J. L. Campbell, James Scott Bell, Joylene Nowell Butler, Juneta Key, L. Diane Wolfe, Linda Edelstein, Lisa Cron, Lynda R. Young, Michelle Wallace, Nancy Kress, Novelsmithing The Structural Foundation of Plot Character and Narration, One-Pass Manuscript Revision: From First Draft to Last in One Cycle, Orson Scott Card, Pamela Glass Kelly, Paul Raymond Martin, Plot Your Book In A Month...With Scrivener, Point Of View: Understanding Which P.O.V. is Best for Your Story and Using it Effectively, Preparing to Write Settings That Feel Like Characters, Rayne Hall, rite Great Fiction - Plot & Structure, Rosanne Bane, Rose Fischer, Save the Cat, Sexton Burke, Sherry Garland, Stephanie Draven, Susan Gourley, Tactics, The Art of War for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, The Insecure Writer's Support Group Guide to Publishing and Beyond, The Writer's Guide to Character Traits: Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types, The Writer's Lab: A Place to Experiment with Fiction, Theme, Tiffany Hilliard, Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence, Write Away: Quick Guide to Character Flaws, Write Great Fiction - Characters Emotion & Viewpoint, writetip, writing, Writing About Villains, Writing for Young Adults, Writing the Heart of Your Story: The Secret to Crafting an Unforgettable Novel (The Writer's Toolbox Series), Zak Khan
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Dec 29 2015
End of the year Book Reviews part 1 #NewToYouRC #FirstReads
- By J Lenni Dorner in Book Reviews
A Lenape among the Quakers: The Life of Hannah Freeman This book reads the way a TV documentary sounds. Chapter 3 has valuable insights and I wish more people knew these details. I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in history, especially early American history. A fascinating factoid from the book: Pennsylvania’s homicide rate …
- #FirstReads, #NewToYouRC, 2015 Reading Challenge, A Lenape among the Quakers: The Life of Hannah Freeman, advice, doxxing, Felicia Day, gamer, Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, MMORPG, nanowrimo, New Authors seeking New Escapes 2015 reading challenge, New To You 2015 Reading Challenge, Puzzle Pirates, quote, rpg, Save the Cat, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Guild, Twilight, Twilight Tenth Anniversary, Who R U Really, You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir
Aug 23 2015
#boutofbooks 14 Day 7 What to Read Next Challenge #Recommendation @SarahReads2Much
Today’s challenge comes from Sarah Reads Too Much. For this Challenge, you need to recommend 3 books (and only 3 books) that you have read this year that you think should be recognized as something great – something everyone should have on their TBR list for this fall. Only 3? That’s utter madness! There are …
- @SarahReads2Much, 30 Days of No Gossip, Book Review, Dust, I'm Lying, Misha Gericke, Preparing to Write Settings That Feel Like Characters, Red Queen, Sarah Daltry, Sarah Reads Too Much, Save the Cat, Stephanie Faris, The Other Normals, The Queen of the Tearling, The Vanished Knight, Trust Me, Writing Fantasy Heroes
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