The Writer’s Little Book of Readings

Authors are often expected to read their work in public, but all too often, they’re thrown into the deep end with very little guidance. Whether you’re a novelist, a poet, or an academic reading a paper at a conference, this short guide from award-winning author Marie Brennan will provide advice for everything from choosing your reading, to managing your pacing and your intonation, to dealing with digital tools. Let’s get ready to read!

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The Writer’s Little Book of Research

Writers of all genres can have a dizzying array of research needs, from broad contextual information to highly specific facts. Thanks to her academic background, award-winning author Marie Brennan is unafraid to dive in on matters ranging from history to ecology to medicine, and has now collected her most reliable techniques into one simple guide. If you need to know something for your fiction but don’t know where to start, this ebook is for you!

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The Writer’s Little Book of Platitudes

Certain pieces of advice are widespread in the writing community -- but what do they really mean? And are they nuggets of universal wisdom, or do they only apply to some writers in some circumstances? Award-winning author Marie Brennan tackles these old saws, dissecting each one to see what purpose it might serve . . . and when you should toss it aside.

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The Writer’s Little Book of Naming

Names and terms in a fictional setting should ideally be more than just random sounds thrown together. Award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan leverages her anthropological background and her experience with seven different languages to guide you through the social side of naming: how it can reflect everything from gender to geographical origin, implying a whole three-dimensional world behind the words on the page.

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