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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.
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.
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!
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.
Write The Fight Right    by Alan Baxter
Price: $2.99 USD. 12700 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.

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A fiction writer's resource for creating realistic, convincing fight scenes from author and martial arts instructor, Alan Baxter.
The Shoestring Girl: How I Live on Practically Nothing and You Can Too    by Annie Jean Brewer
Price: $2.99 USD. 24040 words. Language: English. Published on October 31, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks and Manuals.

0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
The tips, tricks and methods used to live on less than $500 a month.
Crafting a Novel the Critics Will Praise    by Charles Jacobs
Price: $2.99 USD. 23960 words. Language: English. Published on April 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.

Thousands of Americans long to write a novel. A study conducted by the prestigious Gallup polling company revealed that 81% of adults living in the United States cherish that dream. Unfortunately, few ever achieve their goal. However a new, simplified approach to crafting fiction has proved that it can increase the rate of success immeasurably. This e-book outlines that technique in detail.
Creating Fictional Characters    by Lillie Ammann
Price: $1.99 USD. 9000 words. Language: English. Published on August 7, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.

Characters are the building blocks of fiction. Even in action stories, the action has to happen to characters. Phonetically, the word character begins with "care." Characters have to care about something for readers to care about the characters, and if readers don't care about your characters, they probably won't care about your plot, either. Learn how to create characters readers care about.
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.