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Writing tips from the CIA’s ruthless style manual
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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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My favorite covers

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

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Favorite artists

  • Allison Chin
  • Amazing15 Studio
  • Amy Clare Learmonth
  • Andreea Cernestean
  • Ann Bui Ngyuen
  • Benjamin Carrè
  • Christian McGrath
  • Cliff Nielsen (facebook)
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  • James Draper
  • Josh Kirby
  • Julie Bell
  • Keith Parkinson
  • Larry Elmore
  • Larry Rostant
  • Luca Oleastri
  • Luis Royo
  • Marc Simonetti art
  • Marcellus Shane Jackson
  • Mathia Arkoniel
  • Matt Page
  • Michael Gauss
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  • Rodney Matthews
  • Sharon Tancredi
  • Steve Montiglio
  • Steve Stone
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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)

    Jackson, Shirley. The Haunting of Hill House. 1959

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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)

    Bell, Odette C. The Betrothed & Shattered Destiny. 2015

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