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Get to Know Your Character's Sinister Side A truly memorable
antagonist is not a one-dimensional super villain bent on world
domination for no particular reason. Realistic, credible bad guys
create essential story complications, personalize conflict, add
immediacy to a story line, and force the protagonist to evolve.
From mischief-makers to villains to arch nemeses, Bullies, Bastards
& Bitches shows you how to create nuanced bad guys who are
indispensable to the stories in which they appear. Through detailed
instruction and examples from contemporary bestsellers and classic
page-turners, author Jessica Page Morrell also shows you how to:
Understand the subtle but key differences between unlikeable
protagonists, anti-heroes, dark heroes, and bad boys Supply even
your darkest sociopath with a sympathetic attribute that will
engage readersSet the stage for an unforgettable standoff between
your hero and your villain Choose the right type of female
villain-femme fatale, mommy dearest, avenger, etc.-for your story
Bullies, Bastards & Bitches is your all-encompassing bad-guy
compendium to tapping into any character's dark side.
Effective storytelling stems from many elements, the most
crucial of which are unseen or blended in so unobtrusively that
they are difficult to spot and analyze. Still, they are necessary
to the wholeness and coherence of a story–to create a work
that lingers and resonates in the reader's imagination.In "Between
the Lines," author and writing instructor Jessica Page Morrell
shows you how to craft a unified and layered novel or short story
by mastering subtle storytelling techniques, such as: Using
emotional bombshells, surprises, and interruptions to intensify
cliffhangersEnlarging your story world through the use of layered
subplotsBuilding suspense one scene at a time to maximize the
emotional payoffAnchoring your premise to your protagonist's
character arcTransitioning into and out of flashbacks without
interrupting the mood of your story
Detailed instruction combined with examples from well-known
authors turn seemingly complex topics like subtext, revelations,
misdirection, and balance into comprehensible techniques that will
elevate your writing to the next level.
A fun, practical guide that reveals the essentials of good fiction
and memoir writing by exposing the most common mistakes literary
writers make.
All great works of fiction and memoir are unique-but most bad
novels, stories, and memoirs have a lot in common. From clunky
dialogue to poorly sketchedout characters, sagging pacing to
exaggerated prose, these beginners' mistakes drive any agent or
editor to their stock rejection letter, telling the aspiring writer
"Thanks, but this isn't for us," and leaving many to wonder what
exactly it is that they're doing wrong.
Veteran writing coach, developmental editor, and writing
instructor Jessica Page Morrell will fill in the gaps in every
rejection letter you've ever received. In "Thanks, But This Isn't
for Us," Morrell uses her years of experience to isolate the
specific errors beginners make, including the pitfalls of
unrealistic dialogue, failing to "show, not tell," and over-the-top
plot twists. These are just a few of the problems that keep writers
from breaking through with their work. Sympathetic and humane, but
pulling no punches, "Thanks, But This Isn't for Us" shows writers
precisely where they've gone wrong and how to get on the right
track. In sixteen to-the-point chapters, with checklists,
exercises, takeaway tips, and a glossary, Morrell helps readers
transcend these mistakes so that they don't have to learn the hard
way: with another rejection letter.
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