Books for Writers
Develop your writing skills
Master Power Plotting
Learn to Plot with confidence, whatever your genre. Build your story on solid bones.
Writing Active Setting
Setting is more than just background. Make setting work hard in your stories.
Writing Active Hooks
Learn how to keep your readers turning the page, the first line to the last page.
Body Language for Writers
Craft deeper characters by showing what they feel—without saying a word.
BREAK INTO FICTION® 11 STEPS TO BUILDING A POWERFUL STORY
Writing fast means nothing if the final story isn’t sound. What’s the point in having five, ten or fifty mediocre books finished? The sooner you grasp the power points for a story, the faster you’ll be able to build a strong backlist. Now you have a way to improve your writing one easy step at a time.
Written by a New York Times bestseller Dianna Love and USA Today bestseller Mary Buckham, Break Into Fiction® is a workshop-in-a-book and the one resource all writers need to master the art of fiction. This book is based on the popular workshops taught in the US and internationally to all levels of writers and even a double Pulitzer Prize winner.
A Writer’s Guide to Active Setting: How to Enhance Your Fiction with More Descriptive, Dynamic Settings
A Writer’s Guide to Active Setting will show you how to create vivid, detailed settings that bring your story to life. You’ll learn how to deepen character development, anchor readers to a specific time and place, reveal backstory without slowing things down, elevate action sequences, and more.
Writing Active Hooks: The Complete How-to Guide
Want to engage a reader from the first page of your novel? Better yet, want to keep them engaged and turning the pages? Learning how to write ACTIVE HOOKS can not only help you create page-turning manuscripts but set YOUR novels apart, no matter what you write.
Body Language for Writers: Book One: How Bodies Communicate on the Page
Transform your stories with the power of nonverbal communication. This hands-on guide shows you how to craft authentic character-driven actions using body language that reveals tension, hidden emotions, and motivation—without resorting to clichés. Perfect for any genre, and packed with examples you can apply immediately.
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