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James Scott Bell
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A real writer can never be defeated.
Are you a real writer?
William Saroyan was a real writer, someone born to tell stories. He was a short story writer at first, then a playwright, then a novelist and finally a memoirist. He is not much talked about today, but he should be.
He wrote one the finest collections of short stories in the American idiom, My Name is Aram.
He wrote a Pulitzer Prize winnin... read more »
Are you a real writer?
William Saroyan was a real writer, someone born to tell stories. He was a short story writer at first, then a playwright, then a novelist and finally a memoirist. He is not much talked about today, but he should be.
He wrote one the finest collections of short stories in the American idiom, My Name is Aram.
He wrote a Pulitzer Prize winnin... read more »
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Plot & Structure: Techniques and exercises for crafting a plot that grips readers from start to finish
  4.11 avg rating — 918 ratings
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2004
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The Art of War for Writers
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2009
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Presumed Guilty
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2006
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Revision & Self-Editing: Techniques for transforming your first draft into a finished novel
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2008
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Sins of the Fathers
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2005
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Try Dying: A Novel
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2007
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Breach of Promise
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Try Darkness
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Deadlock
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No Legal Grounds
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Write Great Fiction
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by James Scott Bell (Goodreads Author)
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by James Scott Bell (Goodreads Author)
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The Trials of Kit Shannon
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by James Scott Bell (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 147 ratings
by James Scott Bell (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 147 ratings
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“...God created the world in six days. On the seventh day, he rested. On the eighth day, he started getting complaints. And it hasn't stopped since.”
― James Scott Bell, Sins of the Fathers
― James Scott Bell, Sins of the Fathers
“In fact, one could argue that the skill of the fiction writer boils down to the ability to exploit intensity.”
― James Scott Bell, Plot & Structure: Techniques and exercises for crafting a plot that grips readers from start to finish
― James Scott Bell, Plot & Structure: Techniques and exercises for crafting a plot that grips readers from start to finish
“If you can write each day, do it, and meet a quota. Minimum 350 words a day. A baboon can do 350 words a day. Don’t be shown up by a baboon”
― James Scott Bell
― James Scott Bell
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