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Here are some great books and courses for writers that I happily recommend:

Movie In a Month

James Lamberg’s course guarantees that you can write a Hollywood blockbuster in 28 days - or less! Did you know that Silvester Stallone wrote the script for Rocky in just 3 days? The only bad thing about this course is waiting for it to arrive. It’s delivered on a CD. However, its 150 pages of insight and wisdom are worth waiting for. In addition you get three bonus books on screenwriting and 850 major movie screenplays to read and review. Reading the Pulp Fiction script gave me so many ideas of how to write for a visual audience. James has allowed me to offer a special deal! Instead of $97, you can buy Movie in Month here for just $77. You can find more information about screen writing on my Squidoo lens.

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Nick Daws Write Any Book in 28 Days

Nick is one of the most prolific writers of our age and has finally revealed his techniques for writing at the speed he does. His course “Write Any Book in 28 Days” was a complete eye-opener for me and has changed the way I approach any writing project. Again this course is delivered on CD, but it is worth the wait. It is easy to follow and easy to read, just what you want from a book about writing. My only real criticism is that although it tries to address fiction and non-fiction writing, it does tend to focus rather more on non-fiction

So, if you’re at all interested in writing your own book, I recommend buying Nick’s course. It’s just $39.95.

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The Writer’s Journey - Mythical Structure for Writers

”The Writer’s Journey shook up Hollywood by becoming a best-seller among writers everywhere. This new edition will reawaken established writers and inspire a new generation of screenwriters with fresh insights on creating great stories. An indispensable guide to the inner workings of stories, to the ancient and deep-seated patterns of emotion that speak to us through the symbolic language of myth. In “The Writer’s Journey” Christopher Vogler, one of Hollywood’s most renowned story consultants and teachers, expands his vision to show how storytelling evolved from sacred rituals and how its inexhaustible powers can be adapted to the needs of modern storytellers. New chapters on conflict, polarization, and catharsis add dimensions to the core material of “The Writer’s Journey” that is now the most widely used book in the movie, TV, publishing, and computer gaming industries.

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The Artist’s Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self

With the basic principle that creative expression is the natural direction of life, Julia Cameron and Mark Bryan lead you through a comprehensive 12-week program to recover your creativity from a variety of blocks, including limiting beliefs, fear, self-sabotage, jealousy, guilt, addictions and other inhibiting forces, replacing them with artistic confidence and productivity. I have found that writing daily ‘pages’ have helped me get into the habit of writing. An excellent book

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20 Master Plots - and how to build them

Ronald Tobias discusses and analyses 20 time-tested plots. He goes on to tell you how to use these plots in your writing. He shows you how to develop and craft plots in fiction. The twenty types of plot are: quest, adventure, pursuit, rescue, escape, revenge, the riddle, rivalry, underdog, temptation, metamorphosis, transformation, maturation, love, forbidden love, sacrifice, discovery, wretched excess, accesnsion and descension. He provides checklists to help make sure you don’t lose the plot.

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