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Save the Cat Writes a Novel

by: Jessica Brody

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The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.

The Emotional Thesaurus Series

 by: Becca Puglisi & Angela Ackerman

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6 book series.

If you need inspiration for creating characters’ emotional responses that are personalized and evocative, this ultimate show-don’t-tell guide for emotion can help.

Wired for Story

by: Lisa Cron

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Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. 

Write Worlds

by: Stant Litore

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"There are other worldbuilding books out there; this is the one you want." - Travis Heerman, author of the Ronin trilogy and Death Wind.

Voice

by: James Scott Bell

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​It's VOICE. Everyone talks about it, yet no one seems able to define it. Voice has therefore been the most elusive aspect of the entire writing craft to teach.

Story Genius

by: Lisa Cron

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This writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story.

Wicked Deep

by: Shea Ernshaw

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Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic meets the Salem Witch trials in this haunting story about three sisters on a quest for revenge—and how love may be the only thing powerful enough to stop them.

The Dead House

by: Dawn Kurtagich

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​Welcome to the Dead House.
Three students: dead.
Carly Johnson: vanished without a trace.

Keeper

by: Kim Chance

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​"The world of Keeper is intricate, with a storied past and magical dynamics beyond just witches and non magical folk." --Foreword Magazine

The Stolen Kingdom

by: Bethany Atazadeh

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​The Stolen Kingdom is a loose “Aladdin” retelling. Set in a world that humans share with Mermaids, Dragons, and the elusive Jinni, this isn’t the fairytale you remember…

The Diviners

by: Libba Bray

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A young woman discovers her mysterious powers could help catch a killer in the first book of The Diviners series--a stunning supernatural historical mystery set in 1920s New York City.

Sea Witch

by: Sarah Henning

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​Wicked meets "The Little Mermaid" in the captivating origin story of the sea's most iconic villainess, perfect for fans of Heartless and Dorothy Must Die.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

by: Holly Jackson

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For readers of Kara Thomas and Karen McManus, an addictive, twisty crime thriller with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about a closed local murder case that doesn't add up, and a girl who's determined to find the real killer--but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.

These Witches Don't Burn

by: Isabel Sterling

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"Infused with page-turning suspense, bittersweet romance, shocking twists, and tragic turns, Sterling has written a standout debut." -- Dana Mele, author of People Like Us

A Curse So Dark & Lonely

by: Brigid Kemmerer

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"In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer."