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Novel Plot Development
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References
Online Genre Resources
Popular Fiction Book Genres and Subgenres List:
Writers Write post.
Writer's Digest Subgenre Descriptions
.
5 Essential Elements Every Fantasy Novel Needs
: Writer's Edit post.
The Top Ten Things That Make Horror Movies Scary
: Psychology Today post.
What Is a Literary Novel?
: Advise by publishing expert Jane Friedman.
Five Essential Elements of a Mystery
: Penguin Books post.
The 10 Essential Elements of a Mystery Story
: Masterclass post.
About the Romance Genre
: Romance Writers of America post.
The Difference Between Science Fiction and Fantasy: What Every Screenwriter Needs to Know:
Writer's Digest post.
Writing Steampunk: Plots, Characters, Settings & More
: Writer's Digest post.
6 Elements of a Thriller Novel
: Masterclass post.
Genre eBooks
The eBooks are available through the links to
EBSCOhost
and
O'Reilly Learning
.
The Filmmaker's Book of the Dead: A Mortal’s Guide to Making Horror Movies
by
Danny Draven
Call Number: EBSCO eBooks
ISBN: 9781138908796
Publication Date: 2015-12-08
Horror Screenwriting: the nature of fear
by
Devin Watson
Call Number: PN 1995.9 .H6 W32 2009
ISBN: 9781932907605
Publication Date: 2009-11-01
Genre Filmmaking
by
Danny Draven
Call Number: O'Reilly eBook
ISBN: 9781136070778
Publication Date: 2013-06-26
Genre Development
The Heart of the Film: writing love stories in screenplays
by
Cynthia Whitcomb
Call Number: O'Reilly eBook
ISBN: 9781315513195
Publication Date: 2017-03-31
Genre Development
The Screenwriters Taxonomy
by
Eric Williams
Call Number: O'Reilly eBook
ISBN: 9781351610667
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
Genre Development
Genre Books
Blockbusters
by
Mark A. Graves; F. Bruce Engle
Call Number: PN 1995. G 663 2006
ISBN: 0313330948
Publication Date: 2006-06-30
Genre Screenwriting: how to write popular screenplays that sell
by
Stephen V. Duncan
Call Number: PN 1996 .D83 2008
ISBN: 9780826429933
Publication Date: 2008-10-15
Myth and the Movies: discovering the mythic structure of 50 unforgettable films
by
Stuart Voytilla; Christopher Vogler (Foreword by)
Call Number: PN 1995 .V69 1999
ISBN: 9780941188661
Publication Date: 1999-10-25
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction
by
Joyce G. Saricks
Call Number: Z 711.5 .S27 2009
ISBN: 9780838909898
Publication Date: 2009-04-12
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
by
Jessica Brody
Call Number: PN 3355 .B734 2018
ISBN: 9780399579745
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
Steampunk: back to the future with the new Victorians
by
Paul Roland
Call Number: HM 646 .R65 2014
ISBN: 9781843442493
Publication Date: 2015-04-01
Talking about Detective Fiction
by
P. D. James
Call Number: PR 830. D4 J36 2009
ISBN: 9780307743138
Publication Date: 2011-05-03
Writing the Romantic Comedy
by
Billy Mernit
Call Number: PN 1996 .M49 2001
ISBN: 9780060935030
Publication Date: 2001-07-31
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