The MoonQuest

The MoonQuest

Author: Mark David Gerson

Publisher: MDG Media International

Published: 2023-10-03

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1950189325

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Six-Time Award-Winner! In a land where fear rules and storytelling spells death, can one bard’s imagination end the tyranny? Turning his back on king and family, and with stories as his only guide, a reluctant Toshar is thrust onto a perilous, uncharted journey to restore hope to a savaged land and light to its darkened moon. Book 1 of Mark David Gerson’s epic, time-twisting fantasy series.


Acts of Surrender

Acts of Surrender

Author: Mark David Gerson

Publisher: MDG Media International

Published: 2019-04-23

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1950189104

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An Exceptional Telling of an Exceptional Story! Mark David Gerson never wanted to be a writer, never believed in a world beyond that of his five senses. But when life began to chip away at his identity with a relentlessness that he couldn't ignore, he found himself launched on a spiritual journey that would redefine everything about him – multiple times. It was a journey of surrender that ultimately birthed a timeless fantasy series...and a new life he could never have imagined. "A dynamic read for the creative spirit within each of us. Positive inspiration at its best." – Hank Bruce, author of Peace Beyond All Fear: A Tribute to John Denver's Vision "I don’t know anyone who has regularly risked more, given up more, to be a writer." – William Reichard, author of Evertime "My life, as you will discover, has been rocky, on-the-edge and unconventional. It has been scary, disrupted and a distant remove from what most people still cling to as 'security.' It has also been creative, exhilarating, passion-filled, vibrant, exciting, adventurous and enriching. It has pushed me beyond the boundaries of what I believe and what I believe I want, and it has propelled me beyond the frontiers of the conventionally possible. In every moment, it steers me on a course that I could never consciously chart for myself. In every breath, it reminds me that the story knows best -- the story I'm living as much as the story I'm writing."


The MoonQuest

The MoonQuest

Author: Mark David Gerson

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780979547584

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In a land where fear rules and storytelling spells death, only one bard's imagination can end the tyranny. Here, as black-clad armies terrorize the countryside, Toshar and his three companions must follow a trail of stories to the source of the moon¿s dimmed light. A gripping and epic adventure rich with universal truth.


Writer's Block Unblocked!

Writer's Block Unblocked!

Author: Mark David Gerson

Publisher: MDG Media International

Published: 2022-07-04

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1950189341

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Unblock Your Writer's Block! You don’t have to experience writer’s block. Ever. You don’t have to sweat over the blank page. You don’t have to chew your pencil (or fingernails) to the nub. You don’t have to wonder where your next word is coming from. With Writer’s Block Unblocked, you’ll never feel stuck again. • Learn how to free your words onto the page more easily than you ever imagined possible! • Experience the secret to effortless creative flow that no other book talks about! • Banish all stuckness and hesitation! It doesn't matter what you write or how long you've been writing: Writer's Block Unblocked will get you started and keep you going – from first word to final draft. Unleash your creative flow with Writer’s Block Unblocked today. "Whatever brought you to this page, chances are that you're not writing, that you're not writing what you want to be writing, or that you're not writing with the discipline and commitment that leads to completion. It's time to change all that. It's time to journey into the heart of your passion and creativity. It's time write naturally, effortlessly and flowingly." You'll never feel the same about writing again! "Makes writer's block obsolete!" – Dr. Brent Potter, author of Elements of Self-Destruction "Working with Mark David was amazing. It broke my writer’s block!" – Michele Quinn, Marlton, NJ "I can’t believe how easy Mark David has made it. No more writer’s block!" – Azurel Efron, Sedona, AZ


Organic Screenwriting

Organic Screenwriting

Author: Mark David Gerson

Publisher: MDG Media International

Published: 2019-04-20

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1950189082

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Finally! A Book for Screenwriters that Focuses on Creativity, not Rules! "Organic Screenwriting gives us permission to do what we set out to do in the first place: Tell stories from our hearts." – Luke Yankee, writer/producer of TV’s Conversations on Craft Writing for film doesn’t have to feel like an engineered exercise in story-building. Rather, it can be a story-freeing adventure, one that retains all the magic, wonder and awe of movies and make-believe. Learn to craft engaging, compelling, entertaining stories for the screen...spontaneously and without struggle, whether you're a seasoned screenwriter or just starting out. Be the Storyteller You Are...Go Organic: Write Your Screenplay the Natural Way! "What I share here speaks to the core of what I believe, not only about screenwriting but about writing, and that's that creativity is an organic process that relies more on discernment than rules, more on intuition than outlines, more on passion than structure. It's a free-flowing, in-the-moment experience that urges us to turn our backs on cookie-cutter formulas and paint-by-numbers canvasses. It's a realm where Story is king and Muse is both chancellor and court jester. It's a journey where we sit, wide-eyed, in a darkened theater and watch, awestruck, as our screenplay reveals itself to us on the flickering screen." – Mark David Gerson "A seminal work that should be read carefully by any and all aspiring writers for film and television … an enduringly useful reference work." – The Midwest Book Review


Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Book)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Book)

Author: Grace Lin

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0316052604

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A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!​ A Reader’s Digest Best Children’s Book of All Time​! This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.


The StarQuest

The StarQuest

Author: Mark David Gerson

Publisher: MDG Media International

Published: 2024-03-22

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1950189406

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The Startling Sequel to The MoonQuest! Travel Back in Time to the Q'ntana Before The MoonQuest. Here, in the midst of a brutal tyranny, a legend would not die...of the Heart of the Star and of the Fair One who would rekindle it to bring peace to the land. Book 2 of Mark David Gerson's epic, time-twisting True Fantasy series


Where's the Moon?

Where's the Moon?

Author: Ann McCutchan

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2016-10-11

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1623494516

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When you lose your parents just as you have left home for graduate school—glad to finally be away from a life and place you found stifling—how do you make your way in a world with no home to go back to? For Ann McCutchan, whose parents died in a car accident when she was twenty-three, the answer was to keep moving, away from the dream her mom and dad had so hopefully embraced in her childhood, and away from the locus of that dream, the state of Florida in the 1960s. In this coming-of-age memoir, McCutchan, a writer and musician, returns to Florida to reconcile with the life she had there. Reconnecting with old friends and long-forgotten places, she confronts the transformation of wetland real estate she knew as a child into south Florida suburbs and the booming Space Coast—a transformation her father enthusiastically if not altogether successfully promoted. She revisits the frustrations and aspirations of her youth and musical awakening, comes to a deeper understanding of the meaning of the cultural shifts she experienced in the sixties, and achieves a new appreciation of the history and aspirations of the two people who meant the most to her.


The Heartful Art of Revision

The Heartful Art of Revision

Author: Mark David Gerson

Publisher: MDG Media International

Published: 2020-09-07

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1950189279

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Transform Your Writing into the Masterpiece It Deserves to Be! • Discover the critical “missing piece” about editing that no other book or course will tell you • Learn dynamic, cutting-edge techniques certain to make your work more compelling…and sellable • Experience a revolutionary approach to editing guaranteed to give your work its best shot at critical acclaim and popular success "Groundbreaking! Adds a richness to editing that I wish I’d known years ago." – Nancy Edelstein, professional editor and author of Your Path to Oneness "Revolutionary and inspiring! A welcome, new-paradigm perspective on the editing process." – Kimberly Squiers, Long Beach, CA Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, you’ll never feel the same about editing again! From The Heartful Art of Revision: An Intuitive Guide to Editing... "No matter how good you think your first draft is, chances are it isn’t ready for the world to see. Chances are it isn’t ready for anyone to see. "Every first draft needs editing. Every second and third draft also need editing. "It doesn’t matter whether you’re Margaret Atwood, Stephen King or Jane or John Doe. You want your book, poem, article, essay or script to be the best expression on the page of your vision for it. "That’s what this book is about: to provide you with the practical tools and tips that will refine the raw clay of your idea into the finished work it deserves to be...that you deserve it to be. "But it’s about more than that. The “heartful art of revision” is a groundbreaking approach to editing that applies the same intuitive skills I teach about writing to a process that has traditionally focused on the analytical. "Most people say “write from the heart, edit from the head.” I say “write from the heart, edit from the heart.” Turn the page and I’ll show you how!"