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Plot Fiction Like the Masters is an exercise in listening like a writer - listening with the purpose of figuring out how the plots of a few recognized masterpieces succeed in making one continue. The reason for proposing this as a way of learning plot-making is my own experience as a writer - that the most accomplished novelists are the greatest teachers and that their lessons may be drawn from a close study of their work. The three novels under consideration have all achieved astonishing success. They are all not only recognized masterpieces of their very different genres.

Despite the fact that people now own smart phones with great cameras, nothing can beat the skill of a professional photographer - they just know the nuts and bolts of taking photos, editing, and printing. They know about the correct angle, the right amount of light, and even the appropriate gesture and expression. Professional photographers are just more organized, more effective, and they give better looking images that you can proudly post online.

In Jesus the Pacifist, Fleischer provides a systematic, biblically based, and comprehensive overview of Jesus’s relationship with violence, one that may forever change how you view his ministry and your calling.

Award-winning writer Bill Schelly relates how comics and fandom saved his life in this engrossing story that begins in the burgeoning comic fandom movement of the 1960s and follows the twists and turns of a career that spanned 50 years. Schelly recounts his struggle to come out at a time when homosexuality was considered a mental illness, how the egalitarian nature of fandom offered a safe haven for those who were different, and how his need for creative expression eventually overcame all obstacles.

Written by organizational change expert Robert Bogue, The Six Keys to Confident Change Management offers tools you can use to initiate and manage change. Whether you're doing a process improvement or reimagining the organization through digital transformation, you'll learn the keys you need to be confident and successful in your change. It starts with the process of creating clarity in your vision for the future before walking into discussions on how to manage either programs or projects and then how to motivate your peers or coworkers to actually do the change.

"A virgin birth? A virgin? Her?" God shouted at Freud while recalling his one night stand with Mary. Freud snorted another line of cocaine in celebration, believing that this story would help Nietzsche in his quest to fire God from Heaven Inc. Nietzsche, however, has other problems: the Norse gods are running amok on Earth, his board of directors are in a constant state of chaos, and syphilis pushes him into a past life that he would rather forget. How will he prevail?

Do you find that most of your days are spent doing lots of things, and yet nothing much gets accomplished? At the end of your day is the remaining work you see piled on your desk discouraging? Does your family often complain about the time you spend at home catching up on the work that you failed to finish within your regular working hours? If you're nodding yes to these questions, it's time to learn the time-management strategies that will give your life balance.

This book is intended for people who want to optimize their negotiating skills by using tried and tested negotiation techniques. A number of individuals may assume that negotiating is easy, however, this is not entirely true. Anyone can try to negotiate, but not all people truly succeed in the end. This book will present simple but effective steps in negotiating effectively and successfully.

Would you like to generate additional income every day with penny stocks? Do you have a dream of launching a startup and becoming a successful entrepreneur? Buying and selling penny stocks makes it possible for you to work from home and make lots of money in the process! After listening to this book you'll have a clear understanding of what the business model of buying and selling penny stocks includes and how the business really works from A to Z.

In most cases, when a church needs a lawyer, it hires a lawyer. When it needs a plumber, it hires a plumber. But when it comes to making business decisions, most churches convene well-meaning but often inexperienced volunteers to form a committee, then they take a month and vote on the color to paint a door in the nursery. Conducting business this way kills the vision and drains the passion out of right-brained, creative, relational pastors and ministry leaders.

Simple ideas, turned into rich stories.This short, easy-to-use guidebook tells you exactly how to turn a fleeting story idea into a solid premise strong enough to carry an entire novel. Story Idea: A Method to Develop a Book Idea will teach you: How to get more story ideas when your creative well seems to have run dry, how to use mind mapping to decide which story idea is the best one, and how to develop the premise, the starting point for any novel. Get rid of writer's block forever. It's time to reclaim your creativity!

If you are a business owner, or you are working with one, then this book is for you. The Succession Solution provides both an explanation of the importance of succession planning, as well as a practical, straight-forward, and proven system that can be used to continue your business to the next generation, whether your successor is a family member(s), an employee, or a third party.

How can we free ourselves from mental suffering? How can we unlock what the poet William Blake referred to as “the mind-forged manacles” - those unhelpful, unfounded and inflexible habits of thought which keep us from reaching our true creative potential? This book provides practical advice on how to achieve this. But it also offers an imaginative holistic theoretical framework for an understanding of the nature of the universe, the psychological history of the human race and the meaning of life.

Transform into the leader you want to become by helping others to maximize their potential in this new era. No matter what your organization looks like, Balanced Accountability offers a proven framework for getting these results.

This book contains valuable information on starting your own photography business in the music industry, and also how to grow a photography business through portrait parties. It's truly an advantage if you are a photographer by profession, but if not, it doesn't mean that you could not open your own small business. This book can help you get the ball rolling with your startup. Despite the fact that people now own smart phones with great cameras, nothing can beat the skill of a professional photographer.

What would you do if you discovered Earth’s oldest secret, but the very existence of that knowledge meant that you could not safely share it with anyone else? Where would you turn if you had uncovered something so shocking that it could force the entire world to readdress its views of humanity? Gada has always asked questions that no one has the answers for. Only through her studies has she met professors and teachers who are open-minded enough to consider her theories about the true history of humanity.

A straight-talk guide for anyone looking to launch and market a new food product. Will Madden lays out everything a would-be entrepreneur needs to consider when taking his or her product to the next level.

Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary chronicles the career of Otto Binder, from pulp magazine author to writer of Supergirl, Captain Marvel, and Superman comics. As the originator of the first sentient robot in literature ("I, Robot," published in Amazing Stories in 1939 and predating Isaac Asimov's collection of the same name), Binder's effect on science fiction was profound.

Estate Planning Made Easy. In this short, easy-to-understand book, using plain language, you’ll find stories of how an estate planning lawyer helps people like you plan their estates using legal tools, especially trusts. For example, one family with a special needs child learns about a special needs trust for protection. Another chapter features how a successful doctor and his spouse safeguard their assets from taxes, ensuring a smooth transition to the next generation.

Restore your health by eating essential macronutrients and fasting intermittently. After struggling with obesity for 30 years Dr. Kosky lost 70 pounds in 12 months. His personal journey offers us the key to weight loss. The doctor outlines a 4-week meal plan with 40 recipes and 11 tables of macronutrients to guide you. He explains the science behind the way we eat and reiterates that obesity is not our fault.