Writing First

TURN YOUR LIFE INTO A NOVEL is a motivational guide for establishing a writing routine. I know the method works. It worked for me and writers who are now published authors. Together we will turn your Imagination, Passion, Commitment, and Self-Disciple into a daily routine. All it takes is the belief that you are a writer. It's time for you to "get into character". The process works. Discover the fire and joy of a writing routine. Once you have published your first book, life will never be the same.

Though it is foundational to the craft of writing, the concept of voice is a mystery to many authors, and teachers of writing do not have a good working definition of it for use in the classroom. Written to address the vague and problematic advice given to writers to “find their voice,” Voice First: A Writer’s Manifesto recasts the term in the plural to give writers options, movement, and a way to understand the development of voice over time.

You’ve written your first book and you are ready to self-publish it; congratulations! Now, what steps do you need to take to self-publish? What are the best strategies? How do you ensure retailers and libraries will carry your book? Aggregating five plus years of experience in the self-publishing space, M.K. Williams has compiled the answers that you need into an easily digestible format to walk you through the publishing process.

The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A poet writes in sentences, but so does the unsung author who came up with Items trapped in doors cause delays. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift of our time, and it is as close as most of us will get to making something truly beautiful. Enter acclaimed author Professor Joe Moran. Using minimal technical terms, First You Write a Sentence is his unpedantic but authoritative explanation of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace.

Betrayal. Enslavement. Redemption. Experience the story of Exodus like never before! Joseph, son of Jacob, is dead. His children – the people of Israel, are enslaved at the hands of the Egyptian pharaohs, beaten and oppressed. A single child is saved by his mother, given to the river for protection. He is found by the most unlikely of people – and grows to become the savior of the chosen people. From exile, kinghood, the Plagues all the way through to the Promised Land, Exodus Age is a retelling of the age-old history of Moses and his people through Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and ...

From Zero to Published is your roadmap to success when you're starting from ground zero. Jason has been where you are, facing the same challenges and overcoming the same obstacles that you're encountering right now. He's made the mistakes so you don't have to.

From the New York Times best-selling author of Walking the Bible and Abraham comes a revelatory journey across four continents and 4,000 years exploring how Adam and Eve introduced the idea of love into the world, and how they continue to shape our deepest feelings about relationships, family, and togetherness.

At age 34 Jo Piazza got her romantic-comedy ending when she met the man of her dreams on a boat in the Galápagos Islands and was engaged three months later. But before long Jo found herself riddled with questions. How do you make a marriage work in a world where you no longer need to be married? How does an independent, strong-willed feminist become someone's partner - all the time?

Discover finally how to become a successful author thanks to the techniques that have allowed the most famous authors to create their first best sellers. They succeeded. Now it's up to you to prove that with the right tools you can succeed in the publishing world. This book takes you through the first steps to understanding the fundamental concepts of writing until you create the right mindset to start working with creativity and create your first book.

To write a successful book, you need to find and work with an editor who shares your passion for your work and your message and who will help you make your book sing. And sing a smash hit. A blockbuster of a message, clearly and carefully constructed so readers love you and your work and leave you five-star Amazon reviews only because they don’t have more stars to give.

Unlock the power of artificial intelligence and transform your writing process with AI Author: Write Your First Non-Fiction Book Faster and Smarter with Artificial Intelligence. Whether you’re a first-time author or an experienced writer looking to streamline your creative process, this practical guide will show you how AI can be your ultimate writing partner—from brainstorming and outlining to drafting, editing, and publishing. In this step-by-step guide, you’ll discover how to: • Harness AI’s capabilities to generate ideas, research efficiently, and create structured outlines ...

This book is designed to support authors at every stage, from novices to experienced writers, as they navigate the publishing journey. It covers the entire process, from drafting to finalizing the manuscript. Learning from someone who has experienced this journey can offer invaluable insights, though it's important to remember that what works for one writer may not work for another. This can vary based on factors such as genre, the distinction between fiction and nonfiction, poetry versus prose, and other reasons why certain methods may be effective for some but not for all. Many people ...

Starting in the 1600s, French settlers migrate to northeastern America, to a land called Acadia. They quickly become pawns, caught between two superpowers—the French and the English. After several generations in America, they evolve into Acadians and no longer consider themselves French. In 1755, their worst fears are realized. They are evicted from their beloved Acadia—a clear case of ethnic cleansing with all the brutality that term implies. Scattered to the four winds, they struggle to survive. A large group eventually settles in Louisiana and gives rise to the Cajuns. Others find ...

This booklet from Carolyn Howard-Johnson, a UCLA Extension Writers' Program instructor for nearly a decade, helps authors love the project they most love to hate - writing a book proposal. She has taken the guessing out of the book proposal process. Now, there is no need to take expensive, time-consuming classes or spend hours reading a tome to find the voice and format that will propel an author's idea from a dream to reality.

Over the years, I’ve written multiple novels, and I have condensed my best tips and practices to bring you How to Write Your First Novel: A Guide for Aspiring Fiction Authors. No matter your plan for publishing your novel, you first need to write the book. I’ve broken down the critical elements of success in two parts: your writing habits and your writing craft.

Betrayal. Enslavement. Redemption. Experience the story of Exodus like never before! Joseph, son of Jacob, is dead. His children – the people of Israel, are enslaved at the hands of the Egyptian pharaohs, beaten and oppressed. A single child is saved by his mother, given to the river for protection. He is found by the most unlikely of people – and grows to become the savior of the chosen people. From exile, kinghood, the Plagues all the way through to the Promised Land, Exodus Age is a retelling of the age-old history of Moses and his people through Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and ...

Have you ever wanted to know some of the unique places to stay a night out? Like spending the night in an actual teepee, or Treehouse. Maybe you are seeking the best place to get peach ice cream in the heat of the Texas day, Peach ice cream! Well, look no further than The Funny Travel List Texas: Adventures & Unique Outings, a thorough collection of the finest local Texas spots for fun places to visit and or stay for the entire family.

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally. Having eaten his way around the world over the course of four seasons of Bizarre Foods, Zimmern has now launched Bizarre Worlds, a new series on the Travel Channel, and this, his first book, a chronicle of his journeys as he not only tastes the “taboo treats” of the world, but delves deep into the cultures and lifestyles of locales.

From the author of 29 books and counting... If you… are new to self-publishing are bored with self-editing your books don’t know how to edit well would rather write than edit…then this is the book for you. The techniques you’ll learn from this book will speed your self-editing work and produce a better final manuscript with less stress. Good self-editing helps sell your book - even if you turn your manuscript over to a professional editor. It’s a short book and a fast read, but it’s filled with more useful information than you will get from bigger books filled with details your ...

Jim and Rita are off again, this time on a whirlwind weekend in the Paris of South America, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Join them on self-guided walking tours of the city, an evening at a Tango Club, and even a brush with scammers. Learn about the strange journey of Evita Perón's corpse and more.