{"id":11,"date":"2012-12-04T22:26:30","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T22:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2019-10-28T09:54:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T14:54:01","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Stardrake Effect<\/h2>\n

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Kayla\u2019s parents had always told her that they would get her a stardrake when she was older\u2026 They died and never did.<\/p>\n

Now, on the verge of graduating from StarCorps Academy with her PhD, Kayla decides the time is right and volunteers for a service drake raising program.<\/p>\n

It lasts one year. At the end, she must return the stardrake so it can be trained and paired with an owner who needs it.<\/p>\n

Expecting it to be all cuddles and cuteness, Kayla is unprepared when she is given Barnabus, a bundle of trouble. He turns her life upside down, putting her whole academic career in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

Will she even last the year? If she does, how can she give up something she has started to love?<\/p>\n

Inspired by a true story, The Stardrake Effect, is an emotionally resonant tale stuffed with laughter, friendship, spaceships and heartbreak.<\/p>\n

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Elderealm<\/h2>\n

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Elderealm<\/i>\u00a0is in an epic fantasy series packed with unforgettable characters, twisted creatures, and fast-paced action.<\/p>\n

The series follows a magician’s apprentice, a warrior princess, and a rogue dragon bound together by fate. Faced with evil monsters, dark magic, and ancient secrets, it’s up to them to save not only the kingdom, but the world.<\/p>\n

The series launched in 2018 with WRATH OF DRAGON<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Tales of Elderealm<\/h2>\n

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Tales of Elderealm<\/em> collects short stories starring your favorite Elderealm characters. Some of the stories are prequels, some are side stories, some are flash forwards, and some are simply included for awesomeness.<\/p>\n

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The 5 Day Novel<\/h2>\n

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After taking way too long to write a fantasy epic, author and educator Scott King refined his writing process so that he could crank out a novel in five days!<\/p>\n

Through easy-to-follow tips and helpful examples, Scott takes a theme and shapes an entire story around it. Let him walk you through the prewriting process, slogging through a first draft, and doing the rewrites.<\/p>\n

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Story Pitch<\/h2>\n

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Building on the lessons taught in The 5 Day Novel, Scott King dives in on how to start the pre-writing process for your novel with a special tool called a Story Pitch!<\/p>\n

A standard pitch is meant for marketing and selling, but a Story Pitch is a powerful tool meant to be used when pre-writing and writing. It can help you jumpstart your novel, screenplay, comic, or whatever type of story you are trying to tell and it can be used as a corrective measure if you get off track during the writing process.<\/p>\n

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Outline Your Novel<\/h2>\n

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Outline Your Novel can help any writer take their story from concept to a finished draft. Instead of getting lost in the middle or never finishing, let Outline Your Novel show you how structure works and how to use that structure to make and follow an outline.<\/p>\n

Outline Your Novel offers a guided approach to outlining and as always, author Scott King, plays along, making sure to do the assignments in the book so you can learn from his successes and mistakes.<\/p>\n

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The Rewrite<\/h2>\n

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The Rewrite can help any writer take their shapeless draft to a completed novel!<\/p>\n

Instead of getting lost in the labyrinth of endless revisions, let The Rewrite show you how to structure your process and finish your novel.<\/p>\n

The Rewrite offers a guided approach to the entire rewriting process and as always, author Scott King, plays along, making sure to do the assignments in the book so you can learn from his successes and mistakes.<\/p>\n

Stop letting your novel kick your butt and beat it with the help of The Rewrite!<\/p>\n

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Finish the Script!<\/h2>\n

Read It Now!<\/a><\/p>\n

Finish the Script! A College Screenwriting Course in Book Form is for beginners and experienced writers alike.<\/p>\n

By taking a step-by-step approach to writing, Finish the Script!, ditches theory and focuses on the actual writing process. It\u2019s a full college course squeezed into a book, complete with exercises and sample assignments. The knowledge and insight you will gain by reading Finish the Script! will help you excel as a writer. Some of the many topics covered within it:\u00a0Pitching, Treatments, Structure, Plot, Screenplay Format, Finishing the 1st Draft, Rewriting …And Much More.<\/p>\n

Based on actual class lectures, Finish the Script! is for any writer looking for that extra push and guidance in getting a screenplay written. \u00a0Start reading today and finish YOUR script!<\/p>\n

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Learn How To Write A Novel By Reading Harry Potter<\/h2>\n

Read It Now!<\/a><\/p>\n

Learning how to write a novel is hard, but doing so by studying one of the best-selling, most-beloved novels of all time makes it a lot easier.<\/p>\n

In this book, authors and former college professors Scott King and Clark Chamberlain will teach you how to write a novel using Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone as their study guide and example.<\/p>\n

Each chapter ends with a collection of take aways. To make everything easier to remember and reference, they are reorganized at the end of the book to serve as the perfect guide for helping you write your novel.<\/p>\n

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\nResist Them<\/h2>\n

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The Affirmation occurs twice a day, at 8:01 exactly. No matter what you are doing or where you are, it plays directly in your head. Day in and day out. It repeats\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Resist them. Trust The Word. The Word will not lie. It is loyal to you. It wants you great. It wants you safe from The Opposition. The Opposition wants to take. They wantyour freedom. They wantyour thoughts. They wantyou. The Opposition will come. When it does, resist them.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

After decades of repeating The Affirmation, a botched surgery causes Randdol\u2019s beliefs to quiver, and he unravels the truth behind The Word. Now, while being hunted by an elite solider he has a choice to make. Will he join The Opposition or will he resist them?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ameriguns<\/h2>\n

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After surviving a shooting, FBI Agent Nathaniel Ryder is forced to confront his worst fears as AMERIGUNS, a secret group of gunmen, put Washington, D.C. under siege.<\/p>\n

Starting with the death of the US Secretary of State, the seemingly random attacks escalate, and with each attack, Ryder\u2019s superiors suspect him of orchestrating the terror. Forced to go on the run and unable to trust his co-workers, only Ryder can clear his name and put an end to the killings.<\/p>\n

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Zimmah Chronicles Trilogy<\/h2>\n

Cupcakes vs. Brownies, Mermaids vs. Unicorns, & Genie vs. Djinn<\/p>\n

Read It Now!<\/a><\/p>\n

The Zimmah Chronicles is an epic middle grade fantasy with genies, djinn, and world warping magic. Follow Karim & Whitney as they traverse different worlds, face horrific monsters, and desperately try to save their families.<\/p>\n

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National Cthulhu Eats Spaghetti Day<\/h2>\n

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National Cthulhu Eats Spaghetti Day (the book) is the definitive guide to celebrating National Cthulhu Eats Spaghetti Day (the holiday). Celebrated on August 15th, or the weekend closest to it, National Cthulhu Eats Spaghetti Day is about good food, spending time with friends or loved ones, games and of course unspeakable horrors.<\/p>\n

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Eye of Hastur<\/h2>\n

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A mysterious cult is summoning The Yellow King. Should the dark entity walk upon the earth he will use The Eye of Hastur to plunge all of mankind into a horrible madness.<\/p>\n

Only you have the power to find the cult and stop The Yellow King. You can accept the responsibility or you can shrug it off and let the world burn. The choice is yours.<\/p>\n

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Holiday Wars<\/h2>\n

Store Links: \u00a0 \u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Comixolgy<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Holiday-Wars.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Holidays reflect the current culture of a society and like a shifting tide they change. Realizing this, The Easter Bunny declared war on the other Holidays in the hopes of gaining the one thing that can guarantee his immortality: The Holiday Spirit. Follow Tegan Cassidy and the band of rebel Holidays as they try to save the world\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreseeing The Bunny’s betrayal, Santa hid The Holiday Spirit and marked Tegan Cassidy, a human infant, granting her the ability to find it. After sixteen years of war, nearly all the Holidays have been killed or have joined The Bunny. Led by Earth Day, the rag tag group of observances still fighting, turn to a now teenage Tegan in the hopes that she can lead them to The Holiday Spirit.<\/p>\n

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DAD! A Documentary Graphic Novel<\/h2>\n

Store Link: \u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

DAD! is a documentary graphic novel about a family dealing with a father s illness and adjusting their entire existence to it. At its heart, it is about the story of a bitter son feeling guilty about leaving home, while trying to make peace with his father before he does.<\/p>\n

The non-fiction book was filmed over the course of two and a half weeks and is complied from 8,349 photos and over 16 hours of transcribed audio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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