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The Writer's Craft books guide authors on their way to success. Whether you want to learn a specialist skill such as fight scene writing, self-edit your manuscript to professional standards, or give your indie-published book the sales it deserves, a Writer's Craft book can help.
These are guides for writers who've mastered the basics of their craft - not suitable for absolute beginners, sorry.
All titles are available as Kindle ebooks, and most also in paperback. You can read them in any order. Which book would be most helpful to you right now?
Give your book the sales it deserves.
Why Does My Book Not Sell? 20 Simple Fixes
Create believable, exciting stories about magicians and their work.
Writing About Magic
How to write realistic, exciting action scenes.
Wrting Fight Scenes
Create fiends whom your readers love to hate and can never forget.
Writing About Villains
Tighten and tone your manuscript. Shed word fat and reveal the muscle of your author voice.
The Word-Loss Diet
Haunt your readers with chilling, disturbing short tales.
Writing Dark Stories
Professional techniques for thrillers, horror and other exciting fiction.
Writing Scary Scenes
Use Twitter to network with authors, meet fans, build a platform, gain exposure, find reviewers and sell books.
Twitter For Writers
Readers who love your short story will look for more fiction by the same author.
Writing Short Stories To Promote Your Novels
Enrich your prose with atmospheric details. Make your readers feel they're really there.
Writing Vivid Settings
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SWOT For Writing Success
Learn how to touch your reader's subconscious with subtle tricks.
Euphonics For Writers
Easy, ethical strategies to get your books reviewed.
Getting Book Reviews
Professional techniques for fast-paced, exciting, sizzling talk.
Writing Vivid Dialogue
Give your readers such an intense experience that they feel the story is real and they're part of it.
Writing Deep Point Of View
Ideas for powering up your plot, making scenes sizzle,
and editing your style.
Novel Revision Prompts
Get publishers interested in your manuscript and get readers to click "Buy Now"
Writing Book Blurbs and Synopses
Create compelling individuals about whom readers care deeply.
Writing Vivid Characters
Practical self-therapy for creative writers. Co-authored with a psychologist.
Write Your Way Out Of Depression
Give your novel a powerful story line.
Writing Vivid Plots
Have fun with your feline, go viral in the social media, and sell more books.
How To Train Your Cat to Promote Your Book
Express your characters' feelings through body language, visceral sensations and mood-rich descriptions.
Writing Vivid Emotions
Inspiring ideas for the book you're working on.
Mid-Novel Writing Prompts
Powerful ideas to inspire your fiction.
Fantasy Writing Prompts
Powerful ideas to inspire your fiction.
Horror Writing Prompts
Powerful ideas to inspire your fiction.
Horror Writing Prompts
A tongue-in-cheek diagnosis for what ails writers.
Dr Rayne's Guide to Writerly Disorders
Stir your readers' emotions. Co-authored with a romance novelist.
Writing Love Scenes
Stir your readers' emotions. Co-authored with a romance novelist.
Writing Love Scenes
Learn how professional authors craft stirring scenes, and incorporate the techniques in your fiction.
How To Write That Scene
77 further powerful ideas to inspire your fiction.
More Horror Writing Prompts
Win your readers' loyalty and promote your books.
Author Branding
The business of writing for other authors.
Co-authored with a professional novel-ghostwriter.
Ghost Writing
Thrill your readers with passion and suspense.
Writing Gothic Fiction
Professional techniques for slow and fast pace.
Fiction Pacing
Get paid to write promotional texts.
Copywriting
Use our experience to fuel your fiction.
Crisis Writing
Empowering inspiration and practical advice.
200 Boosts for Indie Authors
