books by Victoria Schmidt (compelling fool-proof characters)

books by Victoria Schmidt

books:

Victoria Schmidt Interviewed by Randy Gilbert on The Inside Success Show
Randy Gilbert, Victoria Schmidt

The Inside Success Show Interviews, 2006

Randy Gilbert had the pleasure of interviewing Victoria Schmidt on The Inside Success Show .The topic for this interview is "Bio-Novels" and we will be focusing on one in particular, about a passionate, ambitious woman who often led the political forces of eighteenth century France, The Baroness Germaine de Stael.This special guest is an expert in writing bio-novels (biographic fiction) and one of the foremost authorities on French history. ...

Story Structure Architect: A Writer's Guide to Building Dramatic Situations and Compelling Characters

14 reviews
Victoria Lynn Schmidt

Writers Digest Books, 2005

First impressions are not always correct
When I first picked up this book I thought it was a simple little how-to book. I was wrong. This book has a wealth of information. It strips away the flowery prose most how-to-write books use and leaves the meat. Don't just read this book. Study it, take notes. Write out the information and put it in an order that makes sense to you. If you're like most writers I know, you'll learn more ...

Triumph in Exile: A Novel Based on the Life of Madame de Staël, the Woman Who Challenged Napoleon

2 reviews
Victoria D. Schmidt

Syracuse University Press, 2002

Triumph in Exile - A Triumphant First Novel!
"Triumph in Exile", a first novel by Victoria Schmidt, is a masterful effort which makes history come alive in a fascinating way! Over twenty years of research went into the writing of this book. It is a riveting story of the political and social life in Napoleonic Paris, dominated by Madame Germaine de Stael, who eventually challenged Napoleon after he had exiled her. There are beautiful ...

Book in a Month: The Fool-Proof System for Writing a Novel in 30 Days

12 reviews
Victoria Lynn Schmidt

Writers Digest Books, 2008

Great! - Even for More Than a Month
This unique book makes writing fun. As you can see with the "Search Inside" feature, there are around 50 worksheets to fill out on all the details of your novel. If you fill in the blanks, you're guaranteed to have an outline for a fleshed-out, compelling story. The book is also very inspirational, with tips on how to avoid resistance (psychological reasons for why we might allow ourselves to ...

45 Master Characters

21 reviews
Victoria Schmidt

Writers Digest Books, 2007

A very helpful resource
I enjoy creating characters, but I've always had problems not defining them enough. When I first saw this book, I thought it would help me in my character creation process. The moment I started flipping through the pages, my thoughts were affirmed. Victoria Lynn Schmidt delves into many archetypes of characters that have come up in history, literature and film, and shows the traits that make ...

Applications of Maharishi Vedic Science Honoring the Lifework of Charles N. Alexander, Ph.D. (Journal of ...

Select Press, 2005

ISBN 8890777145. Special Issue.

Applications of Maharishi Vedic Science (Special Issue of the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality)
Charles N. Alexander, Michael C. Dillbeck, ...

Select Press, 2005

From the introduction by John S. Hagelin: "This special issue will investigate the crucial subject of higher states of consciousness...and the application of the development of consciousness to all areas of society. It is dedicated to Dr. Charles N. Alexander...whose research transformed our understanding of this important field...In the 1970s, neuroscientists at Harvard, Stanford, and UCLA Medical School reported the first consciousness beyond ...