Download or read book The Story Grid written by Shawn Coyne and published by Black Irish Entertainment LLC. This book was released on 2015-05-02 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT IS THE STORY GRID? The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments. It's like a CT Scan that takes a photo of the global story and tells the editor or writer what is working, what is not, and what must be done to make what works better and fix what's not. The Story Grid breaks down the component parts of stories to identify the problems. And finding the problems in a story is almost as difficult as the writing of the story itself (maybe even more difficult). The Story Grid is a tool with many applications: 1. It will tell a writer if a Story ?works? or ?doesn't work. 2. It pinpoints story problems but does not emotionally abuse the writer, revealing exactly where a Story (not the person creating the Story'the Story) has failed. 3. It will tell the writer the specific work necessary to fix that Story's problems. 4. It is a tool to re-envision and resuscitate a seemingly irredeemable pile of paper stuck in an attic drawer. 5. It is a tool that can inspire an original creation.

Download or read book Sean of the South written by Sean Dietrich and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of a collection of short stories by Sean Dietrich, a writer, humorist, and novelist, known for his commentary on life in the American South. His humor and short fiction appear in various publications throughout the Southeast.

Download or read book Version Control written by Dexter Palmer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Rebecca Wright has pieced her life back together after a major tragedy, she can’t shake a sense that the world around her feels off-kilter. Meanwhile, her husband’s dedication to his invention, “the causality violation device” (which he would greatly prefer you not call a time machine) has effectively stalled his career—but he may be closer to success than either of them can possibly imagine. Emotionally powerful and wickedly intelligent, Version Control is a stunningly prescient novel about the effects of science and technology on our lives, our friendships, and our sense of self that will alter the way you see the future—and the present.

Download or read book Rustlings in the Dark written by Omar Sutherland and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between these covers are twenty stories of supernatural suspense. They are signposts of a realm where a painters brushes blot out the human race, where every dog is the best friend and lethal protector of a lonely orphan, where a man captures a womans heart and keeps it in a jar, where a psychologist has perfected a miraculous therapy but doesnt get many referrals, and where an unemployed physicist is offered ultimate job security if he will make anonymous deliveries in the dead of night . . . and change his name, wear red and white, and put on a little weight.

Download or read book Put a Spell on You written by Karen Clarke and published by Corsair. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the eve of her 27th birthday, Josie Goodwin is feeling harassed. Her boyfriend Will has become a donkey-loving hippy and her best friend Lara has baby-brain. She desperately needs to find the perfect location for a film shoot, or her career may implode. Her eccentric grandma has always said that Josie will inherit a book of spells on her birthday, but since she doesn’t believe in magic, nothing will improve; or will it?

Download or read book Happily Ever Alaska written by Patience Griffin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lolly Crocker bakes up warm desserts in her chilly Alaskan town, but can she handle the reigniting of an old flame? Whenever things get too serious, baker Lolly Crocker knows it’s time to break it off with a guy. Without fail, her gut would tell her that the man she was dating was not Mr. Right. The one exception is Shaun Montana, her high school sweetheart. With Shaun, life felt complete; but her mother convinced her she was too young to be tied down, and Lolly broke up with him the night before she left for college. While Lolly keeps every relationship light, Shaun is never less than fully committed—and still somehow his romances have all ended badly. When he comes back to Sweet Home, his attraction to Lolly is as fiery as ever, but he's determined to keep things casual for once...just when Lolly is finally ready to risk her heart on a second chance with the man she loved so long ago.

Download or read book Adam written by Anthony McDonald and published by Anchor Mill Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sensual coming-of-age tale. Adam is a delightful 16-year-old who does well in school and spends his spare time practising the cello. At least, that's what his parents think. But there is another side to Adam, as farmer's son Sylvain discoveres when he encounters him alone in a wood. The results are explosive in this passionate tale of teenage love during one long , hot summer in the French countryside.

Download or read book Shadows of Death written by Jason N. Wilson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sean Washington was born with a gift. He has the ability to see when someone is going to die. His visions allow him to see people in a frightening gray hue. On July 17th, 1990 Sean was a high school junior on a class trip to New York City with his classmates when a terrorist left a bomb on the train killing six-hundred and ninety seven people. Sean was only able to save one of his classmates, his best friend Reginald Kane. Now Sean is a homicide detective, searching for an elusive, crafty, and violent serial killer that leaves his victims handcuffed, making escape for the killers victims all but impossible. While the detective is on the case, the killer discovers that Sean is after him. The killer gives a terrifying ultimatum Step down from the case or the ones closest to you will die one by one. Will Sean find the killer or will he succumb to his shadows of death?

Download or read book Autobiographies II written by Sean O'Casey and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I thought that no man liveth and dieth to himself, so I put behind what I thought and what I did the panorama of the world I lived in - the things that made me.' Sean O'Casey, 1948 Sean O'Casey's six-part Autobiography, originally published between 1939 and 1955, is an eloquently comprehensive self-portrait of an artist's life and times, unsurpassed in literature. Drums Under the Windows (1945) sees O'Casey's young (pre-writing) life taking shape amid the extraordinary tumult of Ireland in the early twentieth century, thus leading him into the fray of the Easter Rising of 1916. Inishfallen, Fare Thee Well (1949) charts the steps towards his emigration from Ireland in 1926: a move pressed upon O'Casey by his hard struggle against the restrictions and prohibitions wrought by Irish society, church and state. Faber Finds is devoted to restoring to readers a wealth of lost or neglected classics and authors of distinction. The range embraces fiction, non-fiction, the arts and children's books. For a full list of available titles visit www.faberfinds.co.uk. To join the dialogue with fellow book-lovers please see our blog, www.faberfindsblog.co.uk.

Download or read book Enamored with Ellie written by Theresa Paolo and published by TMP Books Inc. . This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ellie Reynold’s spent one hot night with the handsome new guy in town. Not her usual MO, she wants to keep this dirty little secret between the two of them while they decide if they want more… but she should know better. In a small town like Red Maple Falls nothing stays hidden for long. O’Reilly wants a fresh start to try and put behind him years of working undercover. Ellie wasn’t supposed to be part of that plan. But he can’t get the beautiful woman out of his mind, and when she shows up on his doorstep asking for help to find her troubled brother, he can’t say no to her. Convinced her brother is in trouble, Ellie and O’Reilly work together, forcing O’Reilly to immerse himself back into a world he was trying to escape. He quickly realizes, for Ellie, he’d do just about anything even if it means donning another identity and losing himself again. Enamored with Ellie brings more heat and mystery in the newest installment of Red Maple Falls.

Download or read book Cosega Storm written by Brandt Legg and published by Laughing Rain. This book was released on 2015-01-23 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cosega Storm continues from the frightening final seconds of Cosega Search, the series’ first book. Gaines and Asher, caught in a storm of deceit, corruption and power, desperately struggle to escape. But running isn’t enough. They must piece together the mystery of Clastier’s life, understand the incredible artifacts, and somehow discover what links them all together. What really happened in the past, and how will it change the future? As each extraordinary secret of the Eysen is revealed, the danger escalates. The more Gaines learns, the less he knows who he can trust. But his most difficult challenge is the paradox of the Cosega Sequence. Failing to decode it in time will cost him his life, yet succeeding means he must die. Discover enough of the past . . . you may just destroy the future.

Download or read book Just this Once written by Mira Lyn Kelly and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He can't have her. So he moves in with her... What could possibly go wrong? As heir to a chain of luxury hotels, Sean Wyse III always gets what he wants. So when he sees a freeloading roommate taking advantage of his spunky best friend, Molly Brandt, he doesn't hesitate to step in. He kicks out the roommate...and moves himself in. Molly loves quality time with Sean, but spending nights with him one wall away threatens to wake the crush she thought she'd gotten over. A crush Sean knows nothing about, which might be a problem...considering how hard Sean's been working never to think of Molly that way. The Wedding Date series: May the Best Man Win (Book 1) The Wedding Date Bargain (Book 2) Just this Once (Book 3) The Decoy Date (Book 4) What People Are Saying About Mira Lyn Kelly: "This page-turner has it all: fantastic characters, witty banter, and sizzling chemistry. I absolutely loved it!"—GINA L. MAXWELL, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Playboys in Love series, for May the Best Man Win "Outstanding... Kelly proves that she's an author to watch."—Kirkus Reviews for May the Best Man Win "The perfect balance between sweet and sexy."—RT Book Reviews for The Wedding Date Bargain, 4 Stars

Download or read book Time to Die written by Wilbur Smith and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 1991-08-31 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world around him burns with passion and death, professional hunter and guerrilla fighter Sean Courtney is trapped between his worst enemies, an overwhelming love for a woman, and his instincts to survive -- and kill.

Download or read book Winter s Storm written by Patricia Rose and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embroiled in the conflict of World War II, the fledgling OSS enlists the unique talents of 4 exceptional young men to fight behind enemy lines. Trained from infancy in every conceivable form of martial arts and fluent in several languages due to their polyglot upbringing, these 4 extraordinary men excelled first as artists, giving them the means to pursue their dreams. Now caught up in the global conflict, they must battle the Nai threat before those dreams can become reality. Sean Winters studied to be a Veterinarian, but now leads a trained cadre of men deep into Nazi Germany, disrupting supply lines and trains loaded with innocents being transported to concentration camps. After a stint airborne gathering intelligence, Nicolo Amato returns to Italy where he studied to be an architect. In Florence, he thwarts the planned demolition of a building housing priceless works of art. Later, he leads a group escorting the Italian ambassador on his failed mission to seek peace with the British. Dr. Antonio Cadena barely finishes Medical school in time to lead a medical team at Anzio Beach. And Chen Li works feverishlywith other lawyers to free Japanese Americans incarcerated simply because of their heritage.

Download or read book Saltus written by Tara Gereaux and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-24 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evocative of Miriam Toews’ A Complicated Kindness and Diane Warren’s Cool Water, Tara Gereaux’s novel, set in small-town Saskatchewan, dissects themes of Métis identity, female identity and motherhood, aging and regret, and finally, acceptance. Nothing ever seems to happen in the small town of Saltus. At the Harvest Gold Inn and Restaurant off Highway 53, two waitresses spend their evening shifts delivering Salisbury steak specials and slices of pie to the regulars. But everything changes when Nadine, a headstrong single mother, and her teenager, Aaron, arrive at the Gold, where Aaron—who has repeatedly been denied appropriate gender-affirming medical care from the mainstream system—undergoes a near-fatal procedure performed by an unqualified and eccentric recluse who lives on the outskirts of Saltus. The events that transpire that evening force each townsperson to look long and hard at themselves, at their own identities, and at the traumas and experiences that have shaped them. Told from multiple perspectives, Saltus reveals the complexities inherent in accepting the identities of loved ones, and the tragic consequences that unfold if they are ignored. It is a story about relationships with others, and, even more importantly, with ourselves.

Download or read book Finding the Moon in Sugar written by Gint Aras and published by Gint Aras. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this tragicomedy, the hapless Andrew Nowak is seduced by Audra, a bombshell internet bride. Wild adventures await the young man when he follows Audra to Lithuania, but he soon finds himself trapped in her world of illness, regret and sex. Stumbling backwards into a romance he never sees coming, Andy must deal with Audra's narcissism, a struggle that just might destroy him.

Download or read book How to Avoid Employment Tribunals And What to Do If You Can t written by Colin Everson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2002: The best way to avoid losing at an employment tribunal is to make sure that you don't get drawn into one. The author offers a practical training resource to help you understand the risks associated with employment tribunals, identify risk areas within your organization and, most important of all, provide you with the means to raise awareness amongst both managers and their employees and help them develop good people-management practice. At the heart of the resource are three compelling training case studies on unfair dismissal, racial discrimination and sexual discrimination. This resource also provides you with material to audit your current management practices and identify where and how to improve them.