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Full of diagrams, plot brainstormers, and examples from popular novels, mastering plot and structure has never been so simple.

Card's Hugo award-winning classic teaches how to produce market-ready stories based on worlds readers will want to explore.

Inside you'll find concrete steps, evaluations, sample business plans, in-depth training activities, editor and agent commentaries, and much more--all designed to help you stand out, from the slush pile to the shelf.

For fans of the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, a love story for the agesThis is the account of Katie O’Toole, late of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, removed from her family by savages on March the 2nd in the year of our Lord 1747.The thirteenth child conceived of miserable Irish exiles, Katie O’Toole dreams of a different life. Little does she know that someone far away is dreaming of her. In 1747, savages raid her family home, and seventee...

In this book, you'll learn the different qualities of words and the many ways those words can be combined to create sentences that hook readers. You'll emulate sentences from your favorite writers, practice proven techniques, and develop your skills one step at a time.

Card's Hugo award-winning classic teaches how to produce market-ready stories based on worlds readers will want to explore.

No matter what you're writing--fiction or nonfiction, books for adults or children--securing a literary agent will help you get the best book deal possible from a traditional publisher.

The Most Trusted Guide to the World of Children's Publishing! If you're a writer or an illustrator for young readers and your goal is to get published, Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2018 is just the resource you need.

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Want to get your poetry published? There's no better tool for making it happen than Poet's Market 2016, which includes hundreds of publishing opportunities specifically for poets, including listings for book and chapbook publishers, poetry publications, contests, and more.

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Where do you get your ideas?" It's a question and a quandary that bedevils every writer. And once you've got an idea, what then? Ideas without a plan, without a purpose, are no more than pleasant thoughts. In The Writer's Idea Book, Jack Heffron, former senior editor at Writer's Digest Books and Story Press, will help you find the answer. Utilizing over 400 prompts and exercises, you'll generate intriguing ideas and plumb their possibilit...

Just as a compass provides direction for an explorer, so does motivation provide direction for characters in fiction. The "compass" of character motivation is composed of four points: Lack, Yearning, Resistance, and Desire.

The creator of StoryFix.com and bestselling author shares a series of detailed checklists he has developed, backed by tutorial content for novelists of every level and genre to refer to as they write regardless of which writing method they prefer.

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Trying to Finish Your Book? There's Strength in NumbersWhether you're trying to revise your novel or polish up an article to pitch to magazines, it pays to have a few sets of eyes look over your work. But, how can you be sure you're getting an unbiased and objective opinion?A writing critique group may be the answer you're looking for, and this book arms you with everything you need to find a group that suits your specific writing needs. Wheth...