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Second Time Around by Beth Kendrick – Review
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Beth Kendrick’s chick lit novels are always light, fun and easy to read (my reviews of The Pre-Nup and Nearlyweds), and Second Time Around was no exception. I love how Kendrick can develop solid and sympathetic characters in a short amount of time. It’s easy to fall in love with the four women in this
Reading a Book is a Good Source of Knowledge and Entertainment
about 4 months ago - 1 comment
Communication had always been the priority of all living beings. As for humans, the first communicative process was the scriptures in caves. This gradually resulted in writings on leafs and then on papers. Today other than advance audio visual communications, books are also a good source of information. In fact, till date, it is still considered to be an idealistically superior mode of communication.
The Fastest Way to Write Your Book by Dave Haslett – Review
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This is an amazing book that in just four months enabled me to complete a novel I have been agonizing over for six years, write two eco guidebooks from scratch, and spend a lot more time with my family instead of writing all the time. Not only that but I have already found a publisher for both guidebooks, and two New York agents have asked to see my novel. Amazing!
Does Size Matter? Choosing Your Book’s Size
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Choosing what size to make your book can be simple or difficult depending on the kind of book you are writing. Most importantly, you need to consider what your readers will want and what size will make your book sell.
Characters in a Romance Novel
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Before you even begin writing your novel, you need to know who your characters will be. Minimally, you would want two major characters, the hero and the heroine. They will interact mostly with each o…
Writing a Novel – Setting
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Your novel needs a setting. The setting must be strong and suitable for your story. However, it must not overwhelm the story. Sprinkle it in as you go. Do not write travelogues.
The Gunslinger by Stephen King – Review
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1) by Stephen King You ever find that you like a book more and more the longer you think about it? I didn’t overly love The Gunslinger (1982) [US] [UK] when I finished it, but the more I keep thinking about it, the more I really like what King
The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett – Review
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The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett When buzz first began to build about Peter V. Brett, it wasn’t his debut novel, The Warded Man, everyone was talking about. Rather, it was about the Blackberry-like device he wrote the majority of the novel on, during his morning commute. Once readers got their hands on The
Writing How-To Books – What is a How to Book?
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The simplest answer is that it is a book which is intended to show the reader how to do something. But to really understand how to books, you need to understand some of the other terms that are used for similar books.
Write Without Editing
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Too many novelists miss the chance to write powerfully, because they constantly stop to edit as they write. Learn to write without editing. Go back and edit later. Your work will be so much more vibrant and you will draw your reader right into the story.
This Is Not a Game by Walter Jon Williams – Review
via Blood of the Muse: “This Is Not a Game” by Walter Jon Williams (Orbit).
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