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The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
IF YOU'RE TIRED OF REJECTION, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. Whether you are a novice writer or a veteran who has already had your work published, rejection is often a frustrating reality. Literary agents and editors receive and reject hundreds of manuscripts each month. While it's the job of these publishing professionals to be discriminating, it's the job of the writer to produce a manuscript that immediately stands out among the vast competition. And those outstanding qualities, says New York literary agent Noah Lukeman, have to be apparent from the first five pages. The First Five Pages reveals the necessary elements of good writing, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, journalism, or poetry, and points out errors to be avoided, such as * A weak opening hook * Overuse of adjectives and adverbs * Flat or forced metaphors or similes * Melodramatic, commonplace or confusing dialogue * Undeveloped characterizations and lifeless settings * Uneven pacing and lack of progression With exercises at the end of each chapter, this invaluable reference will allow novelists, journalists, poets and screenwriters alike to improve their technique as they learn to eliminate even the most subtle mistakes that are cause for rejection. The First Five Pages will help writers at every stage take their art to a higher -- and more successful -- level.
Noah Lukeman (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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This is the first issue of The Worlds Within, a magazine of speculative fiction that peers beyond the veil. We are kicking things off with a special editor's edition with six stories that will transport you to strange and eerie landscapes. We have corrupt saints, dragons, and evil blood gods. These stories are a collection of fantasy and science fiction, like chocolate and peanut butter. Enjoy!
Devon Ortega, Emily Jones, Joseph Graves (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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Happísland: The short but not too brief tale of a Swiss spy in Iceland
Get ready for Iceland!This small book, full of ð and þ, is a tribute to Iceland's way of life. A tribute via the reports of Swiss spy Hans-Ueli Stauffacher. A spy whose mission is to understand why the Icelanders are happier than the Swiss...
Cédric H. Roserens (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life
From the literary agent and author of the bestselling The First Five Pages, comes a groundbreaking new book on plot development The art of plot development has become synonymous with having a 'great idea.' But a great idea is merely an abstraction without characterization, journey, suspense, conflict, and context. Analyzing the elements of classic storytelling, The Plot Thickens enables beginning and advanced writers alike to consider how these elements can combine--in many heretofore unimagined ways--to produce the kind of plot that will make their work transcendent. A veritable fiction-writing workshop, writers will find it impossible to walk away from this invaluable guide without boundless new ideas.
Noah Lukeman (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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Fantasviss: The Short but not too Brief Tale of an Icelandic Spy in Switzerland
An alternative guide to Switzerland, with a pint of irony and a drop of causticity. A condensed introduction to the 26 cantons of the Confederation. Superspy Sigmundur Sig Sigmundsson is sent for one month to Switzerland to understand why Swiss people are happier than Icelandic people.
C.H. Roserens, Cédric H. Roserens (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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Nessie the Loch Ness monster isn't as scary as you might think! She's friendly and curious and likes to play with her friends. She's never celebrated Christmas though...because she doesn't know what that is! With the help of her friend the otter, she finds out why humans have trees full of candles and give each other presents. That gives her an idea... If humans can do it, monsters can too, right? Are you ready to find out how Nessie celebrates Christmas at the bottom of Loch Ness? A children's book about friendship and the true meaning of Christmas.
Ari Vampari, Isla Wynter (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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Fantasviss: Le Court mais pas trop Bref Récit d'un Espion Islandais en Suisse
Un guide alternatif de la Suisse, avec un brin d'ironie et un soupçon de soude caustique. Un condensé d'Helvétie, un voyage initiatique dans la psyché helvétique. L'espion islandais Sigmundur Sig parcourt les 26 chefs-lieux des 26 cantons en un mois pour comprendre pourquoi les Islandais sont moins heureux que les Suisses.
Cédric H. Roserens (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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Happísland: Le Court mais pas trop Bref Récit d'un Espion Suisse en Islande
Un avant-goût d'Islande avec un arrière-goût de requin fermenté. Une petite introduction sans prétention à la psyché islandaise, centrée sur Reykjavík. L'espion helvétique Hans-Ueli Stauffacher est envoyé un an en Islande pour comprendre pourquoi les Islandais sont plus heureux que les Suisses.
Cédric H. Roserens (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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Born in Stuttgart, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) attended the Gymnasium Illustre and, at the age of 18, entered the Tübingen Seminary, from which he received his theological certificate in 1793. His early writings, composed while he was serving as a family tutor in Bern and Frankfurt, dealt with religious subjects. From 1801 until his untimely death thirty years later, Hegel held professorships at several prestigious universities and went on to write the landmark works for which he's known, including his masterpiece the Phenomenology of Spirit (1807). Renowned in his own time, he gained great fame as a lecturer, with students coming from all over Europe to attend his classes. In Simply Hegel, Robert L. Wicks presents Hegel's revolutionary philosophy in clear and simple language, illuminating not only his basic ideas, but also the deeper meanings hidden within the text. Wicks's analysis also contextualizes Hegel's thought by providing a vivid chronology of his times, which included such earth-shaking events as the French Revolution and Napoleon's invasion of Prussia. Offering the reader key insights into German idealist philosophy, as well as Hegel's unique role in the evolution of ideas, Simply Hegel is a superb introduction to both a towering historical figure and a philosophical system that continues to echo through our own times.
Robert L. Wicks (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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Born to a poor Lutheran pastor in what is today the Federal Republic of Germany, Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) was a child math prodigy who began studying for a degree in theology before formally committing to mathematics in 1846, at the age of 20. Though he would live for only another 20 years (he died of pleurisy during a trip to Italy), his seminal work in a number of key areas—several of which now bear his name—had a decisive impact on the shape of mathematics in the succeeding century and a half. In Simply Riemann, author Jeremy Gray provides a comprehensive and intellectually stimulating introduction to Riemann’s life and paradigm-defining work. Beginning with his early influences—in particular, his relationship with his renowned predecessor Carl Friedrich Gauss—Gray goes on to explore Riemann’s specific contributions to geometry, functions of a complex variable, prime numbers, and functions of a real variable, which opened the way to discovering the limits of the calculus. He shows how without Riemannian geometry, cosmology after Einstein would be unthinkable, and he illuminates the famous Riemann hypothesis, which many regard as the most important unsolved problem in mathematics today. With admirable concision and clarity, Simply Riemann opens the door on one of the most profound and original thinkers of the 19th century—a man who pioneered the concept of a multidimensional reality and who always saw his work as another way to serve God.
Jeremy Gray (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: The Complete Story Adapted For Modern Readers by Jennifer George
This complete version of A Christmas Carol is carefully crafted for the story's most avid readers using modern grammar and vocabulary. A Christmas Carol is one of Dickens’ best works, and in many ways, it has defined how Christmas is viewed and acted upon around the world. Christmas is a time for worship, family, friends, and love, and A Christmas Carol poignantly reminds and instructs us to express those things through charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence in honor of the sacred day. However, as the English language evolves, this wonderfully instructive story is in danger of only being read as a school requirement by grudging students. That would be a sad loss for all readers. As an avid reader, teacher, and parent who simply loves this story, Jennifer George adapted this classic book for modern readers using 21st century English. The goal is to return this magical novella back into the entertaining and easily readable story it was when it was written nearly 200 years ago.
Jennifer George (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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Born in Bonn, Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) showed musical talent from an early age and was first taught by his musician father, Johann, an alcoholic who often beat his son. At the age of 21, Beethoven moved to Vienna, where he studied with composer Joseph Haydn and quickly became renowned as a pianist and conductor, as well as a composer. He continued to perform until 1811 when increasing deafness made it impossible, but until his death in 1827, he continued to create timeless works, including such masterpieces as the Ninth Symphony and the late string quartets. Plagued by illness and repeatedly thwarted in love, Beethoven rarely achieved personal happiness; yet he transcended the many setbacks and disappointments in his life to produce some of the greatest music ever written, which has come to be identified with the indomitableness of the human spirit. In Simply Beethoven, Professor Leon Plantinga offers the lay reader a fascinating account of Beethoven’s life and music in its singular historical context, a time that saw the upheaval of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic conquests, as well as the rise of the European middle class. It was in this milieu that Beethoven composed the groundbreaking, highly individual works that changed the course of music and have continued to inspire and delight listeners for more than two centuries. For anyone who is interested in knowing more about the extraordinary music that has become an integral part of Western culture, as well as the troubled genius who created it, Simply Beethoven is a perfect introduction to the man and his work.
Leon Plantinga (Author), Angus Freathy (Narrator)
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