Quick Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction booksOld American Publishing |
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action scene Adjectives modifying bad decision bad guys better build camera chapters character’s inner characters need comic book comma conflict Correct create creative draft drama editing editor em dash emotional response everything feel fiction book final finished flip give grab grammar hamburger meat he’s hero hook hyphen idea imagination independent clauses Indiana Jones inner need introduce Introductory prepositional phrases Josie Wales kill looking main character flaw main story Microsoft Word minor character Mother Theresa motivation movie nonfiction book noun Number okay Ordinary introductory adverbs pace parameters percent bad pointers problem reader reader’s Remember Rising action second inversion second rewrite Section semicolons sidekick someone standard outline Stephen King stopped to help subhead Summary plots suspense table of contents talk technique things third person trouble turning point verbs viewpoint character villain words writer’s block