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    Rapid Story Development #6: Rapid Story Development, #6
    Rapid Story Development #6: Rapid Story Development, #6
    Rapid Story Development #6: Rapid Story Development, #6
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    Rapid Story Development #6: Rapid Story Development, #6

    By Jeff Lyons

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    There are many myths in the world of creative writing, and one of the top three has to be the myth of writer's block. This sixth book in the "Rapid Story Development" e-book series tackles this persistent writing meme and systematically demonstrates not only why the myth is a myth, but how writers can successfully respond to legitimate "blockages" in their writing process when they occur. Writer's block is 99.9 per cent smoke and .1 per cent substance. Seven Steps to Busting Writer's Block Forever takes the .1 per cent that is legitimate and teaches you a proven process that can clear any blockage for any story—every time, without fail. Don't drink the writing myth Kool-Aid, take control of your writing process and bust writer's block forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStorygeeks Press
    Release dateDec 5, 2018
    ISBN9781386628767
    Rapid Story Development #6: Rapid Story Development, #6

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      what's popularly known as writer's block is outside of the writing and must be addressed in other ways, like stress management, scheduling, etc. Mr. Lyons explains how to tackle the problem in the story where the writer is unable to make the next move. He suggests using story structure to know what should come next and solve story problems first before trying to write without a goal.

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    Rapid Story Development #6 - Jeff Lyons

    Rapid Story Development #6

    RAPID STORY DEVELOPMENT #6

    SEVEN STEPS TO BUSTING WRITER’S BLOCK FOREVER

    JEFF LYONS

    Storygeeks Press

    Rapid Story Development #6: Seven Steps to Busting Writer’s Block Forever

    Copyright © 2018 by Jeff Lyons

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from the author.

    ISBN: 978-1-7326012-8-4 (e-book)

    Cover art by Jeff Lyons

    Interior design by Jeff Lyons

    Web: www.jefflyonsbooks.com

    Give feedback on the book at:

    info@storygeekspress.com

    First Edition

    Printed in the U.S.A

    GET THE FIRST IN THE SERIES

    RAPID STORY DEVELOPMENT #1: COMMERCIAL PACE IN FICTION AND CREATIVE NONFICTION

    AVAILABLE ONLINE AT ALL MAJOR BOOKSELLERS

    DEDICATION

    This is for loyal readers past, present, and future.

    Because without you, what’s the point?

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

    The author would like to thank the following individuals for their support, help, encouragement, patience, infinite patience, faith, trust, belief, handouts, generosity, and small petty crimes undertaken to promote the success of this book.

    • Charlene DeLong and David Allan—thank you for being trusted beta readers, editors, and telling me the truth.

    ALSO BY JEFF LYONS

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    Jack Be Dead: Revelation (bk #1)

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    The Abbess (coming)

    NONFICTION

    Anatomy of a Premise Line: How to Use Story and Premise Development for Writing Success

    Rapid Story Development: How to Use the Enneagram-Story Connection to Become a Master Storyteller (coming)

    Rapid Story Development: The Storyteller’s Toolbox Volume One

    RAPID STORY DEVELOPMENT SERIES

    #1: Commercial Pace in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

    #2: Bust the Top Ten Creative Writing Myths to Become a Better Writer

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