Novel Assistant is designed for beginning writers to plan out a story on the go! This book is your own novel coming to life! Develop up to 20 characters with unique character interview questions. Turn things around and answer author questions about each of your characters. Fill out your timeline, then plan up to 32 chapters. Complete with a yearly writing calendar to keep you focused on your writing! Think that writing a novel is impossible? Think again! All it takes is an idea and a passion to write. Let Novel Assistant be your guide to pre-planning your novel!_,
Writing Mastery is the first book in a series of engaging, practice ,writing practice books. ,Writing Mastery is a program designed by award winning author, Miriam Shumba. It is a delightful, research based ,program ,for authors of all ages.  ,In this step-by-step guide, young authors will , ,develop a passion for writing using  ,engaging activities and assignments. This book is to be used in conjuction with online classes found on authorkidabc.com , ,_,
&ldquo,Even if you are already drowned in the cycle of the ocean of repeated births and deaths, when you once find attachment (love) and devotion for Lord Shiva, then you have found that Cintamani jewel.&rdquo, ~Swami Lakshmanjoo&ldquo,The Magical Jewel of Devotion in Kashmir Shaivism - Stava Cintamani&rdquo, ,as revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo, ,is a sublime and unique hymn addressed to &lsquo,Lord Shiva&rsquo,, whom the author, Bhatta Narayana, clearly holds as the Supreme Reality. Though these hymns are both practical and deeply philosophical, the constant theme that runs like a thread through the one hundred and twenty verses ,is that ,love ,and ,devotion ,towards Lord Shiva is everything.That Bhatta Narayana composed his hymn with the intention of introducing his audience to the richness of the path of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism is clearly visible in his unique interpretation of the ancient and highly revered Gayatri mantra
Long recognized as a master teacher at writing programs like VONA, the Loft, and the Stonecoast MFA, with A Stranger',s Journey, David Mura has written a book on creative writing that addresses our increasingly diverse American literature. Mura argues for a more inclusive and expansive definition of craft, particularly in relationship to race, even as he elucidates timeless rules of narrative construction in fiction and memoir. His essays offer technique-focused readings of writers such as Junot Dí,az, ZZ Packer, Maxine Hong Kingston, Mary Karr, and Sherman Alexie, while making compelling connections to Mura',s own life and work as a Japanese American writer.In A Stranger',s Journey, Mura poses two central questions. The first involves identity
a method of non-striving existence, an effortless ',going with the flow',. Poetic, Humorous, Wise, Deep-hearted, and at times frustratingly enigmatic, the ',Tao Te Jing', is required reading for any