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The Writer's Idea Thesaurus : An Interactive Guide for Developing Ideas for Novels and Short Stories

The Writer's Idea Thesaurus : An Interactive Guide for Developing Ideas for Novels and Short Stories

The Writer's Idea Thesaurus : An Interactive Guide for Developing Ideas for Novels and Short Stories Paperback - 2014 - 1st Edition

by White, Fred

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F&W Media, Incorporated, 2014. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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From the publisher

Endless ideas at your fingertips, and at the turn of a page...

Need an idea for a short story or novel? Look no further than The Writer's Idea Thesaurus. It's far more than a collection of simple writing prompts. You'll find a vast treasury of story ideas inside, organized by subject, theme, and situation categories, and listed alphabetically for easy reference.

Author and award-winning writing instructor Fred White shows you how to build out and customize these ideas to create unique plots that reflect your personal storytelling sensibilities, making The Writer's Idea Thesaurus an invaluable tool for generating creative ideas and vanquishing writer's block--for good.

Inside you'll find:

- 2,000 unique and dynamic story ideas perfect for novels and short stories of any genre or writing style
- Twenty major idea categories, such as The Invasion of X, The Transformation of X into Y, Escape from X, The Curse of X, and more
- Multiple situations that further refine the major categories, such as The Creation of Artificial Life, The Descent Into Madness, Love in the Workplace, The Journey to a Forgotten Realm, and more
- Invaluable advice on how to customize each idea.
The Writer's Idea Thesaurus is an interactive story generator that opens the door to thousands of new story arcs and plotlines.

About the author

Fred White is a Professor of English Emeritus at Santa Clara University, where he taught courses in writing and literature for more than 30 years. He is the author of Where Do You Get Your Ideas?: A Writer's Guide to Transforming Notions into Narratives, The Daily Reader, The Daily Writer, and The Well-Crafted Argument (now in its 5th Edition). His essays, fiction, poetry, and plays have appeared in such periodicals as Arizona Quarterly, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Emily Dickinson Journal, Rattle, The San Jose Mercury News, Southwest Review, and Writer's Digest.

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