Peter Cox
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Peter Cox is the author of the UK No. 1 bestseller “Why You Don’t Need Meat” (US title "You Don't Need Meat") and with Linda McCartney author of the UK No. 1 bestseller and worldwide multi-million bestseller “Linda McCartney’s Home Cooking”. Together with his wife, Peggy Brusseau, he’s written many more national bestsellers. He founded Litopia way back when the internet was still a very nice place.
Litopia still is.
Latest Writings from Peter Cox
Developing A Written Voice by Dona J Hickey
Our Summary This dense work focuses on a directed attitude towards developing Voice. From conversational to formal, snarky to respectful, it's all about word choice...
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences by June Casagrande
Our Summary Gets into the line level of sentences and what order you need to put words so you can help a reader follow what...
On Writing by Stephen King
Our Summary Leave it to the literary rock star to compose a craft book that’s as entertaining as a good novel. “This is a short...
Into The Woods: How Stories Work And Why We Tell Them by John Yorke
Our Summary A structural guide to storytelling, plotting, punch, flow step by step What I learned From It Although such a step by step guide...
Wonderbook (The Illistrated Guide To Creating Imaginative Fiction) by Jeff Vandermeer
Our Summary For genre lovers. Practical information on plotting, structure, characterization, dialogue, exposition, worldbuilding, and POV while packed with exquisite and imaginative visuals. This is...
Truth by Susan Batson
Our Summary Public personas, needs, and tragic flaws - A step-by-step guide for creating truth in a character from an acting perspective. What I learned...
Characters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card
Our Summary Techniques of inventing, developing and presenting characters, plus handling viewpoint in novels and short stories. Spells out your narrative options in creating "real"...
Story Genius by Lisa Cron
Our Summary It’s every novelist’s greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into writing hundreds of pages only to realize that their story has...
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