Kirjahaku

Most books about writing stories analyse existing texts that use an established language.This book focuses on a time when language was just forming and on those first basic stories.What were those stories about? What inspired them? Which subconscious memories were they describing? These were the questions that inspired this book.In this book you will discover:- The 5 major plots that guide your story from beginning to end. - The 7 characters in every story. You will know immediately how these characters should act, say and look like. - The 5 minor plots that guarantee interest. Select one of the standard minor challenges and your story gains momentum. - Words to avoid. Learn the vocabulary that appeals to your audience and grabs their attention immediately. - The 2 types of conflict. Physical conflict gets attention but there is another situation that audiences love. It's subtle, it's used in the top-selling movies and novels.

If you want more readers to buy your books, you need to know what makes a story successful. More readers mean more sales. In this book, you will: Learn the basic structure of all storiesDiscover the framework preferred by Hollywood directorsRealize that there are only a few basic plotsMeet the main characters found in every storyIdentify events that make a blockbuster movieKnow how actions can reveal a characters personalityUncover the emotions that resonate with your readersExamine the characteristics of emotional reactionsDiscover how to make your readers a part of your storyLearn the secrets of getting and keeping your readers attentionGenerate lots of ideas for plots and twistsA successful story is made up of many elements. In this book, you will find the components that you need to turn your manuscript into a best seller

The final part of The Gadgie Trilogy finds us still in 1990, still in Edinburgh but now in the depths of winter. Young Gadgies, Jimmy and Wee Harry, are planning a day in their local boozer, The Gunner, in the city's Muirhouse area which is in the grip of poverty and an AIDS epidemic but whose younger people have taken solace in a burgeoning music scene and football teams that may let them down but will ultimately shape their lives. Along the way they meet a string of colourful characters, revel in tales of The Hacienda, Bryan Robson and local lunatics whilst uncovering revelations that will ultimately join the dots of their pathways in life and provide answers to the big questions

Part 2 of The Gadgie Trilogy finds us still in Edinburgh, still in 1990 but now in the blaze of summer. The Connolly Boys want to honour who they see as Edinburgh's finest son, the Orangies want to remind everyone that King Billy is more then the face of a beer can and The Family aren't too enamoured with Wallace Mercer. Amidst the marching season, second summer of love and attempted takeover of Hibernian FC, three attempts will be made on three lives but who will survive...

"Convention is something we do in Las Vegas" Join Paul Larkin on a journey through the decades where he starts his life as a schemie in Muirhoose and ends up a schemie in New York. How did that happen then? It's Celtic through the ages and there are goals,pills, thrills and bellyaches along the way and don't be surprised if you want to cross the street to avoid him by the time you've read this...

Edinburgh 1993: Sidney Dempsey is trying to understand life, love and why his football team have stopped winning matches.Glasgow 1994: The Celtic Board are under siege, the supporters are calling for change and the football team have stopped winning games,Read how the stories become intertwined as the battle for the soul of Celtic is in full cry and a team across the other side of the city look unstoppable,Trouble is, they thought that too...

"Can you keep a secret? Will you be loyal? How old is your Granny? If you can answer these questions positively, you may be ready for the Lanarkshire Referees Association. Don't worry about things like ability, athleticism or experience, they are already in your report..." Why have the Lanarkshire Referees Association been allowed to act however they like in Scottish football, with impunity, since at least 1960? What sort of culture allows institutional bias to go on for decades? Probably the sort that allows the Lanarkshire Referees Association to have a policy of recruitment designed to ensure anyone but Celtic win football matches. Welcome to Scotland...

By the end of this book you will be able to create a short story quickly and easily. For beginners who want an easy formula to get started, this book offers lots of tips and examples. For more experienced writers who want inspiration for new stories, this book provides an alternative approach. For the curious who want to know why some fairy tales are so popular, you'll be given both simple and detailed answers. Using a revolutionary, new method the author offers an alternative approach for those who have not yet succeeded in creating their masterpiece. In this no-nonsense, easy to understand text you will see exactly how and why a story captures the audience's attention. This book is about you succeeding in creating a short story. You will learn the hidden secrets of the master storytellers and be shown how to apply them.

The Asterisk Years: The Edinburgh Establishment versus Celtic tells the story of the advantages that Rangers held over the rest of Scottish football in the years they were under the control of David Murray. With the help of the Edinburgh Establishment, Murray was able to cultivate relationships that would allow Rangers to financially dope the Scottish Premier League for over twenty years but would ultimately lead to their death and his fall from grace. In a new section of the book, the author tells the background to the story and the obstacles to getting it out there. The author also describes what it was like to tour the film of the book all around the world. Fully updated to include the HMRC win in the "Big Tax Case", this is a story of privilege, class and the old school tie laced with fear and loathing as David Murray's dream that trampled over Celtic but would ultimately become Rangers nightmare. Oh and we still won...

Where do you go when there is nowhere to go? The IRA Block Set in the backdrop of the bright lights and big city, The IRA Block is a walk around New York through the places the tourist maps don't tell you about and among the people who walk in the shadows. Girls, money, organised crime and heroic doses of drugs can all be good, but someone always has to pay eventually...

If you are a writer or storyteller searching for the one simple formula that 'finally works' then this book is for you. You will be using the same formula used by the writers of the top-grossing films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avatar. This formula is found in the top-grossing books such as The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Once you possess this simple formula you will be able to quickly identify the elements of an attention-grabbing story. No need to spend hours dreaming up an idea that may or may not work. This book has already analysed the stories in the most popular films and books. It provides you with the simple formula that will help you to write the masterpiece that could make you rich.

Éilis from the Flats is a hard-nosed but tender chronicle of flawed characters, bad choices, and contemporary Dublin life. This Irish novel of scandal and substance abuse follows the exploits of Tommy Baker, a veteran journalist; James Tierney, a researcher at Empire Television; Jimmy Heffernan, a reformed north-side Dublin gangster and local hero, and Éilis Devanney, who lives in the Star of the Sea flats, in Jimmy’s neighborhood. When Éilis writes a document for Tommy and James, revealing that Jimmy is in no way reformed, there is no going back. The truth will out.