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To Plot a Story
To Write a Story
To Edit a Story
To Publish a Story
To Market a Story

To Plan a Story

where do you get your ideas, fred white, story ideas, writing resourcesWhere Do You Get Your Ideas? by Fred White

Struggle to find worthy ideas for writing a story? Learn to grab them and develop them.
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writing the natural way, gabriele rico, writing resourcesWriting the Natural Way by Gabriele Rico, Ph.D.

This book is a great beginning guide to mindmapping and freeing your muse to feed you your best ideas. amazon_button


writing on both sides of the brain, mindmapping, henriette anne klauser, muse, writing resourcesWriting on Both Sides of the Brain by Henriette Anne Klauser

Another very helpful approach to the concept of mindmapping. Express yourself fluently and confidently.
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To Plot a Story

plot and structure, james scott bell, writing resourcesPlot & Structure by James Scott Bell

A book explaining story structure that makes sense to me as a half-plotter, half-pantser author.
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writing fiction for dummies, writing resources, randy ingermanson, peter economyWriting Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson

This is hands-down the best over-all writing book for beginners. Clear and thorough.
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GMC, goal motivation conflict, debra dixon, writing resourcesGMC: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction by Debra Dixon

This slim book was a game changer for me. This is (almost) all the plotting I need before starting to write a story.
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To Write a Story

characters, emotion, viewpoint, nancy kress, writing resourcesCharacters, Emotion, & Viewpoint by Nancy Kress

Very helpful book on all aspects of characters: building them, giving them a unique twist on life, and portraying them.
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beginnings, middles, ends, nancy kress, writing resourcesBeginnings, Middles, & Ends by Nancy Kress

If you want to learn how to catch the reader from the first sentence, paragraph, and page, this is the book for you.
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first five pages, noah lukeman, writing resourcesThe First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman

This book gives a literary agent’s perspective on how you can help your manuscript escape the rejection pile.
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dialogue, writing resources, gloria klemptonDialogue by Gloria Klempton

If you struggle with writing creative dialogue that drives each scene forward, this book will be sure to help.
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To Edit a Story

editing, self editing, fiction, writing resources, renni browne, dave kingSelf-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King

Two professional editors give writers the tools to edit their own work, turning a manuscript from promising to publishable.
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revision, self-editing, james scott bell, writing resourcesRevision and Self-Editing for Publication by James Scott Bell

Here are self-editing techniques as taught by an author and instructor, taking the intimidation out of the process.
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To Publish a Story

to write a story, write publish repeat, valerie comerWrite. Publish. Repeat. by Johnny Truant and Sean Platt

The no-luck-required guide to self-publishing success by two who have walked the path and made their own luck.
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To Market a Story

platform, michael hyatt, writing resourcesPlatform by Michael Hyatt

A practical guide on building a platform in the 21st century from the former CEO of a major publishing house.
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advanced book marketing, ej thornton, valerie comer, to write a story, inbound marketingAdvanced Book Marketing by EJ Thornton

How will interested readers find your book if they don’t know your name or your book title? It’s called inbound marketing.
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marketing, sell your book like wildfire, fiction marketing, rob eagar, writing resourcesSell Your Book Like Wildfire by Rob Eagar

A marketing pro shows authors how to focus their promotional efforts on tasks that will get their book noticed.
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