Creative Fiction Writing

In mehr als sechzig Kapiteln enthüllt dieser Ratgeber Schreibtipps und Tricks, wie Sie Plot und Struktur Ihres Romans optimieren - bei der Planung, beim Schreiben, bei der Überarbeitung. Jedes Kapitel macht Ihren Roman sofort besser. Erst wenn die Struktur funktioniert, kann sie das Panorama der von Ihnen erzählten Geschichte optimal tragen. Der Autorenratgeber eignet sich für Autoren, die ihren Roman vorab planen, hilft aber auch Autoren weiter, die den Roman erst beim Schreiben entdecken.

When video game enthusiast Karl came close to death, his life was changed forever. Before that, he was stuck in a rut, living at home with his 22-year-old stepmother without any hope of fulfilling his dream. The only question on Karl's mind was how to create his own zombie apocalypse. He'd been playing video games for years, but he wanted to shoot zombies in real life. It was his purpose, and he had to do everything in his power to make it happen.

Behind every acclaimed work of literature is a trove of heartfelt decisions. The best authors put painstaking - sometimes obsessive - effort into each element of their stories, from plot and character development to dialogue and point of view. Veteran editor and teacher Richard Cohen draws on his vast reservoir of a lifetime's reading and his insight into what makes good prose soar.

A principis del segle XX, una dona jove viu una passió prohibida, un enardiment que no havia sentit mai abans i que la trasbalsa tota. On la conduirà aquest amor? Quan la seva vida fa un gir inesperat, haurà de ser valenta per tirar endavant. Religió, sexe, sentiment i dolor marquen l’existència de Caterina en una època que les emocions es callaven i els pecats mataven. Una precisió mesurada, una elegància literària única i una tècnica narrativa sorprenent ens demostren que ens trobem davant d’una jove promesa en català.

Da "Toy Story" agli "Avengers", da "Harry Potter" all'epica: come riconoscere i personaggi e le strutture comuni a ogni storia! Che cos'hanno in comune il tema in classe in cui racconti le tue vacanze, il ritorno di Ulisse a Itaca, le Instagram stories e l'appuntamento con la persona per la quale hai una cotta? Sono tutte storie, più o meno conosciute. E ogni buona storia, sin dall'alba dei tempi, segue delle regole precise e si regge su un'impalcatura invisibile. Ecco perché in tutte queste vicende ci sono sempre eroi o eroine destinati a vivere un'avventura, ma anche mentori, alleati.