
This book has everything I've learned about creating stories over a twenty year career. Here is the book blurb. Do you want to write fiction, but don’t know how to go about it? Puzzled by creating characters and creating plots? Creating Stories has the answers. Hank Quense, an author of more than twenty books, tells you how to do it. He demystifies fiction writing. Quense believes that stories come from the melding of three creating stories processes: getting ideas, story design and story-telling. Ideas have to come from the author. Creating Stories covers the last two. Indie Reader said: CREATING STORIES is a useful resource for new writers who have a terrific story idea but aren't sure how to go about turning that into a functional, readable, enjoyable novel. Other authors said: Mary Blowers: author and blogger: Hank Quense has penned a masterpiece in Creating Stories. Joylene Butler: Author of Matowak Women Who Cries: This book is a true treasure and needs to be in the library of every writer worldwide. Emily-Jane Hills Orford: Readers Favorite: For the wannabe writer who doesn't know where to start, this is the book for you Sheila Crosby: Author of The Sear’s Stone: One of the best writing books I've read for ages. Pat Garcia: Book Reviewer: Creating Stories is a precious jewel, which shows the beginner writer what he or she needs to have to write a novel. Frumious Reads: Book Reviewer: This book was filled to the brim with humor, as well as a refreshing new way to approach writing.
Author

Hank Quense writes satirical fantasy and sci-fi. Early in his writing career, he was strongly influenced by two authors: Douglas Adams and his Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. Happily, Hank has never quite recovered from those experiences. He lives with his wife in northern New Jersey, a mere 20 miles from Manhattan, thecenter of the galaxy (according to those who live in Manhattan). They have two daughters and five grandchildren all of whom live close by. For vacations, Hank and Pat usually visit distant parts of the galaxy. Occasionally, they also time-travel. Besides writing novels, Hank lectures on fiction writing, publishing and book marketing. He is most proud of his talk showing grammar school kids how to create a short story. He used these lectures to create an advanced ebook with embedded videos to coach the students on how to create characters, plots and setting. The target audience is 4th to 7th graders. The book’s title is Fiction Writing Workshop for Kids.