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Writing Magic

Author : Gail Carson Levine

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 117 pages

File Size : 33,73 MB

Release : 2013-08-27

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0062253557

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Fairy-tale master Gail Carson, the bestselling author of Ella Enchanted, guides writers of all ages on how to develop their craft, with practical advice and heartfelt encouragement. In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her tricks of the trade. She shows how you can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters—and much, much more. She advises you about what to do when you feel stuck—and how to use helpful criticism. Best of all, she offers writing exercises that will set your imagination on fire. With humor, honesty, and wisdom, Gail Carson Levine shows you that you, too, can make magic with your writing.



The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults

Author : Cheryl Klein

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 384 pages

File Size : 11,63 MB

Release : 2016-09-06

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0393292258

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This master class in writing children’s and young adult novels will teach you everything you need to know to write and publish a great book. The best children’s and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl B. Klein guides writers on an enjoyable and practical-minded voyage of their own, from developing a saleable premise for a novel to finding a dream agent. She delves deep into the major elements of fiction—intention, character, plot, and voice—while addressing important topics like diversity, world-building, and the differences between middle-grade and YA novels. In addition, the book’s exercises, questions, and straightforward rules of thumb help writers apply these insights to their own creative works. With its generous tone and useful tools for story analysis and revision, The Magic Words is an essential handbook for writers of children’s and young adult fiction.



The Magic of Writing

Author : Taylor Ellwood

Publisher : Taylor Ellwood

Page : 133 pages

File Size : 29,75 MB

Release : 2020-05-13

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN :

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Learn how to apply practical magic and writing techniques together to achieve consistent results that transform your life. In the Magic of Writing, I show you how writing can become a potent magical tool that you can use to achieve consistent results. Best of all you don't need to be a an author or writer to use writing magic. All you need to do is pick up the pen, paper, or keyboard, and start creating writing that allows you to embody your magic and generate real results that change your life. In this book you'll learn the following: How to create definitions that you can use to program your magical workings How to change time and space using writing How the design of writing can help you influence the way people read your writing. How to create enchantments with metaphors. How to use the power of story to rewrite your life and experiences How to get results with your writing magic that transforms your life. The Magic of writing will introduce a whole new set of techniques and tools to your magical practice that will enable you to get amazing results that change your life.



Word Magic for Writers

Author : Cindy Rogers

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 11,57 MB

Release : 2006-02

Category : Authorship

ISBN : 9781889715247

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WORD MAGIC FOR WRITERS is a fascinating book that clearly shows you how to boost the success potential of your writing project, whether an article, speech, story, book, play, or advertising, by elevating and energizing--charging up--the language in which it is written. From this one source, you'll discover how to craft beginnings that hook the reader, middles that compel him or her to stay on the hook, dialogue and descriptions that sizzle and enchant, and endings that leave the reader eager to read more of your work.



Fight Write

Author : Carla Hoch

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 50,1 MB

Release : 2019-06-11

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1440300739

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Whether a side-street skirmish or an all-out war, fight scenes bring action to the pages of every kind of fiction. But a poorly done or unbelievable fight scene can ruin a great book in an instant. In Fight Write you'll learn practical tips, terminology, and the science behind crafting realistic fight scenes for your fiction. Broken up into "Rounds," trained fighter and writer Carla Hoch guides you through the many factors you'll need to consider when developing battles and brawls. • In Round 1, you will consider how the Who, When, Where, and Why questions affect what type of fight scene you want to craft. • Round 2 delves into the human factors of biology (think fight or flight and adrenaline) and psychology (aggression and response to injuring or killing another person). • Round 3 explores different fighting styles that are appropriate for different situations: How would a character fight from a prone position versus being attacked in the street? What is the vocabulary used to describe these styles? • Round 4 considers weaponry and will guide you to select the best weapon for your characters, including nontraditional weapons of opportunity, while also thinking about the nitty-gritty details of using them. • In Round 5, you'll learn how to accurately describe realistic injuries sustained from the fights and certain weapons, and what kind of injuries will kill a character or render them unable to fight further. By taking into account where your character is in the world, when in history the fight is happening, what the character's motivation for fighting is, and much more, you'll be able write fight scenes unique to your plot and characters, all while satisfying your reader's discerning eye.



Rose Daughter

Author : Robin McKinley

Publisher : Open Road Media

Page : 249 pages

File Size : 14,67 MB

Release : 2014-11-18

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1497673690

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Award-winning author Robin McKinley tells an enthralling story of magic, love, and redemption, based on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. Once upon a time, a wealthy merchant had three daughters. When his business failed, he moved his daughters to the countryside. The youngest daughter, Beauty, is fascinated by the thorny stems of a mysterious plant that overwhelms their neglected cottage. She tends the plant until it blossoms with the most beautiful flowers the sisters have ever seen—roses. Admiring the roses, an old woman tells Beauty, “Roses are for love.” And she speaks of a sorcerers’ battle many years ago that left a beast in an enchanted palace, and a curse concerning a family of three sisters . . . The Newbery Medal–winning author’s charming retelling of the classic fairy tale weaves a tangled story of sorcery, loyalty, and love that is sure to cast a spell on readers.



Writing as Craft and Magic

Author : Carl Sessions Stepp

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 17,5 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN :

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Writing as Craft and Magic, Second Edition, outlines a compelling approach to conceiving, reporting, organizing, and writing articles for today's media. The book revolves around the central idea that writers improve most quickly by combining the powers of technique ("craft") with creativity ("magic"). Applying this method to news and feature writing--both print and online--it focuses on leads, organization, transition, clarity, drama, and other elements that drive good writing toward excellence. Aimed at students in upper-level undergraduate writing and reporting courses, Writing as Craft and Magic provides a clear and succinct instructional system--with practical models, a wealth of examples, and step-by-step guides--to help students understand and apply craft and magic to daily assignments. Author Carl Sessions Stepp, a seasoned journalist at the national level, structures his system in three parts. He first evokes the art of writing, then applies that art to standard journalistic writing, and concludes with a strong section on advanced writing techniques for features. He also offers advice and tips on how newsrooms currently operate in the age of multimedia journalism. This revised edition includes an expanded exercise section at the end of each chapter, more coverage of the demands of multimedia journalism (convergence), and updated chapters on incorporating the Internet into research and writing for the daily news cycle.



My Belief [Teils., engl.].

Author : Hermann Hesse

Publisher : Farrar Straus Giroux

Page : 393 pages

File Size : 17,76 MB

Release : 1974

Category : English essays

ISBN : 9780374216665

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How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

Author : Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 448 pages

File Size : 38,56 MB

Release : 2022-08-02

Category : JUVENILE FICTION

ISBN : 1534448675

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When her twin sister reaches social media stardom, Moon Fuentez accepts her fate to be nothing more than her sister's camerawoman. Then Moon takes a summer job as the "merch girl" on a tour bus full of beautiful influencers and her fate begins to shift in the best way possible. Most notable is her bunkmate and new nemesis, Santiago Phillips, who is grumpy, combative, and also the hottest guy Moon has ever seen. As chance, destiny, and proximity bring the two of them in each other's perpetual paths, Moon starts to question her destiny as the unnoticed, unloved wallflower she always thought she was. -- adapted from jacket



The Magic of Fiction

Author : Beth Hill

Publisher :

Page : 606 pages

File Size : 48,44 MB

Release : 2016-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780997177008

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Writing a novel can seem daunting, but it doesn't have to be. No matter where you are with your writing project--beginning the first draft, rewriting the fifth draft, or editing the final draft--help is available. The Magic of Fiction is a comprehensive guide for crafting fiction. It's the perfect resource for writers planning to self-publish, authors looking for an edge for manuscript submissions, and editors looking for a handbook on craft. Students and educators will also benefit, with details about the crafts of writing and editing available in a single book.Whether you intend to self-publish or submit your manuscript to agents or publishers, use The Magic of Fiction to master the ins and outs of writing and revision, create stronger early drafts, and edit your own stories.This guide addresses all aspects of editing and writing, from the mechanics to story issues to style concerns. In it you'll find--~ A comprehensive editing checklist~ Fixes for common writing mistakes~ Specifics for punctuation in dialogue~ Tips for putting setting to work for your fiction~ Suggestions for editing for the reader~ Help for writing to genre conventions~ Tips for word choices~ A guide for editing approaches and much more.Every fiction writer should be equipped to not only write well, but to rewrite and edit. There are books designed to help you write a novel, books to help you revise, and books to help you with the nitty-gritty of punctuation and grammar. The Magic of Fiction brings all those elements together in a single easy-to-digest resource for the writer looking for an edge in today's literary marketplace.The format of The Magic of Fiction helps you focus on what you need when you need it. Chapters provide detailed discussions of topics and end with "quick lists" to help you get straight to work on your own stories.Written by freelance fiction editor Beth Hill, The Magic of Fiction will help you produce high-quality fiction that will earn attention for all the right reasons.



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