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Your Story Matters
Sharpen Your Writing Skills, Find Your Voice, Tell Your Story
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Ideal for aspiring and established writers across all genres seeking inspiration, practical guidance, and confidence to develop their unique narrative voice.
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See moreEmpowering, creative guide to telling your story from Nikesh Shukla, award-winning author and editor of the bestselling anthology The Good Immigrant.
Empowering, creative guide to telling your story from Nikesh Shukla, award-winning author and editor of the bestselling anthology The Good Immigrant.
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Like a best friend giving you essential advice. I can't wait to give this to every writer I know. - Candice Carty-Williams
Why do stories matter? I tell stories to make sense of the world as I see it. The world I have lived and experienced, read about and heard about, and what I want it to be. I tell stories to make sense of myself.
Nikesh Shukla, author, writing mentor and bestselling editor of The Good Immigrant, knows better than most the power that every unique voice has to create change. Whether it's a novel, personal essay, non-fiction work or short story - or even just the formless desire to write something - Your Story Matters will hone your skill and help you along the way.
This book includes exercises and prompts that will develop your idea, no matter what genre you're writing in. It is practical, to the point and focused on letting you figure out what you want to write, how you want to write and why this is the best use of your voice. Accessible and thought-provoking, Your Story Matters will inspire you to keep thinking about writing, even when you don't have the time to put pen to paper.
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Praised as "like a best friend giving you essential advice," this book is celebrated for its encouraging and empowering approach. Candice Carty-Williams calls it a must-have for every writer, while Liv Little commends Shukla's unmatched skill in helping authors stand confidently in their storytelling.
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ISBN: 9781529052381
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 November 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bluebird
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 224g
Pages: 320
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Nikesh Shukla is an author, screenwriter and one of the most prominent UK voices on diversity and inclusion in the arts. He is the editor of bestselling essay collection The Good Immigrant, which won the Reader's Choice at the Books Are My Bag Awards, and was shortlisted for Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. He is the author of a number of books including Coconut Unlimited (shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize), Meatspace, Run Riot, The Boxer, Brown Baby and co-editor of The Good Immigrant USA.
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