Лучшие книги Кэти Мари Уэйланд

Писательница Кэти Мари (К.М.) Уэйланд известна не только своими популярными романами, но и пособиями по литературному мастерству. Лауреат престижных премий, она прекрасно чувствует динамику текста и знает, как заставить читателя сопереживать героям и следить за развитием сюжета. Свою новую книгу она посвятила теме разработки арок персонажей. Почему именно арка персонажа? Потому что, если ваш герой на протяжении всей истории никак не меняется, не развивается и ничему не учится, а топчется на одном месте, он никому не интересен. И напротив, умение выстроить арку персонажа — ключевой навык автора любого литературного произведения, будь то…

Современная американская писательница Кэти Мари Уэйланд, лауреат престижных литературных премий, не менее популярна как автор учебных пособий по сценарному мастерству и сторителлингу. Книгу «Архитектура сюжета» она посвятила структуре повествования — центральному понятию литературного процесса. Ведь умело выстроенная конструкция не подавляет творческие поиски, а, напротив, облегчает работу писателя и позволяет создавать убедительные сюжеты и объёмные характеры. Подобно архитектору, проектирующему здание, автор крупной литературной формы движется от общего замысла к деталям. Так и в художественном произведении есть макроуровень, состоящий…

Acclaim for Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success
“Not into outlining? Then someone did not demonstrate it for you the way Weiland has in her book. If you can make a quick trip grocery list, you can outline your next manuscript to benefit your process, using Weiland’s guide.”—Leslie Hultgren

“…this is one of the few writing craft books I have read start to finish, was easy to apply to my writing immediately, and helped me follow through on my first draft.”—F. Colley

“Ms. Weiland presents a wonderful roadmap for writing while still encouraging you to take those sidetrips that will make your story better. I feel like I can walk the ‘high wire’ of my imagination because I have the safety net of my outline below it all.”—D. Hargan

About the Book
Let outlines help you write a better book!

Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly wielded, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer’s arsenal. Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success will:

Help you choose the right type of outline for you
Guide you in brainstorming plot ideas
Aid you in discovering your characters
Show you how to structure your scenes
Explain how to format your finished outline
Instruct you in how to use your outline
Reveal the benefits:
Ensures cohesion and balance
Prevents dead-end ideas
Provides foreshadowing
Offers assurance and motivation
Dispel misconceptions:
Requires formal formatting
Limits creativity
Robs the joy of discovery
Takes too much time
More Praise for Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success
“…this book has revolutionized the way I think about plotting and outlining and, after months of wishing I could find the ‘joy of writing’ again, I finally have it.”—Ashley March

“Each chapter deals with a specific topic and builds a clear idea of the task ahead, and as a great plus every chapter ends with an interview with a published author, explaining how they work their outlines and their personal methods.”—Marcus J. Pinto

“…a brilliant tool for any person wanting to learn more about the craft of writing.”—Cherie Reich

Want to take your writing to the next level? Discover the “secrets” of story structure other authors are overlooking!

If you’ve read all the books on story structure and concluded there has to be more to it than just three acts and a couple of plot points, then you’re absolutely right! It’s time to notch up your writing education from “basic” to “black belt.” Internationally published author K.M. Weiland shares five “secret” techniques of advanced story structure.

In the multi-award-winning Structuring Your Novel, Weiland showed writers how to use a strong three-act structure to build a story with the greatest possible impact on readers. Now it’s time to take that knowledge to the next level.

In this supplemental book, you’ll learn:

Why the Inciting Event isn’t what you’ve always thought it is
What your Key Event is and how to stop putting it in the wrong scene
How to identify your Pinch Points—and why they can make the middle of your book easier to write
How to create the perfect Moment of Truth to move your protagonist from reaction to action
How to ace your story’s Climactic Moment every single time
And much more!

By the time you’ve finished this quick read, you’ll know more about story structure than the vast majority of aspiring authors will ever know—and you’ll be ready to write an amazing novel that stands above the crowd.