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Up your game with everything you need to run your next tabletop roleplay game with expert advice, gameplay guidance, and playable content from RPG expert James D’Amato. How do I make combat more interesting? How do I encourage my players to role-play? How do I avoid my sessions ending in...

A mediados del siglo XIX, gracias a la invención de la fotografía y al desarrollo de la litografía, surgieron diarios, periódicos y revistas con ilustraciones que ocuparon un lugar importante en el impreso. El ejemplo más representativo es el semanario El Perú Ilustrado. En el libro El Perú Ilustrado. Semanario para las familias. Litografías y cultura visual en la posguerra (1887-1892), de Emma Patricia Victorio Cánovas, se investigan los argumentos que configuraron nuestra peruanidad a través de textos e imágenes que generaron sentimientos de pertenencia e identidad durante el periodo de posguerra.

"STORY BY NUMBERS" is an step-by-step, deep dive into story structure that will take your story from an underdeveloped storm of “cool ideas,” to a slick, compelling work with fully dimensional characters. It uses the protagonist’s inner conflict as the guide to developing plot points and meaningful conflicts.

“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”—Los Angeles Times From the beloved, legendary poet...

"Top Ten Steps to Build an Engaged Reader Community," the ultimate guide for authors who want to connect with their audience and create a supportive network. Learn how to define your target audience, master social media engagement, start a captivating blog, offer exclusive content, interact with readers, host virtual events, collaborate with other authors, create a compelling newsletter, encourage user-generated content, and show appreciation.

With practical tips on defining your target audience, establishing a website, creating a blog, building an email list, utilizing social media, attending events and conferences, collaborating with other authors, offering free content, and being consistent, this guide has everything you need to build and maintain a strong author platform. By following the advice of successful authors and marketing experts, you'll learn how to attract readers, establish yourself as an authority in your field, and promote your work effectively.

One of Barack Obama’s longest-serving speechwriters reveals the public speaking lessons that will help you become a more confident and compelling communicator and leader. As a White House speechwriter, Terry Szuplat helped craft hundreds of speeches for President Obama. But when it came to...

Are you a book lover eager to explore the captivating world of audiobook narration? Want to transform your passion for reading into a lucrative work-from-home opportunity? Then you’ve come to the right place! Get ready to dive into the ultimate guide to becoming an audiobook narrator and breaking into the indie book market with ease. Inside this comprehensive guide you'll find everything you need to know, from your very 1st audition to finished audiobook.

Brought to you by Penguin. The Book-Makers is a celebration of 550 years of the printed book, told through the lives of eighteen extraordinary men and women who took the book in radical new directions: printers and binders, publishers and artists, paper-makers and library founders. This is a...

Are you a self-published author looking to expand your reach beyond Amazon? In "Beyond the Amazon Bubble," we uncover why Amazon exclusivity may not be the best path for every writer. Explore the world outside Amazon, where diverse platforms and bookstores await potential readers. Learn to stand out amidst Amazon's book saturation, navigate exclusivity's limitations, and stay informed about Amazon's evolving policies. Understand Amazon Publishing's impact and review policies while gaining insights into algorithms and discoverability strategies.

The Studies and Observations Group was a covert American military unit in Vietnam that specialized in clandestine cross-border operations in Laos and Cambodia. In September 1970, sixteen Green Berets and one-hundred-twenty Montagnard mercenaries departed on Operation Tailwind, the largest and deepest raid in SOG history.

Whether you're a first-time author or a seasoned pro, "Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make Marketing Their Books" is the essential guide for taking your book marketing to the next level. With Bourgeois's expert guidance, you'll learn how to identify your target audience, build a strong online presence, engage with readers, and leverage book reviews to increase sales.

Call it advertising, call it promotion, call it marketing, but whatever you call it, every business and organization depends on words with impact. You need to grab the attention of potential customers, clients, or supporters and call them to action. Few among us are born talented copywriters, that rare combination of both facile wordsmiths and natural salespeople. Most of us need some help, and even naturals can improve by studying the best. Victor O. Schwab was one of the greats.

As an author, it's not just enough to write an amazing book. In today's crowded marketplace, building a brand is essential to stand out and make a lasting impression on readers. In "Top Ten Ways to Brand Yourself as an Author," we provide a top ten guide to help you define your brand identity, create a unique logo, develop a consistent visual identity, build a professional website, use social media to promote your brand, create valuable content, leverage email marketing, collaborate with other authors and brands, participate in events and conferences, and stay true to your brand.

This isn't your ordinary "book about writing books." It's real, no-BS advice from someone who's done it—and has learned from the dozens of successes and failures of himself and his clients—from self-help to memoir to business, and everything in between. It demystifies every single step of the book writing process, from ideation to validation to outlining to writing habits, publishing and marketing.

Most writers want to sell more books, but with over 20 million books on the market, you need to adopt techniques and methods that help do that. Here are a number of things to do that will move you further along your goal of more book sales. Some are quick and easy, some are more difficult and long-term, but the more you do, the better your chances of sales improvement.

"Book 101 Review: Volume 1 - Highly Recommended" is an illuminating and engaging compendium that dives into the world of literature, offering listeners insightful reviews and synopses of an array of highly recommended books. It is an essential guide for avid listeners and those new to the world of literature, who are looking for expert opinions and guidance.

Being the author of a published book unquestionably establishes authority, and today's non-fiction books might easily be referred to as the new business cards. The reason for being an author in the modern world is no longer about earning royalties but about establishing your brand by positioning you as an expert in your field.

The current curricular emphasis on analytical writing can make it feel risky to teach creative writing in ELA classrooms. But the opportunity to write fiction in school opens many doors for young people: doors the author argues are critical to the development of our students, our education system, and even our democracy. This book will delight English teachers weary of focusing relentlessly on argument and information writing.

This essential guide tackles the most common challenges writers face, including rejection, editing, marketing, distribution, audience building, time management, and legal issues like copyright infringement. Our expert advice will help you navigate the complex world of publishing and achieve success. Plus, we'll guide you through the formatting process, even for eBooks that need to work on multiple devices and software.