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Affiche du document Savoirs fondamentaux 4e - Le tout-en-un pour réussir son année ! — Savoirs fondamentaux 4e - Le tout-en-un pour réussir son année !
Collectif
4h00min00
Méthodologie
320 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 4h00min.
L'essentiel du programme de quatrième, dans une mise en page claire et colorée 100 % efficace ! - Toutes les matières : Mathématiques, Français, Histoire-géographie, EMC, SVT, Physique-chimie, Technologie et Anglais - Tous les cours de l'année sont expliqués et illustrés de photographies, cartes et schémas pour bien comprendre et bien retenir. - Les cours sont accompagnés de points de méthode, de rappels, de conseils et d'astuces - Chaque chapitre propose des quiz corrigés pour vérifier ses acquis et s'entraîner !Une partie coaching qui aborde toutes les méthodes à acquérir pour être au point tout au long de l'année : compétences clés, organisation du travail, techniques d'apprentissage, etc.Toutes les clés pour apprendre et s'entraîner !Conforme aux programmes

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Affiche du document Savoirs fondamentaux - 6e - Le tout-en-un pour réussir son année ! — Savoirs fondamentaux - 6e - Le tout-en-un pour réussir son année !
Collectif
2h48min00
Méthodologie
224 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h48min.
L'essentiel du programme de sixième, à travers une mise en page claire et colorée 100 % efficace ! - Tous les cours de l'année sont expliqués et illustrés de photographies, cartes et schémas pour bien comprendre et bien retenir. - Les cours sont accompagnés de points de méthode, de rappels, de conseils et d'astuces pour réviser de façon efficace ! - Chaque chapitre propose des quiz corrigés pour vérifier ses acquis et s'entraîner !La partie coaching aborde toutes les méthodes à acquérir lors de l'entrée au collège : organisation du travail, techniques d'apprentissage, compréhension des consignes, etc.Toutes les clés pour aborder sereinement la sixième !Conforme aux programmes

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Affiche du document Savoirs fondamentaux - Seconde - Le tout-en-un pour réussir son année ! — Savoirs fondamentaux - Seconde - Le tout-en-un pour réussir son année !
Collectif
6h54min00
Méthodologie
552 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 6h54min.
Toutes les matièresTout le programme de seconde, dans une mise en page claire et colorée 100 % efficace ! - Toutes les matières : Français, Mathématiques, Histoire-Géographie, SES, SNT, Physique-chimie, SVT et Anglais - Tous les cours de l'année sont expliqués et illustrés de photographies, cartes et schémas pour bien comprendre et bien retenir. - Les cours sont accompagnés des citations à connaître, exemples et conseils : l'essentiel pour réviser sereinement. - Chaque thématique propose des pages de quiz progressifs corrigés pour vérifier ses acquis et s'entraîner ! Une partie coaching et orientation qui aborde toutes les méthodes à acquérir lors de l'entrée au lycée : prise de note, travail de groupe, autonomie, etc. et propose un accompagnement au choix des spécialités pour la première. Toutes les clés pour aborder sereinement la seconde !Conforme aux programmes

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Affiche du document Mathématiques et algorithmique — Mathématiques et algorithmique
Denis Monasse
2h02min15
Méthodologie
163 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h02min.
Exemples d'interactionsLes conférences recueillies dans cet ouvrage portent essentiellement sur les algorithmes avancés du calcul formel (algorithme de Gosper, sommation des séries hypergéométriques, bases de Gröbner, algorithmique des groupes finis), l'informatique théorique (calculabilité et complexité, types de données en Java, XML) ou pratique (classes LaTeX, Web dynamique). Dans chacun de ces chapitres, Denis Monasse s'emploie à faire découvrir de manière précise et pédagogique un domaine où se manifeste l'interaction essentielle entre les mathématiques et l'informatique.Cet ouvrage s'adresse aux enseignants de mathématiques et sciences physiques de l'enseignement secondaire ou supérieur (classes terminales, classes préparatoires, universités et écoles d'ingénieurs) et aux étudiants scientifiques depuis la troisième année de licence jusqu'au master et à l'agrégation. Chacun d'eux va trouver dans ce livre les notions dont un scientifique du XXIe sièclepeut difficilement se dispenser.Ce livre rassemble les conférences données par Denis Monasse lors du Séminaire « Algorithmique et Programmation », institution créée en 1987. Le Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques de Marseille-Luminy en assure l'accueil, avec le soutien de la SMF (Société Mathématiques de France) et du CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche +Scientifique). Depuis bientôt trente ans et à l'initiative d'une équipe soudée autour de Denis Monasse, ce séminaire a regroupé des enseignants du Supérieur (mathématiciens et physiciens). Tous convaincus qu'il y avait une nécessité impérieuse à être solidement formé en algorithmique et en programmation, pour suivre correctement l'évolution de leur discipline mais tout autantpour répondre à une nouvelle demande d'enseignement. Demande qui ne s'est pas démentie…L'auteur :Normalien, agrégé de mathématiques et ancien professeur de mathématiques et d'informatique en classes préparatoires au lycée Louis-le-Grand, Denis Monasse est actuellement rédacteur en chef de la RMS et directeur des enseignements et de la pédagogie chez Epistemon (Lycée numérique).En savoir plus :Une coédition rue des écoles et Epistemon, partenaires du « Lycée numérique », un site conçu pour les élèves de terminale S souhaitant se préparer à l'entrée dans les classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles scientifiques (MPSI, PCSI, PTSI, ECS) et aux études scientifiques de l'enseignement supérieur.

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Affiche du document The Humble Argument — The Humble Argument
Roy K. Humble
1h18min00
Méthodologie
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104 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h18min.
The Humble Argument is so much more than a writing textbook. It gives you tools, tips, and tricks that actually explain what a writer does. It doesn’t sugarcoat the process or dumb down the very real challenges that entering a college writing space requires. This book is more like a friend. It’s the kind of friend that will coach you through a tough time, encourage you, and make you laugh while you go through it. It’s the kind of friend who holds your hair back when you’re sick of writing and gives you the courage to try again.Roy K. Humble is the kind of writing teacher who understands the struggle of learning how to write arguments like a college student and doesn’t just tell you what you want to hear. His lessons here are profound, but in the sense that they are delivered by someone who wants you to feel included in the conversation about what good college writing should be. He writes to students in language they can understand without becoming English majors, with just enough humor to keep them reading. He writes for faculty, moving through the unadorned guiding principles of effective formal writing so that faculty have a great framework on which to build their classes. Perhaps most importantly, Humble understands that the price of a book matters to students, so his books are affordable. From every perspective, Humble gets it.The Humble Argument has students covered on these important topics:• Understanding argument as an idea• Grasping the stages of the writing process• Organizing an argument around rhetorical principles• Thinking for yourself as a college student• Crafting a careful and clear thesis• Gathering and synthesizing evidence to support a thesis• Guiding readers through a thoughtful, persuasive essayContents About This BookIntroducing the College EssayThe College Essay Is an ArgumentThe College Essay is a ProcessDeveloping Your ArgumentAsk a Good QuestionConsider the EvidenceDecide on the Best AnswerPresenting Your ArgumentOffer Good EvidenceGuide Your ReadersImproving Your ArgumentOffer Good ReasonsEarn Your CredibilityThe Humble EssayAcknowledgmentsGlossary/IndexAbout the Author

The Humble Argument
Roy K. Humble
1h18min00
Méthodologie
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104 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h18min.
The Humble Argument is so much more than a writing textbook. It gives you tools, tips, and tricks that actually explain what a writer does. It doesn’t sugarcoat the process or dumb down the very real challenges that entering a college writing space requires. This book is more like a friend. It’s the kind of friend that will coach you through a tough time, encourage you, and make you laugh while you go through it. It’s the kind of friend who holds your hair back when you’re sick of writing and gives you the courage to try again.Roy K. Humble is the kind of writing teacher who understands the struggle of learning how to write arguments like a college student and doesn’t just tell you what you want to hear. His lessons here are profound, but in the sense that they are delivered by someone who wants you to feel included in the conversation about what good college writing should be. He writes to students in language they can understand without becoming English majors, with just enough humor to keep them reading. He writes for faculty, moving through the unadorned guiding principles of effective formal writing so that faculty have a great framework on which to build their classes. Perhaps most importantly, Humble understands that the price of a book matters to students, so his books are affordable. From every perspective, Humble gets it.The Humble Argument has students covered on these important topics:• Understanding argument as an idea• Grasping the stages of the writing process• Organizing an argument around rhetorical principles• Thinking for yourself as a college student• Crafting a careful and clear thesis• Gathering and synthesizing evidence to support a thesis• Guiding readers through a thoughtful, persuasive essayContents About This BookIntroducing the College EssayThe College Essay Is an ArgumentThe College Essay is a ProcessDeveloping Your ArgumentAsk a Good QuestionConsider the EvidenceDecide on the Best AnswerPresenting Your ArgumentOffer Good EvidenceGuide Your ReadersImproving Your ArgumentOffer Good ReasonsEarn Your CredibilityThe Humble EssayAcknowledgmentsGlossary/IndexAbout the Author

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Affiche du document LE GUIDE PRATIQUE DU BON JOURNALISTE — LE GUIDE PRATIQUE DU BON JOURNALISTE
Balla TRAORE
31min30
Méthodologie
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42 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 31min.
Ce guide pratique du bon journaliste, est un petit manuel pratique, facile à comprendre, atypique et inédit dans la mesure où son contenu n’est pas exactement ce que les journalistes apprennent habituellement dans leurs académies de formation.

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Affiche du document Guide méthodologique des mémoires et des thèses — Guide méthodologique des mémoires et des thèses
Pierre N'Da
1h50min15
Méthodologie
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147 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h50min.
Ce livre aborde et traite toutes les questions essentielles de méthodologie et de rédactologie. Il apporte des réponses claires et des solutions avisées aux préoccupations, aux interrogations et aux problèmes de toutes sortes qui se posent dans la rédaction des mémoires et des thèses. La visée de ce nouveau livre est de contribuer à mettre fin aux hésitations permanentes, aux recherches à tâtons et à la hâte, à l’errance méthodologique et au manque de maîtrise réelle d’une méthode claire, précise et performante. Ainsi sera atteint l’objectif principal de ce vademecum qui se présente à la fois comme un traitédidactique, un outil pédagogique efficace, un guide indispensable dans la conception, la rédaction, la présentation et la soutenance des mémoires et des thèses, à travers deux modèles : IDC (Introduction, Développement, Conclusion) et IMRAD (Introduction, Methodology, Results And Discussion)

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Affiche du document Réinventer le travail — Réinventer le travail
Collectif
33min45
Méthodologie
45 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 34min.
Des points de vue variés et passionnants sur le monde du travail et ses rapides mutationsLe débat sur le revenu universel qui a marqué la dernière campagne présidentielle renvoie à une inquiétude de notre époque liée à la robotisation et à l'uberisation de nombreux secteurs d'activité. Face à la disparition massive des emplois salariés traditionnels, faut-il séparer le revenu des individus de la fonction active qu'ils occupent dans la société ? A travers cette question qui remet en cause les grands équilibres économiques et sociaux, ce nouveau volume des 1ndispensables met en lumière les enjeux juridiques, techniques, mais aussi humains du travail et de ses évolutions. Il analyse la situation réelle du chômage en France comparée à celle de ses grands voisins. Sommes-nous condamnés au chômage ? Certaines générations sont-elles sacrifiées ? Existe-t-il une fatalité des CDD ? Le modèle allemand est-il vraiment meilleur que le nôtre ? Les meilleurs spécialistes répondent à ces questions en compagnie d'écrivains offrant leur vision personnelle et singulière d'un monde du travail en permanente mutation.

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Affiche du document Manuel méthodologique d’étude en archéologie pour débutants — Manuel méthodologique d’étude en archéologie pour débutants
Abanga Abakar
48min45
Méthodologie
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Affiche du document Danny Goes to London — Danny Goes to London
JudyBee
17min15
Méthodologie
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23 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 17min.
Danny is usually a very quiet and well behaved dog. That's why he is so good as his job. Some dogs work on farms, some help people who can't see and Danny helps children who find it difficult to read. He usually visits schools and libraries but today he is being given a special award for his work and he is going to London to collect it. Who could possibly have imagined the mischief he gets up to on this special day?!

Danny Goes to London
JudyBee
17min15
Méthodologie
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23 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 17min.
Danny is usually a very quiet and well behaved dog. That's why he is so good as his job. Some dogs work on farms, some help people who can't see and Danny helps children who find it difficult to read. He usually visits schools and libraries but today he is being given a special award for his work and he is going to London to collect it. Who could possibly have imagined the mischief he gets up to on this special day?!

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Affiche du document Étudiants : boostez vos résultats avec les mind maps ! — Étudiants : boostez vos résultats avec les mind maps !
Tony Buzan
1h14min15
Méthodologie
99 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h14min.
Retenir tous les coursRéviser efficacementPenser plus viteÉliminer le stress… Quels que soient votre filière et votre niveau d’étude, ce livre vous propose de faire le point sur vos méthodes d’apprentissage actuelles et vous donne toutes les clés pour les améliorer de manière spectaculaire, en libérant les formidables capacités cognitives de votre cerveau. Que vous souhaitiez : améliorer votre concentration et votre compréhension,optimiser vos capacités de mémorisation,gérer toutes les situations stressantes,prendre des notes efficacement,mieux planifier et préparer vos examens et évaluations…Tony Buzan vous révélera tout le potentiel de vos mécanismes cérébraux et vous expliquera comment utiliser ses méthodes révolutionnaires : mind maps, techniques de mémorisation, lecture rapide pour booster vos résultats aux examens. Votre cerveau est bien meilleur que vous ne l'imaginez Les obstacles au travail BOST (r) La lecture rapide Boostez votre mémoire Les Mind maps(r) Révolutionnez vos études avec les Mind maps(r) et BOST (r) Réponses aux exercices

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Affiche du document Mon compagnon de rédaction scientifique — Mon compagnon de rédaction scientifique
Sylvie Jutras
3h36min00
Méthodologie
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288 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h36min.
Cet ouvrage présente des principes de rédaction pour mieux écrire, développer ses habiletés argumentatives, acquérir de bonnes techniques, et travailler avec plaisir et efficacité. Sylvie Jutras expose le principe de penser comme le lecteur à travers toutes les étapes de rédaction. Elle l’applique en traitant la pensée critique, l’art de l’argumentation, la structuration d’un texte scientifique, la lisibilité, la probité intellectuelle et la révision de ses écrits. Une trousse d’astuces réunit des conseils pour gérer son temps et son environnement de travail, tirer profit d’outils de rédaction, stimuler son inspiration, et maintenir sa concentration et ses énergies. Mon compagnon de rédaction scientifique s’adresse aux personnes qui œuvrent ou étudient dans divers domaines dont les sciences humaines et sociales, la santé, la gestion, la communication ou l’éducation. Les conseils proposés s’appliquent en recherche quantitative, qualitative ou mixte, pour écrire en français ou dans une autre langue. Les principes et stratégies exposés serviront pour rédiger un article, un travail pour un cours, un mémoire, une thèse ou un rapport professionnel d’analyse, d’évaluation ou d’expertise. Ce guide de rédaction vous permettra d’écrire des textes plus solides, plus convaincants, qui rendent justice à votre travail intellectuel et à la valeur de vos idées et découvertes.

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Affiche du document SE LANCER ET RÉUSSIR EN POLITIQUE MANAGEMENT D'UNE CARRIÈRE POLITIQUE — SE LANCER ET RÉUSSIR EN POLITIQUE MANAGEMENT D'UNE CARRIÈRE POLITIQUE
Pierrette Stéphanie MOANKONO
2h21min00
Méthodologie
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188 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h21min.
La politique se révèle être un enjeu de plus en plus crucial dans les sociétés africaines. Notamment auprès de la population jeune qui souhaite radicalement voir les choses changer et en finir avec les traditions dépassées perpétrées et entretenues par une vielle garde politicienne toujours aux commandes. Mais face à ce désir de changement s'observe un immobilisme criard de la part de cette jeunesse qui se trouve coincée entre le syndrome du Messie et le manque de connaissance des codes de la chose politique. Mais plus de 60 ans après les indépendances, le paysage politique africain a plus que jamais besoin de nouveaux acteurs capables de placer et défendre l'intérêt collectif envers et contre tout, conscients que les renversements politiques par coups d'Etats sont dépassés. Et pour se faire, la politique est et demeure la voie royale pour parvenir au changement et ériger de vrais décideurs, de vrais patriotes, de vrais Africains. Car le changement est une affaire de tous ! C'est ce que l'auteure, Pierrette Stéphanie MOANKONO ELANGA, souhaite faire comprendre avec cet ouvrage Se lancer et réussir en politique. Un guide méthodologique destiné à toutes celles et tous ceux qui désirent faire partir des solutions. Conçu pour vous faire aimer la politique, vous donner envie de la faire ou la refaire, il vous facilitera grandement votre entrée et pérénnité dans ce monde ultra sélect et élitiste. Vous ne serez plus jamais sur la touche !!!

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Affiche du document Guide de rédaction scientifique — Guide de rédaction scientifique
Pascal POINDRON
2h02min15
Méthodologie
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163 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h02min.
Diffuser ses résultats de recherche est tout aussi important que le travail expérimental lui-même. Mais cette évidence se transforme bien souvent en une épreuve douloureuse lorsque vient le moment de la rédaction. Le chercheur débutant ou l'étudiant confronté à la rédaction de sa thèse ou de son premier article est alors assailli par une foule de questions : faut-il d’abord écrire le résumé ? Suivre l’ordre des différentes sections en commençant par l’introduction ? Cet ouvrage à l’usage des scientifiques en sciences biologiques, médicales, agronomiques et vétérinaires a été écrit pour décrypter les inconnues et pour répondre à toutes les questions qui assaillent les auteurs tout au long du processus de rédaction d’un article. L’ouvrage propose une manière d’aborder la rédaction en se concentrant sur la structure des articles plutôt que sur la grammaire et la syntaxe, en soulignant le rôle de l’hypothèse dans la construction de l’article. Il insiste également sur le fait que le style scientifique est avant tout celui de la logique.

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Affiche du document Memoir Writing For Dummies — Memoir Writing For Dummies
Ryan G. Van Cleave
4h51min00
Méthodologie
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388 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 4h51min.
The fast and easy way to write your memoir Memoir writing is a growing phenomenon, and not just by celebrities and politicians. Everyone has a story to tell, and Memoir Writing For Dummies provides hopeful writers with the tools they need to share their life stories with the world and become published authors. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions—along with helpful tips and advice on how to get published—Memoir Writing For Dummies shows you how to put pen to paper and hone the craft of writing a truly compelling memoir. You'll get advice on how to explore your memories, map out your story, perfect your plot, setting, character, and dialogue, and so much more. Includes tips on getting over writer's block Guides you through every step of the writing and editing processes Covers the best ways to market a finished memoir Packed with proven tips and writing tricks of the trade, Memoir Writing For Dummies gives you everything you need to ensure your life story is never forgotten. Introduction 1 Part I: The First Steps to Writing a Memoir 7 Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Memoir Writing: Just the Basics 9 Chapter 2: Getting Started: What You Need to Know about Writing Your Memoir 17 Chapter 3: Understanding What Readers Expect: The Story Behind a Good Story 35 Chapter 4: Researching and Remembering: Gathering Enough Material 47 Chapter 5: Developing Ideas like the Pros 61 Part II: Telling Your Story with Pizzazz 75 Chapter 6: Giving Your Story Some Structure 77 Chapter 7: Establishing the Setting and Scene 93 Chapter 8: The Character of Characters 111 Chapter 9: Making the Most of Dialogue 129 Chapter 10: Realizing the Power of Voice 153 Chapter 11: Handling Point of View 165 Chapter 12: Bold Beginnings and Fantastic Finishes 179 Part III: Revising, Editing, and Pushing Your Story to the Next Level 193 Chapter 13: Adjusting the Big Picture: Fine-Tuning Structure and Story 195 Chapter 14: Ensuring the Theme and Meaning Are What You Want 207 Chapter 15: Making Revisions 221 Chapter 16: Streamlining Your Story with Sentence-Level Edits 231 Chapter 17: Saying the Unsayable: Knowing What to Include or Exclude 251 Part IV: Sharing Your Story: A Publishing Primer 263 Chapter 18: Locating and Landing a Literary Agent 265 Chapter 19: Making Sense of Traditional Publishing and the Submission Process 281 Chapter 20: Going It Alone: Self-Publishing and E-Publishing 299 Chapter 21: Promoting Your Finished Product (and Yourself) 317 Part V: The Part of Tens 333 Chapter 22: Ten Myths about Memoirs 335 Chapter 23: Ten Reasons Memoirs Are Rejected 341 Chapter 24: Ten Tips to Writing Your First Book 347 Index 353

Memoir Writing For Dummies
Ryan G. Van Cleave
4h51min00
Méthodologie
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388 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 4h51min.
The fast and easy way to write your memoir Memoir writing is a growing phenomenon, and not just by celebrities and politicians. Everyone has a story to tell, and Memoir Writing For Dummies provides hopeful writers with the tools they need to share their life stories with the world and become published authors. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions—along with helpful tips and advice on how to get published—Memoir Writing For Dummies shows you how to put pen to paper and hone the craft of writing a truly compelling memoir. You'll get advice on how to explore your memories, map out your story, perfect your plot, setting, character, and dialogue, and so much more. Includes tips on getting over writer's block Guides you through every step of the writing and editing processes Covers the best ways to market a finished memoir Packed with proven tips and writing tricks of the trade, Memoir Writing For Dummies gives you everything you need to ensure your life story is never forgotten. Introduction 1 Part I: The First Steps to Writing a Memoir 7 Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Memoir Writing: Just the Basics 9 Chapter 2: Getting Started: What You Need to Know about Writing Your Memoir 17 Chapter 3: Understanding What Readers Expect: The Story Behind a Good Story 35 Chapter 4: Researching and Remembering: Gathering Enough Material 47 Chapter 5: Developing Ideas like the Pros 61 Part II: Telling Your Story with Pizzazz 75 Chapter 6: Giving Your Story Some Structure 77 Chapter 7: Establishing the Setting and Scene 93 Chapter 8: The Character of Characters 111 Chapter 9: Making the Most of Dialogue 129 Chapter 10: Realizing the Power of Voice 153 Chapter 11: Handling Point of View 165 Chapter 12: Bold Beginnings and Fantastic Finishes 179 Part III: Revising, Editing, and Pushing Your Story to the Next Level 193 Chapter 13: Adjusting the Big Picture: Fine-Tuning Structure and Story 195 Chapter 14: Ensuring the Theme and Meaning Are What You Want 207 Chapter 15: Making Revisions 221 Chapter 16: Streamlining Your Story with Sentence-Level Edits 231 Chapter 17: Saying the Unsayable: Knowing What to Include or Exclude 251 Part IV: Sharing Your Story: A Publishing Primer 263 Chapter 18: Locating and Landing a Literary Agent 265 Chapter 19: Making Sense of Traditional Publishing and the Submission Process 281 Chapter 20: Going It Alone: Self-Publishing and E-Publishing 299 Chapter 21: Promoting Your Finished Product (and Yourself) 317 Part V: The Part of Tens 333 Chapter 22: Ten Myths about Memoirs 335 Chapter 23: Ten Reasons Memoirs Are Rejected 341 Chapter 24: Ten Tips to Writing Your First Book 347 Index 353

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Affiche du document Publishing E-Books For Dummies — Publishing E-Books For Dummies
Ali Luke
2h42min00
Méthodologie
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216 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h42min.
Publish, market, and sell your own e-book Although creating an e-book seems fairly straightforward, it is not. You need to select and create a variety of formats that will be read on a variety of e-reader devices--and market and sell your book in a variety of ways. Before you take the plunge, get this practical guide. With clear instruction and sensible advice, it will help you navigate the often confusing, time-consuming, and costly world of self-publishing an e-book. The book gives you solid marketing tips for selling your e-book, including using blogging and social media and how to build an online platform. It also discusses key technologies you'll encounter, including Smashwords, iBooks Author, Amazon, Microsoft Word, Open Office, Calibre, WordPress, E-junkie, and others. Helps readers navigate the confusing, time-consuming, and often costly world of self-publishing an e-book Provides both technical how-tos as well solid marketing advice on how to sell your e-book using Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and other social media sites Covers essential technologies, such as Smashwords, iBooks Author, Amazon, Microsoft Word, Open Office, Calibre, WordPress, and E-junkie Explores e-book devices, including Kindle, Kobo, Sony Reader, Nook, iPad, and other tablets Delves into the nitty-gritty of e-book formats Before you self-publish your e-book, start first with Publishing eBooks For Dummies. Introduction 1 Part I: Getting to Know E-Books 7 Chapter 1: Introducing E-Book Basics 9 Chapter 2: Joining the E-Book Revolution 17 Chapter 3: The Minimum You Must Do to Write an E-Book 29 Part II: Creating Your E-Book 41 Chapter 4: Formatting Your E-Book Manuscript in Word 43 Chapter 5: Designing a Professional E-Book Cover (Without Spending a Fortune) 63 Chapter 6: Creating an Instant E-Book Using a PDF File 81 Chapter 7: Creating an Interactive E-Book with iBooks Author 89 Chapter 8: Creating MOBI or EPUB Files with Calibre 97 Part III: Creating Your Website 109 Chapter 9: Using WordPress to Set Up a Website or Blog 111 Chapter 10: Crafting an Effective Sales Page for Your E-Book 129 Part IV: Selling Your E-Book 145 Chapter 11: Pricing Your E-Book Effectively 147 Chapter 12: Using E-junkie to Sell and Deliver Your E-Book 161 Chapter 13: Listing Your E-Book on Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing 173 Chapter 14: Using Smashwords to Distribute Your E-Book to Other Retailers 191 Part V: Marketing Your E-Book 205 Chapter 15: Marketing Your E-Book via Amazon and Other Online Stores 207 Chapter 16: Promoting Your E-Book on Facebook and Twitter 217 Chapter 17: Promoting Your E-Book on Goodreads 231 Chapter 18: Using Blogs and E-Mail Lists to Promote Your E-Book 241 Part VI: The Part of Tens 255 Chapter 19: Ten Common E-Book Problems — and How to Fix Them 257 Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Editing and Proofreading Your E-Book 267 Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Enhance Your E-Book Sales — or Your Career 275

Publishing E-Books For Dummies
Ali Luke
2h42min00
Méthodologie
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Publish, market, and sell your own e-book Although creating an e-book seems fairly straightforward, it is not. You need to select and create a variety of formats that will be read on a variety of e-reader devices--and market and sell your book in a variety of ways. Before you take the plunge, get this practical guide. With clear instruction and sensible advice, it will help you navigate the often confusing, time-consuming, and costly world of self-publishing an e-book. The book gives you solid marketing tips for selling your e-book, including using blogging and social media and how to build an online platform. It also discusses key technologies you'll encounter, including Smashwords, iBooks Author, Amazon, Microsoft Word, Open Office, Calibre, WordPress, E-junkie, and others. Helps readers navigate the confusing, time-consuming, and often costly world of self-publishing an e-book Provides both technical how-tos as well solid marketing advice on how to sell your e-book using Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and other social media sites Covers essential technologies, such as Smashwords, iBooks Author, Amazon, Microsoft Word, Open Office, Calibre, WordPress, and E-junkie Explores e-book devices, including Kindle, Kobo, Sony Reader, Nook, iPad, and other tablets Delves into the nitty-gritty of e-book formats Before you self-publish your e-book, start first with Publishing eBooks For Dummies. Introduction 1 Part I: Getting to Know E-Books 7 Chapter 1: Introducing E-Book Basics 9 Chapter 2: Joining the E-Book Revolution 17 Chapter 3: The Minimum You Must Do to Write an E-Book 29 Part II: Creating Your E-Book 41 Chapter 4: Formatting Your E-Book Manuscript in Word 43 Chapter 5: Designing a Professional E-Book Cover (Without Spending a Fortune) 63 Chapter 6: Creating an Instant E-Book Using a PDF File 81 Chapter 7: Creating an Interactive E-Book with iBooks Author 89 Chapter 8: Creating MOBI or EPUB Files with Calibre 97 Part III: Creating Your Website 109 Chapter 9: Using WordPress to Set Up a Website or Blog 111 Chapter 10: Crafting an Effective Sales Page for Your E-Book 129 Part IV: Selling Your E-Book 145 Chapter 11: Pricing Your E-Book Effectively 147 Chapter 12: Using E-junkie to Sell and Deliver Your E-Book 161 Chapter 13: Listing Your E-Book on Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing 173 Chapter 14: Using Smashwords to Distribute Your E-Book to Other Retailers 191 Part V: Marketing Your E-Book 205 Chapter 15: Marketing Your E-Book via Amazon and Other Online Stores 207 Chapter 16: Promoting Your E-Book on Facebook and Twitter 217 Chapter 17: Promoting Your E-Book on Goodreads 231 Chapter 18: Using Blogs and E-Mail Lists to Promote Your E-Book 241 Part VI: The Part of Tens 255 Chapter 19: Ten Common E-Book Problems — and How to Fix Them 257 Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Editing and Proofreading Your E-Book 267 Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Enhance Your E-Book Sales — or Your Career 275

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A complete guide to writing and selling your novel So you want to write a novel? Great! That’s a worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don’t settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher. Writing Fiction for Dummies is a complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from beginning writer to royalty-earning author. Here are some things you’ll learn in Writing Fiction for Dummies: Strategic Planning: Pinpoint where you are on the roadmap to publication; discover what every reader desperately wants from a story; home in on a marketable category; choose from among the four most common creative styles; and learn the self-management methods of professional writers. Writing Powerful Fiction: Construct a story world that rings true; create believable, unpredictable characters; build a strong plot with all six layers of complexity of a modern novel; and infuse it all with a strong theme. Self-Editing Your Novel: Psychoanalyze your characters to bring them fully to life; edit your story structure from the top down; fix broken scenes; and polish your action and dialogue. Finding An Agent and Getting Published: Write a query letter, a synopsis, and a proposal; pitch your work to agents and editors without fear. Writing Fiction For Dummies takes you from being a writer to being an author. It can happen—if you have the talent and persistence to do what you need to do. Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used In This Book 2 What You’re Not to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book is Organized 3 Part I: Getting Ready to Write Fiction 4 Part II: Creating Compelling Fiction 4 Part III: Editing and Polishing Your Story and Characters 4 Part IV: Getting Published 4 Part V: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 5 Where to Go from Here 5 Part I: Getting Ready to Write Fiction 7 Chapter 1: Fiction Writing Basics 9 Setting Your Ultimate Goal as a Writer 11 Pinpointing Where You are as a Writer 13 Freshmen: Concentrating on craft 13 Sophomores: Tackling the proposal 14 Juniors: Perfecting their pitches 15 Seniors: Preparing to become authors 16 Getting Yourself Organized 17 Mastering Characterization, Plotting, and Other Skills 18 Editing Your Fiction 18 Chapter 2: What Makes a Great Story? 21 Choosing What to Give Your Readers 22 Creating a powerful emotional experience: What your readers desperately want 22 Educating your reader 23 Practicing the gentle art of persuasion 24 Making Life Hard on Your Characters: Conflict Plus Change Equals Story 25 The Five Pillars of Fiction 26 Setting the stage: Your story world 27 Creating characters 28 Constructing the plot 28 Formulating a theme 30 Expressing your style 31 Seven Ways to Deliver the Goods 31 The here and now: Action 32 Giving your characters a voice: Dialogue 33 Revealing thoughts: Interior monologue 33 Feeling with your character: Interior emotion 34 Seeing what your character sees: Description 34 Taking a trip to the past: Flashback 35 Supplying narrative summary 35 Chapter 3: Finding Your Audience and Category 37 Identifying Your Ideal Novel 38 Looking at what you love to read 38 Thinking about what you love to write 39 Defining Your Ideal Reader 40 Considering worldview and interests 41 Looking at gender 42 Writing for readers of a certain age 43 Defining your niche 43 Understanding Your Category 43 Genres: Surveying categories based on content 45 Understanding audience-based categories 50 Picking your category and subcategory 52 Finding Your Category’s Requirements 53 Targeting your word count 54 Accounting for major characters 54 Determining levels of action, romance, and all that 55 Identifying your story’s emotional driver 58 Chapter 4: Four Ways to Write a Great Novel 59 Giving Yourself Permission to Write Badly 59 Creative Paradigms: Investigating Various Writing Methods 61 Writing without planning or editing 61 Editing as you go 62 Planning a little, writing a little 63 Outlining before you write 64 Finding a Creative Paradigm that Works for You 65 Understanding why method matters 66 Developing your creative paradigm 67 Using Your Creative Paradigm to Find Your Story Structure 69 Chapter 5: Managing Your Time and Yourself 71 Finding Time to Write 71 Establishing and sticking to a writing goal — for this week and this year 72 Organizing your time 74 Setting Up Your Ideal Writing Space 75 Securing the best writing surface 76 Finding the right chair 76 Choosing a computer (if you want to use one) 77 Putting everything in place 78 Dealing with Distractions 79 Looking at Money Matters 80 Budgeting money for writing 81 Making your living as a writer: Don’t expect this to be your day job (yet) 82 Part II: Creating Compelling Fiction 85 Chapter 6: Building Your Story World: The Setting for Your Story 87 Identifying the Parts of a Story World 88 Creating a Sense of Place 89 Making description do double duty 90 Fitting description in the story 91 Weaving emotive force into your descriptions 92 Deciding What Drives Your Cultural Groups 93 Revealing cultural drivers with immediate scene 93 Exposition: Explaining cultural drivers through narrative summary 94 Combining various elements to show cultural drivers 95 Choosing the Backdrop for Conflict 95 Defining your backdrop 95 Defining your story question 98 Story World Examples from Four Well-Known Novels 98 Pride and Prejudice 98 The Pillars of the Earth 99 Patriot Games 100 Ender’s Game101 Researching Your Story World 102 Identifying what you need to know about your story world 102 Knowing how much research is enough 104 Being Able to Explain Your Story World to Sell Your Book 106 Chapter 7: Creating Compelling Characters 107 Defining Roles: Deciding Who Goes in Your Novel 107 Backstory: Giving Each Character a Past 109 Understanding why backstory matters 109 Creating your character’s backstory 110 Avoiding stereotypes 111 Motivation: Looking to Your Character’s Future 112 Values: Core truths for your character 113 Ambitions: Getting abstract, or why Miss America wants “world peace” 115 Story goals: Your story’s ultimate driver 115 Establishing your character’s motivation 117 Point of View (POV): Getting Some Perspective on Character 121 First-person POV 122 Third-person POV 124 Objective third-person POV 125 Head-hopping POV.126 Omniscient POV 127 Second-person POV 128 Choosing between Past and Present Tense 129 Revealing Your Characters to the Reader 131 Chapter 8: Storyline and Three-Act Structure: The Top Layers of Your Plot 135 Giving the Big Picture of Story Structure: Your Storyline 135 Understanding the value of a storyline 136 Writing a great storyline 137 Examples: Looking at storylines for 20 best-selling novels 140 Three-Act Structure: Setting Up Three Disasters 145 Looking at the value of a three-act structure 145 Timing the acts and disasters 147 Introducing a great beginning 148 The end of the beginning: Getting commitment with the first disaster 148 Supporting the middle with a second major disaster 149 Leading to the end: Tackling the third disaster 150 Wrapping up: Why endings work — or don’t 151 Summarizing Your Three-Act Structure for Interested Parties 153 Examples: Summarizing the Matarese Circle and Pride and Prejudice 153 Describing your own three-act structure 155 Chapter 9: Synopsis, Scene List, and Scene: Your Middle Layers of Plot 157 Deciding Which Order to Work In 157 Writing the Synopsis 158 Taking it from the top: Fleshing out your three-act structure 159 Bottoms up! Building around sequences of scenes 160 Knowing how much detail you need 161 Example: A synopsis of Ender’s Game 161 Developing Your Scene List 163 Top-down: Fleshing out your synopsis 163 Bottom-up: Summarizing your manuscript 164 Example: A scene list of Ender’s Game 165 Extending your scene list 167 Setting Up the Structure of Individual Scenes 167 Setting the proactive scene 168 Following up with the reactive scene 170 Coming full circle with your scenes 173 Scene structure in Gone with the Wind 173 Scene structure in Patriot Games 174 Chapter 10: Action, Dialogue, and More: The Lowest Layer of Your Plot 177 Using Seven Core Tools for Showing and Telling 178 Action 179 Dialogue 180 Interior emotion 183 Interior monologue 184 Description 186 Flashback 189 Narrative summary and other forms of telling 192 The Secret of Showing 194 Sorting it all out 194 Understanding the two kinds of clips 196 Writing public clips 197 Writing private clips 197 Putting cause and effect together 199 Chapter 11: Thinking Through Your Theme 203 Understanding Why Your Theme Matters 203 Looking at why writers include themes in their novels 204 Examining the features of a theme 205 Example themes for 20 novels 205 Deciding When to Identify Your Theme 209 Finding Your Theme 210 Faking it till you make it 210 Reading your own novel for the first time 211 Listening to your characters 212 Using test readers 212 Must you have a theme? 212 Refining Your Theme 213 Part III: Editing and Polishing Your Story and Characters 215 Chapter 12: Analyzing Your Characters 217 The High-Level Read-Through: Preparing Yourself to Edit 218 Developing a Bible for Each Character 219 Physical traits 221 Emotional and family life 221 Intellectual and work life.222 Backstory and motivation.222 Psychoanalyzing Your Characters 223 Are values in conflict? 223 Do the values make sense from the backstory? 224 Does ambition follow from values? 226 Will the story goal satisfy the ambition? 227 The Narrator: Fine-Tuning Point-of-View and Voice 228 Does your POV strategy work? 228 Have you chosen the right POV character? 232 Is your POV consistent? 233 Does your character have a unique voice? 233 Fixing Broken Characters 234 Boring characters 234 Shallow characters 234 Unbelievable characters 235 Unlikeable characters 236 Chapter 13: Scrutinizing Your Story Structure 239 Editing Your Storyline 240 Removing all unnecessary weight 240 Keeping your characters anonymous 241 Staying focused 241 Cutting down some example storylines 241 Testing Your Three-Act Structure 244 What are your three disasters? 246 Are your acts balanced in length? 247 The beginning: Does it accelerate the story? 248 The first disaster: Is the call to action clear? 249 The second disaster: Does it support the long middle? 250 The third disaster: Does it force the ending? 252 The ending: Does it leave your reader wanting to tell others? 253 Scene List: Analyzing the Flow of Scenes 255 Rearranging your scenes 255 Foreshadowing: Planting clues to prepare readers 256 Putting it all together as a second draft 257 Chapter 14: Editing Your Scenes for Structure 259 Triage: Deciding Whether to Fix, Kill, or Leave a Scene Alone 260 Identifying ailing scenes 260 Evaluating a scene’s chances of recovery 261 Fixing Proactive Scenes 262 Imagining a proactive scene: The Day of the Jackal 262 Checking for change 263 Choosing a powerful goal 263 Stretching out the conflict 264 Desperately seeking setbacks 265 Examining the final result 266 Fixing Reactive Scenes 267 Imagining a reactive scene: Outlander 267 Checking for change (again) 268 Fitting the reaction to the setback 268 Working through the dilemma 269 Coming to a decision 270 Coming to the final result 270 Killing an Incurable Scene 271 Chapter 15: Editing Your Scenes for Content 273 Deciding Whether to Show or Tell 274 Knowing when clips, flashbacks, or telling techniques are most appropriate 274 Following an example of decision-making 275 A Good Show: Editing Clips 277 Guidelines for editing clips 278 Fixing mixed clips 279 Fixing unintentional head-hopping 280 Fixing out-of-body experiences 282 Fixing cause-effect problems 283 Fixing time-scale problems 284 Getting In and Out of Flashbacks 286 Editing Telling 287 Tightening text and adding color 288 Knowing when to kill a segment of telling 289 Part IV: Getting Published 291 Chapter 16: Getting Ready to Sell Your Book: Polishing and Submitting 293 Polishing Your Manuscript 294 Teaming with critique buddies 294 Joining critique groups 295 Working with freelance editors 296 Hiring freelance proofreaders 297 Looking at Three Common Legal Questions 298 Deciding between Traditional Publishing and Self-Publishing 299 Understanding how traditional publishers work 299 Understanding how self-publishing works 301 Beware the vanity publishers! 302 Our recommendation 303 First Contact: Writing a Query Letter 303 Piecing Together a Proposal 306 Deciding what to include 306 Your cover letter: Reminding the agent who you are 307 Your title page 307 The executive summary page 308 Market analysis: Analyzing your competition 309 Your author bio 309 Character sketches 310 The dreaded synopsis 311 Your marketing plan 311 Your writing, including sample chapters (or whole manuscripts!) 312 Chapter 17: Approaching Agents and Editors 315 Defining the Roles of Agents and Editors 315 Finding the Best Agent for You 316 Deciding whether you need an agent 316 Doing your homework on agents first 317 Contacting agents to pitch your work 320 Editors, the Center of Your Writing Universe 322 Targeting a publishing house 323 Choosing which editor to contact 324 Contacting editors directly 324 Part V: The Part of Tens 327 Chapter 18: Ten Steps to Analyzing Your Story 329 Step 1: Write Your Storyline 330 Step 2: Write Your Three-Act Structure 330 Step 3: Define Your Characters 331 Step 4: Write a Short Synopsis 332 Step 5: Write Character Sketches 332 Step 6: Write a Long Synopsis 332 Step 7: Create Your Character Bible 333 Step 8: Make Your Scene List 333 Step 9: Analyze Your Scenes 334 Step 10: Write and Edit Your Story 335 Chapter 19: Ten Reasons Novels are Rejected 337 The Category is Wrong 338 Bad Mechanics and Lackluster Writing 339 The Target Reader Isn’t Defined 339 The Story World is Boring 340 The Storyline is Weak 340 The Characters Aren’t Unique and Interesting 341 The Author Lacks a Strong Voice 341 The Plot is Predictable 342 The Theme is Overbearing 343 The Book Fails to Deliver a Powerful Emotional Experience 343 Index 345

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A complete guide to writing and selling your novel So you want to write a novel? Great! That’s a worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don’t settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher. Writing Fiction for Dummies is a complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from beginning writer to royalty-earning author. Here are some things you’ll learn in Writing Fiction for Dummies: Strategic Planning: Pinpoint where you are on the roadmap to publication; discover what every reader desperately wants from a story; home in on a marketable category; choose from among the four most common creative styles; and learn the self-management methods of professional writers. Writing Powerful Fiction: Construct a story world that rings true; create believable, unpredictable characters; build a strong plot with all six layers of complexity of a modern novel; and infuse it all with a strong theme. Self-Editing Your Novel: Psychoanalyze your characters to bring them fully to life; edit your story structure from the top down; fix broken scenes; and polish your action and dialogue. Finding An Agent and Getting Published: Write a query letter, a synopsis, and a proposal; pitch your work to agents and editors without fear. Writing Fiction For Dummies takes you from being a writer to being an author. It can happen—if you have the talent and persistence to do what you need to do. Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used In This Book 2 What You’re Not to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book is Organized 3 Part I: Getting Ready to Write Fiction 4 Part II: Creating Compelling Fiction 4 Part III: Editing and Polishing Your Story and Characters 4 Part IV: Getting Published 4 Part V: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 5 Where to Go from Here 5 Part I: Getting Ready to Write Fiction 7 Chapter 1: Fiction Writing Basics 9 Setting Your Ultimate Goal as a Writer 11 Pinpointing Where You are as a Writer 13 Freshmen: Concentrating on craft 13 Sophomores: Tackling the proposal 14 Juniors: Perfecting their pitches 15 Seniors: Preparing to become authors 16 Getting Yourself Organized 17 Mastering Characterization, Plotting, and Other Skills 18 Editing Your Fiction 18 Chapter 2: What Makes a Great Story? 21 Choosing What to Give Your Readers 22 Creating a powerful emotional experience: What your readers desperately want 22 Educating your reader 23 Practicing the gentle art of persuasion 24 Making Life Hard on Your Characters: Conflict Plus Change Equals Story 25 The Five Pillars of Fiction 26 Setting the stage: Your story world 27 Creating characters 28 Constructing the plot 28 Formulating a theme 30 Expressing your style 31 Seven Ways to Deliver the Goods 31 The here and now: Action 32 Giving your characters a voice: Dialogue 33 Revealing thoughts: Interior monologue 33 Feeling with your character: Interior emotion 34 Seeing what your character sees: Description 34 Taking a trip to the past: Flashback 35 Supplying narrative summary 35 Chapter 3: Finding Your Audience and Category 37 Identifying Your Ideal Novel 38 Looking at what you love to read 38 Thinking about what you love to write 39 Defining Your Ideal Reader 40 Considering worldview and interests 41 Looking at gender 42 Writing for readers of a certain age 43 Defining your niche 43 Understanding Your Category 43 Genres: Surveying categories based on content 45 Understanding audience-based categories 50 Picking your category and subcategory 52 Finding Your Category’s Requirements 53 Targeting your word count 54 Accounting for major characters 54 Determining levels of action, romance, and all that 55 Identifying your story’s emotional driver 58 Chapter 4: Four Ways to Write a Great Novel 59 Giving Yourself Permission to Write Badly 59 Creative Paradigms: Investigating Various Writing Methods 61 Writing without planning or editing 61 Editing as you go 62 Planning a little, writing a little 63 Outlining before you write 64 Finding a Creative Paradigm that Works for You 65 Understanding why method matters 66 Developing your creative paradigm 67 Using Your Creative Paradigm to Find Your Story Structure 69 Chapter 5: Managing Your Time and Yourself 71 Finding Time to Write 71 Establishing and sticking to a writing goal — for this week and this year 72 Organizing your time 74 Setting Up Your Ideal Writing Space 75 Securing the best writing surface 76 Finding the right chair 76 Choosing a computer (if you want to use one) 77 Putting everything in place 78 Dealing with Distractions 79 Looking at Money Matters 80 Budgeting money for writing 81 Making your living as a writer: Don’t expect this to be your day job (yet) 82 Part II: Creating Compelling Fiction 85 Chapter 6: Building Your Story World: The Setting for Your Story 87 Identifying the Parts of a Story World 88 Creating a Sense of Place 89 Making description do double duty 90 Fitting description in the story 91 Weaving emotive force into your descriptions 92 Deciding What Drives Your Cultural Groups 93 Revealing cultural drivers with immediate scene 93 Exposition: Explaining cultural drivers through narrative summary 94 Combining various elements to show cultural drivers 95 Choosing the Backdrop for Conflict 95 Defining your backdrop 95 Defining your story question 98 Story World Examples from Four Well-Known Novels 98 Pride and Prejudice 98 The Pillars of the Earth 99 Patriot Games 100 Ender’s Game101 Researching Your Story World 102 Identifying what you need to know about your story world 102 Knowing how much research is enough 104 Being Able to Explain Your Story World to Sell Your Book 106 Chapter 7: Creating Compelling Characters 107 Defining Roles: Deciding Who Goes in Your Novel 107 Backstory: Giving Each Character a Past 109 Understanding why backstory matters 109 Creating your character’s backstory 110 Avoiding stereotypes 111 Motivation: Looking to Your Character’s Future 112 Values: Core truths for your character 113 Ambitions: Getting abstract, or why Miss America wants “world peace” 115 Story goals: Your story’s ultimate driver 115 Establishing your character’s motivation 117 Point of View (POV): Getting Some Perspective on Character 121 First-person POV 122 Third-person POV 124 Objective third-person POV 125 Head-hopping POV.126 Omniscient POV 127 Second-person POV 128 Choosing between Past and Present Tense 129 Revealing Your Characters to the Reader 131 Chapter 8: Storyline and Three-Act Structure: The Top Layers of Your Plot 135 Giving the Big Picture of Story Structure: Your Storyline 135 Understanding the value of a storyline 136 Writing a great storyline 137 Examples: Looking at storylines for 20 best-selling novels 140 Three-Act Structure: Setting Up Three Disasters 145 Looking at the value of a three-act structure 145 Timing the acts and disasters 147 Introducing a great beginning 148 The end of the beginning: Getting commitment with the first disaster 148 Supporting the middle with a second major disaster 149 Leading to the end: Tackling the third disaster 150 Wrapping up: Why endings work — or don’t 151 Summarizing Your Three-Act Structure for Interested Parties 153 Examples: Summarizing the Matarese Circle and Pride and Prejudice 153 Describing your own three-act structure 155 Chapter 9: Synopsis, Scene List, and Scene: Your Middle Layers of Plot 157 Deciding Which Order to Work In 157 Writing the Synopsis 158 Taking it from the top: Fleshing out your three-act structure 159 Bottoms up! Building around sequences of scenes 160 Knowing how much detail you need 161 Example: A synopsis of Ender’s Game 161 Developing Your Scene List 163 Top-down: Fleshing out your synopsis 163 Bottom-up: Summarizing your manuscript 164 Example: A scene list of Ender’s Game 165 Extending your scene list 167 Setting Up the Structure of Individual Scenes 167 Setting the proactive scene 168 Following up with the reactive scene 170 Coming full circle with your scenes 173 Scene structure in Gone with the Wind 173 Scene structure in Patriot Games 174 Chapter 10: Action, Dialogue, and More: The Lowest Layer of Your Plot 177 Using Seven Core Tools for Showing and Telling 178 Action 179 Dialogue 180 Interior emotion 183 Interior monologue 184 Description 186 Flashback 189 Narrative summary and other forms of telling 192 The Secret of Showing 194 Sorting it all out 194 Understanding the two kinds of clips 196 Writing public clips 197 Writing private clips 197 Putting cause and effect together 199 Chapter 11: Thinking Through Your Theme 203 Understanding Why Your Theme Matters 203 Looking at why writers include themes in their novels 204 Examining the features of a theme 205 Example themes for 20 novels 205 Deciding When to Identify Your Theme 209 Finding Your Theme 210 Faking it till you make it 210 Reading your own novel for the first time 211 Listening to your characters 212 Using test readers 212 Must you have a theme? 212 Refining Your Theme 213 Part III: Editing and Polishing Your Story and Characters 215 Chapter 12: Analyzing Your Characters 217 The High-Level Read-Through: Preparing Yourself to Edit 218 Developing a Bible for Each Character 219 Physical traits 221 Emotional and family life 221 Intellectual and work life.222 Backstory and motivation.222 Psychoanalyzing Your Characters 223 Are values in conflict? 223 Do the values make sense from the backstory? 224 Does ambition follow from values? 226 Will the story goal satisfy the ambition? 227 The Narrator: Fine-Tuning Point-of-View and Voice 228 Does your POV strategy work? 228 Have you chosen the right POV character? 232 Is your POV consistent? 233 Does your character have a unique voice? 233 Fixing Broken Characters 234 Boring characters 234 Shallow characters 234 Unbelievable characters 235 Unlikeable characters 236 Chapter 13: Scrutinizing Your Story Structure 239 Editing Your Storyline 240 Removing all unnecessary weight 240 Keeping your characters anonymous 241 Staying focused 241 Cutting down some example storylines 241 Testing Your Three-Act Structure 244 What are your three disasters? 246 Are your acts balanced in length? 247 The beginning: Does it accelerate the story? 248 The first disaster: Is the call to action clear? 249 The second disaster: Does it support the long middle? 250 The third disaster: Does it force the ending? 252 The ending: Does it leave your reader wanting to tell others? 253 Scene List: Analyzing the Flow of Scenes 255 Rearranging your scenes 255 Foreshadowing: Planting clues to prepare readers 256 Putting it all together as a second draft 257 Chapter 14: Editing Your Scenes for Structure 259 Triage: Deciding Whether to Fix, Kill, or Leave a Scene Alone 260 Identifying ailing scenes 260 Evaluating a scene’s chances of recovery 261 Fixing Proactive Scenes 262 Imagining a proactive scene: The Day of the Jackal 262 Checking for change 263 Choosing a powerful goal 263 Stretching out the conflict 264 Desperately seeking setbacks 265 Examining the final result 266 Fixing Reactive Scenes 267 Imagining a reactive scene: Outlander 267 Checking for change (again) 268 Fitting the reaction to the setback 268 Working through the dilemma 269 Coming to a decision 270 Coming to the final result 270 Killing an Incurable Scene 271 Chapter 15: Editing Your Scenes for Content 273 Deciding Whether to Show or Tell 274 Knowing when clips, flashbacks, or telling techniques are most appropriate 274 Following an example of decision-making 275 A Good Show: Editing Clips 277 Guidelines for editing clips 278 Fixing mixed clips 279 Fixing unintentional head-hopping 280 Fixing out-of-body experiences 282 Fixing cause-effect problems 283 Fixing time-scale problems 284 Getting In and Out of Flashbacks 286 Editing Telling 287 Tightening text and adding color 288 Knowing when to kill a segment of telling 289 Part IV: Getting Published 291 Chapter 16: Getting Ready to Sell Your Book: Polishing and Submitting 293 Polishing Your Manuscript 294 Teaming with critique buddies 294 Joining critique groups 295 Working with freelance editors 296 Hiring freelance proofreaders 297 Looking at Three Common Legal Questions 298 Deciding between Traditional Publishing and Self-Publishing 299 Understanding how traditional publishers work 299 Understanding how self-publishing works 301 Beware the vanity publishers! 302 Our recommendation 303 First Contact: Writing a Query Letter 303 Piecing Together a Proposal 306 Deciding what to include 306 Your cover letter: Reminding the agent who you are 307 Your title page 307 The executive summary page 308 Market analysis: Analyzing your competition 309 Your author bio 309 Character sketches 310 The dreaded synopsis 311 Your marketing plan 311 Your writing, including sample chapters (or whole manuscripts!) 312 Chapter 17: Approaching Agents and Editors 315 Defining the Roles of Agents and Editors 315 Finding the Best Agent for You 316 Deciding whether you need an agent 316 Doing your homework on agents first 317 Contacting agents to pitch your work 320 Editors, the Center of Your Writing Universe 322 Targeting a publishing house 323 Choosing which editor to contact 324 Contacting editors directly 324 Part V: The Part of Tens 327 Chapter 18: Ten Steps to Analyzing Your Story 329 Step 1: Write Your Storyline 330 Step 2: Write Your Three-Act Structure 330 Step 3: Define Your Characters 331 Step 4: Write a Short Synopsis 332 Step 5: Write Character Sketches 332 Step 6: Write a Long Synopsis 332 Step 7: Create Your Character Bible 333 Step 8: Make Your Scene List 333 Step 9: Analyze Your Scenes 334 Step 10: Write and Edit Your Story 335 Chapter 19: Ten Reasons Novels are Rejected 337 The Category is Wrong 338 Bad Mechanics and Lackluster Writing 339 The Target Reader Isn’t Defined 339 The Story World is Boring 340 The Storyline is Weak 340 The Characters Aren’t Unique and Interesting 341 The Author Lacks a Strong Voice 341 The Plot is Predictable 342 The Theme is Overbearing 343 The Book Fails to Deliver a Powerful Emotional Experience 343 Index 345

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Guide for Grammar, Voice, and Sentence Structure“If you're going to have one grammar book on your shelf, make it this one!” —Dani Alcorn, COO at Writing Academy and cofounder of Writer's Secret Sauce#1 New Release in Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Composition and Language, Grammar Reference, Semantics, Vocabulary Books, Study & Teaching Reference, Reading Skills, and editingComma Sense by Ellen Feld is a style guide for all things grammar. Learn the rules of adverbs, punctuation, abbreviations, prepositions, and much more. Feld shows you how to write technically, professionally, and personally.Grammar for everyone. Master English grammar with Ellen Feld. Comma Sense goes above and beyond the average grammar book. Professional writers, students, novices, and experts can benefit from learning or relearning the basics of grammar and beyond: em dashes, parentheticals and parallelism, diction and logic, run-on sentences and sentence fragments, and more. Become a master of capitalization and punctuation, subjects and predicates, and contractions and possessives.Test Your Knowledge. After every chapter, take a quiz to practice your new grammatical skills in this great grammar workbook. At the end of the book, a comprehensive test allows you to utilize all you have learned.Inside, you’ll find:The basics of grammar and beyondTips for better writingTerrific supplementary resourcesReaders who enjoyed The Elements of Style; Actually, the Comma Goes Here; The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation; or The Perfect English Grammar Workbook will love Comma Sense: A Guide to Grammar Victory. Workbook will love Comma Sense: Your Guide to Grammar Victory.Table of Contents Learning Goals Chapter 1: Parts of Speech Chapter 2: Mixed-up Words Chapter 3: Contractions and Possessives Chapter 4: Subjects and Predicates Chapter 5: Sentence Fragments Chapter 6: Run-on Sentences Chapter 7: Standard Verb Forms Chapter 8: Pronouns Chapter 9: Agreement Chapter 10: Shifts in Person, Tense, and Structure Chapter 11: Clarity, Concision, Diction, and Logic Chapter 12: Capitalization and Punctuation Resources Index

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Guide for Grammar, Voice, and Sentence Structure“If you're going to have one grammar book on your shelf, make it this one!” —Dani Alcorn, COO at Writing Academy and cofounder of Writer's Secret Sauce#1 New Release in Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, Composition and Language, Grammar Reference, Semantics, Vocabulary Books, Study & Teaching Reference, Reading Skills, and editingComma Sense by Ellen Feld is a style guide for all things grammar. Learn the rules of adverbs, punctuation, abbreviations, prepositions, and much more. Feld shows you how to write technically, professionally, and personally.Grammar for everyone. Master English grammar with Ellen Feld. Comma Sense goes above and beyond the average grammar book. Professional writers, students, novices, and experts can benefit from learning or relearning the basics of grammar and beyond: em dashes, parentheticals and parallelism, diction and logic, run-on sentences and sentence fragments, and more. Become a master of capitalization and punctuation, subjects and predicates, and contractions and possessives.Test Your Knowledge. After every chapter, take a quiz to practice your new grammatical skills in this great grammar workbook. At the end of the book, a comprehensive test allows you to utilize all you have learned.Inside, you’ll find:The basics of grammar and beyondTips for better writingTerrific supplementary resourcesReaders who enjoyed The Elements of Style; Actually, the Comma Goes Here; The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation; or The Perfect English Grammar Workbook will love Comma Sense: A Guide to Grammar Victory. Workbook will love Comma Sense: Your Guide to Grammar Victory.Table of Contents Learning Goals Chapter 1: Parts of Speech Chapter 2: Mixed-up Words Chapter 3: Contractions and Possessives Chapter 4: Subjects and Predicates Chapter 5: Sentence Fragments Chapter 6: Run-on Sentences Chapter 7: Standard Verb Forms Chapter 8: Pronouns Chapter 9: Agreement Chapter 10: Shifts in Person, Tense, and Structure Chapter 11: Clarity, Concision, Diction, and Logic Chapter 12: Capitalization and Punctuation Resources Index

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