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Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. Now, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart Brevity—think Strunk and White’s Elements of Style for the digital age.

In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, best-selling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing. With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with anecdotes, postcards from the road, and much more.

Partiendo de conceptos básicos (¿qué es una escena?, ¿qué es una secuencia?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax de un acto?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax de una película?) McKee muestra el misterio de las estructuras, explica las características de cada género, define la importancia de la ambientación, la diferencia entre la caracterización y la realidad de un personaje, en suma, todo aquello que hace que un guión destaque por encima de los demás.

After writing three critically acclaimed memoirs and a decade of teaching memoir workshops at every level, Elissa Altman has helped students face the elephant in every writer’s room: how to craft the stories that are most vital to them despite the voices that have told them not to. Permission is a master course, not only on how to craft memoir, but how to begin and keep going when you’ve been told you can’t, and how to how to give yourself permission to transcend the fear that keeps vital stories from being written.

In Joel's Schwartzberg's 10-plus years as a strategic communications trainer, the biggest obstacle he's come across - one that connects directly to nervousness, stammering, rambling, and epic fail - is that most speakers and writers don't have a point. They typically have just a title, a theme, a topic, an idea, an assertion, a catchphrase, or even something much less. This book shows you how to identify your point, leverage it, stick to it, and sell it and how to train others to identify and successfully make their own points.

Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a successful story - from the opening image to the finale - this audiobook lays out the 10 story genres ("Monster in the House"; "Whydunit"; "Dude with a Problem") alongside quirky, original insights ("Save the Cat"; "Shard of Glass") to help novelists craft a plot that will captivate - and a novel that will sell.

Qué cierto es eso de que si no encuentras el libro que necesitas, entonces debes escribirlo tú. Esto te lo digo a ti como invitación, para contagiarte la chispa del atrevimiento. Para recordarte que ese autor que tanto admiras, antes de publicar, empezó, al igual que tú, como lector. ¿Qué hace falta entonces para que des el primer paso? La buena noticia es que el mundo siempre necesitará historias y qué mejor si es la tuya. La segunda, es que este manual te servirá para avanzar por los caminos de la escritura con confianza y disciplina.

We're living in a new era of storytelling, where AI tools like ChatGPT are revolutionizing the writing process. Now, any writer—including YOU—can harness this technology to produce high-quality fiction without the same creative drain. Most authors haven't yet tapped into this potential—which is where you can gain a massive advantage in today's competitive market.

Jeff Bezos is a dreamer who turned a bold idea into the world’s most influential company, a brand that likely touches your life every day. As a student of leadership and communication, he learned to elevate the way Amazonians write, collaborate, innovate, pitch, and present. He created a scalable model that grew from a small team in a Seattle garage to one of the world’s largest employers. The Bezos Blueprint by Carmine Gallo reveals the communication strategies that Jeff Bezos pioneered to fuel Amazon’s astonishing growth.

Jason Hamilton—overnight YouTube success and practicing fantasy author—introduces The Plot Module, a groundbreaking guide that simplifies novel plotting like never before. This comprehensive 40-chapter roadmap tells you exactly what to include in each chapter, bridging the gaps most story structure books leave behind.

Most people think the way to write a best seller is to have a lot of talent and even more luck. As you will learn, there is a recipe for success, and luck may be the least important ingredient in creating a best seller. No one has cracked the code better than James Scott Bell. A best-selling author himself, and the author of the number-one best seller for writers, Plot & Structure, Mr. Bell has been teaching the principles of best-selling fiction for over 20 years, principles that apply to any genre or style.

Rodgers vividly recreates Mencken's era: the glittering tapestry of turn-of-the-century America, the roaring twenties, depressed thirties, and the home front during World War II. But the heart of the book is Mencken.

For anyone who's trying to make sense of their life, who wants to get unstuck from the patterns that hold them back, hear this incredible news: everything you need for the freedom you want is entirely within reach. This practice and pathway is free, it's readily available every day of your life, it takes just minutes of your time, and anyone can do it.

In this widely acclaimed memoir ("Riveting, moving...a wonderful book" The New York Times Book Review), Katharine Graham tells her story—one that is extraordinary both for the events it encompasses and for the courage, candor, and dignity of its telling.

In the first major history of crime fiction in 50 years, The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators traces the evolution of the genre from the 18th century to the present, offering brand-new perspective on the world’s most popular form of fiction.

Si tienes una idea de emprendimiento o ya operas tu negocio, pequeño o a gran escala, este libro es para ti. Aprende a identificar tu mercado y cliente ideal, a trazar los planes de ventas y marketing, a realizar un análisis de resultados, a reconocer el valor de los equipos de trabajo y la ética empresarial.

In this highly anticipated follow-up to the Sunday Times bestseller THE SCIENCE OF STORYTELLING, acclaimed story guru Will Storr shows you how to engage and influence your audience to create irresistible pitches, build rock solid brand loyalty, motivate teams and lead with charisma and authenticity. With examples ranging from Aztec rituals to Apple's legendary advertising successes (and long-forgotten fails), A STORY IS A DEAL lays out a revolutionary new method for creating the most persuasive messaging: by harnessing the power of our storytelling brains.

Tired of constant battles with your kids over discipline? What if a few simple strategies could transform your parenting experience? Imagine a home where harmony replaces chaos, where discipline feels like a partnership rather than a power struggle. Dive into "The Effective Parent's Guide to Good Discipline" and discover how to create a positive and peaceful environment for you and your children. Whether you're dealing with toddler tantrums or navigating heated arguments with your teenager, this book equips you with practical techniques to handle any disciplinary challenge with confidence ...

¡Descubre los secretos para escribir la novela de tus sueños! Con consejos prácticos, técnicas creativas y reflexiones inspiradoras, la galardonada autora de ficción Anna Katmore te ofrece una guía concisa y motivadora diseñada especialmente para escritores ambiciosos. Aprende a dar vida a personajes que se quedarán para siempre en el corazón de los lectores, a escribir diálogos que trascienden las palabras y a construir tramas tan irresistibles que harán que los lectores devoren página tras página hasta bien entrada la noche. ¿Estás listo para crear historias que dejen una ...

Qué es la Voz del Narrador? ¿Y por qué, primero que nada, se le dice voz, si es un escritor, el que escribe? Estas son algunas de las preguntas a las que nos enfrentamos cuando queremos escribir un libro, en especial el libro de ficción, que puede tener muchas voces narrativas. ¿Qué? ¿Cómo? ¿No es solo un narrador? Tranquilo, ya irás viendo, según leas el libro, el porqué te digo esto. Descubre la Voz Narrativa, dialoga con correcta ortotipografía. ¿Un sueño? No para nada. Fíjate, al leer un texto, ya sea que lo hagamos en voz alta o simplemente leyendo y depositando la ...