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Working from a writer's perspective, this book explores these Three Wells and helps you con-sciously draw from them to develop new scripts, or strengthen old ones. It includes 29 exercises and techniques that help you to write stories that contain fresh ideas, intriguing characters, original scenes, inventive dialogue, unique locations, and important themes.

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"Verge", the short fiction anthology of Monash University, was first published in 2005, creating a space for emerging writers of Monash to showcase their best creative works in both short fiction and poetry. Edited by Monash English post-graduates Rosalind McFarlane and Samantha Clifford, this edition has opened submissions up to the wider literary

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Aimed at screenwriters, producers, development executives and educators interested in the crime genre, this book provides an invaluable basis for crafting a film story that considers both audience and market expectations without compromising originality....

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It may be drama features that win the most awards and kudos from critics, but in the current marketplace you're unlikely to sell a drama screenplay in the way you would a genre script....

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A no-nonsense, direct down-the-lens look at the television industry written from the point of view of a television drama producer who's been there, done it, fought some battles and won the odd award....

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What's it like putting words in Buffy's mouth How do you invent your own "X-file", or a mission for the crew of the Enterprise Answers to these questions and more are provided in this collection of interviews with writers and producers of science fiction and fantasy shows.

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Offers readers the tools they need to crack the lucrative American romantic fiction market, as well as insight into the writer's relationship with agents, editors, and publicists. It also includes advice on novel structure, outlines, timelines, preparing presentations, historical research, and planning publicity.

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A guide to the modes and methods of Creative Writing research, designed to be invaluable to university staff and students in formulating research ideas, and in selecting appropriate strategies. Creative writing researchers from around the globe offer a selection of models that readers can explore and on which they can build.

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An inspiring, stimulating new edition of this writer's companion and practical guide to the craft of fiction, scriptwriting, poetry and more experimental forms of writing. Updated and revised throughout, the text now contains new chapters on writing for digital media, flash fiction, memoir, and taking your writing out into the world.

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The follow-up to the bestselling Maps of the Imagination, connecting puzzles, mystery, and magic to the art of writing

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#1 New York Times bestselling author and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Tom Hart's creative manuel for how to write a graphic memoir.

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This textbook offers an innovative introduction to the study of English language and the practice, skills and strategies of creative writing. It is unique in helping to develop both a better appreciation of how language is used and the skills to successfully craft writing in distinctive ways.

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Reveals the three useful stages which make the difference in getting your idea from writing the script to being accepted for production - information you need to know before you write your script; techniques you need to learn when you're writing your script; and, how to market your script after it's written.

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Brooks, a top young adult literary agent, gives writers all the advice they need to tap into this incredible market.

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A book to inspire, impel and sustain the person who wishes to live creatively. It is an allegory about a writer who struggles with her craft, with motivation and most of all with doubt.

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Many people feel they might have a book in them - but how do you know whether you have what it takes to be a writer, whether your writing is any good, what you should write about and whether you should dedicate proper time to begin your dream This book helps you to discover whether there is a talented writer in you.

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When you focus on what lies at the heart of story - tension, desire, crisis, escalation, struggle, discovery - rather than plot templates and formulas, you'll begin to break out of the box and write fiction that resonates with your readers. Story Trumps Structure will transform the way you think about stories and the way you write them, forever.