Download or read book Dialogue Breathing Life into Writing written by Luccia Rogers, PhD. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This course manual is intended to help writers build their confidence in writing dialogue that "rings true." By this, we mean that the words spoken by characters sound the way actual people speak, that the dialogue helps move the story forward, sets the pace, sets or changes the tone of the story, and is a natural, integral part of a work of fiction. We assume the reader is already writing or is ready to start writing fiction. The course is heavily weighted toward learning by doing. The best advice established writers give to aspiring writers is always a version of, write, write, write. This course takes that advice and organizes your writing efforts to help you focus your attention on various parts of writing lively, informative, exciting, and life-like dialogue.
Download or read book Breathing Life Into Your Characters written by Rachel Ballon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create Convincing Characters That Readers—and Editors—Can't Resist! It's the question that eternally plagues all good writers: How can you describe the thoughts and feelings of characters who have backgrounds or psychological aberrations with which you have no personal experience? How can you describe the feelings of a drug addict if you've never been one? How can you write about being a prisoner if you've never been to jail? You can do all the research you want, but the question still remains: How do you convincingly portray characters if you've never lived in their skin? In Breathing Life Into Your Characters, writing consultant and professional psychotherapist Rachel Ballon, Ph. D., shows you how to get in touch with the thoughts and feelings necessary to truly understand your characters—no matter what their background or life experiences. She'll show you how to: • Develop a psychological profile for every character • Turn archetypes into conflicted characters • Think like a criminal to convincingly write one • Reveal personalities through the use of nonverbal communication In addition, you'll learn how to effectively use Ballon's "Method Writing" system—taught previously only in her writing workshops—to explore your own feelings, memories, and emotions to create characters of astonishing depth and complexity!
Download or read book Live Writing written by Ralph Fletcher and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide for how to make your writing come alive, by the bestselling author of A Writer’s Notebook and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding. What is “live writing”? It’s the kind of writing that has a current running through it—energy, electricity, juice. This book is a young writer’s toolbox for bringing writing to life. But instead of awls and hammers, this toolbox contains words, imagination, a love of books, a sense of story, and ideas for how to make the writing live and breathe. Perfect for classrooms, Live Writing is full of practical wisdom for young writers, from bestselling writer Ralph Fletcher. Aspiring writers will devour these tips for how to make their words jump off the page!
Download or read book The Selfless Act of Breathing written by JJ Bola and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Black teacher searches for himself across the United States in this “emotive, brave” (Daily Mail, London) story for all of us who have fantasized about escaping our daily lives and starting over. Michael Kabongo is a British Congolese teacher living in London and living the dream: he’s beloved by his students, popular with his coworkers, and adored by his proud mother who emigrated from the Congo to the UK in search of a better life. But when he suffers a devastating loss, his life is thrown into a tailspin. As he struggles to find a way forward, memories of his fathers’ violent death, the weight of refugeehood, and an increasing sense of dread threaten everything he’s worked so hard to achieve. Longing to start over, Michael decides to spontaneously pack up and go to America, the mythical “land of the free,” where he imagines everything will be better and easier. On this transformative journey, Michael travels everywhere from New York City to San Francisco, partying with new friends, sparking fleeting romances, and splurging on big adventures, with the intention of living the life of his dreams until the money in his bank account runs out. “Narrated with haunting lyricism, The Selfless Act of Breathing is an intimate journey through the darkest of human impulses to the gleaming flickers of love and radical hope” (Susan Abulhawa, author of Against the Loveless World).
Download or read book Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk written by David Sedaris and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of everyday life. In "The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck," three strangers commiserate about animal bureaucracy while waiting in a complaint line. In "Hello Kitty," a cynical feline struggles to sit through his prison-mandated AA meetings. In "The Squirrel and the Chipmunk," a pair of star-crossed lovers is separated by prejudiced family members. With original illustrations by Ian Falconer, author of the bestselling Olivia series of children's books, these stories are David Sedaris at his most observant, poignant, and surprising.
Download or read book The White Spider written by Heinrich Harrer and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles Heinrich Harrer's first attempt to climb the north face of the Swiss Eiger mountain in 1938.
Download or read book Breathing New Life Into Book Clubs written by Sonja Cherry-Paul and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword / Cornelius Minor Gratitude -- Creating a culture of reading through book clubs -- Organizing and setting up book clubs -- Launching and managing book clubs -- Lighting the fire of discussion -- Resources at a glance -- Living with books all year long.
Download or read book Breath written by James Nestor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020 Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR “A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe—and how we’ve all been doing it wrong for a long, long time.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat Pray Love No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you’re not breathing properly. There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat twenty-five thousand times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. The answers aren’t found in pulmonology labs, as we might expect, but in the muddy digs of ancient burial sites, secret Soviet facilities, New Jersey choir schools, and the smoggy streets of São Paulo. Nestor tracks down men and women exploring the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices like Pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya, and Tummo and teams up with pulmonary tinkerers to scientifically test long-held beliefs about how we breathe. Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jump-start athletic performance; rejuvenate internal organs; halt snoring, asthma, and autoimmune disease; and even straighten scoliotic spines. None of this should be possible, and yet it is. Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again.
Download or read book After the Plague written by T.C. Boyle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-12-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few authors in America write with such sheer love of story, language, and imagination as T.C. Boyle, and nowhere is that passion more evident than in his inventive, wickedly funny, and widely praised short stories. In After the Plague, Boyle speaks of contemporary social issues in a range of emotional keys. The sixteen stories gathered here address everything from air rage to abortion doctors to first love and its consequences. The collection ends with the brilliant title story, a whimsical and imaginative vision of a disease-ravaged Earth. Presented with characteristic wit and intelligence, these stories will delight readers in search of the latest news of the chaotic, disturbing, and achingly beautiful world in which we live. "Boyle's imagination and zeal for storytelling are in top form here."—Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Breathing Life Into Your Characters written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create Convincing Characters That Readers--and Editors--Can't Resist! It's the question that eternally plagues all good writers: How can you describe the thoughts and feelings of characters who have backgrounds or psychological aberrations with which you have no personal experience? How can you describe the feelings of a drug addict if you've never been one? How can you write about being a prisoner if you've never been to jail? You can do all the research you want, but the question still remains: How do you convincingly portray characters if you've never lived in their skin? In Breathing Life Into Your Characters, writing consultant and professional psychotherapist Rachel Ballon, Ph. D., shows you how to get in touch with the thoughts and feelings necessary to truly understand your characters--no matter what their background or life experiences. She'll show you how to: Develop a psychological profile for every character Turn archetypes into conflicted characters Think like a criminal to convincingly write one Reveal personalities through the use of nonverbal communication In addition, you'll learn how to effectively use Ballon's "Method Writing" system--taught previously only in her writing workshops--to explore your own feelings, memories, and emotions to create characters of astonishing depth and complexity!
Download or read book A Breath of Life written by Clarice Lispector and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-13 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A mystical mediation on creation and death in which a man (a thinly disguised Clarice Lispector) infuses the "breath of life" into his creation [and] forms a dialogue between the god-like author and the speaking, breathing, dying creature herself: Angela Pralini"--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way written by Charles Bukowski and published by City Lights Books. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Genius could be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way, or even to say a simple thing in a simpler way.”—Charles Bukowski In The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way, Charles Bukowski considers the art of writing, and the art of living as a writer. Bringing together a variety of previously uncollected stories, columns, reviews, introductions, and interviews, this book finds him approaching the dynamics of his chosen profession with cynical aplomb, deflating pretensions and tearing down idols armed with only a typewriter and a bottle of beer. Beginning with the title piece—a serious manifesto disguised as off-handed remarks en route to the racetrack—The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way runs through numerous tales following the author’s adventures at poetry readings, parties, film sets, and bars, and also features an unprecedented gathering of Bukowski’s singular literary criticism. From classic authors like Hemingway to underground legends like d.a. levy to his own stable of obscure favorites, Bukowski uses each occasion to expound on the larger issues around literary production. The book closes with a handful of interviews in which he discusses his writing practices and his influences, making this a perfect guide to the man behind the myth and the disciplined artist behind the boozing brawler. Born in Andernach, Germany, and raised in Los Angeles, Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) is the author of over forty-five books of poetry and prose. David Stephen Calonne has written several books and edited four previous volumes of uncollected Bukowski for City Lights.
Download or read book How To Write Realistic Dialogue written by Jon Adams and published by Green Mountain Computing. This book was released on with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the heart of narrative craftsmanship with "How To Write Realistic Dialogue," a definitive guide designed for writers striving to infuse their work with authentic, engaging, and compelling conversations. This comprehensive book demystifies the art and science behind crafting dialogue that breathes life into characters and drives narratives forward. Whether you're a budding novelist, a seasoned author, or a creative writing enthusiast, this book is your gateway to mastering the subtleties of realistic dialogue. Contents: Understanding Dialogue Fundamentals: Begin your journey with a foundational overview of dialogue writing, setting the stage for more advanced techniques. (Pg 8) Character Voice and Authenticity: Learn how to create distinct, believable voices for your characters, ensuring they speak in a way that's true to their identities. (Pg 19) Mechanics of Dialogue: Punctuation and Formatting: Master the technical aspects of writing dialogue, from commas to quotation marks, to enhance readability and flow. (Pg 34) Real Speech Versus Readable Dialogue: Discover the balance between mimicking real speech patterns and maintaining clarity and engagement in written dialogue. (Pg 47) Subtext and Conflict Through Dialogue: Explore how to weave subtext and conflict into conversations to add depth and complexity to your narrative. (Pg 63) Dialogue as a Narrative Driver: Uncover the secrets to using dialogue as a tool to advance your plot and reveal key information without resorting to exposition. (Pg 83) Editing for Powerful Dialogue: Refine your dialogue to its most potent form, learning techniques for cutting filler and enhancing impact. (Pg 100) Genre-Specific Dialogue Considerations: Tailor your dialogue to fit various genres, understanding the nuances that differentiate dialogue in a romance novel from that in a sci-fi epic. (Pg 117) The Final Word: Crafting Memorable Dialogue: Put the finishing touches on your dialogue, ensuring it leaves a lasting impression on your readers. (Pg 132) Realistic Dialogue Examples: Study examples of effective dialogue across genres, gaining insights and inspiration for your own work. (Pg 144) "How To Write Realistic Dialogue" serves as a comprehensive guide, offering a deep dive into the craft of creating dialogue that captures the essence of real human interaction. This book bridges the gap between the theoretical and the practical, providing writers with the tools, techniques, and insights needed to elevate their dialogue. From understanding the fundamentals to mastering the nuances of character voice and authenticity, this guide covers every aspect of dialogue writing. It emphasizes the importance of subtext, the role of dialogue in driving the narrative, and the fine balance between authenticity and readability. Whether you're working on your first novel or looking to refine your skills, this book is an invaluable resource that will help you give your characters a voice that resonates with readers and brings your narrative to life. Embrace the journey of transforming your dialogue from mundane to memorable with "How To Write Realistic Dialogue."
Download or read book Write Great Fiction Dialogue written by Gloria Kempton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-10-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Craft Compelling Dialogue When should your character talk, what should (or shouldn't) he say, and when should he say it? How do you know when dialogue--or the lack thereof--is dragging down your scene? How do you fix a character who speaks without the laconic wit of the Terminator? Write Great Fiction: Dialogue by successful author and instructor Gloria Kempton has the answers to all of these questions and more! It's packed with innovative exercises and instruction designed to teach you how to: • Create dialogue that drives the story • Weave dialogue with narrative and action • Write dialogue that fits specific genres • Avoid the common pitfalls of writing dialogue • Make dialogue unique for each character Along with dozens of dialogue excerpts from today's most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Dialogue gives you the edge you need to make your story stand out from the rest.
Download or read book Conversational AI written by Andrew Freed and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thorough guide to the entire process of designing and implementing virtual assistants. Goes way beyond the technicalities." - Maxim Volgin, KLM Design, develop, and deploy human-like AI solutions that chat with your customers, solve their problems, and streamline your support services. In Conversational AI, you will learn how to: Pick the right AI assistant type and channel for your needs Write dialog with intentional tone and specificity Train your AI’s classifier from the ground up Create question-and-direct-response AI assistants Design and optimize a process flow for web and voice Test your assistant’s accuracy and plan out improvements Conversational AI: Chatbots that work teaches you to create the kind of AI-enabled assistants that are revolutionizing the customer service industry. You’ll learn to build effective conversational AI that can automate common inquiries and easily address your customers' most common problems. This engaging and entertaining book delivers the essential technical and creative skills for designing successful AI solutions, from coding process flows and training machine learning, to improving your written dialog. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology Create AI-driven chatbots and other intelligent agents that humans actually enjoy talking to! Adding intelligence to automated response systems saves time and money for you and your customers. Conversational AI systems excel at routine tasks such as answering common questions, classifying issues, and routing customers to the appropriate human staff. This book will show you how to build effective, production-ready AI assistants. About the book Conversational AI is a guide to creating AI-driven voice and text agents for customer support and other conversational tasks. This practical and entertaining book combines design theory with techniques for building and training AI systems. In it, you’ll learn how to find training data, assess performance, and write dialog that sounds human. You’ll go from building simple chatbots to designing the voice assistant for a complete call center. What's inside Pick the right AI for your needs Train your AI classifier Create question-and-direct-response assistants Design and optimize a process flow About the reader For software developers. Examples use Watson Assistant and Python. About the author Andrew R. Freed is a Master Inventor and Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM. He has worked in AI solutions since 2012. Table of Contents PART 1 FOUNDATIONS 1 Introduction to conversational AI 2 Building your first conversational AI PART 2 DESIGNING FOR SUCCESS 3 Designing effective processes 4 Designing effective dialogue 5 Building a successful AI assistant PART 3 TRAINING AND TESTING 6 Training your assistant 7 How accurate is your assistant? 8 Testing your dialogue flows PART 4 MAINTENANCE 9 Deployment and management 10 Improving your assistant PART 5 ADVANCED/OPTIONAL TOPICS 11 Building your own classifier 12 Additional training for voice assistants
Download or read book Nonfiction That Sells Your Guide to Writing Success written by Rae A. Stonehouse and published by Live For Excellence Productions. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing Nonfiction That Sells: Your Guide to Writing Success, the fourth installment in the Successful Self-Publisher Series by author Rae A. Stonehouse. With his Successful Self-Publisher Series, he aims to unveil the intricacies of writing that resonate with readers and leaves a lasting impact. Nonfiction That Sells: Your Guide to Writing Success is not just about stating facts; it's about evoking emotions, offering a fresh perspective, and leaving an indelible imprint on your audience. As we progress through each chapter, you will develop your authenticity, uncover your unique voice, and learn how to establish a profound connection with your readers. Each chapter of his books serves as a steppingstone, building on the last, and providing fresh insights and newfound skills. Rae's work is more than a writing guide. It is a journey of discovery, a quest for authenticity, and a vehicle for personal voice development. His books are not just about explaining how to write nonfiction; they're about touching hearts, making connections, and leaving indelible imprints through impactful storytelling. Rae's dedication to his craft is clear in his books, where he effortlessly combines his knowledge with a unique teaching style. He is a guide, a mentor, and a storyteller whose ultimate goal is to see his reader's name shining on that bestseller list. For Rae, every word is a step closer to success, every chapter a new twist in the journey, and every book a beacon of hope for aspiring writers. Rae has gathered heaps of knowledge while creating this series and now seeks to share this treasure trove with others. By walking you through the intricate process of nonfiction writing, Rae aims to make this craft accessible, enjoyable, and rewarding. Join Rae on this exciting adventure into the world of nonfiction writing. Under Rae's guidance, you may just find YOUR name shining on that bestseller list one day. Here's to your writing success, and happy writing!
Download or read book When Breath Becomes Air written by Paul Kalanithi and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER** 'Rattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful,' Atul Gawande, bestselling author of Being Mortal What makes life worth living in the face of death? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father. Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both. 'A vital book about dying. Awe-inspiring and exquisite. Obligatory reading for the living' Nigella Lawson
