Books I use for roleplaying

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The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives: For the Extraordinarily Literate
The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives: For the Extraordinarily Literate 4.04 avg rating — 51 ratings
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5,000 WRITING PROMPTS: A Master List of Plot Ideas, Creative Exercises, and More
5,000 WRITING PROMPTS: A Master List of Plot Ideas, Creative Exercises, and More 4.34 avg rating — 200 ratings
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Character Reactions from Head to Toe (Indie Author Resources, #1)
Character Reactions from Head to Toe (Indie Author Resources, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 512 ratings
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Strong Verbs for Fiction Writers (Indie Author Resources, #2)
Strong Verbs for Fiction Writers (Indie Author Resources, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 373 ratings
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The Body Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases to Describe Characters
The Body Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases to Describe Characters 4.09 avg rating — 86 ratings
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Master Lists for Writers: Thesauruses, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More
Master Lists for Writers: Thesauruses, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More 4.28 avg rating — 717 ratings
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1) 4.52 avg rating — 6,246 ratings
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The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws 4.59 avg rating — 1,885 ratings
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Emotion Amplifiers
Emotion Amplifiers 4.40 avg rating — 1,333 ratings
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The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes
The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes 4.62 avg rating — 1,607 ratings
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The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma
The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma 4.70 avg rating — 1,222 ratings
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The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to City Spaces
The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to City Spaces 4.63 avg rating — 605 ratings
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The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places
The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places 4.66 avg rating — 641 ratings
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The Occupation Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Jobs, Vocations, and Careers
The Occupation Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Jobs, Vocations, and Careers 4.61 avg rating — 284 ratings
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The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 1
The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 1 4.71 avg rating — 339 ratings
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The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus II
The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus II
by: Sam Stone
3.96 avg rating — 106 ratings
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The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus - A Writing Study
The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus - A Writing Study 3.85 avg rating — 178 ratings
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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students: Helpful, Descriptive, Precise Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every High School and College Student Should Know How to Use
Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students: Helpful, Descriptive, Precise Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every High School and College Student Should Know How to Use 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Thesaurus of the Senses (a word garden series)
Thesaurus of the Senses (a word garden series) 4.21 avg rating — 159 ratings
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Activate: a thesaurus of actions & tactics for dynamic genre fiction
Activate: a thesaurus of actions & tactics for dynamic genre fiction 4.20 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Character Expressions: A Fiction Writer's Thesaurus of Facial Expressions
Character Expressions: A Fiction Writer's Thesaurus of Facial Expressions 4.22 avg rating — 67 ratings
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45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters 3.90 avg rating — 1,430 ratings
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"Shut UP!" He Explained: A Writer's Guide to the Uses and Misuses of Dialogue
"Shut UP!" He Explained: A Writer's Guide to the Uses and Misuses of Dialogue 4.03 avg rating — 94 ratings
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The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook
The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook 4.21 avg rating — 623 ratings
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The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases
The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases 4.19 avg rating — 286 ratings
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Plotto: The Master Book of All Plots
Plotto: The Master Book of All Plots 3.65 avg rating — 206 ratings
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Fantasy Writers' Phrase Book: Essential Reference for All Authors of Fantasy Adventure and Medieval Historical Fiction (Writers' Phrase Books Book 4)
Fantasy Writers' Phrase Book: Essential Reference for All Authors of Fantasy Adventure and Medieval Historical Fiction (Writers' Phrase Books Book 4) 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Creating Character Arcs Workbook: The Writer's Reference to Exceptional Character Development and Creative Writing
Creating Character Arcs Workbook: The Writer's Reference to Exceptional Character Development and Creative Writing 4.43 avg rating — 301 ratings
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Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development
Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development 4.31 avg rating — 3,558 ratings
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Wicked Words
Wicked Words 4.14 avg rating — 64 ratings
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Roger's Profanisaurus
Roger's Profanisaurus 4.16 avg rating — 159 ratings
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An Encyclopedia of Swearing
An Encyclopedia of Swearing 3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary, Fourth Edition
Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary, Fourth Edition 4.05 avg rating — 211 ratings
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Very Nice Ways to Say Very Bad Things: An Unusual Book of Euphemisms
Very Nice Ways to Say Very Bad Things: An Unusual Book of Euphemisms 3.39 avg rating — 198 ratings
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Deadly Doses: A Writer's Guide to Poisons
Deadly Doses: A Writer's Guide to Poisons 4.12 avg rating — 382 ratings
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Writer's Digest Flip Dictionary
Writer's Digest Flip Dictionary 4.36 avg rating — 210 ratings
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Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively
Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively 4.13 avg rating — 811 ratings
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Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of Fiction
Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of Fiction 3.97 avg rating — 686 ratings
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Writing Vivid Settings
Writing Vivid Settings 4.31 avg rating — 426 ratings
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Writing Vivid Plots: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors
Writing Vivid Plots: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors 4.12 avg rating — 138 ratings
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Writing Vivid Emotions: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors
Writing Vivid Emotions: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors 4.23 avg rating — 168 ratings
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Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors
Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 168 ratings
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Writer's Craft Power Pack 1: 5-Book Bundle
Writer's Craft Power Pack 1: 5-Book Bundle 4.58 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Writing About Villains
Writing About Villains 4.03 avg rating — 223 ratings
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Writing Scary Scenes
Writing Scary Scenes 4.03 avg rating — 284 ratings
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Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft Book 1)
Writing Fight Scenes: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors (Writer's Craft Book 1) 4.14 avg rating — 510 ratings
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The Writer's Lexicon Volume II: More Descriptions, Overused Words, and Taboos
The Writer's Lexicon Volume II: More Descriptions, Overused Words, and Taboos 4.50 avg rating — 48 ratings
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The Writer's Lexicon: Descriptions, Overused Words, and Taboos
The Writer's Lexicon: Descriptions, Overused Words, and Taboos 4.52 avg rating — 141 ratings
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The Writer's A-Z of Body Language
The Writer's A-Z of Body Language
by: Tim Ellis
4.01 avg rating — 89 ratings
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She Sat He Stood: What Do Your Characters Do While They Talk?
She Sat He Stood: What Do Your Characters Do While They Talk? 3.87 avg rating — 309 ratings
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The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations
The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations 4.17 avg rating — 415 ratings
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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers: Over 2,300 Emotive, Evocative, Descriptive Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Writer Should Know
Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers: Over 2,300 Emotive, Evocative, Descriptive Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Writer Should Know 4.01 avg rating — 141 ratings
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Writing Heroes and Villains: A Masterclass in Genre Fiction
Writing Heroes and Villains: A Masterclass in Genre Fiction really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Writer's Guide to Weapons: A Practical Reference for Using Firearms and Knives in Fiction
The Writer's Guide to Weapons: A Practical Reference for Using Firearms and Knives in Fiction 4.30 avg rating — 142 ratings
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Grammar for Fiction Writers (Busy Writer's Guides, #5)
Grammar for Fiction Writers (Busy Writer's Guides, #5) 4.25 avg rating — 146 ratings
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Color Words for Writers
Color Words for Writers 3.89 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories
Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories 4.27 avg rating — 137 ratings
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The Writer's Guide to Character Traits: Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types
The Writer's Guide to Character Traits: Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types 3.90 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
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Crafting the Character ARC
Crafting the Character ARC 4.29 avg rating — 62 ratings
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Action, Emotion, Surprise and More (Writing Active Hooks #1)
Action, Emotion, Surprise and More (Writing Active Hooks #1) 4.21 avg rating — 191 ratings
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Characterization and Sensory Detail (Writing Active Setting #1)
Characterization and Sensory Detail (Writing Active Setting #1) 4.25 avg rating — 391 ratings
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Emotion, Conflict and Back Story (Writing Active Setting #2)
Emotion, Conflict and Back Story (Writing Active Setting #2) 4.29 avg rating — 203 ratings
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The Complete How-to Guide with Bonus Section on Hooks (Writing Active Setting #1-3)
The Complete How-to Guide with Bonus Section on Hooks (Writing Active Setting #1-3) 4.71 avg rating — 83 ratings
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Anchoring, Action, as a Character and More (Writing Active Setting #3)
Anchoring, Action, as a Character and More (Writing Active Setting #3) 4.36 avg rating — 142 ratings
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Evocative Description, Character, Dialogue, Foreshadowing and Where to Use Hooks (Writing Active Hooks #2)
Evocative Description, Character, Dialogue, Foreshadowing and Where to Use Hooks (Writing Active Hooks #2) 4.38 avg rating — 74 ratings
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Writing Active Hooks: The Complete How-to Guide
Writing Active Hooks: The Complete How-to Guide 4.26 avg rating — 27 ratings
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The Fantasy Fiction Formula
The Fantasy Fiction Formula 4.45 avg rating — 898 ratings
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Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated
Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated 4.09 avg rating — 557 ratings
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Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer
Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer 4.17 avg rating — 475 ratings
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Description
Description 4.07 avg rating — 604 ratings
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Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction 4.33 avg rating — 4,141 ratings
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Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly 4.16 avg rating — 3,300 ratings
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Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies
Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies 4.16 avg rating — 292 ratings
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Writing Fiction for Dummies
Writing Fiction for Dummies 4.10 avg rating — 1,633 ratings
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The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic 4.27 avg rating — 1,528 ratings
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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy 3.91 avg rating — 4,844 ratings
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Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer 4.20 avg rating — 5,787 ratings
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Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk
Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk 3.53 avg rating — 38 ratings
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I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World
I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World 3.27 avg rating — 324 ratings
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Enneagram: The Secret Way to Find Your Personality Type and Strengthen Relationships to Achieve Spiritual Growth and Self-Discovery
Enneagram: The Secret Way to Find Your Personality Type and Strengthen Relationships to Achieve Spiritual Growth and Self-Discovery 3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery 4.17 avg rating — 3,495 ratings
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Creating Characters: The Complete Guide to Populating Your Fiction
Creating Characters: The Complete Guide to Populating Your Fiction really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 283 ratings
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1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts
1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts 3.72 avg rating — 413 ratings
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The Writer's Idea Thesaurus: An Interactive Guide for Developing Ideas for Novels and Short Stories
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus: An Interactive Guide for Developing Ideas for Novels and Short Stories 3.88 avg rating — 114 ratings
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The Psychology Workbook for Writers
The Psychology Workbook for Writers 3.97 avg rating — 342 ratings
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Enneagram Test: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding the 9 Types of Personality with the Sacred Enneagram. The Road to Find Who You Are, Build Healthy Relationships and Go Back to Being Yourself.
Enneagram Test: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding the 9 Types of Personality with the Sacred Enneagram. The Road to Find Who You Are, Build Healthy Relationships and Go Back to Being Yourself. 2.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods Goddesses
Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods Goddesses 4.42 avg rating — 1,296 ratings
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The Dialogue Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Dialogue Tags and Phrases
The Dialogue Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Dialogue Tags and Phrases 4.18 avg rating — 225 ratings
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1,000 Genre Fiction Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Stories and Novels
1,000 Genre Fiction Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Stories and Novels 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Romance Tropes and Hooks (Romance Writers' Bookshelf Book 1)
Romance Tropes and Hooks (Romance Writers' Bookshelf Book 1) 4.15 avg rating — 106 ratings
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The Weather Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases to Describe the Weather
The Weather Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases to Describe the Weather 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Writing Irresistible KidLit: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers
Writing Irresistible KidLit: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers
by: Mary Kole
4.49 avg rating — 755 ratings
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Understanding Show, Don't Tell (And Really Getting It) (Skill Builders Series #1)
Understanding Show, Don't Tell (And Really Getting It) (Skill Builders Series #1) 4.53 avg rating — 955 ratings
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The Trope Thesaurus : An Author Resource Guide
The Trope Thesaurus : An Author Resource Guide 4.20 avg rating — 299 ratings
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Build Better Characters: The psychology of backstory & how to use it in your writing to hook readers (Creative Academy Guides for Writers Book 2)
Build Better Characters: The psychology of backstory & how to use it in your writing to hook readers (Creative Academy Guides for Writers Book 2) 4.17 avg rating — 155 ratings
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The Only Character Workbook You'll Ever Need: Your New Character Bible (Series Bibles for Writers)
The Only Character Workbook You'll Ever Need: Your New Character Bible (Series Bibles for Writers) 4.17 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Anatomy of Genres
Anatomy of Genres 4.20 avg rating — 507 ratings
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Helpful Adjectives for Fiction Writers (Indie Author Recource, #3)
Helpful Adjectives for Fiction Writers (Indie Author Recource, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 216 ratings
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Body Language: A quick reference for character action and description
Body Language: A quick reference for character action and description 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings