{"product_id":"2940012790170","title":"250 Things You Should Know About Writing","description":"“Chuck Wendig hammers out writing and career advice that's always brave, profane, creative, clever, and honest. And don't forget hilarious. You'll never laugh so hard learning so much.\" – Matt Forbeck, game designer and author of AMORTALS and VEGAS KNIGHTS (Angry Robot).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You walk into this book a quivering neophyte crusted with writer fantasies and walk away a seasoned word warrior ready to do battle in the arena we call publishing.” – Kristen Lamb, author of ARE YOU THERE BLOG, IT’S ME, WRITER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e250 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WRITING is a booze-soaked, profanity-brined, Zen-lacquered look at the craft and art of writing, one list of “25 Things” at a time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatured within this book are “25 Things You Should Know About…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e…Being A Writer, Writing A Novel, Writing A Screenplay, Writing A F**king Sentence, Storytelling, Character, Plot, Dialogue, Description, Editing\/Revising, and finally, Getting Published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(And yes, that’s actually 11 lists, which means the book actually has *275* things you should know about writing, but let’s be honest, 250 sounds much cooler. Let’s just go ahead and call that, “25 bonus tips,” shall we? Boom. Value added.) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book features tips and notions such as: “Big Ideas Do Well In Small Spaces,” “Why Bad Decisions Are A Good Decision,” “Nobody Sees Themselves As A Supporting Character,” and “Plot Is Promise.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt terribleminds[dot]com, Chuck Wendig dispenses nuggets (and sometimes outright manifestos) of writing advice on a daily basis, and the site has been named one of the Top 101 Websites For Writers of 2011 by WRITER’S DIGEST.","brand":"Terribleminds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145442115824,"sku":"2940012790170","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012790170_p0.jpg?v=1763572647","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012790170","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}