Writing Guides

Armed And Dangerous - Writers Guide To Weapons This Armed And Dangerous writer’s guide to weapons comes from Michael Newton in the Whodunnit Series.

Rogets Super Thesaurus 4th Edition Book By Marc McCutheon Roget's has always been a writer's second hand so this Roget's Super Thesaurus is a perennial favourite among writers. This latest edition has more than 1,000 new and expanded entries. This timesaving reference will help you find the perfect synonym or antonym to give your writing precision and colour. From aback to zydeco, you'll find the exact word you need.

Medieval Costume In England And France - The 13th, 14th and i5th Centuries By Mary G. houston Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries is carefully researched with meticulously detailed accounts of the styles and construction of period costumes. A must for any writer of medieval novels! This writing guide includes descriptions and illustrations of royal apparel, and also discusses jewelry, armor, textiles, embroidery and hairdressing for your medieval fictional characters.

The ultimate hero's journey 195 essential plot stages found in the best novel movies What do STAR WARS, HARRY POTTER, and RED RIDING HOOD have all in common? Not one, not ten, but 195 things. This may be hard to believe, but all the best novels and movies follow a common narrative pattern known as the Hero’s Journey. In The Ultimate Hero's Journey, writers of all fiction can have a look into Hollywood’s manual on how to create a classic story.

Go to Amazon to look for this book and you will be confused. The book description is all about writing crime fiction! Not sure why because this little writing guide is a step-by-step guide that explains the historical fiction genre and helps you to establish what kind of historical novel you want to write. If you have wished you could write a period piece or you love watching period dramas and always knew you had a historical story in you, grab this book to guide your way through the challenges of writing a period piece.

Fashion in the Middle Ages offers writers of historical fiction and medieval novels a stunningly illustrated look at the role and history of fashion in the Middle Ages. From the costly velvets and furs worn by kings to the undyed wools and rough linens of the peasantry, the clothing worn by the various classes in the Middle Ages played an integral role in medieval society.

Write Your Novel in 30 Days By Karen S. Wiesner is another book that new writers must get to start their writing process quickly. Many aspiring and experienced novelists throw out hundreds of pages (and waste valuable time) before they have a workable first draft of a novel. With First Draft in 30 Days those days are over.

Valerie Howard - 1,000 Character Reactions From Head To Toe   Your characters should not be 'talking heads', in other words fictional characters that just nod and sigh. If they are, you will not engage your readers in the character's fictional life. They need to be doing things that real people do. This is where Character Reactions from Head to Toe by Valerie Howard comes in. Valerie has listed out 1000 reactions, emotions and motions that you can use when writing your fictional characters.

This concise dictionary handbook defines about 4,000 medieval terms and expressions from art and architecture, sex and science, costume and cookery, literature and magic, liturgy and astrology, warfare and ceremony. If you are writing medieval novels and need to keep checking what references were used in medieval times, this writing guide will be an important writing resource.

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