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How to Write Magical Words: A Writer's Companion
How to Write Magical Words A Writer's Companion Author:Edmund R. Schubert (Editor) How to Write Magical Words: A Writer's Companion is a compilation of essays originally published on MagicalWords.net, a popular writing blog with thousands of regular followers. Distilling three years worth of helpful advice into a single, portable volume, it contains nearly 100 essays covering such wide-ranging topics as: - Getting... more » Started . . . Again - Creating Characters in Small Spaces - Storytelling Tropes: Belief - Binding Character and Narrative: Point of View - Word Choice and Pacing - Metaphors, Similes, and Analogies, Oh My . . . - Writing Action Scenes - The Beginning of the End - Developing Your Internal Editor - Artistic Choices and the Market - Business Realities for the Writer Many of these essays are accompanied by comments and questions from the blog's readers, along with the author's response, making this volume unique among how-to books on any subject.
The core members of Magical Words -- David B. Coe, A.J. Hartley, Faith Hunter, Stuart Jaffe, Misty Massey, C.E. Murphy, and Edmund R. Schubert -- have experience writing and editing fantasy, mysteries, thrillers, romance, science fiction, non-fiction, and more. This group is uniquely qualified to cover the full spectrum of writing-related issues. How To Write Magical Words: A Writer's Companion is a book that belongs in the library of anyone interested in the craft of writing, the business of writing, and the writing life.« less