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"Give me the money," says the robber to the Los Angeles security guard. The guard looks at the gun and hands over the money. The robber has long blond hair and rides a motorcycle - and a girl with long blond hair arrives at Kenny’s motel - on a motorcycle. Is she the robber?

Why do some stories work and others don't? The answer is structure. In this IPPY and NIEA Award-winning guide from the author of the bestselling Outlining Your Novel, you will discover the universal underpinnings that guarantee powerful plot and character arcs. An understanding of proper story and scene structure will help you to not only perfectly time your story's major events, but will also provide you with an unerring standard to use in evaluating your novel's pacing and progression.

Von Seneca über Tolstoi zu Virginia Woolf und Sally Rooney, von der Bibel bis Fourth Wing liest sie einen Sommer lang alles, was ihr in die Finger kommt. Erfreut sich an Selbstversuchen, trifft andere Leseverrückte, unternimmt Ausflüge in die weite Welt der Literatur. Und findet dabei, was sie nicht gesucht hat. Befundet: Lesen macht das Leben eine Nummer größer. Es schenkt Verbundenheit über alle Grenzen hinweg.

From the history of the English language's arrival in the United States to the spread of Arabic across North Africa and the enduring legacy of the Latin language, Immigrant Tongues explores the journeys of tongues across continents. With a style that balances entertainment and depth, this linguistics book also highlights the cultural exchanges that enriched language along the way.

Crafting a personal story with a purposeful message can seem challenging. You may feel your stories aren’t worth telling, feel trapped in an outdated narrative or uncertain about which words will make an impact. Join Beverley Glick, a seasoned wordsmith, coach and former national newspaper journalist, on a life-enhancing journey. She introduces you to a unique method that will help you navigate your life stages and create a personal ‘life dictionary’, providing profound insights into your identity, motivations and passions.

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of The Hours and Day Go ahead. Try using language to slit the skin of mortality to see what’s on the other side. At the age of three, Michael Cunningham began obsessively...

The fear of speaking in public isn’t really about the words—it’s about what the mind imagines might happen when you say them. That surge of adrenaline, the racing thoughts, the self-consciousness—all of it is the body’s way of trying to protect you. But what if that same energy could be turned into calm focus, confidence, and clarity instead?

13 steps to equip you with everything you need to know about public speaking. Become a Confident, Captivating Speaker in Just Weeks. Driven professionals, lifelong learners, community leaders, and event enthusiasts everywhere face similar challenges. They understand that impact starts with your voice. MASTER PUBLIC SPEAKING delivers exactly that—a practical, personalized guide that empowers you to rise above your fears and become the speaker you were meant to be.

Move beyond good writing and reach the human heart. This concise guide shows how to create fiction that’s felt as well as understood. Written by Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr James P. Manning, it reveals how the language of emotions helps writers build believable inner lives, authentic conflict, and empathy that keeps readers engaged. Learn why the body reacts when reading and how to craft scenes that leave a lasting mark.

In dieser Spotlight Audio-Ausgabe erwarten uns spannende Interviews, Kolumnen und ein Jane Austen-Special anlässlich ihres 250. Geburtstags, inklusive Einblicke in Stolz und Vorurteil .

The presenting secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Presenting. Includes how to: Enjoy presenting and approach it with confidence Assess your audience and their reactions Prepare presentations for maximum...

The time management secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Time Management. Includes how to: Identify your biggest priorities and find time to achieve them Deal with the biggest hidden time-wasters ...

Tu libro te convertirá en un experto en tu tema y te abrirá todas las puertas al éxito profesional. Podrás acceder a medios de comunicación, conseguir promoción y visibilidad. Ser autor facilita tu marketing. Comparte tu mensaje con el mundo con tu libro. No te guardes para ti tu mensaje, es importante y el mundo quiere oírte. Un libro es la forma más fácil de expresar tu mensaje al mundo, viajando como conferenciante internacional.

Compelling characters are what keeps readers turning pages and buying books—from fantasies to mysteries to the great literary novel. But how to do you create characters that feel three-dimensional and real on the page? Counsellor and author Eileen Cook shares common psychological techniques to help you build your characters and take your story to the next level. This book covers understanding your character's backstory and how it impacts their choices in your book by doing a structured counselling interview, personality structure, and the Stages of Change.

A Maori Phrase a Day offers a fun and easy entry into the Maori language. Presenting the most common, relevant and useful phrases today, A Maori Phrase a Day is the perfect way to kickstart your te reo journey!

Theme—the mysterious cousin of plot and character. Too often viewed as abstract rather than actionable, theme is frequently misunderstood and left to chance. Some writers even insist theme should not be purposefully implemented. This is unfortunate, because in many ways theme is story. Theme is the heart, the meaning, the point. Nothing that important should be overlooked. Powerful themes are never incidental. They emerge from the conjunction of strong plots and resonant character arcs.

This revised and updated edition is a complete resource for anyone who wants to write and produce a television drama series or create an original series, as well as for teachers in screenwriting classes and workshops. It leads listeners step-by-step through each stage of the development and writing process, offering practical industry information and artistic inspiration. This edition also takes listeners into the future, engaging provocative issues about the interface between traditional TV and emerging technologies.

Carefully designed by leading experts in the field, here is a vocabulary building program that provides the inside edge on learning new words, understanding word usage and pronunciation and making a powerful vocabulary part of your everyday life. This program, Volume One of a four-part...

Justice in Plain Sight is the story of a hometown newspaper in Riverside, California, that set out to do its job: tell readers about shocking crimes in their own backyard. But when judges slammed the courtroom door on the public, including the press, it became impossible to tell the whole story. Pinning its hopes on business lawyer Jim Ward, whom Press-Enterprise editor Tim Hays had come to know and trust, the newspaper took two cases to the US Supreme Court in the 1980s. Hays was convinced that the public - including the press - needed to bear witness to justice....