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Writing tips from the CIA’s ruthless style manual

2014-07-08 humanitysdarkerside Leave a comment

CIA gives great, and difficult to remember, writing tips.

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Artemis Fowl Chinese cover
Nightshifted
A Triumph of Souls
http://steniosantos.deviantart.com/art/The-Ocean-at-the-End-of-the-Lane-435034900
By Stênio Santos
Gaiman, N. (2013). The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
Shadowbloom - Sullivan brothers
http://www.lwcurrey.com/pages/books/146428/k-w-jeter/madlands
http://www.lwcurrey.com/pages/books/146428/k-w-jeter/madlands
Shadow of the Sun
Oath of Swords
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
http://www.tor.com/2014/09/24/midway-relics-and-dying-breeds-seanan-mcguire/
Artist: Theo Prins
Infidel - kameron hurley
Smite Me
Confederation
Birth Marked
Polis - Jo Nesbø - Svensk
The Ships of Air - Martha Wells - Cover by Donato Art
Moon Over Soho - deviant art - delrayspectra
Carnivores of Light and Darkness
Djinnxd
Artist: Byron Brown
Artist: Byron Brown
ShapeshiftedFinal
Hunting the Five
English cover
Alexa's Travels
Hilda - Snow White Revisited
Jacket illustration by Paul Kidby
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/The_front_cover_of_the_book_Raising_Steam_by_Terry_Pratchett.jpg
waiting game
Tracking the Tempest
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608007399206880798&pid=1.7
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608007399206880798&pid=1.7
Altdorf
captain's fury
Eugène_Delacroix_-_La_liberté_guidant_le_peuple
http://readery.co/9786169187301
Jingo
Eric
Cover illustration by Amandine La Barre
http://amandine.labarre.free.fr/vaisseauxduciel.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41uOEiGjKoL.jpg
Source: Amazon
the book of deacon
RAPTURE - Kameron Hurley
http://covers.booktopia.com.au/big/9780575079540/bone-song.jpg
http://covers.booktopia.com.au/big/9780575079540/bone-song.jpg
We Leave Together - JM McDermott
wild-magic-UK-hb-500
A Space Between 2
https://www.coverkicks.com/
https://www.coverkicks.com/
Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn - Arrow Books
Tolkien, J.R.R.: The Lord of The Rings (1954-1955)
Illustrated by Marcellus Shane Jackson
Illustrated by Marcellus Shane Jackson
Madlands - French cover
Dark Earth - Jason Halstead 2
http://www.lesedwards.com/Edward-Miller/science-fiction/railsea/16716
Artist: Les Edwards at lesedwards.com
http://www.colinsmythe.co.uk/discworldpages/discworldnovels/colourofmagic.htm
http://www.colinsmythe.co.uk/discworldpages/discworldnovels/colourofmagic.htm
http://julienalday.blogspot.no/2011/10/n193-when-we-were-executioners.html
http://julienalday.blogspot.no/2011/10/n193-when-we-were-executioners.html
Dawn Undercover - Japanese cover
http://epl.delfi.ee/news/kultuur/raamatukatkend-neil-gaiman-ja-tee-lopus-on-ookean?id=67595986
McDermott, J.M.: Never Knew Another
World After
Illustrator: Brigitte Sutherlands
Illustrator: Brigitte Sutherlands
24 Bones - Michael F Stewart
Angela of Troy
http://www.otherland-berlin.de/tl_files/bilder/content/AUSLESE%20-%20Buecher/us-books/2013/gaiman-ocean.jpg
http://www.otherland-berlin.de/tl_files/bilder/content/AUSLESE%20-%20Buecher/us-books/2013/gaiman-ocean.jpg
Plague town
Blood Brothers
Artist: Caitlin Willey
Artist: Caitlin Willey
Much Obliged Jeeves
http://media.comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-gaiman.jpg
http://media.comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-gaiman.jpg
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - NKJemisin
highkingstomb
Cast in sorrow without text
Bitterwood
c3018-mercythompsonbook
Bajo la Hiedra - Elspeth Cooper
http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/63963684820/gto12llll
Magic-at-the-Gate-5-e1352909080304
Torgs First Death
http://simania.co.il/bookimages/covers0/8631.jpg
http://simania.co.il/bookimages/covers0/8631.jpg
Океан в конце дороги, Нил Гейман
7156_TB_Pastworld.indd
The Ships of Air - Martha Wells - French cover with text
The Christmas Caper by Christopher Bunn
Asimov, Isaac: Foundation series
The Death of Jonas Wakefield
Crossfire
Polícia - Jo Nesbø - Slovak
Snow Art - Simon Beck
Cover_Imperatore.qxp:Layout 1
A soldier's duty
http://ec4.images-amazon.com/images/I/81M8%2BssUJdL.jpg
http://ec4.images-amazon.com/images/I/81M8%2BssUJdL.jpg
The Hobbit
Plain Jane
The Wizard Hunters - Martha Wells - German Cover
the-republic-of-thieves-by-scott-lynch-new-uk
the weight of blood
cdc0e-aaron_spiritsend-tp
GermanOnceBitten
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91oJNXK%2B4EL.jpg
German edition
Shiv Crew
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VzyK-pXkL.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VzyK-pXkL.jpg
Linkin_Park-Meteora-Frontal
pieces of eight
Editing and cover design by Tim C. Taylor Cover images by KireevArt and fotola70
Editing and cover design by Tim C. Taylor Cover images by KireevArt and fotola70
http://deborahharkness.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CoverGermanTranslationofTBOL.jpg
http://deborahharkness.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CoverGermanTranslationofTBOL.jpg
The Ships of Air - Martha Wells - Cover with text
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The Chermasu by Brian Patrick McKinley
hawkcover2orange
The Necessity of Man, 2012
Source: Glendalarke.com
Source: Glendalarke.com
The Last Swordmage
green_rider__cover_art_by_pallanoph-d3j5tne
a hand for each
The Reapers are the Angels - Alden Bell
Through Wolf's Eyes
Staying Dead - Laura Anne Gilman
Rex Rising
The Code of the Woosters - Russian Cover
The wise man's fear marc simonetti
Hellstrom's Hive, 1973
Cover artist: Sarah Ann Langton
Cover artist: Sarah Ann Langton
Seraphina, 2012
Cover art by David Palumbo Cover design by Rebecca Silvers Interior layout and design by Ross E. Lockhart
Cover art by David Palumbo Cover design by Rebecca Silvers Interior layout and design by Ross E. Lockhart
Gaiman, N. (2013). Ocean at the end of the lane.
Hardship - Jean Johnson - Gene Mollica
Chinese edition
Redeeming Stanley 2
Cover art by Steve Montiglio
Cover art by Steve Montiglio
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519ghDMIzVL.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519ghDMIzVL.jpg
Shaedes-of-Gray
Source: Glendalarke.com
Source: Glendalarke.com
http://elisabethcrabtree.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/final-final-cover-23.jpg
http://elisabethcrabtree.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/final-final-cover-23.jpg
http://lamilanabonita.com/2015/02/18/el-oceano-al-final-del-camino-de-neil-gaiman/
a diamond
Source: Amazon
Source: Amazon
on dark shores
Russian Very Good Jeeves
http://www.bookkaholic.com/what-should-i-read-next/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-by-neil-gaiman/
Death Has a Name
Artist: Herbert James Draper
Artist: Herbert James Draper
Moon Dance
Over the Horizon
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David Barnett - UK edition
Child of the Ghosts
Illustration by Getty Images; Cover by Jan Biberg
Illustration by Getty Images; Cover by Jan Biberg
Academ's Fury 1
Draw One in the Dark
Land of Shadows
Rifkind's Challenge - Lynn Abbey
the hunt
Cover art by Don Sipley
Cover art by Don Sipley
Illustrated by Mathia Arkoniel
Illustrated by Mathia Arkoniel
http://conceptartworld.com/?cat=10
http://conceptartworld.com/?cat=10
Assured Destruction - Micheal F Stewart
Dead Iron, 2011
Nocturnal Origins
http://www.kylepaints.com/
Artist: Kyle Scott
Monstrous regiment
An Unexpected Apprentice
thief_of_time__terry_pratchett_by_marcsimonetti-d2z6fuv
Into the Valley
Legenden om Hurog
Born of Fire, 2012
The Last Swordmage
Twice Dead, German cover, 2013
Artist: Matthew Stewart
Artist: Matthew Stewart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holme_(TV_series).jpg
http://www.lectur-addicts.fr/uploads/482
http://www.lectur-addicts.fr/uploads/482
Wild Magic; London, Scholastic Point, 2004
Pratchett, Terry: Rincewind
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51iTXerlFrL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
Source: amazon.com
The First Spark, Independent (2016)
A-Memory-of-Light-cover-670x444
Goblintown justice
lady_of_devices_shelleyadina_cover_500x800
Ros Jackson
__lords_and_ladies___by_marcsimonetti-d2znyqf
Cover illustration by Alan Gutierrez
Cover illustration by Alan Gutierrez
Cover art by Jon Foster
Cover art by Jon Foster
uten navn
The Diamond Bearer's Destiny
Little Girl Lost
sign
WolfsHeadWolfsHeart-pb
Demon Isle
Pursuit
Book design by Nicole de las Heras
Book design by Nicole de las Heras
Luis-Royo-Dreams-Ties-of-Power
The Ships of Air - Martha Wells - Polish cover with text
Łowcy czarnoksiężników (Polish title); translated by Sylwia Twardo
Łowcy czarnoksiężników (Polish title); translated by Sylwia Twardo
Drinking life
The Gate of Gods - Martha Wells - French edition
shadewright
crucible by jim burns
BridgesCityofDreamsA
Raventide - TA Miles
Sourcery
Stories
A-Forthcoming-Wizard-150841-d4902f8679c2f83a8362
Cover illustration by Amandine LaBarre
http://amandine.labarre.free.fr/chasseurssorciers.jpg
Hemlock
Delightfully Twisted Tales Kindle cover
Madlands - Italian cover
Happy Slumbers
Isbn: 9788852036545
http://alessandria.bookrepublic.it/api/books/9788852036545/cover
Polícia - Jo Nesbø - Slovak 2
C & R Crime; New Ed edition (2007-04-26)
Bone Song
Long Lankin - Lindsey Barraclough
House of Mere
Cover art: Laura Hollingsworth
Cover art: Laura Hollingsworth
Cover art by Nekro
Cover art by Nekro
A Flight of Thieves
Plain Jane - 3
blood harvest
http://lucidflux.deviantart.com/art/The-Ocean-at-the-End-of-the-Lane-462803837
By Laura Ketcham
Demonsouled
Jeeves and Wooster
The House
bcc18-hour-of-dust-and-ashes
The Language of Power
Transformation space 1
A Turn of Curses
Strata
A Wild Hunt
Social Psychology - Aronson Wilson Akert
Apocalypto
Het lied van de aarde, Elspeth Cooper
freedomcover2-13

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  1. No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.

    (p. 1, The Haunting of Hill House)

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  2. “Life, in all its imperfect variation, was nothing compared to the scale of nothingness that made up most of the known universe.”

    Shattered Destiny (loc 19537)

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