The Writer's Compass by Nancy Ellen Dodd

The Writer's Compass by Nancy Ellen Dodd

Map out your idea and finish your story in 7 stages!

This book will show writers how to develop their ideas into a finished novel by working through it in 7 stages, while learning how to mapping out their story's progress and structure so they can evaluate and improve their work. It teaches writers to visualize their story's progress with a story map that helps them see all the different components of their story, where these components are going, and, perhaps most importantly, what's missing.

The book simplifies Aristotle's elements of good writing (a.k.a. that each story should have a beginning, a middle and an end) into easily applicable concepts that will help writers improve their craft. The author helps readers strengthen their work by teaching them how to focus on one aspect of their story at a time, including forming stories and developing ideas, building strong structures, creating vibrant characters, and structuring scenes and transitions. Thought-provoking questions help writers more objectively assess their story's strengths and weaknesses so they may write the story they want to tell.

Nancy Ellen Dodd is a screenwriter, university lecturer, and editor at Pepperdine University, where she presently teaches screenplay and management communications. She also runs writing seminars and has collaborated with celebrities like director/producer Tom Shadyac, screenwriter/director Randall Wallace, and Emmy-winning comedy writer/executive producer Dick Blasucci.

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ISBN 13	9781599631974
ISBN 10	1599631970
Title	The Writer's Compass
Author	Nancy Ellen Dodd
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	F&W Publications Inc
Year published	2011-06-29
Number of pages	224
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.