Writing True Stories: Using the Winning Formula, P MS to a T - Paperback

by B. J. Taylor (Author)

Want to sell what you write? Learn the formula and apply it to your short story writing, memoir writing, even novel writing. The basics are always there and they are easy to learn and easy to remember. This step-by-step guide will lead you through the elements of great writing and help you achieve your writing goals. Included in this book are chapters on the seven steps to stories that sell, how to make your story stand out, titles, money, and more. As an added bonus, award-winning workshop leader B.J. Taylor included six of her own published stories to show you the winning formula in action. Written in a casual, conversational tone, you can read this book once, then apply the steps to your own writing. The formula is easy, the thinking is big. Success as a published author of dynamic, engaging stories is yours for the taking.

Author Biography

B.J. is an award-winning author with publication credits in John Gray's Mars and Venus in Love, forty stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul books, feature articles in Writer's Digest, Romantic Homes, Victorian Homes, and others. She is a Guideposts special correspondent/writer and is a speaker at numerous conferences. Visit her website at www.bjtaylor.com. In addition to writing, B.J. loves the 20 lb. furbaby that joined her life in 2010. She has written the true story of CHARLIE BEAR: What a Headstrong Rescue Dog Taught Me About Life, Love and Second Chances. You can read about Charlie Bear on B.J.'s dog blog here: www.bjtaylor.com/blog. B.J. also writes other dog-lit stories and lives in California with her husband and scruffy Charlie Bear. She enjoys walking, swimming, golf, and traveling.