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    WRITE YOUR NOVEL: Tips from a NYT Bestseller
    WRITE YOUR NOVEL: Tips from a NYT B...
    CJLyons
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    CJLyons
    Complete
    Complete, First published Oct 23, 2013
    I'm CJ Lyons. And I'm a writer....
        
        If you also need a twelve-step program to stop writing, then you've come to the right place.
        
        I don't like rules. I don't like people telling me what to do. I don't like complex formulas or graphs or charts that I have to consult because that's the "right way" to create a compelling story.
        
        So I've taken everything I've learned about the essence of good storytelling and I've distilled it all into a few simple concepts. Things so easy that by the time you've finished this book and practiced using these techniques, you'll be able to not only craft a great story but also to complete your novel.
        
        In fact, by the end, you'll be saying: Wow! This is so easy, it makes so much sense! I can use this every day I write...
        
        NOTE: I’ll be uploading parts of this how-to book every Thursday. If you’d like to buy the complete book it’s available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XTWZA2  (and was previously published as No Rules, Just WRITE!)
        
        There's also a companion workbook available on NoRulesJustWrite.com
        
        ABOUT CJ:
        
        New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-one novels, former pediatric ER doctor CJ Lyons has lived the life she writes about in her cutting edge Thrillers with Heart.
        
        Winner of the International Thriller Writers’ coveted Thriller Award, CJ has been called a "master within the genre" (Pittsburgh Magazine) and her work has been praised as "breathtakingly fast-paced" and "riveting" (Publishers Weekly) with "characters with beating hearts and three dimensions" (Newsday).
        
        Learn more about CJ's Thrillers with Heart at www.CJLyons.net
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    Table of contentsLast updated Jan 02, 2014
    • Introduction and Lesson 1
    • Lesson 2: What is Story?
    • Lesson 3: Theme
    • Lesson 4: Reversals
    • Lesson 5: Ancient Secrets of Storytellers
    • Lesson 6: The Hero's Journey
    • Lesson 7: Putting it All Together
    • Lesson 8: 3-D Characters
    • Lesson 9: World Building
    • Lesson 10: Block Busting
    • Conclusion

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    • Introduction and Lesson 1
    • Lesson 2: What is Story?
    • Lesson 3: Theme
    • Lesson 4: Reversals
    • Lesson 5: Ancient Secrets of Storytellers
    • Lesson 6: The Hero's Journey
    • Lesson 7: Putting it All Together
    • Lesson 8: 3-D Characters
    • Lesson 9: World Building
    • Lesson 10: Block Busting
    • Conclusion
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