Chelsea Bieker

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

A gripping story of motherhood and motherloss and the brutal, mighty things women do to keep themselves and each other alive, MADWOMAN marks the arrival of a major fiction talent. The world is not made for mothers. Yet mothers made the world... Clove has gone to extremes to keep her past a secret. Thanks to her lies, she's landed the life of her dreams, complete with a safe husband and two adoring children who will never know the terror that was routine in her own childhood. If her buried anxiety threatens to breach the surface, Clove (if that is really her name) focuses on finding the right supplement, the right gratitude meditation. But when she receives a letter from a women's prison in California, her past comes screeching into the present, entangling her in a dangerous game with memory and the people she thought she had outrun. As we race between her precarious present-day life in Portland, Oregon and her childhood in a Waikiki high-rise with her mother and father, Clove is forced to finally unravel the defining day of her life. How did she survive that day, and what will it take to end the cycle of violence? Will the truth undo her, or could it ultimately save her?

Madwoman

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John Irving

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Novel

T.S. Garp, a man with high ambitions for an artistic career and with obsessive devotion to his wife and children, and Jenny Fields, his famous feminist mother, find their lives surrounded by an assortment of people including teachers, whores, and radicals

The World According to Garp

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Gwen Hayes

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Story Structure for Romance Novels

What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book?Writing a well-structured romance isn't the same as writing any other genre-something the popular novel and screenwriting guides don't address. The romance arc is made up of its own story beats, and the external plot and theme need to be braided to the romance arc-not the other way around.Told in conversational (and often irreverent) prose, Romancing the Beat can be read like you are sitting down to coffee with romance editor and author Gwen Hayes while she explains story structure. The way she does with her clients. Some of whom are regular inhabitants of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.Romancing the Beat is a recipe, not a rigid system. The beats don't care if you plot or outline before you write, or if you pants your way through the drafts and do a "beat check" when you're revising. Pantsers and plotters are both welcome. So sit down, grab a cuppa, and let's talk about kissing books.

Romancing the Beat

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Helen Sedwick

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Updated Guide to Protecting Your Rights and Wallet

Building on the best-selling success of the original Self-Publisher¿s Legal Handbook, Helen Sedwick has released an expanded second edition to help writers stay out of court and at their desks.Using 30 years of legal experience, Sedwick shows writers how to¿ Set up their business¿ Protect their copyright¿ Avoid infringement¿ Spot scams¿ Save on taxesThis second edition covers additional topics including¿ An expanded discussion about using real people in your writing,¿ More details on how to deal with content theft and piracy,¿ A chapter on when and how to adopt a pen name,¿ More information about getting permission to use lyrics, images, and quotes,¿ Additional nitty-gritty about the business side of writing, especially taxes, ¿ A discussion of estate planning for writers, and¿ A look at opportunities beyond print and ebooks, including audio books and translations.Don¿t lose your copyright by signing a bad contract, or waste money by buying into a scam, or lose sleep by getting sued for defamation. Self-Publisher¿s Legal Handbook helps writers navigate the legal aspects of writing and independent publishing.

Self-Publisher's Legal Handbook, Second Edition

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Jessica Brody

The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need

Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a successful story--from the opening image to the finale--this book lays out the Ten Story Genres (Monster in the House; Whydunit; Dude with a Problem) alongside quirky, original insights (Save the Cat; Shard of Glass) to help novelists craft a plot that will captivate--and a novel that will sell.

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

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Jenny Bunting

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