Vor dem Hintergrund der digitalen Transformation und computergenerierter Literatur stellt sich die Frage: Findet sich im literarischen Text etwas, das über den reinen Akt der kombinatorischen Verknüpfung von sprachlichem Material nach bestimmten Regeln hinausgeht? Jan Hase nähert sich dieser Frage mit einer Ethos-Theorie des literarischen Schreibens, die entlang eines Lektürewegs von Roland Barthes über den Orpheus-Mythos und die griechischen...

THE NEGATIVE TRAIT THESAURUS digs into over 100 personality flaws and the dysfunctional behavior and biases associated with each. It's a robust database of weaknesses that can hold characters back and provide them with an internal challenge that must be defeated in order to achieve the story goal.

A true romance that began after Wayne reluctantly agreed to write Karen. A mutual friend pleaded with him to write her and try to help; she wanted to break the chain of her addiction to methadone.Her heart called his to make it whole. The poem Wayne wrote for Karen peeked into the future, where spirituality would merge the gap between peace and pain for him to find comfort in a situation he could not understand. Two Broken Hearts touched where only...

THE EMOTION THESAURUS (Volume 2) is an expanded version of the original. Now with over 130 entries and enhanced instructive front matter, this ultimate show-don't-tell tool helps writers navigate the difficult terrain of character emotion by listing the body language, internal sensations, actions, and thoughts associated with a multitude of feelings.

The material contained in this eBook is formatted to be a working guide. The contents will challenge you to explore profile characteristics in your partnership or marriage that may not be readily obvious.Understanding the character traits and core values of our partner permits us to create an effective yardstick to gauge the strength of our union. Useful tools will permit us to measure where we are in the growth of our oneness and where we are headed.How...

THE URBAN SETTING THESAURUS lists sensory descriptions for 120 urban locations that can be used to steer the plot, characterize the story's cast, and even trigger the reader's own emotional memories

Most people do. And the premise for here is that you don't have to buy or pay for anything in order to get your story written, published, and selling online. And all for no more than you already have at hand. I've been publishing books successfully for years before ebooks became popular. But I was never satisfied with the sales I was getting. So I buckled down and started learning how online book marketing really worked. This took me through half...

Do you think libraries don't buy books from self-published authors? Think again. In a 2016 survey conducted by US-based library service New Shelves Books, 92 percent of librarians reported they regularly purchase from self-published authors and small presses. Clearly, librarians are buying self-published books that fit their acquisitions guidelines. And libraries are full of avid readers. This Quick and Easy Guide from the AskALLi team at the Alliance...

Why am I Fat is an insightful look in to why more and more people are finding themselves overweight. It is not a "criticism" but rather a help guide in to getting free from the power of food over our lives, our lack of self control and our inability to be able to say "No". You will find in reading this book that often, there are larger issues and mindsets that also need to be addressed/dealt with.

A dream I wish to have in the night most isn't about dating a Hollywood star, or making a great hit with my song. It's not about my parents saying to me with tears "We were wrong. We're sorry." either.It's about numbers. I once saw a woman on TV who won 4 million dollars by the lottery with the numbers she had seen in her dream. Shortly after that, I myself saw numbers in my dream and began to buy a lottery ticket with those numbers. I won $10 for...