Published: Feb. 21, 2010
Words: 36,337 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452366432

Description

Do you want to tell memorable, vivid, life-altering stories? With plots that embed real knowledge about the natures and ways of men? Do you want to create characters that will haunt your readers' dreams? Do you want to learn the discipline to unite all the above, without overdressing your plots or distoring your characters to make them serve a theme for which they're ill-equipped? Start here!

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description, plot, storytelling, theme, characterization, style

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Review by: Jessica Cambrook on Sep. 11, 2012 :
This is the second non-fiction ebook I've read by Francis Poretto and I honestly can't thank you enough. Time and time again I'd try writing something new for it to fizzle out and you've helped me realise why: I was lacking theme!
This book is amazing, less like a text book and more like a recorded conversational and entertaining speech from a very humorous man. You enjoy learning things from this book. Really informative with great examples to back up the information. I would recommend to anyone trying to write non-fiction, newbie or not!
I agree with Risa Attrell, this could definitely have a heavy price tag on it but I'm glad it doesn't. I'll be sure to read some of this author's fiction soon!
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Review by: Nick White on Jan. 13, 2012 :
When you get used to the tone of this book it just happens to be the best book on writing fiction that I have read for a long time. And it's free - what more could any writer want?
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Review by: Risa Attrell on Jan. 26, 2011 :
I'm in the process of reading this book. Very well written and informative. Mr. Porretto has a wonderful, unique writing style and a great sense of humor!

I don't know WHY his books are free, but lucky for us they are!
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