Ever get discouraged in your writing?
Is the pope Catholic?
The latest book from writing guru Larry Brooks
Discouragement, not to mention torment, is normal in this delightful profession. We claim to be writers while our family secretly worries we’ve joined a cult, strangers at parties want to know when we’ll get a movie deal, the rejection letter pile gets ever higher while the publishing advances get smaller, newcomers zoom past those of who’ve been in the trenches for . . . well, skip that . . . and we’re now on the fifth re-write and the damn novel is still short of the goal post.
Do you need a warm hug?
Buy this book. It is chock full of masterly advice and perspective from one of our industry’s best–Larry Brooks, and contains a forward by James N. Frey which we should vow to reread once a month, and definitely before giving up writing for a real job.
Here is the book for Kindle.
It is also available as a pdf on Larry’s website.
Warm Hugs for Writers. Because sometimes fame and glory are not enough.
Larry Brooks takes on story architecture and in doing so breaks open storytelling for beginners and mid-career writers alike. Look at your novel problems in dazzling clarity, learning what’s missing and why people notice.
He lays out why the elements have to be there and how they create drama. You’ll still need to work your artistic magic to breathe life into your story–but you’ll be working smart and not floundering with a shapeless narrative that has lost its rhythm–and reader interest.
King Henry VIII’s court told from the viewpoint of the fascinating and complex Thomas Cromwell. This highly literary book is no seen-it-before costume drama, but a close up of the psyche of one man trying to navigate the court where a single mistake can mean death. A dense portrait of a man often glossed over in the usual film treatments. Winner of the Man Booker prize.
The Brahms Deception
Shinn’s latest fantasy world ruled by five elemental signs and shot though with back-stabbing court intrigues. This is a delightful coming-of-age story that brings a young woman from pawn to power while delivering a fine romance. Zoe Ardelay’s primal power comes from water, and most readers try to figure out their own essence. See Shinn’s 
