Download or read book Horror Writer s Block 300 Complex Writing Prompts 2021 written by Steve Hutchison and published by Tales of Terror. This book was released on 2023-02-26 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells you what kinds of movies have rarely or never been made and warns you about saturated niches. Authors and screenwriters might want to avoid those. The lower the frequency meter, the more unique the concept. These statistics are based on about 3000 horror and horror-adjacent movies I’ve reviewed and rated. 8 moods, 31 subgenres, 9 genres, 33 characters, and 63 antagonist types were randomly combined; one for each page for a total of 300 dark writing prompts. Titles of existing movies belonging to each mood/subgenre/character/genre/antagonist combination are listed to further inspire the reader when available.

Download or read book Horror Writer s Block 300 Writing Prompts 2021 written by Steve Hutchison and published by Tales of Terror. This book was released on 2023-02-26 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells you what kinds of movies have rarely or never been made and warns you about saturated niches. Authors and screenwriters might want to avoid those. The lower the frequency meter, the more unique the concept. These statistics are based on about 3000 horror and horror-adjacent movies I’ve reviewed and rated. 8 moods, 31 subgenres, 9 genres, and 63 antagonist types were randomly combined; one for each page for a total of 300 dark writing prompts. Titles of existing movies belonging to each mood/subgenre/genre/antagonist combination are listed to further inspire the reader when available.

Download or read book Horror Writer s Block written by Steve Hutchison and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Included in this book are 366 tarot spreads, one for each day of the year, any year, to inspire stories and overcome writer's block. You can use this guide to find movies to watch today, or you can use it for inspiration in your writing, whether you're a screenwriter, a novelist, or any kind of fiction writer. Some spreads list up to 20 movie suggestions but pay attention to the rare or unique combinations listing none if you're looking for unusual story ideas. All cards have properties explained in the first pages. The major arcana are powerful and tend to narrow down movie lists. They have more properties than minor arcana, which offer broader results. This tool tells you what kind of movies have rarely or never been made and warns you about saturated niches. In theory, for every film listing, the lower the frequency indicator, the more unique the concept. If you get no results, you should probably write that story. These writing prompts are based on about 3000 horror and horror-adjacent movies I've reviewed and rated.

Download or read book Dark Difficult and Disturbing Writing Prompts written by Scaylen Renvac and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 100 beautifully colored writing prompts to inspire your stories, including 25 never before available anywhere else!Kick-start Your Imagination with 100 Unique Writing Prompts!Good writing is dependent on unique, interesting ideas. Ignite your imagination with this collection of hand-crafted, explosively creative writing prompts! 100 one-of-a-kind of prompts in every genre, you are sure to find ideas that will get your writing juices flowing and grab your readers' imagination.Destroy Writer's Block by Writing More and Writing Better and Have Fun Doing It!Writer's block sucks. With these though-provoking and tantalizing writing prompts you're sure to be left pondering the unknown and the strange. Perfect fuel and fodder for you next novel, script, or blog!For writers, thinkers, and dreamers.A must-have resource for novelists, short story writers, screenwriters, creative writing teachers, bloggers, memoir writers, playwrights, improv actors, and other creators. Not just a cure for writer's block, it's helps you write faster and develop richer stories.Some examples of what you'll find inside!Ghost Apocalypse: The apocalypse happens, everyone dies. Now the planet is full of ghosts wandering a wasteland of a destroyed planet. What happened, and what does it mean about the afterlife?Look-shifting: Technology has evolved to allow us to change our entire appearance whenever we want, with convincing reality. Skin, hair, eyes, height, body shape, gender, everything. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?Superstitious Gods: Every superstition is a god. They wander the earth, affecting those people who worship them by upholding, or failing to adhere to, their requirements. Some are friendly, others mischievous, some downright malevolent. Which god or gods do you worship?Introduction: I get my writing prompt ideas from many different places. Some of the more familiar seeming ones probably come from books I've read or movies I've watched, and I've tried to put my own twist on them. Others are from my own stories. They are more generalized questions of the ones that are behind my own writings. Some of the more surreal ones are from my dreams. I have no end of strange and unsettling dreams to draw upon for odd scenarios to find oneself in. Lastly, the truly vague or random-seeming ones are likely from an idle, nonsensical thought that crossed my mind at some random point, and I wondered what people would make of it. For most of my prompts, I deliberately attempted to keep them as vague and as undetailed as possible, avoiding genders, races, and anything that might point a writer to a specific solution to the scenarios. I don't want to give people a specific story to write. I want to give them a question to ponder that will allow them to create their own stories from their own unique experiences. So look at the prompts and answer them however you want. If you write comedy, answer them humorously. If you write dark drama, then answer with worst-case scenarios. If you write romance, try and figure out how two people could fall in love under those circumstances. If you're into historical writing, try and find examples in history of when someone might have faced a similar challenge.Or if you're like me, ponder them with all the seriousness of a life-changing decision, regardless of what genre of story the answer that comes out may fall under. Wonder how a person could come to that place in their life, what life experiences would drive them to make the decisions they did, and when you have an answer, then ask yourself what would have made them choose to do the exact opposite, or what would happen if a different decision had been made. Do this even if the answers you find make you uncomfortable. Do it especially if they make your skin crawl and your stomach turn, and then let your characters rationalize to you their craziness, madness, insanity, desperation, and fear.

Download or read book 300 Writing Prompts for Black Writers written by Stephanie Gadlin and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nommo's creative writing prompts are a fun and stress-free way to jump start your creative writing experience and get through writer's block. This book is perfect for: storytellers writers screenwriters playwrights arts programs creatives interested in the Black Experience Created by a Black writer for Black writers, the Nommo writing prompts are a must have for your literary toolbox.

Download or read book 300 Writing Prompts written by Sarah Evans and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever have one of those days when the creative well runs dry? This book will give your brain the teaser it needs to get your writing juices flowing, and get over that battle with writer's block. This extensive list of topics, while random, is thought provoking, entertaining and fun. Perfect for stumped writers who want common and accessible concepts, or something manageable to write to get past that glaring blank page. An example of some questions: - What is your addiction? What would make you overcome it? - Describe your perfect vacation. - If you could, would you want to have a pet dinosaur? What kind? How would you take care of it? - Write a letter to a friend you have not seen in a long time. - How much of who you are is a product of who others expect you to be? - Create your own quote and explain it. - What would you put on the ultimate sandwich? - Name some little things that can make your day great. - If you were a teacher, what subject would you teach and how would you teach it? - Think about a day in the life of a pencil. - Have you ever cried from happiness? If so, what prompted it? - What age, if ever, should most people stop watching cartoons? - What would your life be like if you only had one finger? *Book includes two prompts per page.

Download or read book Million Dollar Outlines written by David Farland and published by WordFire +ORM. This book was released on 2023-02-03 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the secrets to crafting a successful novel in this guide by a master writer & instructor and New York Times–bestselling author. Bestselling author David Farland taught dozens of writers who went on to staggering literary success, including such #1 New York Times Bestsellers as Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Brandon Sanderson (Wheel of Time), James Dashner (The Maze Runner) and Stephenie Mayer (Twilight). In this book, Dave teaches how to analyze an audience and outline a novel to appeal to a wide readership. The secrets found in his unconventional approach will help you understand why so many of his authors went on to prominence. Hailed as “the wizard of storytelling,” Dave was an award-winning, international best-selling author with more than fifty novels in print, and a tireless mentor and instructor of new writers. His book Million Dollar Outlines is a seminal work teaching authors how to create a blueprint for a novel that can lead to bestseller success.

Download or read book 365 Creative Writing Prompts written by Writing Prompts and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BEST GIFT IDEA 2018 - SPECIAL PRICE- Normally $16.95 (WHILE STOCKS LAST ) Creative Writing Prompts Are you ready for new challenges guaranteed to help you improve your creativity, writing and conceptual skills in just a few short hours? With 365 creative writing prompts, you can. Remove yourself from your comfort zone, and start to explore the unchartered paths to finding new and improved writing styles to benefit you. 365 creative writing prompts is guaranteed to be the perfect writing companion. New Creative Writing Prompts

Download or read book On Revision written by William Germano and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision. So you’ve just finished writing something? Congratulations! Now revise it. Because revision is about getting from good to better, and it’s only finished when you decide to stop. But where to begin? In On Revision, William Germano shows authors how to take on the most critical stage of writing anything: rewriting it. For more than twenty years, thousands of writers have turned to Germano for his insider’s take on navigating the world of publishing. A professor, author, and veteran of the book industry, Germano knows what editors want and what writers need to know: Revising is not just correcting typos. Revising is about listening and seeing again. Revising is a rethinking of the principles from the ground up to understand why the writer is doing something, why they’re going somewhere, and why they’re taking the reader along with them. On Revision steps back to take in the big picture, showing authors how to hear their own writing voice and how to reread their work as if they didn’t write it. On Revision will show you how to know when your writing is actually done—and, until it is, what you need to do to get it there.

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Download or read book If He Had Been with Me written by Laura Nowlin and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...

Download or read book A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Download or read book Open Water written by Caleb Azumah Nelson and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION 5 UNDER 35 WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION “Open Water is tender poetry, a love song to Black art and thought, an exploration of intimacy and vulnerability between two young artists learning to be soft with each other in a world that hardens against Black people.”—Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing In a crowded London pub, two young people meet. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to belong, both are now artists—he a photographer, she a dancer—and both are trying to make their mark in a world that by turns celebrates and rejects them. Tentatively, tenderly, they fall in love. But two people who seem destined to be together can still be torn apart by fear and violence, and over the course of a year they find their relationship tested by forces beyond their control. Narrated with deep intimacy, Open Water is at once an achingly beautiful love story and a potent insight into race and masculinity that asks what it means to be a person in a world that sees you only as a Black body; to be vulnerable when you are only respected for strength; to find safety in love, only to lose it. With gorgeous, soulful intensity, and blistering emotional intelligence, Caleb Azumah Nelson gives a profoundly sensitive portrait of romantic love in all its feverish waves and comforting beauty. This is one of the most essential debut novels of recent years, heralding the arrival of a stellar and prodigious young talent.

Download or read book Skeleton Tree written by Kim Ventrella and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Stanley Stanwright finds a bone poking out of the earth in his back garden, he is determined to take a picture of it and send it to the Young Discoverer's Competition, thinking it will help bring his dad back home. But the bone begins to grow, reaching up out of the ground until it turns into a skeleton – a skeleton with an unusual interest in his unwell younger sister Miren. As time wears on, Miren's condition worsens, and the only time she is truly at peace is when she is playing with the skeleton. But Stanley is wary of him, especially when he finally manages to get a picture, and spots a scythe at the skeleton's feet. . . Skeleton Tree by Kim Ventrella is a whimsical, heartfelt story about a boy who finds a friend in Death with the help of an unusual tree growing in his back garden. With black line illustrations throughout by Victoria Assanelli.

Download or read book Holy Fudgesicles written by Jason Bougger and published by Wings Epress, Incorporated. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting run over by a bus can ruin your day, but it doesn't have to ruin your summer. The accident leaves ninth grader Kyle Hickman seemingly dead at the scene as he makes a quick visit to an unexpected afterlife. He awakens unscathed with a new sense of being, an unclear mission, and mystical healing powers. Holy Fudgesicles follows Kyle as he comes to terms with the new life resulting from his powers, while taking on the increasingly difficult tasks of covering his tracks and fulfilling his purpose.

Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Download or read book Save the Cat written by Blake Snyder and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat!