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Power Author: A Quick Guide to Building Your Story Bible
You've plotted a brilliant story.
You've created colorful characters.
You've crafted a wondrous story world.
And now you have to keep track of everything, down to the minutest detail.
What's the best way to do that? How do you make sure you're not missing anything? How much detail do you include? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a reference book full of examples to help you?
In this engine-revving quick-start guide, award-winning author Ben Wolf presents two of his own story bibles (one fantasy and one sci-fi) as examples of how to rein in runaway story worlds and ensure continuity across multiple books in a series. He shares the structures and formats he personally utilizes when creating a new book, coupled with compelling commentary to help authors better understand the creative process of superior storytelling.
In this book, you'll encounter the
...and much more!
Claim your rightful power as the god of your story world! Grab this book today, and bring your story to life in new and wonderful ways.
Get it now.
You've created colorful characters.
You've crafted a wondrous story world.
And now you have to keep track of everything, down to the minutest detail.
What's the best way to do that? How do you make sure you're not missing anything? How much detail do you include? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a reference book full of examples to help you?
In this engine-revving quick-start guide, award-winning author Ben Wolf presents two of his own story bibles (one fantasy and one sci-fi) as examples of how to rein in runaway story worlds and ensure continuity across multiple books in a series. He shares the structures and formats he personally utilizes when creating a new book, coupled with compelling commentary to help authors better understand the creative process of superior storytelling.
In this book, you'll encounter the
...and much more!
Claim your rightful power as the god of your story world! Grab this book today, and bring your story to life in new and wonderful ways.
Get it now.
292 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2021
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About the author
Ben Wolf
99 books125 followersAt the age of nine, Ben Wolf slayed his first dragon.
As the dragon perished, it bequeathed a measure of its power to Ben.
It told him, "You now have the ability to lie more creatively than any other being on this planet--except for politicians. Use this power wisely."
The dragon died with one final puff of smoke from its lungs, but Ben Wolf lived on.
For years, Ben honed his craft. At the age of twelve, he lied to his sister about having thrown darts at a poster of her favorite boy band.
At the age of sixteen, he lied to a policeman who'd pulled him over for speeding, and it got him out of a ticket.
At the age of eighteen, he lied to himself about what a good decision it was to go to Bible college and major in Pastoral Studies (that one has come back to haunt him several times).
Given the unique power he'd inherited from the dying dragon, Ben Wolf had expected his life to look very different from how it did when he turned twenty-three.
Then the dragon's words regarding his power returned to him: "Use this power wisely."
The truth was, Ben hadn't been using the magnificent power wisely. He'd been using it for personal gain, and to dig himself out of bad situations (or, in the case of Bible college, to get himself into them).
So he asked himself, "What would be a wise way to use this power?"
At that very moment, a bus drove past the street in front of him. On its side was emblazoned the phrase, "You should write a novel!"
Having graduated from Bible college a year earlier, Ben took it as a divine message. What's more, he'd already written one novel at that point, and he'd enjoyed it, so he figured he might as well write a few more.
That was 2009. Now, more than ten years later, Ben has written north of ten books, including an award-winning children's book and an award-winning novel.
Awards are great, but what Ben has found even more reassuring is the consistently great feedback he's gotten from readers. They've raved about his work and told him he was the best, most creative liar they'd ever heard of.
So now Ben is on the cusp of making serious headway with his lying skills. His debut fantasy saga, the Blood Mercenaries series of dark/epic/sword & sorcery novels, is raking in tons of stellar reviews from readers everywhere.
And now you can be a part of his creative lying journey. If you've read Ben Wolf's work, love him as a person, or plain old just think he's a handsome guy (he is, and he is now making it known that it wasn't him who wrote this (but it was actually him)), then please review his books here and on Amazon.com.
Ben, who we swear didn't write this, thanks you.
As the dragon perished, it bequeathed a measure of its power to Ben.
It told him, "You now have the ability to lie more creatively than any other being on this planet--except for politicians. Use this power wisely."
The dragon died with one final puff of smoke from its lungs, but Ben Wolf lived on.
For years, Ben honed his craft. At the age of twelve, he lied to his sister about having thrown darts at a poster of her favorite boy band.
At the age of sixteen, he lied to a policeman who'd pulled him over for speeding, and it got him out of a ticket.
At the age of eighteen, he lied to himself about what a good decision it was to go to Bible college and major in Pastoral Studies (that one has come back to haunt him several times).
Given the unique power he'd inherited from the dying dragon, Ben Wolf had expected his life to look very different from how it did when he turned twenty-three.
Then the dragon's words regarding his power returned to him: "Use this power wisely."
The truth was, Ben hadn't been using the magnificent power wisely. He'd been using it for personal gain, and to dig himself out of bad situations (or, in the case of Bible college, to get himself into them).
So he asked himself, "What would be a wise way to use this power?"
At that very moment, a bus drove past the street in front of him. On its side was emblazoned the phrase, "You should write a novel!"
Having graduated from Bible college a year earlier, Ben took it as a divine message. What's more, he'd already written one novel at that point, and he'd enjoyed it, so he figured he might as well write a few more.
That was 2009. Now, more than ten years later, Ben has written north of ten books, including an award-winning children's book and an award-winning novel.
Awards are great, but what Ben has found even more reassuring is the consistently great feedback he's gotten from readers. They've raved about his work and told him he was the best, most creative liar they'd ever heard of.
So now Ben is on the cusp of making serious headway with his lying skills. His debut fantasy saga, the Blood Mercenaries series of dark/epic/sword & sorcery novels, is raking in tons of stellar reviews from readers everywhere.
And now you can be a part of his creative lying journey. If you've read Ben Wolf's work, love him as a person, or plain old just think he's a handsome guy (he is, and he is now making it known that it wasn't him who wrote this (but it was actually him)), then please review his books here and on Amazon.com.
Ben, who we swear didn't write this, thanks you.
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February 9, 2026
For years I’ve had a goal to write a book. I’ve started three different books, three different genres, three different ways at the exact same time. I absolutely overwhelmed myself I love reading. My Goodreads profile does not touch the service of everything I’ve read since I was a child.
So I have all of these ideas I’d like to get out to the world and didn’t know how to organize the 100,000,000 thoughts that were going 200mph in my head. Ben Wolf’s Story Bible book gave me the confidence and relaxing feeling I need that I don’t have to be perfect.
I can start very general for a synopsis, how to break down acts, then chapters, and continue to fill in the blanks. It’s organized and a process but it’s a process that keeps going forward (as long as you’re putting in the effort).
I purchased this because when I met Ben I explained how I wanted to write but was sort of stuck, literally out of nowhere, I didn’t even see him grab the book. Power Author was in my hand and he was already explaining the book, how he overcame some obstacles, and personally wished me the best.
This is a very useful tool and again, just how everything is organized and how Ben holds your hand during the process so you don’t feel like you have to have this perfect masterpiece of an edit immediately really helped.
So I have all of these ideas I’d like to get out to the world and didn’t know how to organize the 100,000,000 thoughts that were going 200mph in my head. Ben Wolf’s Story Bible book gave me the confidence and relaxing feeling I need that I don’t have to be perfect.
I can start very general for a synopsis, how to break down acts, then chapters, and continue to fill in the blanks. It’s organized and a process but it’s a process that keeps going forward (as long as you’re putting in the effort).
I purchased this because when I met Ben I explained how I wanted to write but was sort of stuck, literally out of nowhere, I didn’t even see him grab the book. Power Author was in my hand and he was already explaining the book, how he overcame some obstacles, and personally wished me the best.
This is a very useful tool and again, just how everything is organized and how Ben holds your hand during the process so you don’t feel like you have to have this perfect masterpiece of an edit immediately really helped.
December 14, 2021
This is a great tool for authors. I wish I'd started a bible when I began my series. Now I'm playing catch-up. Ben has terrific ideas and tools to help an author accomplish this level of organization.
February 2, 2021
For some reason I have a song stuck in my head, 'This is how we do it...'. Insight into Ben Wolf's process, and a great guide to keeping your story ideas, concepts and details straight.
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