Dynamic Characters
by Nancy Kress | 
Sometimes the Magic Works
by Terry Brooks |
Novelist's essential guide to crafting scenes
by Raymond Obstfeld | 
Outlining Your Novel
by K. M. Weiland | 
On Becoming a Novelist
by John Gardner |
Nail Your Novel
by Roz Morris |
The Art of War for Writers
by James Scott Bell | 
This Year You Write Your Novel
by Walter Mosley | 
Telling Lies for Fun & Profit
by Lawrence Block |
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain | 
Wired for Story
by Lisa Cron | 
You Can Write Children's Books
by Tracey E. Dils |
Story Engineering
by Larry Brooks |
The Fire in Fiction
by Donald Maass | 
A Novel in a Year
by Louise Doughty | 
The Emotion Thesaurus
by Angela Ackerman | 
The Emotional Wound Thesaurus
by Becca Puglisi | 
Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
by Roy Peter Clark | 
Master Lists for Writers
by Bryn Donovan | 
Structuring Your Novel
by K. M. Weiland |
Here is a book about the craft of writing fiction that is thoroughly useful from the first to the last page-whether the reader is a beginner, a seasoned writer, or a teacher of writing. You will see how a work takes form and shape once you grasp the principles of momentum, tension, and immediacy. "Tension," Stern says, "is the mother of fiction. When tension and immediacy combine, the story begins." Dialogue and action, beginnings and endings, the true meaning of "write what you know," and a memorable listing of don'ts for fiction writers are all covered. A special section features an Alphabet for Writers: entries range from Accuracy to Zigzag, with enlightening comments about such matters as Cliffhangers, Point of View, Irony, and Transitions.