The Author's Journey: Start Writing a Book


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Ever dreamed of seeing your name on a book cover? Maybe you have a killer story brewing, but that blank page keeps staring you down. Fear not, aspiring author! This book is your friendly writing coach, here to hold your hand and guide you through the entire process, from brainstorming that brilliant idea to holding your finished book in your hot little hands (or metaphorical hands, if you prefer ebooks). In this book, you'll discover: • Where your inspiration comes from - We'll tap into that creative wellspring and help you unearth the story begging to be told. • Finding your perfect genre - From fantasy epics to heart-wrenching romances, we'll navigate the world of genres and help you pick the one that makes your heart sing. • From spark to bonfire - Learn how to develop your initial concept into a full-fledged book with a roadmap that keeps you on track. • Planning like a pro - Setting goals, plotting your story, and creating a writing schedule - we'll banish procrastination and turn you into a writing machine! • Overcoming the dreaded block - Writer's block? We've all been there. Learn battle-tested strategies to smash through those creative roadblocks and keep the words flowing. • Finding your voice - Developing a unique writing style that grabs readers and makes your story unforgettable. • Characters that come alive - Learn how to create characters that readers will root for (or love to hate!). • Weaving a captivating plot - Crafting a story with twists, turns, and cliffhangers that will keep readers glued to the page. • Dialogue that crackles - Master the art of writing natural-sounding dialogue that moves the story forward. • Descriptions that transport - Paint vivid pictures with words and immerse your readers in your world. • Editing and revising your masterpiece - Transform your rough draft into a polished gem. Learn editing techniques and revision strategies that will elevate your writing. • Getting that feedback gold - Learn how to find the right critique partners and beta readers to help you refine your manuscript. • Demystifying publishing - Whether you're going the traditional route or self-publishing, we'll guide you through the process. • Marketing magic - Discover how to promote your book and connect with your target audience. This actionable guide is your roadmap to: • Transforming your book idea into a finished manuscript. • Building the confidence and skills to become a successful author. • Joining the exciting world of published authors. So grab your copy today and get ready to embark on your writing adventure! This book is your key to unlocking your inner author and sharing your story with the world.







The Author's Daughter


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The Writers


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Screenwriters are storytellers and dream builders. They forge new worlds and beings, bringing them to life through storylines and idiosyncratic details. Yet up until now, no one has told the story of these creative and indispensable artists. The Writers is the only comprehensive qualitative analysis of the history of writers and writing in the film, television, and streaming media industries in America. Featuring in-depth interviews with over fifty writers—including Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Frank Pierson—The Writers delivers a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at the role and rights of writers in Hollywood and New York over the past century. Granted unprecedented access to the archives of the Writers Guild Foundation, Miranda J. Banks also mines over 100 never-before-published oral histories with legends such as Nora Ephron and Ring Lardner Jr., whose insight and humor provide a window onto the enduring priorities, policies, and practices of the Writers Guild. With an ear for the language of storytellers, Banks deftly analyzes watershed moments in the industry: the advent of sound, World War II, the blacklist, ascension of television, the American New Wave, the rise and fall of VHS and DVD, and the boom of streaming media. The Writers spans historical and contemporary moments, and draws upon American cultural history, film and television scholarship and the passionate politics of labor and management. Published on the sixtieth anniversary of the formation of the Writers Guild of America, this book tells the story of the triumphs and struggles of these vociferous and contentious hero-makers.




A New History of Ecclesiastical Writers: Containing an Account of the Authors of the Several Books of the Old and New Testament; and the Lives and Writings of the Primitive Fathers ... to which is Added, a Compedious History of the Councils; and Many Necessary Tables and Indexes ... The Third Edition, Corrected. [The Translator's Preface Signed: W. W. I.e. William Wotton.]


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Readings in Fuzzy Sets for Intelligent Systems


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Readings in Fuzzy Sets for Intelligent Systems is a collection of readings that explore the main facets of fuzzy sets and possibility theory and their use in intelligent systems. Basic notions in fuzzy set theory are discussed, along with fuzzy control and approximate reasoning. Uncertainty and informativeness, information processing, and membership, cognition, neural networks, and learning are also considered. Comprised of eight chapters, this book begins with a historical background on fuzzy sets and possibility theory, citing some forerunners who discussed ideas or formal definitions very close to the basic notions introduced by Lotfi Zadeh (1978). The reader is then introduced to fundamental concepts in fuzzy set theory, including symmetric summation and the setting of fuzzy logic; uncertainty and informativeness; and fuzzy control. Subsequent chapters deal with approximate reasoning; information processing; decision and management sciences; and membership, cognition, neural networks, and learning. Numerical methods for fuzzy clustering are described, and adaptive inference in fuzzy knowledge networks is analyzed. This monograph will be of interest to both students and practitioners in the fields of computer science, information science, applied mathematics, and artificial intelligence.







St. John the Author of the Fourth Gospel


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Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.