by Vijay Govindarajan & Chris Trimble (MacMillan) ISBN 9780230761360 This business fiction book uses a fable to show how to make innovation happen in a company. A farm run by animals is on the verge of bankruptcy and may be acquired by their (human-run) competitor. The innovative idea is to expand the (sheep) wool business […]
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by CJ Redwine (Atom Books) ISBN: 978-1-907411-22-1 Readers who liked The Hunger Games will enjoy this book. The setting is similar and the female protagonist is strong-willed with awesome fighting capabilities. The differences between the two books end there. Rachel is confined within the walls of Baalboden. Baalboden should be a sanctuary for its citizens but living
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by Darren Shan (Orion) ISBN: 978140914361 1 Ed, an American author tormented by ghosts, travels to London in the hope of sourcing fresh ideas for his next horror novel. An avid fan, Joe offers to support him in his search for answers. Ed’s focus shifts when he meets the alluring but forbidden, Andeanna Menderes, the
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What Are Story Arcs? A story arc is the shape of your story. The shape can be described as rises and falls on a graph. This shape is created by characters who encounter difficulties as they try to reach their story goals. Satisfying story arcs follow the Aristotlean principles of a story having a beginning,
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Joseph Conrad was born born 3 December 1857, and died 3 August 1924.
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