Winner: 2020 Next Generation Indie Books Awards… Writing
Winner: International Book Awards (Category: Businees: Writing/Publishing)
“The minute I saw the “Great Stories…” proposal in my inbox, I knew it needed to be part of the WD lineup. I grabbed a highlighter and started taking notes for my own writing then and there! While I always find it interesting to hear about a successful author’s writing process, those answers never seemed useful for getting to the heart of the matter, the real question being asked: What makes a story worth writing and reading? But that’s exactly what this book does. Read it. Internalize it. Your future writer-self will thank you.” – Amy Jones, Managing Editor, Writers Digest
The multi-award winning game changer.
Larry Brooks changes the sound of the writing conversation by lever- aging detailed criteria for novelists of every level and genre to refer to while writing, regard-less of their preferred writing method.
Early checklists help ensure that your novel is based on a premise rather than an idea, and gradually hones in on other elements to keep the story moving forward including:
· dramatic tension
· narrative strategy
· scene construction
Readers don’t care about the writing process. “Great Stories…” offers writers a chance to make the most of whatever process they choose, and in doing so cut years off their learning curve.
“This is a guy with real chops when it comes to coaching other writers how to hone their craft. An absolutely solid and detailed look at the anatomy of good fiction, full of insider’s knowledge, common-sense advice and humour.” —
Next Generation Indie Book Awards Judge
Take your draft to the next level.
Something is off. You’re not getting the glowing response you had expected. Maybe you’ve received a rejection. But your story may not be dead on arrival. It just needs fixing.
In Story Fix you’ll learn how to develop and implement a story- fixing mind-set. How to…
• Navigate the two essential realms of revision: story and execution.
• Evaluate your story against essential critiera for efficacy.
• Strengthen your concept/premise.
• Punch up the ten- sion, pace, thematic weight, character- ization, and more.
• Align your story with proven structural principles.
Infuse your fiction with a jolt of narrative electric-ity, and bring it back to life.
Put your story on steroids!
In the physical world, gravity, inertia and other elements of physics govern your abilities. Yet they can be harnessed to the point where you can actually soar.
In the world of writing, story physics can be harnessed in much the same way. Bestselling author Larry Brooks introduces you to six key literary forces that, when leveraged in just the right way, enable you to craft a story that’s primed for success–and publication.
Your story needs to be more than good. It needs to glow in the dark to separate itself from the crowded bookshelf. Story Physics is the fuel that will ignite your story and help your writing dreams soar to new heights.
The #1 bestseller that launches writing careers!
Over 96 percent of sub- mitted stories are re-jected by agents, even more by publishers. This book will help you beat those odds.
Most new writers begin the storytelling process with only a limited understanding of where to begin. Some labor their entire lives without ever learning that successful stories are as dependent upon good engineering as they are artistry. But the truth is, unless you are master of the form, function and criteria for successful storytelling, pounding out a first draft without that awareness is an ineffective way to begin.