Writer's Little Books
The Writer’s Little Book of Critique
Tips and Tricks for Giving and Receiving Feedback Critiquing the work of others is one of the most powerful ways for a writer to build their skills. But what separates good critique from bad? What should you look for and comment on, and how can you present your criticism in a constructive (rather than destructive) […]
The Writer’s Little Book of Revision
Tips and Tricks for Fixing Your Fiction Finishing a draft is just the first step: after that comes revision! But how do you tackle the suggestions from a critique group or an editor? And how do you develop your own critical eye, strengthening your capacity for self-editing? Award-winning author Marie Brennan takes you through her […]
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!
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!
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.
The Writer’s Little Book of Meter
Metrical verse is hugely popular when it takes the form of song lyrics, and yet its written cousin has fallen out of fashion in recent decades. To help guide writers unfamiliar with matters metrical through the thicket of terms and concepts, Hugo Award-winning poet Marie Brennan offers up not only a brief introduction to iambs and dactyls, tetrameters and pentameters, but advice on how to go about drafting rhythmic poetry -- including ways the rules can be bent and broken!
The Writer’s Little Book of Rhyme
From time to time, a poet finds they need to write in rhyme. But what are the different types, what effect do they have on a poem, and what’s the best way to go about drafting in rhyme? In this companion to The Writer’s Little Book of Meter, Hugo Award-winning poet Marie Brennan tackles the sonic side of the field!
