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Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell

By Alice ⋅ April 9, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Everyone needs a refresher course on Plot and Structure and this is just the book to give it to you. Well written. Easy to understand and absorb, I highly recommended Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure.
What [...]

THE FIRST FIVE PAGES

By Alice ⋅ April 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5
Noah Lukeman’s The First Five Pages is a well-known guide to writers that, rather than offer rules for “great writing”, lays out “ways to avoid bad writing.” Lukeman is a literary agent, so he knows all about the importance of hooking your reader in the opening pages of your [...]

The Story Within Guidebook by Alicia Rasley

By Susan Dennard ⋅ March 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5
This book, by Alicia Rasley, is one of my favorites for the planning stage. She makes you think to get your characters, conflicts, and plot in gear. This is definitely my Go-To-Book if I’m having trouble getting an outline or imagining where I want my story to go.
The main goal [...]

Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald Maass

By Susan Dennard ⋅ March 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5
This book, by Donald Maass, is an extension of his Writing the Breakout Novel (WtBN). While some refer to WtBN as a “masters course in novel-writing”, WtBN Workbook takes it up a big notch to PhD-level. Maass doesn’t pretend that his method will be quick or easy – in fact, [...]

The 7 P’s of Business Phone Etiquette By Neil Payne

By Alice ⋅ February 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Etiquette is in essence about proper conduct and presenting yourself favourably. Demonstrating good etiquette is important if one seeks to be successful. An area in which this is essential is the business phone call.
Millions of business phone calls are made every hour and day. Business people that interact solely over the phone yet never meet [...]

WT: Books on Writing

By Alice ⋅ August 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Leave a comment below or join the discussion on the writers loop.
It’s time for another weekly discussion. This week’s topic is: Books
on Writing
We’ve all read numerous books about writing or for reference. Please
share with us a few of your favorites, a few that have been
recommended to you in the past, and perhaps a few tidbits [...]

Important Event: Q&A with Kate Walker

By Alice ⋅ March 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

This is an exciting opportunity for romance writers. Kate Walker will be on the CataNetwork Writers’ loop April 8-10 discussing the new edition of her popular book, Kate Walker’s 12 Step Guide to Writing Romance. She’ll also be answering your questions.
Kate is a multi-published author (more than 50 books) with Harlequin Presents. She knows the [...]

Review: Romance Writers’ Phrase Book

By Alice ⋅ February 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

by Jean Kent & Candace Shelton
4 stars
A great reference to keep on your desk. It’ll jog your imagination and get the creative juices flowing when you’re looking for just the right word or description.
Trying to figure out how your heroine is looking at the hero? There’s a section for that. Flip to it, skim… decide [...]

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