Write a Book that Doesn't Suck: A No Nonsense Guide to Writing Epic Fiction

by Jaimie Engle

Your Book Might Suck…But it doesn’t have to.You are an awesome writer with an incredible fiction story the world needs to experience. But your book… well, it kind of sucks. So let’s fix that.Setting your novel apart from the rest is a choice.Fiction is more than a character doing stuff in a place you’ve invented. There are rules to magic and seasons to setting and double meanings to words, and a cadence to sentence structure if you want to write a book that doesn’t suck.I guarantee you will find tricks and treats you’ve never heard or read before in any other writing book. If not, let me know and I’ll refund your money. But if I’m right, and my book helps you to write a novel that doesn’t suck, then I’m asking you, in return to leave a positive review. That’s fair, isn’t it?Ready to get started? Great! There are questions with space to answer at the end of each chapter to help you along your journey. I’m super excited for you and wish you all the luck in writing your novel!

204 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 30, 2019

About the author

✍🏼 Screenwriter ✍🏼
🎬 Cinefile 🎬
🤓 Nerd 🤓
🐾 MKL 🐾

Jaimie Engle is a multiple award-winning writer of stories with a magic touch. With 15 published books, she is a seasoned storyteller who has taught at national conferences, state libraries, and local schools on writing, publishing, and marketing books.

In 2021, she began writing for film & television and optioned her first feature film JUST JAKE produced by True Brand Entertainment and streamed on the UpTV Faith & Family Network in 2023. She sold the book rights too!

Several of her award-winning tv shows, based off her published work, were also optioned and in the hands of major producers, networks, and studios. Follow her newsletter for the news that can't be shared outside the Engleverse!

When not telling stories, Jaimie spends time with her husband, watches her oldest son on the stage and cheers her youngest sons on Varsity football. Fun fact? Jaimie danced at the Aloha Bowl halftime show. Follow the journey on YouTube.com/@JaimieEngleWrites.

Reviews

[Barbara Venkataraman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't even count how many books I've read about writing. Some were great, some were okay, and some were awful. It's hard to surprise me when it comes to how-to-write books but Jaimie Engle did just that. Write A Book That Doesn't Suck offers great advice I haven't seen anywhere else and it's written in a conversational, entertaining way I really appreciated. As if that weren't enough, Jaimie used examples from all my favorite YA books! I know I'll be reading this book again. Loved it!

[Keegan Eichelman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this guide to be extremely helpful and insightful. Its use of contemporary, mainstream examples (from popular fiction) when explaining story writing techniques was very relatable and made concepts easier to digest. The book was also very thought-provoking and analyzed the development of protagonists and antagonists, internal struggle and subplots in a way you typically don't see books on this same topic do. I'd recommend this to aspiring, new and seasoned authors alike.

[Vanessa (bookscallmyheart) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Write a Book that Doesn’t Suck is a fabulous how-to glimpse into the various story elements that a writer needs to focus on to produce a well-rounded book. If you are like me and dream of writing a novel one day, this book would be a great resource for you.

I loved that the book was formatted like a workbook with thought-provoking questions at the end of each chapter and a space to write notes and ideas down. The book also makes connections to well-known books and movies like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games. This really helped me as an extremely novice writer to understand how certain story elements and devices were used by an author in well-known stories.

I think this would be the type of book I would come back to many times during the writing process. If one of your 2020 goals is to start writing your own book, check this one out!

[Jaimie Engle]

Even though I wrote it, I learned a ton about writing during the process. Whether you are a novice or an expert, I guarantee there are ideas in this book you have never heard of, sort of, or used in your fiction before. Guaranteed!

[Cynthia Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an amazing book! I loved it! It's been a great help, that I've referred back to often.