The StoryCraft Luxury Edition (WIN or MAC) combines our classic story-development software (StoryCraftPro) with powerful enhancements for trouble-shooting your stories, enhancements we call our Writer's Software Companion enhancement.

MAIN FEATURES

(See also the features of the StoryCraftPro, which is also included in the StoryCraft Luxury Edition!)



• Diagnostics: A powerful diagnostic tool that helps with the most common problems for beginning writers such as weak plotting, melodramatic writing, padded prose, poor story logic, missing dramatic question, etc.

• Key Points: Quick-review synopses of hundreds of writing topics (see list of topics), a bite-sized, predigested summary of the field of fiction writing that radically shortens your learning time.

• Checklists: Check your work for over 500 technical considerations such as quality of prose, degree of tension, correct use of exposition, etc. A writing adviser at your fingertips.

• Quick Studies: Brief, focused, instant-access advice on topics such as conflict, plot, point of view, etc.

• Columns: Sixty-seven columns on the art of writing published over a five-year period in Writer's Digest magazine, giving you in-depth, comprehensive understanding of the field.

• Real Samples: Numerous examples of story beginnings, plot structures, dialogue, choices of tone, point of view, etc., drawn from published literature. See how the experts do it.

• Hot Words: Instant definitions of hundreds of literary terms. Just click the mouse.

• My Notes: Thirteen areas where you add your own notes, a running diary of your thoughts and learning.

• Literary Terms: A fast-retrieve glossary of hundreds of literary terms, organized alphabetically. Throw away your "writer's dictionary."

• Names Catalogue: A catalogue of over 5000 foreign and domestic names for your characters, indexed by both gender and letter of the alphabet.

• Web Links: A comprehensive collection of 500+ links to Internet sites for writers of every kind, including annotations and detailed descriptions.

And much more... including fast Internet access to 57 labor-saving and recreational programs that help writers organize, work, play, learn, and get the most from their PC.

And all these programs are fully searchable in one master search program, allowing you instantly to find any topic covered. Also, its History feature lets you see all the places you've been in a given session - and return to any location in a single click. And its Copy feature lets you edit, annotate, and print out any part of the program!


NUMEROUS TOPICS COVERED

(See also the features of the StoryCraftPro, which is also included in the StoryCraft Luxury Edition!)
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• Abstract vs. concrete prose and description
• Adjectives and adverbs
• Arranging scene order
• Avoiding digressions
• Avoiding padded prose
• Basing fictional characters on real people
• Building setting
• Building suspense
• Characters' attitudes
• Characters' dreams
• Characters' feelings
• Characters' thoughts
• Choosing a structure for your novel
• Choosing an effective point of view
• Choosing the best writing class
• Choosing the right tense
• Controlling authorial distance
• Creating tension through contrast
• Creating unsympathetic characters
• Creating villains
• Creating vivid characters
• Deepening description
• Editing your prose
• Everything you need on point of view
• Finding the right job for your character
• Finding the time to write
• Fixing broken dialogue
• Generating story ideas
• Getting and keeping the right tone
• Getting story logic right
• Handling melodrama
• Handling sex, violence, and strong language
• How to keep an editor reading
• Improving when not actually writing
• Jump-starting your fiction
• Line-editing your manuscript
• Making characters change
• Making your story work
• Meaning and depth
• Middles: getting unstuck
• Motifs: using extended symbols
• Motivating characters
• Moving your story toward a sale
• Naming characters
• Naming your story
• Picking up the pace
• Plotting
• Point of view: number and consistency
• Preparing for the ending
• Revising your work
• Showing vs. telling
• Strong opening scenes
• Ten commandments for writers
• The dramatic question
• The right ending for your story
• Turning dull exposition into lively action
• Using brand names
• Using dialogue well
• Using flashbacks
• Using imitation
• Using setting to devise plot
• What is a 'good' story?
• When to break the rules
• Working with critics and critiques
• Working with theme
• Workshops and writers' groups
• Writing credible prose
• Writing detail
• Writing 'Everyman'
• Writing good sentences
• Writing heightened prose
• Writing in complete scenes
• Writing smooth transitions
• Writing that second scene
• Writing with economy
• Writing with style
• ...and numerous other topics

Let The StoryCraft Luxury Edition turn you into a master story-teller, taking all the story ideas dancing in your head and transforming them into fully-developed short stories, novels, and screenplays!

(See also the features of the Story Craft Pro, which is also included in the StoryCraft Luxury Edition!)