Transform Your Fiction: Essential Tools - Softcover

Fowler, D L

9780996380515: Transform Your Fiction: Essential Tools

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ISBN 10: 0996380515 ISBN 13: 9780996380515

Publisher: Harbor Hill Publishing, 2017

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Master the Craft of Storytelling

Revised and updated 10/7/2019

Successful authors begin with great writing. Bestselling author and writing coach DL Fowler helps you transform your fiction by focusing on the Hierarchy of Readers' Needs and the Five Psychological Movements of Stories.

Fowler's concise guide demonstrates how to create memorable characters, map captivating journeys, craft engaging scenes, and develop intimate bonds between readers and characters.

Discover fresh ways to:

coax memorable characters out of the shadows and give them 'hooks'
capture readers with conflict that's personal and compelling
spark readers’ emotions with scenes that resonate like movie scores
embed readers inside your characters' minds and hearts

Focus on these essential tools and you will:

find the right voice for your story
write a provocative opening line
stay focused on your core story problem
energize your story’s middle
end your story on the right note

Includes examples from leading authors along with worksheets, recommended reading, and discussion guide.

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About the Author

The award-winning author of Ripples - a novel, Lincoln Raw - a biographical novel, and Lincoln's Diary - a novel of suspense, DL Fowler gets inside people's heads and takes readers along for theride.Fowler spent his childhood in northwest Georgia and lived histeenage years in in the shadow of Redlands California's Lincoln Shrine.During summers, while working as a camp counselor, he backpacked through the San Gorgonio Wilderness. After graduating from University ofSouthern California with a BA in Humanities, he earned an MBA fromCalifornia State University - San Bernardino and pursued a career infinance. He now makes his home in Gig Harbor, Washington and travelsfrequently to America's heartland.

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