A story isn't just a bunch of words slapped onto a page. It's a living, breathing manifestation of your imagination. This guide explores aspects most guides don't touch on such as memorable protagonists, world building, character psychology, and backstory, and many more. It will help you flesh out your ideas and make them fascinating and memorable.

The most dangerous enemy is his own. © ChaeSensei@2016

WATTY AWARDS 2020 WINNER (Science Fiction Category) || COMPLETED || Limang Marka: Elite, Independent, Trooper, Slave, at ang Felon Mark. Mga Markang kumakatawan at nagbubukod sa buong populasyon ng bansang Circa na minsang tinawag na Pilipinas. Taon-taon ay isang malaking kaganapan ang isinasagawa sa bansa. Ang Trial. Kung saan lahat ng kabataan sa edad labimpito ay kinakailangang sumalang sa iba't ibang uri ng pagsubok na siyang tutukoy sa Marka na kanilang kabibilangan. Sa ganitong paraan ay napanatili ng Gobyerno ng bansa ang kaayusan at kapayapaan. Cheska Reyes, na walang ibang hangad kundi makapiling ang kanyang nag-iisang kapatid, ay mamamarkahan gaya ng nakararami. Subalit ang pagkakaroon niya ng marka ay magbubukas sa kanya ng pinto upang makilala ang kanyang sarili . . . maging ang Gobyernong naghahari sa bansa. Sa mundo kung saan marka ang magdidikta kung sino ka. Sa kamay ng makapangyarihang Gobyerno. Paano mo maisisigaw ang iyong tunay na pagkatao? "Marks Dictate Us" 2020 Watty Awards Winner (Science Fiction Category) First Novel of The Watty Awards 2019 Winner, Living Pawns. Highest Rank: #2 in Science Fiction |COMPLETED| A wonderful cover by: -starless A Young-Adult Filipino Dystopian Science-Fiction Novel

(STATUS: Currently revising) Ni minsan sa buhay niya ay hindi niya ito pinangarap. Ang intensyon lang naman kasi niya ay basahin ang librong iyon para malibang. Nang mapuno si Aela sa ugali ng kanyang ama, nagdesisyon siyang magtungo sa liblib na Baryo Masinloc kung saan nakatira ang kanyang dating yaya. Dito ay may nakilala siyang mga tao na nagparamdam sa kanya ng sense of belongingness. Hanggang sa pinaglaruan siya nang tadhana. At isa iyong napakasamang biro. Sa isang iglap, nagbago ang buhay niya. She became one of them, and just like them, she was condemned. Now, she had to hide herself in the shadow for the sake of survival. Sa lahat ng mga taong mahilig magbasa, ito ang parati ninyong tatandaan: hindi lahat ng libro ay may magandang ituturo sa inyo. Kapag nakita ninyo ang librong may pamagat na Statistical Probability of Dying, huwag na huwag ninyo itong babasahin, kung ayaw ninyong madala sa ilang ang tahimik mong buhay... --- Started: November 2015 Ended: April 2017

Maagang nangulila sa mga magulang ang dalagang si Han Villana. Kaya't siya na ng tumayong ina at ama para sa kapatid nitong mayroong autism. Simple lamang ang buhay niya, isa siyang scholar sa isang private school. Ngunit biglang mababago ang kapalaran niya, nang dumating sa buhay niya ang nilalang na si Xiu. Na nagmula pa sa ibang mundo. Mundo kung saan, mayroong hidwaang nagaganap sa pagitan ng tatlong lahi at magdudulot nang matinding digmaan. Na siyang magdadala ng labis na panganib sa buhay ng dalaga. Original Story by Kuro_Ishi_27 Former: False Angel Genre: Fantasy | Action | Romance Status: Completed /Revising

Philippines: year 2300 Ang panahon kung saan ang Pilipinas ay nahahati sa tatlong paksyon na tila caste system na pamumuhay; una, ang mga bid (ang pinaka mababang uri ng pamumuhay o ang pinakamahirap). Pangalawa, ang mga commoner (middle class napamumuhay). At ang huli ang pinakamataas na antas ng pamumuhay, ang mga bidders. Kung bakit bidders? Sila ang may kakayahan para bumili ng mga bid o kahit na commoner para mailipat ang kanilang memory gene sa ibang katawan at masabing imortal sila. Ang memory gene na ito ay inimbento ng kompanyang MEMO© na hawak ng kasalukuyang diplomatic government. Isang eksperimontong pumasa sa Europe at patuloy na ginagamit ng mga bidders upang mabuhay sa kahit gaano pa kahabang siglo.

I'm CJ Lyons. And I'm a writer.... If you also need a twelve-step program to stop writing, then you've come to the right place. I don't like rules. I don't like people telling me what to do. I don't like complex formulas or graphs or charts that I have to consult because that's the "right way" to create a compelling story. So I've taken everything I've learned about the essence of good storytelling and I've distilled it all into a few simple concepts. Things so easy that by the time you've finished this book and practiced using these techniques, you'll be able to not only craft a great story but also to complete your novel. In fact, by the end, you'll be saying: Wow! This is so easy, it makes so much sense! I can use this every day I write... NOTE: I’ll be uploading parts of this how-to book every Thursday. If you’d like to buy the complete book it’s available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XTWZA2 (and was previously published as No Rules, Just WRITE!) There's also a companion workbook available on NoRulesJustWrite.com ABOUT CJ: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-one novels, former pediatric ER doctor CJ Lyons has lived the life she writes about in her cutting edge Thrillers with Heart. Winner of the International Thriller Writers’ coveted Thriller Award, CJ has been called a "master within the genre" (Pittsburgh Magazine) and her work has been praised as "breathtakingly fast-paced" and "riveting" (Publishers Weekly) with "characters with beating hearts and three dimensions" (Newsday). Learn more about CJ's Thrillers with Heart at www.CJLyons.net

A relic, stolen from the heart of an ancient city. An echo of nationalist violence not seen since the dark days of the Second World War. Budapest, Hungary. When a priest is murdered at the Basilica of St Stephen and the Holy Right relic is stolen, the ultra-nationalist Eröszak party calls for retribution and anti-Semitic violence erupts in the city. Dr Morgan Sierra, psychologist and ARKANE agent, finds herself trapped inside the synagogue with Zoltan Fischer, a Hungarian Jewish security advisor. As the terrorism escalates, Morgan and Zoltan must race against time to find the Holy Right and expose the conspiracy, before blood is spilled again on the streets of Budapest. One Day In Budapest is a chilling view of a possible future as Eastern Europe embraces right-wing nationalism. A conspiracy thriller for fans of Daniel Silva, where religion and politics intersect.

Hindi ordinaryo si Kalen at alam niya iyon. Bata pa lamang ay may kakaiba na siyang lakas ng pandama, higit sa mga kalaro niya. Mas matalas ang kaniyang pang-amoy, paningin, pandama, panlasa at pandinig. May kakaiba rin siyang resistensya na hindi kaagad tinatablan ng sakit. At sa pagsali niya sa militar ay magagamit niya iyon. Ngunit sa pagiging sundalo rin ay maraming pagsubok ang madadaanan niya-ang nakatatakot na si Heneral Andrada, ang mapagkamalang kabit ng presidente, at sa kasalukuyan, ang sarkastiko ngunit ubod ng gwapong royal vampire na si Manton Le Roux. Paano niya poprotektahan ang presidente mula sa panlilinlang at pananakit ng mga bampira kung ang sarili nga niya'y hindi ma-kontrol kapag nariyan ang naturang pureblood?

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