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.
The Situation And The Story – The Art Of Personal Narrative by Vivian Gornick
Our Summary Every work of literature has both a situation and a story, and modern memoir is all about the self that we become through...
The Elements Of Eloquence: Secrets Of The Perfect Turn Of Phrase by Mark Forsyth
Our Summary This is a book with a clear message (from the blurb): In an age unhealthily obsessed with the power of substance, this is...
Techniques Of The Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain
Our Summary First published in 1965, Swain's book is a no-nonsense, broad-brush instruction manual for beginners that shows you how to construct a commercial story....
The Memoir Project – A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text For Writing & Life by Marion Roach-Smith
Our Summary Rational and literary at the same time, this slim tome is an extremely helpful exploration of how to turn life into memoir --...
Writing for Emotional Impact by Karl Iglesias
Our Summary It delves into the psychology of the reader and techniques to create emotional scenes within your storytelling, including in dialogue. What I Learned...
The INFJ Writer by Lauren Sapala
Our Summary Writing (and living) advice for people whose brains don't work well with logic, plotting etc. Another perspective! (The letters refer to Myers-Briggs type...
Intuitive Editing by Tiffany Yates Martin
Our Summary Everything you could possibly need to know to get your manuscript to submission or self-publishing standards. What I Learned From It This book...
Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
Our Summary Great for understanding genre, theme, 3 act structure. Very well explained. Lots of examples of story beats from popular books. Even looks at...
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