Cleland, Jane K
Summary: "The key to keeping readers on the edge of their seats is filling your stories--from memoirs to thrillers and stage plays to screenplays--with unexpected twists and turns. By integrating Plot *T*wists, Plot *R*eversals, and Moments of Heightened *D*anger(TRDs) at crucial points, you can captivate your readers with I-can't-wait-to-see-what-happens-next intrigue. The quicker pace and focused...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 CLELevine, Gail Carson
Summary: Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of making magic with your writing--Publisher-provided summary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 803.3 LevCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.3 LEVGabaldon, Diana.
Summary: The second volume of a comprehensive companion guide to each book in the "Outlander" series includes a complete chronology of the series, synopses of novels, a guide to research sources, a Scottish glossary and pronunciation guide, and essays by the author.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GABBell, Matt
Summary: "They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger. From lauded writer and teacher Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done is encouraging and intensely practical, focusing always on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 BELSummary: "Have you ever wanted to write a story but wondered where to start? The Write your own story book is here to help. It's full of inspiring ideas for all kinds of different stories, with space for you to write them in, and writing tips to help you on your way."--Cover back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.3 WRISmiley, Jane
Summary: "Essays that show how Smiley draws inspiration from across literary history to invigorate her own writing. Among the authors she examines are Marguerite de Navarre, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Willa Cather, Franz Kafka, Halldor Laxness, and Jessica Mitford"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heyday 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 813 SMICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 SMISummary: Lists publishers, magazines, and other markets that publish fictional works, and offers articles on how to develop one's writing skills and improve the odds of getting published.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 NOVVanderwarker, Tony.
Summary: "The true story of an author mentored by John Grisham in the art of writing a thriller"--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VANDERWARKER, TONY VANMaass, Donald.
Summary: Explains the elements that all breakout novels share & shows readers how to use these elements to write a novel that will stand out within the crowded marketplace. A breakout novel is one that rises out of its category -- such as literary fiction, mystery, romance, or thriller -- and hits the bestseller lists. Maass explains the elements that all breakout novels share and shows readers how to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 MAAMessner, Kate
Summary: Accomplished storytellers Kate Messner and Mark Siegel playfully chronicle the process of becoming a writer in this fun follow-up to How to Read a Story, guiding young storytellers through the joys and challenges of the writing process. From choosing an idea, to creating a problem for their character to resolve, to coming to The End, this empowering picture book breaks down the writing process...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020
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Summary: Excellent feuilleton contemporain basé sur un mensonge accepté. Une jeune médiéviste compose un livre qui sera signé par sa soeur. S'ensuit une romanesque histoire bien tricotée. [SDM].
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Publisher / Publication Date: Le Livre de poche 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 PAN FRENCHMazer, Anne.
Summary: Two fine writers put their heads together and came up with an equally fine guide to their craft for beginners. Avoiding traditional chapters, the coauthors address issues by turns in short personal takes. Mazer speaks to beginnings, for example, while Potter tackles endings; and both have diverting things to say about everything that happens in between.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RB Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.02 MAZGabaldon, Diana.
Summary: A guide to the Outlander series, time-travel romances featuring Claire Beauchamp Randall, a Red Cross nurse. Included are synopses of novels, biographies, family trees and pronunciation help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1999
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Rejoin Jessica Fletcher, everyone's favorite mystery writer, back in Cabot Cove, as she continues her quest to find the truth in even the murkiest circumstances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Mu 2Grogan, Jake
Summary: "A collection of the true stories that inspired 202 of the world's most famous books"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 808.3 GROGabaldon, Diana
Summary: A guide to the Outlander series, time-travel romances featuring Claire Beauchamp Randall, a Red Cross nurse. Included are synopses of novels, biographies, family trees and pronunciation help.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GABWheeler, Jill C.
Summary: This biography introduces readers to Gary Paulsen, the Newbery Medal winning author of Hatchet. Readers will learn about Paulsen's childhood in the Philippines and Minnesota, the night he received a library card, his love of dog sledding, and the adventures that inspire his award-winning books. He is also the author of Tracker, Mr. Tucket, and Woodsong. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB PAULSON WHECamenson, Blythe.
Summary: Offers a step-by-step guide to the publishing process, including examples of synopses and queries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 CAMMcCaffrey, Todd
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Pub. Group 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCCMcDermott, Alice
Summary: "A collection of essays, lectures, and observations on the art of writing fiction from Alice McDermott, winner of the National Book Award and unmatched "virtuoso of language and image" (Rebecca Steinitz, The Boston Globe)"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 MCDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Essay McDermottPalahniuk, Chuck
Summary: "In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing. With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PALAHNIUK, CHUCK PALSeidman, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pomegranate Press,Ltd. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 SEiGlover, Dennis.
Summary: April, 1947. In a run-down farmhouse on a remote Scottish island, George Orwell begins his last and greatest work: Nineteen Eighty-Four. Forty-three years old and suffering from the tuberculosis that within three winters will take his life, Orwell comes to see the book as his legacy--the culmination of a career spent fighting to preserve the freedoms which the wars and upheavals of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Overlook Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GLONovakovich, Josip
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Publisher / Publication Date: Story Press 1995