What Defines a Great Book? A Checklist for Ambitious Writers

Eight Books to Read If You're in a Creative Slump - The Atlantic

These books dispense practical advice on managing one's ambitions—or describe the dread of writer's block with precision and humor ...

101 Famous Authors And Greatest Writers Of All Time - Forbes

The novel is considered one of the earliest examples of science fiction because it explores creation, ambition and the ethical limits of ...

The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande - Junkyard Wisdom

I had heard about The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, but for whatever reason didn't feel the need to read it. My mistake. This is an excellent book ...

Premise: The First Step To Writing Your Book - The Write Practice

Most new writers have complicated, ambitious initial ideas. However, great stories, successful stories are simple! They might look complicated to the reader, ...

Review: Claire Keegan's slim, ambitious new novella 'Foster'

... is as big, brash and ambitious as a story might be. Advertisement ... Strong is a critic and the author of the forthcoming novel, 'Flight.

Building Character: A Checklist - Nieman Foundation

Characterization, unfortunately, isn't often taught in journalism school. Nor is it a staple of the writing culture in most newsrooms. Which is ...

A Checklist for Writing Your Story - MyStoryDoctor.com

David Farland is a best-selling author and contest judge. ... what is right for the book when designing the cover and the book interior.

Self-publishing vs vanity publishing. Confused? - Writers & Artists

A high-quality self-published book shows the author is ambitious, organised and serious. ... writer who has made a successful career out of both... Top ...

How to Do Great Work - Paul Graham

This exercise shows is that it does have a definite shape; it's not just a point labelled work hard.

Character Development – And The Ultimate Character Bio

How to write great characters in your novel · To Kill a Mockingbird? · Character development is the the process by which an author develops a detailed character ...

Building Character: A Checklist - Nieman Storyboard

Nor is it a staple of the writing culture in most newsrooms. Which is why the people in our stories are often talking heads, our version of ...

Writing Absurdist Fiction: An Invitation (With Examples) | BookBaby

Your instinct as a writer may help set some guidelines, but your imagination and skill at maintaining a reality that can still be recognized is ...

Conferring with Writers: Beyond the Fundamentals of Writing ...

Yes, carrying a checklist can be a hugely helpful resource for teachers to lean on as they confer. Checklists are great, but so is your ...

Books | Bill Gates

Looking for a new read? Bill Gates is an avid reader, and he's sharing his reviews and recommendations of the books he finds especially thought-provoking.

100 Novel and Book Ideas to Start Your Book Writing Journey

A setting is the geographical location and the time when the story takes place. Settings give a sense of background that readers can understand, ...

The 20 Best Novels of the Decade - Literary Hub

Spend much time with this novel and you'll become convinced [Cusk] is one of the smartest writers alive. Her narrator's mental clarity can seem ...

Ambition Bigger than the Supply Chain - by Chad W. Post

The TL;DR version of this post is: We're trying our best to get Dalkey 2.0 books out to the public—and they all are in process!

100 must-read classics, as chosen by our readers - Penguin Books

So we asked our readers to tell us about their favourite classic books. The resulting list of must-reads is a perfect way to find inspiration to ...

The Atlantic publishes “The Great American Novels”

You have to read them.” In 1868, the writer John William DeForest established the idea of the great American novel as a work of fiction that ...

What Books Would You Recommend Someone Read to Improve ...

Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world's great antiwar books. ... writers and into the ranks of the world's greatest novelists.