Free Book - Power Verbs for Job Seekers (K/N)

Power Verbs for Job Seekers: Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to Bring Your Resumes, Cover Letters, and Job Interviews to Life, by Michael Faulkner and Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble, courtesy of publisher FT Press.

Book Description
Electrify all your job search communications and build the great career you want!

The right verbs

• make you unforgettable
• powerfully demonstrate your value
• attract employers like moths to flame

Grab the right verb and use it the right way to:

• Craft outstanding résumés, cover letters, and thank-you notes
• Draw attention to your best achievements and accomplishments
• Get your face-to-face interview—and ace it
• Pitch yourself brilliantly, even if you only have a minute
• Weave crucial “soft skills” expertise into your career communications
• Prove you’re the person they’re looking for

Jam-packed with examples drawing on thousands of years of storytelling, literature, and experience. Indispensable for everyone who wants a rewarding, successful, well-paid career!

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Free Book - To Create (K/N)

To Create: Black Writers, Filmmakers, Storytellers, Artists, and Media-Makers Riff on Art, Careers, Life, and the Beautiful Mess in Between, by Felicia Pride, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble, courtesy of publisher Agate Digital.

Book Description
To Create is a collection of illuminating interviews with an eclectic set of black artists—including Harry Belafonte, Method Man, Nikki Giovanni, Edwidge Danticat, Edward P. Jones, Booker T. Mattison, and more—as conducted by the writer, entrepreneur, educator, and consultant Felicia Pride. This is an honest, inspiring series of conversations in which Pride and her fellow artists talk openly about the challenges and rewards of working creatively across a multitude of platforms.

Over the course of dozens of frank discussions with writers, activists, and media creators, Pride elicits sincere firsthand perspectives on the struggle to find—or to create, if it's not there—a niche for one's voice in the media landscape. The personable and fluid interview style allows the artists to follow their threads of dialogue to unique, intimate revelations.

The interviews transition smoothly between similar themes, touching on the do-it-yourself mentality of creating; practical musings on media careers; as well as theoretical discussions on art, legacy, and community. Additionally, many of the artists, musicians, and authors discuss finding career longevity through a multi-platform approach, the connection between the personal and political in art, and the ongoing conflict between art and commerce. This is one of the most candid and diversified interview collections within the African-American community, but it is also a stirring look into what it means to be a creator.

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Free Book - How I Made Over $42,000 in 1 Month... (K)

How I Made Over $42,000 in 1 Month Selling My Kindle eBooks (Main/UK), by Cheryl Kaye Tardif, is free in the Kindle store, courtesy of publisher Imajin Books.

Note to aspiring authors: it helps quite a bit to first have a successful, traditionally published career, as you'll then have a long backlist of titles, hopefully with the ebook rights retained or reverted, to start with. Otherwise, I'd quit this blog and just start writing books to stick into KDP! Lacking that career path, a great deal of writing talent and a number of well-written, well-edited (not just by a relative or book mill or Microsoft Word) books to market would be a good starting point.

Book Description
UPDATE: I've now earned over $200,000 in just over 9 months! I signed with Trident Media; I was also contacted by the senior editor at a "big 6" publishing company because of my success on Amazon; and Amazon hand-picked two of my titles for special promotions--ALL because of my KDP Select success.

In March 2012 one Canadian author boldly went where few have gone before--into the land of making real money with Amazon's KDP Select program.

This is her story...

My name is Cheryl Kaye Tardif and I am an international bestselling suspense author who earned over $42,000 dollars in March 2012 selling ebooks via Amazon's KDP Select program, captured the interest of a major literary agency, and went on to sign with an agent at Trident Media. And I'm about to tell you HOW I did all that.

I don't normally tell people how much money I make, but I believe writers need to know it IS possible to earn a real income from your books. Seriously, if I can do it, anyone can--if you have the right combination of criteria and techniques.

In this book, I'll share with you what I believe are four key elements you must have in place to see high sales. And I'll reveal the strategic techniques I used during my KDP Select promotions that resulted in earning over $42,000--with $32,000 of that from ONE title alone.

Not only did I earn over $42,000 in ebook sales, I was contacted by Trident Media, one of the leading literary agencies in New York. The chairman, Robert Gottlieb, saw my success when my one title made #4 in the Top 100 Bestselling Kindle ebooks, right under The Hunger Games trilogy. I am now represented by agent Adrienne Lombardo.

So, if you're ready to earn some real money with Select, let's begin...

**SPECIAL FEATURE: A new, updated resource list of websites where you can promote your free ebooks.

Free Short Reads (K)

There is an updated batch of books from The Charles River Editors, The Editors of New Word City and Hyperink have updated their list of free books in the Kindle store (most are repeats). These are most likely only free today, so be sure to double check prices before one-clicking. Newly free titles listed below, along with a couple of repeats from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas.

• American Legends: The Life of Red Cloud, by Charles River
• Quicklet on Lois Lowry's Number the Stars, by David Hauslein (Hyperink)
• Love Notes on His Pillow: And Other Everyday Ways to Keep Your Love Alive, by Linda Jeffords Gilden (Lighthouse)

Free Books from Lighthouse (K)

Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, a small press that seems to specialize in Christian Fiction and local authors, has an updated batch of free books today. In general, their free offers last only a single day, so I don't expect these to still be free tomorrow. Newly free titles are listed below.

• Preparing Your Heart for Christmas: A Devotional Book for Celebrating the Birth of Christ All Year Long!, by Donna Goodrich
• An Affair to Forget: The Sin of Adultery Gives Birth to a Blessing that Saves a Soldier's Marriage, by Aaron Gansky
• Streams of Living Water for a Thirsty Soul: Inspirations for Days of Discouragement, Depression, and Despair, by Elsie H. Brunk

Free Books from Lighthouse (K)

Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas has several free books for us today; all are repeats, from various dates this year. This is a small press that seems to specialize in Christian Fiction and local authors. In general, their free offers last only a single day, so I don't expect these to still be free tomorrow.

• I'll Watch the Moon, by Ann Tatlock
• Emerson The Magnificent!, by Dwight Ritter
• Dare to Live: A Devotional Book for Those Over The Hill, Not Under It!, by Elizabeth Van Liere
• The ABCs of Praise and Prayer: A Devotional Book For Moments of Simple Solitude, by Barbara Kois
• Up To Know Good: Daily Devotions for Your Quiet Time in an Image Rich Devotional Book, by Sara Schaffer
• The PAC Method For Writers: How Prayer, Attitude & Confidence Can Lead You To A Successful Writing Career, by John Riddle
• Write To Be Heard: Write Like You Talk: Help With Voice, Character, Dialogue... and more!, by Aaron D. Gansky and Diane Sherlock
• I Came Within An Inch... | The Michigan Home School INCH Conference , by Abigail Rose Clark, Brittany, Chelsey, Jordan Spitzner, David A. Sneller and Eva, Raquel, Natalie Anderson, et al

Free Book - Beyond Belief (K)

Beyond Belief - The Real Life of Daniel Defoe (Main/UK), by John Martin, is free in the Kindle store, courtesy of UK publisher Accent Press.

Book Description
John Martin is an Anglo-Irish writer who has investigated the mysterious and secret life of Daniel Defoe, the father of the English novel, whose books "Robinson Crusoe", "Moll Flanders", and "Roxana" have sold in vast numbers throughout the world for nearly three hundred years.

He reveals for the first time the real life of a highly talented religious dissenter whose sometimes outwardly pious and holier than thou demeanour disguised another, different existence in the shadows.

His complex life as journalist, government spy and secret 'Governor General' of the press, was paralleled by great personal confusion. A gay man, he was 'married' many times, with children by several women; he was always in debt; thirteen times arrested; Pilloried; and twice bankrupted. This book demonstrates that his secret life was stranger than those of the pirates, courtesans, pimps and murderers who crowd his pages.

Free Short Reads (K)

There is an updated batch of books from The Charles River Editors, The Editors of New Word City and Hyperink have updated their list of free books in the Kindle store (most are repeats). These are most likely only free today, so be sure to double check prices before one-clicking. Newly free titles listed below, along with a couple of repeats from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas.

• Last at West Point, Legends at War: The Lives and Legacies of George Pickett and George Custer, by Charles River
• American Legends: The Life of Jack Dempsey, by Charles River
• The Scourge of God: The Lives and Legacies of Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan, by Charles River
• Guide To Improving Speed In Your Workouts (Explosive Speed Workouts - Weight Loss, Performance, Fitness), by Ari Meisel (Hyperink)
• Write To Be Heard: Write Like You Talk: Help With Voice, Character, Dialogue... and more! , by Aaron D. Gansky and Diane Sherlock(Lighthouse)
• Firsts In Fiction: First Line Hooks, Hints & Help, by Aaron D. Gansky (Lighthouse)

Free Book - Guns for Hire (K)

Guns for Hire: The Modern Adventure Thriller (Including interviews with Gerald Seymour, Steve Berry, Alan Furst, Stephen Leather, Andy McNab and Chris Ryan) (Main/UK), by Barry Forshaw, is free in the Kindle store, courtesy of UK publisher Endeavour Press.

Book Description
Traditional masters of the high-energy adventure thriller such as John Buchan and Ian Fleming have been widely recognised as among the most talented and influential writers of the last century.

But in this ground-breaking critical study, the leading crime and film expert Barry Forshaw argues they are merely the tip of the iceberg. There are dozens or modern adventure thriller writers who are their equal - and while they may be hugely popular with the public they are ignored by literary editors.

In Guns for Hire: The Modern Adventure Thriller, Forshaw has written an unmissable guide to the writers who are underappreciated, and sometimes looked down upon -- but who need to be brought readers’ attention again.

And he looks at the best-selling thriller writers who have not enjoyed any serious critical attention.

In Guns For Hire, he provides an exuberant examination of a massively popular genre and a guide to the best thriller writing on the market today.

The book includes interviews with the leading writers in the genre such as Gerald Seymour, Steve Berry, Alan Furst, Stephen Leather, Andy McNab, and Chris Ryan.

It is a book no thriller fan can afford to be without.

About the author
Barry Forshaw’s latest book is Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction; his other work includes British Crime Writing: An Encyclopedia and The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction, along with books on Italian cinema, Film Noir and the first biography of Stieg Larsson. His next books are British Crime Film and a study of Thomas Harris and The Silence of the Lambs. He has written for various national newspapers, edits Crime Time, and is a talking head for ITV and BBC TV documentaries. He has been Vice Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association.

Free Book - Fragments (K/N/E)

Fragments: Elena Ferrante on Writing, Reading, and Anonymity, a short tome by Elena Ferrante, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble, Kobo and Sony, courtesy of publisher Europa (Penguin).

Book Description
Elena Ferrante is the bestselling author of The Days of Abandonment, which the New York Times described as “stunning,” Troubling Love, and The Lost Daughter. Her most recent novel, the first in a trilogy, is My Brilliant Friend . Frantumaglia is a collection of interviews and letters in which she discusses her controversial decision to remain out of the public eye, her thoughts on the art of writing, and the authors and books she admires. It is a free eGift from Europa Editions.

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Free Book - FranklinCovey Style Guide (K/N)

FranklinCovey Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication (Main/UK), by Stephen R. Covey, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble, courtesy of publisher FT Press.

Book Description
FranklinCovey Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication can help any writer produce documents that achieve outstanding results. Created by FranklinCovey, the world-renowned leader in helping organizations enhance individual effectiveness, this edition fully reflects today’s online media and global business challenges. The only style guide used in FranklinCovey’s own renowned Writing AdvantageTM and Technical Writing AdvantageTM programs, it covers everything from document design and graphics to sentence style and word choice.

This edition’s many improvements include extensive new coverage of graphics, writing for online media, and international business English. Through dozens of examples and model documents, writers learn how to overcome “writer’s block” and efficiently create documents from start to finish. FranklinCovey’s experts show how to get powerful results from every email; add distinctiveness and power to any online presence; write far more effective proposals, letters, memos, reports, and resumes; and improve all forms of documentation, from business procedures to highly technical content.

You’ll learn how to quickly discover and prioritize the information you need, whether you’re planning a presentation, leading a meeting, or managing a project. The authors reveal how to design visuals that communicate messages instantly and intuitively, and use charts, color, illustrations, maps, photos, and tables to supercharge any presentation. Packed with up-to-the-minute examples, this A-Z guidebook can help you write more effectively no matter who you are — whether you’re a business or sales professional who must motivate and persuade, a technical professional who must explain challenging content more clearly and accurately, or a student who needs stronger writing skills to succeed in school and in your career.

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Free Book - The Crime Interviews Volume Three (K)

The Crime Interviews Volume Three: Bloody Scotland Edition (Main/UK), by Len Wanner, is free in the Kindle store, courtesy of small Scottish publisher Blasted Heath.

Book Description
If you’re interested in learning about how to write, how to be a writer, or about the writing life in general, what greater resource and pleasure than frank, revealing interviews with some of today's best-selling authors?

Len Wanner's acclaimed interview series continues with VOLUME THREE: THE BLOODY SCOTLAND EDITION, featuring in-depth interviews with twelve of the leading lights of Scottish crime fiction and with a foreword by William McIlvanney, creator of Jack Laidlaw and the Godfather of tartan noir.

The interviews:

• Peter May talks about writing for television, repairing bad dialogue, researching his China thrillers with the help of the Ministry of Propaganda, and receiving international exposure with a book no British publisher wanted to publish, THE BLACKHOUSE.
• Charles Cumming talks about the rewards of a degree in literature, refining expositional storytelling, researching state secrets at home and abroad, writing the great international spy novel, and being recruited by the SIS.
• Campbell Armstrong talks about going abroad to write about home, giving up on teaching creative writing, getting over the paralysis of a bad sentence, going on stake-outs, giving us his memoirs, and getting commissioned to novelise Indiana Jones.
• Caro Ramsay talks about teaching herself how to write with her back against the wall, learning how to write crime fiction from agents and editors, teaching herself how to compartmentalise, and learning how to finish a book.
• Aline Templeton talks about diving in and out of writing, writing a series of cosy police procedurals based on a subterranean cave system, living in the city yet writing about the countryside, and discovering that a fictional protagonist is a living person.
• Lin Anderson talks about the transferrable skills of teaching mathematics and calculating a career in creative writing, the constants of writing about a female serial protagonist, the variables of forensic science, and the lessons of fictional and factual near-death situations.
• Alex Gray talks about the rewards of writing about a policeman twenty years younger than her, returning to education, researching as she writes, writing about what she doesn't know, and writing rather than retiring.
• Gillian Galbraith talks about learning to nurture her talent for the uncollaborative nature of writing, letting go of her legal career to write about the limits of institutional justice, and leaving her comfort zone as a way of finding her voice and writing about her home.
• GJ Moffat talks about what remains of his initial impulses and his international influences, the rules broken in most legal thrillers, and the rewards of letting his lawyer-cum-judge-cum-executioner break the rules of his day job.
• Craig Robertson talks about the joys of fiction in and after journalism, the pleasure of writing for himself, the pressure of writing for others, the need for brutality in editing, and the greed for brutality in writing.
• Ken McClure talks about the science of storytelling, the survival rate of a series of medical thrillers, the appeal of being his own agent, his second coming as an e-book bestseller, and his involvement in the identification of Gulf War Syndrome.
• And Frederic Lindsay talks about the best ways to propel and pause plots, invent manner along with matter, make the familiar strange with the weight of experience, and exhaust potential to energise narrative.

"Wanner gets these writers to talk in a practical and down-to-earth manner about the nuts and bolts of writing – the importance of character, story, and plot; the advantages and disadvantages of writing a series; the various ways of getting from outline to finished manuscript" – from the afterword by David Schmid

About the author:
Len Wanner is the author of three volumes of THE CRIME INTERVIEWS series. He freelances as an interviewer, reviewer, and editor of the literary journal, TheCrimeOfItAll.com.

Free Book - What's Next . . . For You? (K)

What's Next . . . For You? (Main/UK), by Patricia and Robert Gussin, is a repeat freebie in the Kindle store, courtesy of Oceanview Publishing.

Book Description
The incredible story of Robert and Patricia Gussin, two retirees who watched with glee as long, successful careers in science and medicine gave way to writing, publishing, and wine-making.

Much more than a memoir and anything but a how-to-start-a-business manual, this book is a clear, easy-to-understand guide to reinventing yourself from real experts-two people who did it themselves and lived to tell the glorious tale.

Through the engaging, first-person, he said/she said narrative, Robert and Patricia Gussin deliver an inspirational guide filled with advice on why it's never too late to reinvent yourself, and why doing what you love (and loving what you do) is always within reach.

A must-read tale of joyfully switching gears, changing careers, and overcoming paralysis by analysis, take the mystery out of that all-too-common question of how to get from where you are to where you want to be.

17 Free Books from Lighthouse Carolinas (K)

Small (mostly) Christian publisher Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas has added another batch of free books in the Kindle store (some are repeats). These are most likely only free for a day or two, so be sure to double check prices before one-clicking.

1. Firsts In Fiction: First Line Hooks, Hints & Help (Writing With Excellence), by Aaron D. Gansky
2. Write To Be Heard: Write Like You Talk: Help With Voice, Character, Dialogue... and more!, by Aaron D. Gansky and Diane Sherlock
3. I Came Within An Inch... | The Michigan Home School INCH Conference (Writing Explosion), by Abigail Rose Clark, et al
4. The Lazarus File: An Espionage Spy Thriller for Readers Who Enjoy Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue, by Donn Taylor
5. So You Plan To Marry A Man: Words of Wisdom for Single and Married Women , by Jean Oathout (aren't married women supposed to refrain from this?)
6. Death of the Couch Potato's Wife: A Suburban Suspense, Women Sleuths, Cozy Murder Mystery, by Christy Barritt
7. Baseball's LOST Tradition: Two Eight-Team Leagues, by Eric Thompson and Bob Costas
8. Open Your Hymnal Again: More Devotions That Harmonize Scripture with Song (Hymns) [Kindle Edition], by Denise K. Loock
9. Changing Zip Codes: Finding Community Wherever You're Transplanted, An Inspirational Guide for the Unemployed, Uprooted, Cast Off, Deployed, Transferred, and Outsourced , by Carol Stratton
10. Writing to a Post-Christian World: Top Ways to Battle Revisionism, Relativism and the Muddled Thinking of Postmodernism with the Written Word , by Ann Tatlock
11. Turning Personal Experiences into Parables: Writing Devotions for Impact, by Cindy Sproles and Eddie Jones
12. Faith and Family: A Devotional Pathway for Families, by Miralee Ferrell, et al
13. Been There, "Scene" That: The Top 10 Scene Development Tips Every Writer Needs to Know, by Eddie Jones
14. Plotting Simplified: Story Structure Tips For The Break-Out Novelist, by Eddie Jones
15. He Said, She Said: A Devotional Book for Cultivating a Life of Passion, or How Newlyweds, Couples and Singles Can Draw Closer to God and Their Mate Through Daily Devotions, by Cindy Sproles and Eddie Jones
16. Emerson The Magnificent!, by Dwight Ritter
17. Spirit and HEART - A Prayer Diary for Daily Devotional Journaling: Seeking the Heart of God Through Your Quiet Time Devotions, by Ann Tatlock

Free Book - Different Strokes (K)

Different Strokes: How I (Gulp!) Wrote, Directed, and Starred in an X-rated Movie (Main/UK), by Lawrence Block as John Warren Wells, is free in the Kindle store. It's self-published now, but was originally published by Dell Publishing (1974). Lawrence Block is a pretty popular, well-published author and I thought some of you might be interested in picking this one up while it was free. You can read more about the John Warren Wells on Sexual Behavior series of books that are hitting the Kindle store on Block's blog.

Book Description
In the early 1970s, with Deep Throat and The Devil in Miss Jones rewriting film history, John Warren Wells hired on to write the script for a high-quality pornographic movie. Originally published by Dell, Different Strokes includes the remarkable script he delivered, the production diary he kept, an interview with the film's leading lady—and a 2012 afterword that puts it all into uncanny perspective. You'd better read the book; you'll probably never get to see the movie!

Free Book - What's Next . . . For You? (K)

What's Next . . . For You?, by Patricia and Robert Gussin, is a repeat freebie in the Kindle store, courtesy of Oceanview Publishing. This is, however, apparently a newer edition, so you might want to grab it anyway.

Book Description
The incredible story of Robert and Patricia Gussin, two retirees who watched with glee as long, successful careers in science and medicine gave way to writing, publishing, and wine-making.

Much more than a memoir and anything but a how-to-start-a-business manual, this book is a clear, easy-to-understand guide to reinventing yourself from real experts-two people who did it themselves and lived to tell the glorious tale.

Through the engaging, first-person, he said/she said narrative, Robert and Patricia Gussin deliver an inspirational guide filled with advice on why it's never too late to reinvent yourself, and why doing what you love (and loving what you do) is always within reach.

A must-read tale of joyfully switching gears, changing careers, and overcoming paralysis by analysis, take the mystery out of that all-too-common question of how to get from where you are to where you want to be.

Free Book - Crafting Novels & Short Stories (K/N)

Crafting Novels & Short Stories: Everything You Need to Know to Write Great Fiction (Main/UK), by the Editors of Writer's Digest, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble.

Book Description
Inside you'll find the tools you need to build strong characters, keep your plots moving, master the art of dialogue, choose the right point of view, and more.

This comprehensive book on the art of novel and short story writing is packed with advice and instruction from best-selling authors and writing experts like Nancy Kress, Elizabeth Sims, Hallie Ephron, N.M. Kelby, Heather Sellers, and Donald Maass, plus a foreword by James Scott Bell. You'll learn invaluable skills for mastering every area of the craft:

• Define and refine your characters.
• Make your plot and conflict high-energy and intense.
• Hone your story's point of view.
• Create a rich setting and backstory.
• Craft dialogue that rings true.
• Select the right words and descriptions throughout your story.
• Revise your story to perfection.

Throughout you'll find supplemental sections that cover special topics like getting started, beating writer's block, researching your work, and getting published. They'll help you integrate your skills into a balanced, productive, and fulfilling career.

Whether you're writing flash fiction, a short story, a novel, or an epic trilogy, you'll come away with the tools you need for strong and effective storytelling.

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Free Book - The Writer's Idea Book (K)

The Writer's Idea Book 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Develop Great Ideas for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Screenplays (Main/UK), by Jack Heffron, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble

Book Description
Where do you get your ideas?

It’s a question that plagues every writer. And once you’ve got an idea, what then? Ideas without a plan, without a purpose, are no more than pleasant thoughts. So how do you come up with those ideas, and how do you turn them into writing that will engage your reader?

The Writer’s Idea Book is here to help you find the answers. Utilizing more than 400 prompts and exercises, you’ll generate intriguing ideas and plumb their possibilities to turn them into something amazing.

Let The Writer’s Idea Book give you the insight and self-awareness to create and refine ideas that demand to be transformed into greater works, the kind of compelling, absorbing writing that will have other writers asking "where do you get your ideas?"

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Free Book - Break Into Fiction (K/N)

Break Into Fiction: 11 Steps to Building a Story that Sells (Main/UK), by Dianna Love and Mary Buckham, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble.

Book Description
Getting a book published is hard enough—getting a novel published is doubly so! But a writer seeing his story on bookshelves everywhere is just a rewrite away with this book! Written by two award-winning novelists, this workshop-in-a-book is all aspiring authors need to master the art of fiction—and see their novel in print. Based on their popular workshops, Mary Buckham and Dianna Love Snell have created a novel-writing system that anyone can follow. Their innovative method shows writers how to create stories of depth, excitement, and emotion with:

• Easy-to-understand templates that guide the new writer through building a novel and show more experienced writers how to deepen a plot and take a first draft to the next level
• Reference examples from a strongly-plotted popular genre films like suspense, classics, children, and romance
• Simple worksheets to build a strong story one plot point at a time for any genre
• Troubleshooting tips that reveal how to find and fix holes that weaken the plot
• Insights from best-selling novelists representing a variety of fiction genres
• A bonus dialogue guide that reveals how to make a character come alive through conversation.

Inspiring authors shall struggle no more with the help of this step-by-step guide!

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Free Book - The Everything Songwriting Book (K)

The Everything Songwriting Book: All You Need to Create and Market Hit Songs, by C. J. Watson, is free in the Kindle store, courtesy of Adams Media (sponsor of yesterday's Kindle Deal of the Day).

Book Description
The Everything Songwriting Book provides you with all the tools you need to create, perform, and sell hit songs. In easy-to-follow language, professional songwriter and consultant C.J. Watson gives you tried-and-tested instruction on choosing a song style, getting your story across, and finding the right music to match the words. From developing an idea and creating a hook to recording your songs and getting heard, The Everything Songwriting Book contains all you need to bring your talent to the next level. Features professional advice on how to: find and develop song ideas; formulate a catchy rhyme scheme; incorporate unique phrasing; create colorful imagery and word play; get compositions into the right hands; and much more. Whether you're just starting out or are looking for inspiration, The Everything Songwriting Book is your first step toward achieving songwriting success.