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The Tidy Guide to Writing, Editing, and Publishing Your Novel by RachelAukes
The Tidy Guide to Writing, Editing, and Publishing Your Novel
RachelAukes
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  • Parts 65
Do you dream of writing a novel, but not sure where to start? Have you been working on a book for ages but feel stuck? Despite all your best efforts, do you feel overwhelmed? Here's a clutter-free guide for planning and writing your novel right the first time. This guide is broken into three 30-minute parts, with every chapter being a super-fast read so you can fit in reading whenever you can find a free sixty seconds. In Part One, you'll learn how to: • Plan and organize your story ideas by breaking them out into easy, digestible bites • Use the simple yet mighty Little Ups approach to confidently write your first draft and subsequent drafts Part Two gives you a no-nonsense approach to revising and polishing your book. You'll learn: • Self-edit your novel with a calm, motivated mindset • Polish your story so that it outshines the competition And, Part Three answers your publishing questions and gives you the tools and confidence you need to have your story published. In this part, you'll learn: • Prepare your novel for the publishing process, whether that's pitching to agents, selling to editors, or self-publishing • Query agents who can sell your story to the right publishing house • Self-publish your story as a professional-grade novel The Tidy Guide to Writing a Novel is a quick read that's jam-packed with information essential for writers at any stage in their careers. ***NOTE: THIS IS A WORK-IN-PROGRESS. ALL FEEDBACK WELCOME!***
Kick-ass Career Guide for Women by the_spicy_author
Kick-ass Career Guide for Women
the_spicy_author
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  • Parts 23
So you're fresh out of high school or college and landed a job? Starting your career? Here's some short tips on how to make the most of a kick-ass career. The purpose of the book is to empower women starting in the workforce, and give them confidence to set boundaries and thrive in their careers. I've used my own experiences to write the book, having worked in global management teams for international firms, particularly in male-dominated environments where unconscious bias and stereotypes still exist. If you want some career tips from an MBA graduate with published work on leadership, then this is the book for you. *Featured on Wattpad's official Non-fiction profile, @nonfiction *Nonfiction winner of the Reader's Choice Awards 2020 Cover by: @iM0THS Disclaimer: any recommendations, suggestions or advice are only for information purposes and may not suit all circumstances related to the advice. The author is not responsible for readers' career choices. Readers are responsible for their own choices. If you see this story anywhere else but Wattpad please report it and alert the author. Copyright © E Pettersen 2021. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be transmitted in any form without written permission from the author, with the exception of quotations in articles or reviews. This book is fiction. Names, characters, and most places are fictitious. This book may not be reproduced and sold for commercial purposes.
Colliding Hearts by tashajadewrites
Colliding Hearts
tashajadewrites
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BEING PUBLISHED BY W BY WATTPAD FREE STORY. PAID BONUS CHAPTERS. Two complete opposites. One assignment. After making it through her freshman year at the University of Southern California. Avalon Miller planned to get through sophomore year and every year after that by doing the same thing. Fitting in. What more could she possibly want? Apparently, a confident and sexy football player who has every girl falling at his feet. Everyone except Avalon, anyway. Her plan for staying under the radar vanishes into oblivion when she must spend the entire semester with the football players, including the senior heartthrob and star quarterback Noah Jackson. When Avalon crashes into his life and doesn't fall to his feet like every other girl, it's a breath of fresh air. One he can't get enough of. He introduces her to the life of a football player, but never expected to take an interest in her along the way. Something no one, not even him, expected as he doesn't date. Both of them are holding back from loving again due to their past relationships but love is something he didn't even know he was looking for until she walked into his life and something, she didn't know she was missing until she falls in love with him along the way. A journalism major and a football player...what could possibly go wrong? [The Jackson Family Series Book 1]
Wildest Dreams by anniecrownbooks
Wildest Dreams
anniecrownbooks
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  • Parts 1
(REMOVED) Nora is determined to win a prestigious summer internship with her favorite entrepreneurial professor. Only one person stands in her way: Callum, the charming and confident golden boy of campus who's her co-president of their business fraternity... and keeps showing up in her dirty dreams.
Dead Girls Tell No Tales by kaloned
Dead Girls Tell No Tales
kaloned
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  • Parts 29
[ WATTYS '18 LONG-LISTED ] ❝ I have slit throats far more beautiful than yours.❞ In which a thousand brides have fallen, and she is the last, so she spins a tale as old as time to live the dawn. | an arabian nights x beauty and the beast crossover | (cover by ES Johnson) trailer (video by @AKfiction): https://youtu.be/2OSjakJrUeo
Jack Who? by LisaGillisBooks
Jack Who?
LisaGillisBooks
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  • Parts 32
Is the answer to a breakup a hookup? Marissa is a craps dealer, and in one quick second that she never wants to remember, her life turns to crap. Her best friend convinces her that the cure for a breakup is a hookup, and reluctantly, she heeds this advice. However, Jack (what was his name again?) is not the average girl's revenge fling. Women throw themselves at Jack, toss their lingerie on the stage, and scream his name. Marissa has no idea of his public identity, and while she does not initially throw herself at him, she does go on to toss aside her lingerie and ultimately scream his name. Five minutes after parting, Marissa holds no illusions about seeing him again, but does vow a new outlook on her life and herself. Five days later, they exchange a very short text. Five months later, Jack astounds her with an invitation to Los Angeles. Although Jack is now a star in her very non rock star fantasies, Marissa is concealing a huge secret that prevents her from accepting. Five years later, the secret comes out, and despite the conflicting emotions each feels toward the other, they must bridge their two worlds together. Jack Who? by Lisa Gillis is a sweet and spicy romance that will bring smiles and wring tears—it is a one night stand gone awry, and a couple who work together years later for a fix. 'Jack Who?' is the first in the Silver Strings Series (G String Set). 'Weathering Jack Storm' is second, and 'Snow Storms' is third. The Silver Strings Series will contain trilogies for each string on a guitar, and is kicked off with this G String Set.
The Djinni & The Dropout by CocoNichole
The Djinni & The Dropout
CocoNichole
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  • Parts 84
Winner of the 2019 WATTY AWARDS *Former Title: Grenadine Dreams* NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON IN PAPERBACK (link in bio) *** It was just another nightclub. Just another shot of something hard and strong. Just another hookah pipe to share with a very hot, very mysterious stranger. At least, that's what Naya thought. But when she wakes up the next morning half-naked at the bottom of a hookah bowl, she learns that she has stumbled into the world of the supernatural, and there is only one way out. Uriel is a djinni who just wants a shot at being human. In order to get what he wants, he has to rely on his powers of charm and manipulation one last time. When he meets a free-spirited college dropout at a hookah lounge in downtown Atlanta, he thinks he has her figured out. Little does he know, he couldn't survive one day in the modern world without her. Though Naya and Uriel come from complicated pasts and don't always know which road in life to take, through their burning mutual attraction and a little magic, they can set fire to each other's world, and together, overcome anything. The Djinni and the Dropout is a whirlwhind paranormal romantic comedy set against the backdrop of Atlanta, Georgia. Naya and Uriel's journey is a chaotic blend of fiery characters, supernatural encounters, and steamy romance! [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]
The Time-Traveller's Choice by sennalily
The Time-Traveller's Choice
sennalily
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  • Parts 19
One moment, Emma Scott is in her college room in 2015, and the next she's in 1921 falling in love with an ex-soldier with a charming smile and a secret... Emma's an old hand at time travel: the first time she was pulled backwards she was ten years old. She can sense the memories that stone, fabric and wood have soaked up: usually she just sees them, but sometimes she ends up living them. She knows the drill: (1) avoid getting pulled backwards in the first place; (2) avoid the object that's pulled you backwards; (3) prevent the memory that imprints on the object, or, if all that fails, (4) wait it out until you're back in the right time. The problem is that the object was an old ring that her Granny Alice bequeathed to her, and Emma last saw it on the finger of her great grandmother, fleeing into a crowded London street. Now Emma is trying to find the ring and go back to her own time, but her great grandmother has vanished, and meanwhile there's Charlie Lawrence who's making Emma wonder if she even wants to go back at all...
The Double Life Of Cleopatra Banks ✓ by Stars_Sunsets
The Double Life Of Cleopatra Banks ✓
Stars_Sunsets
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  • Parts 75
"This is what she had become." ===== Cleopatra Banks' last week in the small town of New Chelsea is nothing like she would have imagined it, but nothing could have prepared her for the stinging betrayal she's faced with and suddenly the prospect of moving to a new city doesn't sound that daunting anymore. ------ Enter Victoria Springs. A city well known for its breathtaking springs, lavish neighborhoods and undiscovered Real Housewives. Everything seems perfect and glamorous on the surface, but not all that glitters is gold. What happens when Cleopatra, whose entire life was spent in the shadows suddenly becomes the center of attention at her new school? Could it have something to do with the fact that she's the only plus sized girl there or is it due to something more shocking and sinister? Exactly how much makeup and blueberry cheesecake ice cream can remedy the situation she finds herself in? Secrets, tempers, queen bees, some bad decisions and the mysterious brooding boy next door with a past of his own ensure for one epic roller-coaster ride that's anything but normal. ....and what really happened to Isabella?
Knight for Violet [SAMPLE - PUBLISHED ON FICFUN] by kunursalsabila
Knight for Violet [SAMPLE - PUBLISHED ON FICFUN]
kunursalsabila
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Violet Grace Ames, her face is innocent as an angel but wild in the inside. Axel Ryder Knight, the ultimate womanizer, playboy and he is the definition of badass. He meet her in the club but didn't manage to get her in the bed. He start for his search. But as people said, if we were meant to be you'll meet her anyway. She's the newbie in his company so his plan starts. To get her on his bed but everything fall apart when his heart starts to betray him. ************************************* "I like you..in a different way." She look at me and laugh. "Its true!" I shouted. "The womanizer is saying he likes me? It sure does." She smirk. I ran my hand through my thick hair, "I want to be your Knight. Enough said." Her face look surprised and how I wish I can see it often.