Write Naked

Author : Jennifer Probst
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781440347344

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Write Naked by Jennifer Probst Pdf

Learn how to transform your passion for writing into a career. New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Probst reveals her pathway to success, from struggling as a new writer to signing a seven-figure deal. Write Naked intermingles personal essays on craft with down-to-earth advice on writing romance in the digital age. Probst will teach you how to: • Commit to your current work-in-progress, get focused, and complete it on schedule • Reveal raw emotions and thoughts on the page to hook your readers • Assemble a street team to promote and celebrate your books • Overcome writer's block with ease • Develop themes that tie together your books and series • Write the most difficult elements of romance--including sex scenes--with skill and style Regardless of the genre, every novelist faces a difficult task. Creating authentic characters and an engaging plot are challenging enough. But attempting to break into the hotter-than-ever romance genre, which is constantly flooded with new titles and fresh faces? It can feel impossible. This is where Probst's Write Naked comes in. To survive--and thrive--you need the help and wisdom of an expert. Written in Probst's unmistakable and honest voice, Write Naked is filled with the lessons and craft advice every writer needs in order to carve out a rewarding career.

Author : Peter Gould
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1429997443

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Write Naked by Peter Gould Pdf

Sixteen-year-old Victor, a thoughtful loner who tries to live his life "under the radar," wants to test out the saying "You have to be naked to write." When he sneaks off with an old Royal typewriter to his uncle's cabin deep in the Vermont woods and strips off his clothes, he expects Thoreau-like solitude. What he gets is something else—both funny and, as his high school English teacher likes to say, "transformative." For he discovers a face in the window watching him—Rose Anna, a homeschooled free spirit with an antique fountain pen and a passion to save the planet. Their unexpected encounter marks the beginning of an inspired writing partnership—and a relationship as timeless and eager as the Vermont woods in spring. A strikingly original debut novel that introduces two storytellers with different kinds of tales: one—in Victor's unforgettable voice—a quirky, contemporary love story; the other—by Rose Anna—an ecological fantasy featuring a tiny heroic newt. Together, the teens explore the possibility of connections – to one another, the woods outside, and the world beyond. Write Naked is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Author : Adair Lara
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781580084802

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Naked, Drunk, and Writing by Adair Lara Pdf

The material is right there in front of you. You’ve known yourself for, well, a lifetime—and you finally feel ready to share your story with the world. Yet when it actually comes time to put pen to paper, you find that you’re stumped. Enter Adair Lara: award-winning author, seasoned columnist, beloved writing coach, and the answer to all of your autobiographical quandaries. Naked, Drunk, and Writing is the culmination of Lara’s vast experience as a writer, editor, and teacher. It is packed with insights and advice both practical (“writing workshops you pay for are the best--it’s too easy to quit when you’ve made no investment”) and irreverent (“apply Part A [butt] to Part B [chair]”), answering such important questions as: • How do I know where to start my piece and where to end it? • How do I make myself write when I’m too scared or lazy or busy? • What makes a good pitch letter, and how do I get mine noticed? • I’m ready to publish—now where do I find an agent? • If I show my manuscript to my mother, will I ever be invited to a family gathering again? As thorough and instructive as a personal writing coach (and cheaper, too), Naked, Drunk, and Writing is a must-have if you are an aspiring columnist, essayist, or memoirist—or just a writer who needs a bit of help in getting your story told.

Author : Jennifer Probst
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781440347467

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Write Naked by Jennifer Probst Pdf

Learn how to transform your passion for writing into a career. New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Probst reveals her pathway to success, from struggling as a new writer to signing a seven-figure deal. Write Naked intermingles personal essays on craft with down-to-earth advice on writing romance in the digital age. Probst will teach you how to: • Commit to your current work-in-progress, get focused, and complete it on schedule • Reveal raw emotions and thoughts on the page to hook your readers • Assemble a street team to promote and celebrate your books • Overcome writer's block with ease • Develop themes that tie together your books and series • Write the most difficult elements of romance--including sex scenes--with skill and style Regardless of the genre, every novelist faces a difficult task. Creating authentic characters and an engaging plot are challenging enough. But attempting to break into the hotter-than-ever romance genre, which is constantly flooded with new titles and fresh faces? It can feel impossible. This is where Probst's Write Naked comes in. To survive--and thrive--you need the help and wisdom of an expert. Written in Probst's unmistakable and honest voice, Write Naked is filled with the lessons and craft advice every writer needs in order to carve out a rewarding career.

Author : Penny van Toorn,Penelope Van Toorn
Publisher : Aboriginal Studies Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Aboriginal Australian literature
ISBN : 9780855755447

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Writing Never Arrives Naked by Penny van Toorn,Penelope Van Toorn Pdf

"In Writing Never Arrives Naked, Penny van Toorn reveals the resourceful and often poignant ways that Indigenous Australians involved themselves in the colonisers' paper culture. The first Aboriginal readers were children stolen from the clans around Sydney Harbour. The first Aboriginal author was Bennelong - a stolen adult." "From the early years of colonisation, Aboriginal people used written texts to negotiate a changing world, to challenge their oppressors, protect country and kin, and occasionally for economic gain. Van Toorn argues that Aboriginal people were curious about books and papers, and in time began to integrate letters of the alphabet into their graphic traditions. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Aboriginal people played key roles in translating the Bible, and made their political views known in community and regional newspapers. They also sent numerous letters and petitions to political figures, including Queen Victoria."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Kevin William Daniel,Mary Cox Daniel
Publisher : National Court Reporters Assn
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998-12-01
Category : Law reporting
ISBN : 1881859509

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Writing Naked by Kevin William Daniel,Mary Cox Daniel Pdf

Author : Adair Lara
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781580086561

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Naked, Drunk, and Writing by Adair Lara Pdf

The material is right there in front of you. You’ve known yourself for, well, a lifetime—and you finally feel ready to share your story with the world. Yet when it actually comes time to put pen to paper, you find that you’re stumped. Enter Adair Lara: award-winning author, seasoned columnist, beloved writing coach, and the answer to all of your autobiographical quandaries. Naked, Drunk, and Writing is the culmination of Lara’s vast experience as a writer, editor, and teacher. It is packed with insights and advice both practical (“writing workshops you pay for are the best--it’s too easy to quit when you’ve made no investment”) and irreverent (“apply Part A [butt] to Part B [chair]”), answering such important questions as: • How do I know where to start my piece and where to end it? • How do I make myself write when I’m too scared or lazy or busy? • What makes a good pitch letter, and how do I get mine noticed? • I’m ready to publish—now where do I find an agent? • If I show my manuscript to my mother, will I ever be invited to a family gathering again? As thorough and instructive as a personal writing coach (and cheaper, too), Naked, Drunk, and Writing is a must-have if you are an aspiring columnist, essayist, or memoirist—or just a writer who needs a bit of help in getting your story told.

Author : Khloé Kardashian
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781471156489

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Strong Looks Better Naked by Khloé Kardashian Pdf

THE ONLY OFFICIAL KHLOÉ KARDASHIAN BOOK THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ‘Perfect’ Cosmopolitan ‘Stunning. Basically anything and everything you'd ever want to know about Khloé Kardashian.’ InStyle ‘Her book will motivate you physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally.’ E Online ‘This book is part memoir, part self-help, and part diet-and-exercise guide and all of it is very Khloé. . . Self-deprecating, candid, sincere and vulnerable’ Refinery29 ‘A triumph’ Daily Beast ‘A body-image victory’ The Frisky Khloé Kardashian shares her secrets for finding strength of body, heart, mind, and soul with inspirational, revealing stories of her own struggles with weight, relationships, and her self-image. In a culture that worships skinny, Khloé Kardashian writes with passion about the power of strength: a strong body becomes a strong mind, which builds to strength of heart, character, and ultimately strength of spirit. This is an inspiring book about how to create strength and true beauty in every area of your life, inside and out. The book features inspired personal stories from Khloé and practical how-to advice about building a strong body, mind, heart, and soul in your own life.

Author : Kirsten Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : English poetry
ISBN : 1949759075

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Evergreen by Kirsten Robinson Pdf

Author : Kelly Davies
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781614480730

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The Naked Executive by Kelly Davies Pdf

We don’t want to hurt people’s feelings. We don’t want to deal with other people’s reactions to truth-so we lie. Sounds sort of harsh, but its true. We compromise ourselves in small ways every day by not acknowledging and speaking the truth. It’s just too inconvenient to tell the truth with compassion and clarity---so we continue to lie until we find ourselves in places we never wanted to be, living a life that is not ours. This will continue your entire life---unless you get naked. Naked: honest in your thoughts, actions and words. Kelly Davies says being honest can change your life forever and has a proven formula for getting naked, one AHAA moment at a time. By Acknowledging the truth, Handling the emotions, Apologizing and then Accepting the change in our relationships we can slowly remove fears and feelings that are keeping us stuck in lives that we don’t want to live. Kelly reveals her naked self in the book, which provides a safe place for the reader to get naked. By getting naked, we find truth and freedom, which can change your life forever. When you’re naked there are no more dead end relationships, no more struggles with the would have’s and could have’s, finally empowering you to live the life you were meant to live.

Author : Annie Grace
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-12
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780996715010

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This Naked Mind by Annie Grace Pdf

This Naked Mind has ignited a movement across the country, helping thousands of people forever change their relationship with alcohol. Many people question whether drinking has become too big a part of their lives, and worry that it may even be affecting their health. But, they resist change because they fear losing the pleasure and stress-relief associated with alcohol, and assume giving it up will involve deprivation and misery. This Naked Mind offers a new, positive solution. Here, Annie Grace clearly presents the psychological and neurological components of alcohol use based on the latest science, and reveals the cultural, social, and industry factors that support alcohol dependence in all of us. Packed with surprising insight into the reasons we drink, this book will open your eyes to the startling role of alcohol in our culture, and how the stigma of alcoholism and recovery keeps people from getting the help they need. With Annie’s own extraordinary and candid personal story at its heart, this book is a must-read for anyone who drinks. This Naked Mind will give you freedom from alcohol. It removes the psychological dependence so that you will not crave alcohol, allowing you to easily drink less (or stop drinking). With clarity, humor, and a unique blend of science and storytelling, This Naked Mind will open the door to the life you have been waiting for. “You have given me my live back.” —Katy F., Albuquerque, New Mexico “This is an inspiring and groundbreaking must-read. I am forever inspired and changed.” —Kate S., Los Angeles, California “The most selfless and amazing book that I have ever read.” —Bernie M., Dublin, Ireland

Author : Penelope Ashe
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0722112394

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Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe Pdf

Author : J. D. Robb
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0425148297

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Naked in Death by J. D. Robb Pdf

THE FIRST NOVEL IN J. D. ROBB’S #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING IN DEATH SERIES In the year 2058, technology completely rules the world. But for New York City Detective Eve Dallas, one irresistible impulse still rules the heart: passion… Eve Dallas is a New York police lieutenant hunting for a ruthless killer. In over ten years on the force, she's seen it all—and knows her survival depends on her instincts. And she's going against every warning telling her not to get involved with Roarke, an Irish billionaire—and a suspect in Eve's murder investigation. But passion and seduction have rules of their own, and it's up to Eve to take a chance in the arms of a man she knows nothing about—except the addictive hunger of needing his touch.

Author : G. Miki Hayden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Authorship
ISBN : 1930754795

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The Naked Writer by G. Miki Hayden Pdf

The Naked Writer offers all the grammar/punctuation rules plus style advice needed by those producing any written material, from school papers, to media articles, to short stories and novels. Don't submit the raw and naked words to teachers, bosses, editors, or judges, but dress your work with the polish borrowed from an Edgar and Macavity winner and long-time trade journalist, whose first novel was on The New York Times recommended reading list.

Author : Dave and Ashley Willis
Publisher : XO Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781950113538

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Naked and Healthy by Dave and Ashley Willis Pdf

From the authors of The Naked Marriage and The Naked Marriage Podcast, Dave and Ashley Willis share their own health and marriage battles to reveal why your personal well-being and the health of your marriage are inextricably connected. A strong marriage = two people dedicated to their mental, physical, and spiritual health. Your marriage will never be healthier than you are. Your spouse’s welfare and your own must be a priority. Whether you are facing a debilitating disease, are working through mental health issues, aren’t enjoying sex because you don’t like your own body, or want to prepare yourself for unforeseen circumstances, Naked and Healthy will encourage you to experience growth and healing in all aspects of life, faith, and marriage. Some of the strongest marriages have faced exceptional challenges. However, when each spouse is committed to supporting the other through all situations, they create a healthier, more intimate marriage.