Books tagged “Nonfiction Books”

10 books

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection, Book 2: Cohesive Story Building

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection

Without layering, a story is one-dimensional, unbelievable, boring. Set within the framework of comparing the process of building a house to the process of building a story, Cohesive Story Building gives a solid plan of action from start to finish through in-depth examples and exercises, and leave-no-stone-unturned checklists that will help writers take the plan into their own writing. Features detailed examples from published books to illustrate story-building principles.

Cool Off The Hot Seat! Tips for 'Acing' Your Job Interview

Your interviewer stares you down from across the desk and the butterflies in your stomach are more active than Hitchcock's Birds. Your palms sweat, your heart races. You want this job. You're firmly in the hot seat, but careful preparation will keep you cool, calm, and collected. This guerrilla guide to interviewing techniques can help you nail a successful job interview with poise and confidence and none of the butterflies!

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection, Book 6: CPR for Dead or Lifeless Fiction: A Writer's Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationship

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection

The three core elements of any story--Characters, Plots, and Relationships (CPR)--need to be developed three dimensionally. This resource teaches writers how to identify dead or lifeless characters, plots, and relationships; establish proper setup; plant the seeds early; and pinpoint weak areas. This guide is a writer's comprehensive 9-1-1 for deep, multifaceted Character, Plot, and Relationship development!

Different Blood

Different blood flows in their veins--but our blood quenches their thirst. From Bram Stoker's 1897 creation of Count Dracula, the literary vampire has symbolized the Other, whether his or her otherness arises from racial, ethnic, sexual, or species difference. Different Blood surveys the literary vampire as alien and analyzes the many uses to which science fiction and fantasy authors have put this theme.

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection, Book 1: First Draft Outline

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection

Say goodbye to writing and rewriting with no results. First Draft Outline provides you with a sure-fire system to reduce time-intensive rewrites and avoid writing detours, allowing you to create an outline so detailed and complete that it actually doubles as your first draft. Flexible and customizable, this revolutionary system can be modified to fit any writer's approach and style. With First Draft Outline, you'll have all the tools you need to write your masterpiece.

Five Key Skills

Do you have trouble stringing together words in nearly every conversation and your idea of a nightmare is addressing a large group of people? Do you suffer from indecision, lack of motivation, the inability to set priorities and a tendency to start new tasks before completing others? In easily understandable and practical terms, this book will help anyone who suffers from social awkwardness and disorganization improve five key personal skills.

Radically Real! The Quest for Authenticity

As Christians, how do we know for sure we're walking the talk, living the example, being the salt and light we're commanded to be in the Bible?

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection, Book 5: Three-Dimensional Fiction Writing

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection

Three-Dimensional Fiction Writing will help writers master the three-dimensional aspects of characters, plots, and settings using detailed sketches that define the past, present, and future aspects of each element as well as develop complex opening, resolution, and bridge scenes. Packed with story-development charts, worksheets, and checklists, this one-stop resource will guide you into crafting a story so lifelike, you actually feel like you can step into the world beyond the pages.

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection, Book 4: Writing the Overarching Series (or How I Sent a Clumsy Girl into Outer Space)

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection

The Overarching Series is the most complicated to read and write. Reader satisfaction comes through story arcs in each volume while the series arc only resolves in the final. Speculative fiction is well-suited to the Overarching Series structure with enormous requirements when it comes to character- and world-building. Learn the reasons series arc sequel hooks or even cliffhanger endings are characteristic, ways to avoid crafting burnout, and methods for unique construction. Reach for the stars!

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection, Book 3: Writing the Standalone Series

3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection

Writing the Standalone Series covers all things that need to be taken into consideration when writing a series and provides a one-stop resource. This guide gives writers everything they need for developing their fiction series from planning ahead, getting organized, finding the focus, creating characters that capture hearts, dealing with story arcs, maintaining consistency, marketing, and so much more. This may be the only book you need to write a series that sizzles.