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    Get to the Point: Trimming Unnecessary Words: Beyond the Style Manual, #2
    He Said, She Said: Writing Effective Dialogue: Beyond the Style Manual, #3
    Hook, Tagline, and Sinker: Writing Irresistible Book Descriptions: Beyond the Style Manual, #1
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    Beyond the Style Manual Series

    By Red Adept Publishing, Kris James, Stefanie Spangler Buswell and

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    About this series

    Do you have a story you’ve always wanted to write, but weren’t sure how to begin? Have you tried pantsing and floundered, unsure how to finish your novel? Learning the simple basics of outlining can help you plot with confidence.

    This instructional guide booklet covers the easy, straightforward techniques you need to plan your story before you write. These guidelines will aid you in organizing your ideas no matter what genre you write or what age group you write for. Whether you use paper or a computer to plan with, these outlining concepts will help you navigate the unknowns of your imagination so you can bring your story to life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Adept Publishing
    Release dateFeb 28, 2012
    Get to the Point: Trimming Unnecessary Words: Beyond the Style Manual, #2
    He Said, She Said: Writing Effective Dialogue: Beyond the Style Manual, #3
    Hook, Tagline, and Sinker: Writing Irresistible Book Descriptions: Beyond the Style Manual, #1

    Titles in the series (5)

    • 1

      Hook, Tagline, and Sinker: Writing Irresistible Book Descriptions: Beyond the Style Manual, #1
      Hook, Tagline, and Sinker: Writing Irresistible Book Descriptions: Beyond the Style Manual, #1

      Hook, Tagline, and Sinker: Writing Irresistible Book Descriptions: Beyond the Style Manual, #1

      Kris James
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      Hook, Tagline, and Sinker is a guide for anyone who wants to learn how to write concise, targeted, catchy book descriptions. Potential readers’ first introduction to your writing occurs when they experience your book description. Making that short pitch shine is critical to the success of your book, no matter where you market, share, or shelve it. Hook, Tagline, and Sinker will teach you some great techniques, give some tips and tricks, and explain pitfalls to avoid. The most in-depth, accurate, and detailed description guide available today, this 18,000-word booklet is a valuable resource for everyone looking to improve their description-writing skills. The Beyond the Style Manual series consists of short guides that target different areas of writing and publishing. Red Adept Publishing is a hybrid company that operates a traditional publishing house and also offers a vast array of editorial services to authors who wish to publish independently.

      Hook, Tagline, and Sinker is a guide for anyone who wants to learn how to write concise, targeted, catchy book descriptions. Potential readers’ first introduction to your writing occurs when they experience your book description. Making that short pitch shine is critical to the success of your book, no matter where you market, share, or shelve it. Hook, Tagline, and Sinker will teach you some great techniques, give some tips and tricks, and explain pitfalls to avoid. The most in-depth, accurate, and detailed description guide available today, this 18,000-word booklet is a valuable resource for everyone looking to improve their description-writing skills. The Beyond the Style Manual series consists of short guides that target different areas of writing and publishing. Red Adept Publishing is a hybrid company that operates a traditional publishing house and also offers a vast array of editorial services to authors who wish to publish independently.

    • 2

      Get to the Point: Trimming Unnecessary Words: Beyond the Style Manual, #2
      Get to the Point: Trimming Unnecessary Words: Beyond the Style Manual, #2

      Get to the Point: Trimming Unnecessary Words: Beyond the Style Manual, #2

      Stefanie Spangler Buswell
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      A no-nonsense guide for authors interested in taking their writing to the next level, Get to the Point offers clear, simple tips for tightening your sentences, improving your story’s pacing, increasing tension, and generating a more entertaining voice. Its techniques will aid you in strengthening awareness of unwanted habits, gaining clearer understanding of unnecessary description, and informing solid strategies for concise, powerful prose. Top-notch writing makes every novel come alive. This guide booklet will help you learn to: -          Identify hidden redundancies -          Cut clunky phrases and their hangers-on -          Rescue tension and pacing from lazy adverbs -          Harness the power of the metaphor -          Recycle those info dumps -          Discover how to show and when to tell -          Practice the art of the subtle foreshadow -          Balance dialogue tags with conversation -          Separate descriptive essentials from the everyday -          Apply informed context to avoid over explaining -          Retain POV control to eliminate headhopping -          Avoid misleading with ordinary overkill At 13,000 words, Get to the Point is packed with informed tips and tricks that will help you elevate your writing to the next level as you craft a compelling novel.

      A no-nonsense guide for authors interested in taking their writing to the next level, Get to the Point offers clear, simple tips for tightening your sentences, improving your story’s pacing, increasing tension, and generating a more entertaining voice. Its techniques will aid you in strengthening awareness of unwanted habits, gaining clearer understanding of unnecessary description, and informing solid strategies for concise, powerful prose. Top-notch writing makes every novel come alive. This guide booklet will help you learn to: -          Identify hidden redundancies -          Cut clunky phrases and their hangers-on -          Rescue tension and pacing from lazy adverbs -          Harness the power of the metaphor -          Recycle those info dumps -          Discover how to show and when to tell -          Practice the art of the subtle foreshadow -          Balance dialogue tags with conversation -          Separate descriptive essentials from the everyday -          Apply informed context to avoid over explaining -          Retain POV control to eliminate headhopping -          Avoid misleading with ordinary overkill At 13,000 words, Get to the Point is packed with informed tips and tricks that will help you elevate your writing to the next level as you craft a compelling novel.

    • 3

      He Said, She Said: Writing Effective Dialogue: Beyond the Style Manual, #3
      He Said, She Said: Writing Effective Dialogue: Beyond the Style Manual, #3

      He Said, She Said: Writing Effective Dialogue: Beyond the Style Manual, #3

      Laura E. Koons
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      Dialogue that drones on, clutters the page, or stalls the scene can ruin even the best of novels. Learn to avoid common dialogue pitfalls, balance your writing, and dazzle your readers, editors, and agents with snappy scenes and smooth-as-silk transitions between dialogue and narrative. He Said, She Said is packed with innovative instruction, detailed information, and essential exercises to help your dialogue skills mesmerize and impress. The information offered in He Said, She Said is easy to understand and simple to implement. In this guide book you will learn: - How to balance realistic dialogue with your narrative style, including addressing accents and learning the 4 things to leave out of your dialogue - 5 ways to seamlessly insert dialogue into your scene, such as expressing gestures and employing summary dialogue - 7 tricks to getting the most out of dialogue tags: everything from finding the right intensity level to avoiding POV issues - 4 ways to improve your dialogue crafting skills, with prompts and exercises included Don’t waste an opportunity for success by settling for mediocre dialogue in your novel. Let He Said, She Said help you craft your characters’ exchanges with ease and skill.

      Dialogue that drones on, clutters the page, or stalls the scene can ruin even the best of novels. Learn to avoid common dialogue pitfalls, balance your writing, and dazzle your readers, editors, and agents with snappy scenes and smooth-as-silk transitions between dialogue and narrative. He Said, She Said is packed with innovative instruction, detailed information, and essential exercises to help your dialogue skills mesmerize and impress. The information offered in He Said, She Said is easy to understand and simple to implement. In this guide book you will learn: - How to balance realistic dialogue with your narrative style, including addressing accents and learning the 4 things to leave out of your dialogue - 5 ways to seamlessly insert dialogue into your scene, such as expressing gestures and employing summary dialogue - 7 tricks to getting the most out of dialogue tags: everything from finding the right intensity level to avoiding POV issues - 4 ways to improve your dialogue crafting skills, with prompts and exercises included Don’t waste an opportunity for success by settling for mediocre dialogue in your novel. Let He Said, She Said help you craft your characters’ exchanges with ease and skill.

    • 4

      Just to Be Clear: Writing What You Mean: Beyond the Style Manual, #4
      Just to Be Clear: Writing What You Mean: Beyond the Style Manual, #4

      Just to Be Clear: Writing What You Mean: Beyond the Style Manual, #4

      Red Adept Publishing
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      Did you write what you meant to write? Is your meaning clear, or will readers misunderstand? This style guide helps authors to make sure their writing is clear on the sentence level. “Just to Be Clear: Writing What You Mean” covers the following topics: Dangling Participles Misused Participial Phrases Misplaced Prepositional Phrases Squinting Modifiers Vague Antecedents Paragraphing Techniques Confusing Pairs & Lists Most sections include a quiz, so writers can test their knowledge of the material.

      Did you write what you meant to write? Is your meaning clear, or will readers misunderstand? This style guide helps authors to make sure their writing is clear on the sentence level. “Just to Be Clear: Writing What You Mean” covers the following topics: Dangling Participles Misused Participial Phrases Misplaced Prepositional Phrases Squinting Modifiers Vague Antecedents Paragraphing Techniques Confusing Pairs & Lists Most sections include a quiz, so writers can test their knowledge of the material.

    • 6

      Building the Bones: Outlining Your Novel: Beyond the Style Manual, #6
      Building the Bones: Outlining Your Novel: Beyond the Style Manual, #6

      Building the Bones: Outlining Your Novel: Beyond the Style Manual, #6

      Red Adept Publishing
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      Do you have a story you’ve always wanted to write, but weren’t sure how to begin? Have you tried pantsing and floundered, unsure how to finish your novel? Learning the simple basics of outlining can help you plot with confidence. This instructional guide booklet covers the easy, straightforward techniques you need to plan your story before you write. These guidelines will aid you in organizing your ideas no matter what genre you write or what age group you write for. Whether you use paper or a computer to plan with, these outlining concepts will help you navigate the unknowns of your imagination so you can bring your story to life.

      Do you have a story you’ve always wanted to write, but weren’t sure how to begin? Have you tried pantsing and floundered, unsure how to finish your novel? Learning the simple basics of outlining can help you plot with confidence. This instructional guide booklet covers the easy, straightforward techniques you need to plan your story before you write. These guidelines will aid you in organizing your ideas no matter what genre you write or what age group you write for. Whether you use paper or a computer to plan with, these outlining concepts will help you navigate the unknowns of your imagination so you can bring your story to life.

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