Staff Recommends- Adult Nonfiction | McKinney Public Libraries

21) Save the cat! writes a novel: the last book on novel writing you'll ever need

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"Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 'beats' (plot points) that comprise a successful story--from the opening image to the finale--this book lays out the Ten Story Genres (Monster in the House; Whydunit; Dude with a Problem) alongside quirky, original insights (Save the Cat; Shard of Glass)...

22) Bird by bird: some instructions on writing and life

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Lamott, Anne

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"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write [It] was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's...

23) Empath heart: relationship strategies for sensitive people

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Richardson, Tanya Carroll

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"Empaths are highly sensitive people whose energetic needs in this world are unique, which means that their relationship strategies--not just in love, but in all areas of life--must be navigated thoughtfully. Friends, coworkers, and even family relationships can present opportunities for uncommonly intimate connections, but also make empaths more vulnerable to stress and emotional injury. Healer Tanya Carroll Richardson presents a guide to relationships...

24) The story of you: an enneagram journey to becoming your true self

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Cron, Ian Morgan

25) Reading people: how seeing the world through the lens of personality changes everything

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Bogel, Anne

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For readers who long to dig deeper into what makes them uniquely them (and why that matters), popular blogger Anne Bogel has done the hard part--collecting, exploring, and explaining the most popular personality frameworks, such as Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, and others. She explains to readers the life-changing insights that can be gained from each and shares specific, practical real-life applications across all facets of life, including...