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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression    by Angela Ackerman
Price: $4.99 USD. 35130 words. Language: English. Published on April 21, 2012. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.

The Emotion Thesaurus is a tool for writers who want to convey character emotion effectively. It spotlights 75 emotions and the body language cues, thoughts, and visceral responses for each. Also addressed are common emotion-related writing problems and methods to overcome them. This thesaurus encourages writers to show, not tell, emotion and is a brainstorming resource for any fiction project.
Writing Love: Screenwriting Tricks for Authors II    by Alexandra Sokoloff
Price: $2.99 USD. 141520 words. Language: English. Published on July 18, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.

(5.00 from 5 reviews)
A revised, expanded version of award-winning author/screenwriter Alexandra Sokoloff's story structure workbook Screenwriting Tricks For Authors, with twice the material and using examples from all genres – but with a special focus on the structure and key elements of love stories. Includes full breakdowns of ten romantic comedies, romantic adventure, period romance and romantic suspense films.
Screenwriting Tricks For Authors (and Screenwriters!)    by Alexandra Sokoloff
Price: $2.99 USD. 90200 words. Language: English. Published on May 10, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.

(5.00 from 8 reviews)
Screenwriting is a compressed and dynamic storytelling form and the techniques of screenwriting are easily adaptable to novel writing. This workbook guides new and pro writers alike through filmmaking tricks of structure, suspense, characterization, visual storytelling and more. Based on award-winning author and screenwriter Alexandra Sokoloff's internationally acclaimed workshops and blog.
How To Write & Publish a Cookbook : a Guide to Writing, Self Publishing & Selling Your Cookbook without a publisher or boxes of unsold books, even with no knowledge of advertising and have no money    by Jen Carter
Price: $3.78 USD. 13340 words. Language: English. Published on May 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing and books.

A how-to book for would-be cookbook authors. Whether you've written or blogged before, discover how you can write & publish your cookbook on a shoestring budget. The book includes information on what you'll need to get started, seven places to find great ideas, how to test and finalise your idea. Detailed information on who and how to self-publish on Kindle and Createspace.
Budget Bocce Court    by Bryan Mero
Price: $9.99 USD. 5510 words. Language: English. Published on August 4, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks and Manuals.

Bocce is wonderful Italian bowling game that is sweeping the nation. I started playing in 1994 and play to this very day. With a large backyard I was able to build my own 60x10ft bocce court. I documented the entire process and now I want to share with you how you can build your own bocce court too!
Writing Fight Scenes    by Rayne Hall
Price: $4.99 USD. 40510 words. Language: English. Published on September 11, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.

0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
Learn step-by-step how to create fictional fights which leave the reader breathless with excitement.
The Self-Publishing Manual, Volume 1    by Dan Poynter
Price: $9.97 USD. 107170 words. Language: English. Published on May 4, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing and books.

0.75 star(4.75 from 4 reviews)
Universally acknowledged as the bible for self-publishers, this guide incorporates the latest information on the process in a new edition. Twelve chapters answer common questions and provide practical guidance on writing, design, copyrighting, printing, promotion, publicity, sales, and distribution, with one chapter devoted to technology. An appendix lists useful resources.
RC Cheat Sheets    by Team Associated
Price: $1.99 USD. 12990 words. Language: English. Published on July 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks and Manuals.

Set Up Your Radio Control Car to Win! Now you can quickly understand how to adjust your RC car, buggy, or truck settings for optimum tuning! Within a range of tuning options, which is better, a higher number or lower? Thicker or thinner? How will a longer or shorter adjustment change the handling? If you keep scratching your head trying to remember -- RC Cheat Sheets to the rescue!
The Minimalist Cleaning Method    by Annie Jean Brewer
Price: $7.99 USD. 10710 words. Language: English. Published on December 28, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks and Manuals.

How to clean your home using a minimum of money, supplies and time.
The Self-Publishing Manual, Volume 2    by Dan Poynter
Price: $7.97 USD. 30810 words. Language: English. Published on February 1, 2009. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.

0.25 star(4.25 from 4 reviews)
Book publishing is changing: this book describes how to take advantage of those changes. This Volume II is the sequel to The Self-Publishing Manual (Volume I), the most successful book ever written on the subject. This manual describes how to use new techniques to write your book even faster, use new technology to publish it for less, and how to use social media for promotion.