Building the Perfect Heroine
A discussion about creating meaningful characters in writing fiction. Home » Reading & Literature » African-American Women Writers » Building the Perfect Heroine Putting Your Character in the Driver's Seat For the next two week's [... more]
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Bruce Brooks
Bruce Brooks was born in Virginia and began writing fiction at age ten. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972 and from the University Of Iowa Writer's Workshop in 1980. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, a ... [... more]
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Thomas J. Dygard
"I can't remember when I first started writing fiction. it was shortly after I began reading fiction, I'm sure. "I've been a voracious reader for as long as I can remember. As a teenager, I read a lot of the same kinds of books I'm writing-the . [... more]
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Miranda Neville
Miranda Neville grew up in England before moving to New York City to work in Sotheby's rare books department. After many years as a journalist and editor, she decided writing fiction was more fun. She lives in Vermont. [... more]
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Monique Charlesworth
Monique Charlesworth was born in Birkenhead, England, and has lived in France and Germany. She began writing fiction while living in Hong Kong and is the author of three previous novels. She has worked as a journalist and as a screenwriter for ... [... more]
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Joseph Kanon
After a distinguished career in book publishing, Joseph Kanon turned to writing fiction. He is the author of In a dusty, remote community of secretly constructed buildings and awesome possibility, the world's most brilliant minds have come ... [... more]
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H. Jay Riker
H. Jay Riker has written five books in his submarine warfare series, The Silent Service, and ten books in his bestselling military fiction series, SEALs, The Warrior Breed. Retired from the U.S. Navy, he has been writing fiction for more than a ... [... more]
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A Passion for Narrative: A Guide to Writing Fiction - ...
 helpful for my writers craft class,: There were too many jumps and blotches between Jack Hodgins' wrtten words and the paraphrases. Very useful for the short story segment in OAC Writers Craft with Mr. Gorman. Many thanks for a much used book. Author: [... more]
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Advanced Writing: Fiction and Film
The Book on Writing a story: What is the 1st commandment for every story writer? Keep the reader turning the pages. That's it! All other advice is architectual gingerbread. This book gives you many techniques to help keep readers reading your story. If [... more]
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Writing Fiction
I wish I could give it a -5 stars: I am taking a class in Fiction Writing and this was one of the texts for the class. This book was touted as the be all and end all in assistance in the writing process. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. I [... more]
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Writing Fiction Step by Step
From Amazon.com: Many writers pooh-pooh the concept of writing exercises. Exercises seem perhaps an unnatural way to approach a seemingly organic process, and it can be hard to see them amounting to anything more than, well, exercises. While the great [... more]
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Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft
I wish I could give it a -5 stars: I am taking a class in Fiction Writing and this was one of the texts for the class. This book was touted as the be all and end all in assistance in the writing process. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. I [... more]
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