{"title":"Randy Ingermanson","description":"Randy Ingermanson is the award-winning author of six novels and the best-selling book Writing Fiction for Dummies. He earned a PhD in theoretical physics from UC Berkeley and is known around the worlds as \"the Snowflake Guy\" in honor of his magically powerful Snowflake Method. Randy lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and daughters, where he attends to the needs of three surly and demanding cats. Visit Randy at AdvancedFictionWriting.com.","products":[{"product_id":"how-to-write-a-novel-using-the-snowflake-method-paperback","title":"How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Magical Key to Unlock Your Creative Wizard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you\u003c\/b\u003e writing a novel, but having trouble getting your first draft written? You've heard of \"outlining,\" but that sounds too rigid for you. You've heard of \"organic writing,\" but that seems a bit squishy to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a look\u003c\/b\u003e at the wildly popular Snowflake Method-ten battle-tested steps that jump-start your creativity and help you quickly map out your story. All around the world, novelists are using the Snowflake Method right now to ignite their imaginations and get their first drafts down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book\u003c\/b\u003e, you'll follow the story of a fictitious novelist as she learns to tap into the amazing power of the Snowflake Method. Almost magically, she finds her story growing from a simple idea into a deep and powerful novel. And she finds her novel changing her-into a stronger, more courageous person.\u003cb\u003eZany, Over the Top, and Just Plain Fun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method\u003c\/b\u003e is a \"business parable\"-a how-to guide written in story form. It's zany. It's over the top. It's just plain fun. It \u003ci\u003eshows\u003c\/i\u003e you how it's done, rather than \u003ci\u003etells\u003c\/i\u003e you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou'll learn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eby example\u003c\/i\u003e how to grow your story idea into a sizzling first draft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou'll discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to define your \"target audience\" the \u003ci\u003eright\u003c\/i\u003e way, so you know exactly how your ideal readers think and feel. Forget what the experts tell you about \"demographics.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to create a dynamite selling tool that will instantly tell people whether they'll love your story or hate it. And you \u003ci\u003ewant\u003c\/i\u003e them to love it or hate it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to get inside the skin of each of your characters-even your villain. \u003ci\u003eEspecially\u003c\/i\u003e your villain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to find a deep, emotively powerful theme for your story. Do you know the best point in your novel to unveil your theme?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to know when to backtrack, and why backtracking is \u003ci\u003eessential\u003c\/i\u003e to writing great fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to fire-test each scene to ensure it's high-impact-\u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e you write it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcerpt\u003c\/b\u003eGoldilocks had always wanted to write a novel.\u003cbr\u003eShe learned to read before she went to kindergarten.\u003cbr\u003eIn grade school, she always had her nose in a book.\u003cbr\u003eIn junior high, the other kids thought she was weird, because she actually \u003ci\u003eliked\u003c\/i\u003e reading those dusty old novels in literature class.\u003cbr\u003eAll through high school, Goldilocks dreamed of writing a book of her own someday.\u003cbr\u003eBut when she went to college, her parents persuaded her to study something \u003ci\u003epractical\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eGoldilocks hated \u003ci\u003epractical\u003c\/i\u003e, and secretly she kept reading novels. But she was a very obedient girl, so she did what her parents told her. She got a very practical degree in marketing.\u003cbr\u003eAfter college, she got a job that bored her to tears-but at least it was practical.\u003cbr\u003eThen she got married, and within a few years, she had two children, a girl and then a boy. She quit her job to devote full time to them.\u003cbr\u003eAs the children grew, Goldilocks took great joy in introducing them to the stories she had loved as a child.\u003cbr\u003eWhen her son went off to kindergarten, Goldilocks thought about looking for a job. But her resume now had a seven-year hole in it, and her practical skills were long out of date.\u003cbr\u003eThe only jobs Goldilocks could qualify for were minimum wage.\u003cbr\u003eShe suddenly realized that being practical had made her horribly unhappy.\u003cbr\u003eOn a whim, Goldilocks decided to do the one thing she had always wanted more than anything else-she was finally going to write a novel.\u003cbr\u003eShe didn't care if it was \u003ci\u003eimpractical\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eShe didn't care if nobody would ever read her novel.\u003cbr\u003eShe was going to do it just because she wanted to.\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time in years, she was going to do something \u003ci\u003ejust for herself\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAnd nobody was going to stop her.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376110469343,"sku":"9781500574055","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/7qqTsDzWLP9781500574055.webp?v=1789214217"},{"product_id":"writing-fiction-for-dummies-paperback","title":"Writing Fiction for Dummies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA complete guide to writing and selling your novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo you want to write a novel?\u003c\/b\u003e Great! That's a worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don't settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher. \u003ci\u003eWriting Fiction for Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from beginning writer to royalty-earning author. 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