Gay romance fiction

Craft Book Recomendations

The following is a list of useful, inspiring, and challenging titles related to the craft of spinning a yarn. Although some were wriiten specifically about genre fiction, many of them come from other disciplines and entertainment arenas.

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"No one deserves to be punished for loving with an open heart." (Hot Head - D. Suede)

Character

"For an endless moment, Runt imagined the crooked corporation had folded and they’d been forgotten, laughing and living together under these perfect suns, waiting for wives that would never come, happily hunting fresh meat at the sharp edge of the galaxy." (Grown Men - D. Suede)

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Genre Craft

"For an endless moment, Runt imagined the crooked corporation had folded and they’d been forgotten, laughing and living together under these perfect suns, waiting for wives that would never come, happily hunting fresh meat at the sharp edge of the galaxy." (Grown Men - D. Suede)

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Plot

CLASSICAL DRAMATURGY

 HOLLYWOOD THREE–ACT STRUCTURE

HERO'S JOURNEY

HOLLYWOOD “BEAT” MODELS

COMMERCIAL FICTION

ROMANCE FICTION

"For an endless moment, Runt imagined the crooked corporation had folded and they’d been forgotten, laughing and living together under these perfect suns, waiting for wives that would never come, happily hunting fresh meat at the sharp edge of the galaxy." (Grown Men - D. Suede)

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Grammar & Language

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 "Strong verbs, strong characters." (Verbalize - D. Suede)

Slang

SLANG

 

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"Strong verbs, strong characters." (Verbalize - D. Suede) 

Criticism

  • George Ainslie, "Money as MacGuffin" in Addiction and Self–control, edited by Neil Levy. http://picoeconomics.org/HTarticles/MacGuffin/MacGuffin.pdf

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 "Strong verbs, strong characters." (Verbalize - D. Suede)

TROPES:

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 "Strong verbs, strong characters." (Verbalize - D. Suede)

Creativity & Inspiration

CREATIVITY & INSPIRATION

"For an endless moment, Runt imagined the crooked corporation had folded and they’d been forgotten, laughing and living together under these perfect suns, waiting for wives that would never come, happily hunting fresh meat at the sharp edge of the galaxy." (Grown Men - D. Suede)

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VOICE

"For an endless moment, Runt imagined the crooked corporation had folded and they’d been forgotten, laughing and living together under these perfect suns, waiting for wives that would never come, happily hunting fresh meat at the sharp edge of the galaxy." (Grown Men - D. Suede)

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Acting & Performance

"For an endless moment, Runt imagined the crooked corporation had folded and they’d been forgotten, laughing and living together under these perfect suns, waiting for wives that would never come, happily hunting fresh meat at the sharp edge of the galaxy." (Grown Men - D. Suede)

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Neurology, Psychology, and Philosophy

 

"For an endless moment, Runt imagined the crooked corporation had folded and they’d been forgotten, laughing and living together under these perfect suns, waiting for wives that would never come, happily hunting fresh meat at the sharp edge of the galaxy." (Grown Men - D. Suede)

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PERSONALITY MODELS

LITERARY TRADITIONS

ESOTERIC MODELS

PERFORMANCE

"For an endless moment, Runt imagined the crooked corporation had folded and they’d been forgotten, laughing and living together under these perfect suns, waiting for wives that would never come, happily hunting fresh meat at the sharp edge of the galaxy." (Grown Men - D. Suede)

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