A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language
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Welcome to the Writer's Library, dedicated to the classic short stories, novels, poetry and books on writing. Learn to write by studying the classics. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. "You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money’s in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed." – Larry Niven
There are two ways to learn how to write fiction: by reading it and by writing it. Yes, you can learn lots about writing stories in workshops, in writing classes and writing groups, at writers' conferences. You can learn technique and process by reading the dozens of books like this one on fiction writing and by reading articles in writers' magazines. But the best teachers of fiction are the great works of fiction themselves. You can learn more about the structure of a short story by reading Anton Chekhov's 'Heartache' than you can in a semester of Creative Writing 101. If you read like a writer, that is, which means you have to read everything twice, at least. When you read a story or novel the first time, just let it happen. Enjoy the journey. When you've finished, you know where the story took you, and now you can go back and reread, and this time notice how the writer reached that destination. Notice the choices he made at each chapter, each sentence, each word. (Every word is a choice.) You see now how the transitions work, how a character gets across a room. All this time you're learning. You loved the central character in the story, and now you can see how the writer presented the character and rendered her worthy of your love and attention. The first reading is creative—you collaborate with the writer in making the story. The second reading is critical.
John Dufresne, from his book, The Lie That Tells A Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction
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Liquid Story Binder is designed for authors, poets, writers, novelists, anyone writing a book or anything at all really! No matter what your ability level, Liquid Story Binder is the ideal program for writing, and will provide you with all the tools you need to create, outline, organize, timeline, revise, storyboard, conceive, diagram, and format your work.
It even includes a built-in audio recorder in case you want to listen to the pacing and phrasing of a particular section, paragraph, or sentence!
Liquid Story Binder is completely customizable. Choose a color scheme that suits you, save window positions and open files, create workspaces, open dozens of windows simultaneously or just a simple textbox centered in the screen... it's up to you, your comfort zone, and your writing style!
Can't remember where you wrote that important paragraph? A Universal Search feature makes finding it a snap. Search every Chapter, Note, Builder, Timeline, Storyboard, Outline, Dossier, Sequence and Backup for a single lost word or phrase. Plus, the Repetition Visualizer helps you to find and weed out repetitive words and phrases, at-a-glance!
Extremely adaptable, Liquid Story Binder utilizes common TXT, RTF, and ZIP file formats, guaranteeing future access. It can be stored and executed off of a portable USB drive, and automatically creates an easy-to-access backup file with an entry for each day's changes. Liquid Story Binder is the ultimate software for writing.⁸
Liquid
Story Binder XE is a uniquely designed word processor for professional
and aspiring authors, poets, and novelists. Writing software for those
who require the editing ability of a commercial text editor as well as a
document tracking system. It is for those who want the freedom to
create, outline and revise but are tired of losing track of their work.
Create Dossiers for major characters and settings.
Plot your novel by organizing cards along colored timelines.
Combine images and text to create a visual reference board.
Create a writing journal, or even fictional journals for each one of your characters.
Create a collapsible tree of plot ideas.
Link ideas together using lines and text.
Organize your reference images into galleries.
A list of titles and captions with checkmarks.
A two-columned list for direct comparisons.
Organize complex scenes using titles, descriptions, and color indexing.
Liquid Story Binder XE remembers just where you left off.
Combine multiple chapters into a single manuscript automatically.
Preserve your font and paragraph editing with Format Printing.
Preserve your favorite window layouts for quick access.
Words per day, words left to write, days remaining, multi-document word counts.
Create the perfect writing environment with your favorite window colors.
Record yourself reading your own novel. Test for pacing and time.
Organize all your files into easy-access file trees.
Every
Chapter has its own backup repository. Never lose a single word with
automatic version and session backups. Compress your whole archive into a
single ZIP file.
Quickly access your favorite external software and documents.
Times, Word Counts, Goals, Sessions, Versions, Days.
Read over your work in a easy to view columned window, free of editing distractions.
Add your MP3s and sort them into playlists. Set the mood for writing.
Open your work outside of Liquid Story Binder.