A spine-tingling activity book full of ideas to help children write stories about haunted houses eccentric detectives cursed tombs & more

Includes:: advice on how to plan a story create characters build suspense & write dialogue & ten story-writing ideas with tips & prompts & themed areas to write in
- & no scary blank pages


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Always wanted to write your own book but didn’t know where to start? Whether you’re a complete novice or a more experienced writer Write Your Own Novel Professional V2 has everything you need to create a best-selling literary masterpiece! Any published author will tell you that the key to writing a successful book is all in the planning Write Your Own Novel Professional helps you methodically plan develop & organise your story from the early concept stage right through to publication & now with even more flexibility this new version makes managing your work even easier than before leaving you free to concentrate on your creativity! As you start to build your story Write Your Own Novel helps you organise it into manageable chapters & scenes which can be moved around using the innovative drag ‘n’ drop storyboard You can work freely between writing your story developing your characters building a plot & setting locations etc Using sophisticated Writing Prompts & hundreds of practical hints & tips you’ll be guided through everything from deciding what type of book you want to write how you’re going to tell the story creating a hook to start each chapter & ending each one with a cliff-hanger to keep readers engrossed all the way through However you choose to work Write Your Own Novel will bring out the best author in you & help you achieve the ultimate goal of becoming a successful published writer Features New Storyboard Makes light work or re-organising adding or editing chapters & scenes & gives writers a ‘bird’s-eye’ view of their story Characters Generate random characters for instant inspiration; create your own from scratch or use the ‘ Add-On Tool’ to build a character from a database of names descriptions & personalities Writing Prompts Avoid writer’s block with this extensive guidance system packed full of useful hints & tips Prompts you to think about every aspect of your story; building a plot developing your characters establishing relationships setting the pace creating suspense describing locations etc Notes & Ideas Jot down & keep track of any ideas or flashes of inspiration about your story safe in the knowledge they won’t get lost Feeling stuck
- you can even use the idea generator to suggest ones for you based around your characters Events Create generate & edit events that feature in your story keeping track of all the characters involved A useful summary helps you get a quick ‘at a glance’ overview of your story Links Link characters items events locations ideas etc throughout your work making it easy to keep consistency throughout your story Thesaurus & Spell Checker

Includes:: a 150000 word thesaurus & a 120000 word spell-checker Readability Guide Counts the number of syllables words & sentences to measure clarity & readability of your text Publisher-Ready Manuscripts Create & customise a neatly formatted publisher-ready manuscript perfect for professional submission Submissions Tracker Helps you monitor who you’ve sent your work to when you sent it & records notes & feedback


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Aspiring young writers will love this fun activity book full of hints tips & handy tasks for writing breath-taking stories The first half of the book is full of writing tips techniques & methods to make every story a masterpiece with helpful activities on coming up with ideas writing from different points of view & creating characters settings & story lines The second half of the book is full of story themes to write about from murder mysteries to tales from outer space With lots of lined space to fill each activity comes with suggestions for characters settings & objects to write into the story as well as questions to prompt the imagination ...

Features cards that help youngsters form both upper-case & lower-case letters along with simple three-letter words Helping them also to distinguish first-letter phonics this title is suitable for children aged 5 & under 40 pages full colour illustrations throughout

Includes:: illustrations Mack Steve

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David Lodge's frank & illuminating memoir about the years where he found great success as a novelist & critic Luck plays an important part in the careers of writers In this book David Lodge explores how his work was inspired & affected by unpredictable events in his life In 1976 Lodge was pursuing a twin-track career' as novelist & academic As a literary critic he made serious contributions to the subject before carnivalising it in his comic-satiric novel Small World The balancing act between his two professions was increasingly difficult to maintain & he became a full-time writer just before he published his bestselling novel Nice Work Both books were shortlisted for the Booker Prize in which he was later involved as Chairman of the judges Readers of Lodge's novels will be fascinated by the insights this book gives
- not only into his professional career but also more personal experience The main focus however is on writing as a vocation Anyone who is interested in learning about the creative process about the dual nature of the novel as both work of art & commodity will find Writer's Luck a candid & entertaining guide
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Designed by a longtime creative writing teacher this innovative kit

Includes:: a 64 page booklet with exercises

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This book demonstrates how authors performing the role of a public intellectual discuss ideas & opinions regarding society while using literary strategies & devices in & beyond the text Their assumed persona thereby reads the world as a book
- interpreting it & offering alternative scenarios for understanding it
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Practice Makes Perfect! This timeless adage is true of everything from bike riding to speaking a language It&s also true for writing The most consistent piece of advice from professional writers is this Write every day It doesn&t matter what you write just write Great Write what? Welcome to the Once Upon A Time Writer&s Handbook where you&ll learn how to turn the cards from the award-winning Once Upon A Time storytelling card game into the perfect framework for your own written stories Written by Kelly Olmstead with an Afterward by Andrew Rilstone & James Wallis ...

This bestselling guide to all areas of publishing & the media is completely revised & updated every year The Yearbook is packed with advice inspiration & practical guidance on who to contact & how to get published Foreword to the 2018 edition by David Lodge New articles in the 2018 edition on- Writing popular history by Tom Holl&- Editing & writing by Diana Athill- Ghostwriting by Gillian Stern- Writing Thrillers by Kimberley Chambers- The health & wellness market by Anita Bean- Self-publishing online by Harry Bingham- How to choose your agent by Jo Unwin- First Chapters by Emma Flint- Pitching your ideas by Mike Unwin- How to make a living by Alison Branagan All articles are reviewed & updated every year Key articles on Copyright Law Tax Publishing Agreements E-publishing Publishing news & trends are fully updated every year Plus over 4000 listings entries on who to contact & how across the media & publishing worlds In short it is ' Full of useful stuff'
- JK Rowling
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Foreword by Rachel Joyce The annual edition of the best-selling guide to all aspects of the media & how to write & get published the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook is now in its 109th edition Acknowledged by the publishing industry authors & would-be writers as the indispensable companion to navigating the world of publishing The 80 articles provide inspirational & how-to guidance on writing for newspapers magazines scripts for film radio & TV; advice on writing & submitting plays poetry non-fiction & fiction of all genres
- from fantasy to thrillers to romance; how to contact publishers & agents; managing finances as a writer; negotiating legal issues such as copyright; understanding the editing process; self-publishing & conventional routes; digital & print NEW articles in the 2016 edition include Alison Weir Historical fiction Ben Schott On writing Rose Prince Writing about food Sara Wheeler Travel Writing Danny Hahn Literary translation Nick Spalding Being a hybrid author Mel Sherratt Successful self-publishing Mike Poulton Adapting works for the stage Julia Copus Being a published poetand pieces on Writing theatre reviews Graphic novels Getting poetry published Literary festivals Greetings cards Every one of over 4500 listings of who to contact where & for which disciplines across the media are reviewed & most updated with new listings added every year The combination of up-to-date listings information & expert advice make the Yearbook a topical & reliable resource; the perfect gift for every writer every year
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