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Publisher's summary
You have the world building - now use it to write stories that create lifelong fans and fandoms!
Irresistible World Building for Unforgettable Stories contains key methods and tips on how to weave your world building into every aspect of your story, from theme to plot to character arcs.
- Use writing prompts and exercises to jumpstart your creativity
- Get ideas on how to refresh world building genre tropes while still hitting reader's/listener's sweet spots
- Learn to embrace your inner geek and passions to connect your world building with readers/listeners
Vivid world building is great. Vivid world building that sells? Even better!
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A guide to writing a full-length transformational nonfiction book, from an editor with two decades' experience working with authors from all walks of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Both Funny and Informative
- By Emily C. Maher on 02-15-21
By: Kelly Notaras
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Louder Than Words
- Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice
- By: Todd Henry
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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There has never been a better time to build an audience around your idea or product. But with so many people and companies clamoring for attention, it's also more challenging than ever to do work that deeply resonates with the marketplace and creates true and lasting impact.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great content, but wished author could have read it.
- By Ben Dempsey on 09-09-15
By: Todd Henry
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Save the Cat!
- The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
- By: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,723
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,395
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Here's what started the phenomenon: This book has been a best seller for over 15 years and has been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't waste your time
- By Amazon Customer on 02-05-20
By: Blake Snyder
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How to Release Anxiety
- By: Gabrielle Bernstein
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Bernstein
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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It’s not just you. Stress levels are at an all-time high—so much so that a recently convened panel of medical experts in the US has recommended that all adults under the age of 65 be screened for anxiety. In How to Release Anxiety, Gabby Bernstein offers simple, actionable steps for feeling better, living with more ease, and showing up for those around us. Gabby’s unusual advice: Rather than manage your anxiety, what if you befriended it? Gabby posits that what we befriend, we can ultimately be at ease with. So she invites us to get curious.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not my thing, but one good point
- By Scott on 10-22-22
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How to Say It: Words That Make a Difference
- By: Allison Friederichs Atkison, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Allison Friederichs Atkison
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,477
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,266
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Words. We use them all the time, every day, mostly without giving them much thought at all. We take for granted that they’re here at our disposal whenever we need them. But if you’ve ever wished you could communicate more effectively, words are the place to start. It’s incumbent upon you to choose the best words to accomplish your goals, because how you choose to communicate influences—well, everything! The power of communication shapes our professional goals, our relationships, and our lives—so the words we choose to use carry a great deal of power.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Meh. Glad I didn't pay for it.
- By Paula on 07-23-22
By: Allison Friederichs Atkison, and others
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American Dreamer: Who Was Jay Gatsby?
- By: Blanchard House
- Narrated by: Joe Nocera
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Just before the small-time bootlegger Max Gerlach died, he tried to reveal his secret: he was the inspiration for the mysterious Jay Gatsby. It’s a nice story, but was he telling the truth? Veteran reporter Joe Nocera and producer Poppy Damon investigate this century-old literary mystery and uncover untold secrets about the Great American Novel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reintroduction to a standard classic
- By indigoviolet on 05-08-24
By: Blanchard House
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Manifest Now
- By: Idil Ahmed
- Narrated by: Idil Ahmed
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,433
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,044
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Manifest Now provides a step-by-step guide with tools, techniques, and proven strategies to raise your frequency and create the reality you want. This audiobook is designed to guide you through the mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of manifesting and creating all that your heart desires. You'll learn how to start removing mental and emotional blocks so you can rediscover that manifesting is your natural birthright. You'll feel more confident, reconnected, and powerful as you listen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is my first review of 2 years subscribed!
- By Rodrigo on 02-22-19
By: Idil Ahmed
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Easy Spanish Step-by-Step
- By: Barbara Bregstein
- Narrated by: Rachel Story
- Length: 37 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 18
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Easy Spanish Step-by-Step is designed in such a way that each section builds upon the last to help your brain progressively create lasting and meaningful connections to each new word and grammar concept. Simply by listening and speaking out loud with us, you will naturally progress, step-by-step, toward Spanish communication and fluency.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best so far . . .
- By Medusa in Akron on 07-20-21
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Complete Spanish Step-by-Step
- By: Barbara Bregstein
- Narrated by: Rachel Story
- Length: 59 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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Complete Spanish Step-by-Step is a top-selling Spanish book on all of Amazon! With more than 1,000 four- and five-star reviews, the reviews speak for themselves. Now, it’s your turn to learn Spanish with us! This audio course is designed to help you learn Spanish as quickly and as thoroughly as possible.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Review - 1/1/22 - Complete Spanish Step By Step
- By Anthony B. on 01-01-22
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Learn Intermediate Spanish Bundle: The Ultimate Learning Intermediate Spanish Bundle
- Lessons 31 to 60 from Learning Spanish Like Crazy Level Two
- By: Patrick Jackson
- Narrated by: Jose Rivera, Juan Martinez, Jessica Ramos
- Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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This learn intermediate Spanish bundle program will teach you how to speak authentic Latin American conversational Spanish. Using only native Spanish speakers, this program will ensure that you develop an authentic Latin American Spanish accent. This bundle covers lessons 31 to 60. This learn Spanish intermediate bundle also puts a major emphasis on improving pronunciation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Only one drawback in my opinion
- By Elizabeth Meyers on 10-29-18
By: Patrick Jackson
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English Grammar Boot Camp
- By: Anne Curzan, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Anne Curzan
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,591
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,399
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Grammar! For many of us, the word triggers memories of finger-wagging schoolteachers, and of wrestling with the ambiguous and complicated rules of using formal language. But what is grammar? In fact, it's the integral basis of how we speak and write. As such, a refined awareness of grammar opens a world of possibilities for both your pleasure in the English language and your skill in using it, in both speech and the written word.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spectacular
- By Quaker on 09-24-16
By: Anne Curzan, and others
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Pivot and Pursue It
- An inspirational intensive to jumpstart your reinvention.
- By: Coach Pamela Mitchell
- Narrated by: Coach Pamela Mitchell
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 697
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Do you have a dream sitting on a shelf that you're ready to bring to life? Or maybe you've begun your journey of change but feel stuck, stalled, and uncertain about what to do next. The time has come for you to create your own path—not follow the one presented to you—and you could use a powerful dose of guidance to get you there. This is exactly where you need to be. In Pivot and Pursue It, reinvention expert Coach Pamela Mitchell delivers 90 minutes of concrete advice on how to envision your next destination and then get there.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Corrie on 09-24-22
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There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
- A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge)
- By: Linda Åkeson McGurk
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 854
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Bringing Up Bébé meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great concept, interesting writing.
- By Kate on 11-03-17
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2000 Most Common French Words in Context: Get Fluent & Increase Your French Vocabulary with 2000 French Phrases
- By: Lingo Mastery
- Narrated by: Emilie Cocquerel
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Have you been trying to learn French and simply can’t find the way to expand your vocabulary? Do your teachers recommend you boring textbooks and complicated stories that you don’t really understand? Are you looking for a way to learn the language quicker without taking shortcuts? If you answered “Yes!” to at least one of those previous questions, then this book is for you! We’ve compiled the 2000 Most Common Words in French, a list of terms that will expand your vocabulary to levels previously unseen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It comes with a PDF!
- By Anonymous User on 09-22-18
By: Lingo Mastery
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No Calculator? No Problem!
- Mastering Mental Math
- By: Art Benjamin, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Art Benjamin
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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No Calculator? No Problem! Mastering Mental Math , award-winning professor of mathematics and celebrated “mathemagician” Arthur T. Benjamin delivers 10 fun-filled lessons on how to do math in your head with confidence, accuracy, and speed - sometimes faster than a calculator. By the end of Professor Benjamin’s lessons, you’ll be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers faster than ever before. And with your newfound skills, you’ll soon find yourself amazing other people and, perhaps more important, yourself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent but need PDF
- By Majeed on 10-15-19
By: Art Benjamin, and others
What listeners say about Irresistible World Building for Unforgettable Stories
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- Sharon L Hughson
- 11-27-19
Essential for Speculative Fiction Authors
I was pleased to learn my speculative fiction succeeded in many areas of world building and even happier to realize this book could guide me in fixing shortfalls. This book includes exercises that will help you implement the elements needed for world building that excites and engages readers.
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- Priscilla
- 12-05-19
Great tool for all writers!
As a writer who loves writing but wasn't sure how to worldbuild, this book was such a blessing. Ippolito is simple, straightforward, and informative--tying in and demonstrating worldbuilding tactics in an accessible and useful way for amateurs like me. The book was a great comprehensive overview of worldbuilding techniques, tips and examples. It was so good, I'm hoping to do a book study on it. Buy this book and keep a pen nearby--you'll be taking notes!
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- Cathrine Bonham
- 11-23-19
Good worldbuilding is good book building.
In this book author Janeen Ippolit shares her secrets to amazing worldbuilding that will not only engage readers but will also improve every other aspect of your story.
The narrator Kevin Gisi, keeps the tone light and the performance engaging. He reads the workbook text not like your average instructor, but like that one professor you had in college. You remember, the one who really had a passion for what he was teaching and wanted you to have that passion too.
Between Gisi's reading and Ippolito's solid advice on writing and world creation, this audiobook is a must for any author struggling to tie together: characters, plot, theme, and genre.
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