Audiobooks Narrated by Peter Simon

Practical Project Risk Management, Third Edition: The ATOM Methodology

This new edition of an award-winning risk management classic is more actionable than ever with new chapters on facilitating risk conversations and running a risk workshop. Risk isn't just about threat; it's also about opportunity. You have to be ready to take advantage of the most unexpected events—good or bad—with any project you are managing. But how does this work in practice? The Active Threat and Opportunity Management (ATOM) methodology offers a simple, scalable risk process that applies to all projects in all industries and business sectors. For each process step, the authors offer practical advice, hints, and tips on how to get the most out of the risk management process. Risk management really can work in practice. This Project Management Institute award-winning methodology is already used by top corporations. Whether you are someone with no prior knowledge of risk management or someone who simply needs guidance on how to apply risk management successfully, this book will help you tackle the ups and downs of this unpredictable world.

David Hillson, Peter Simon (Author), David Hillson, Peter Noble, Peter Simon (Narrator)

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How to Write a Romance Novel: a complete guide

So you’re interested in writing romance novels? Why? Is it because you want your piece of the most financially lucrative genre in all of fiction? Or, is it because of something perhaps more meaningful? After all, a book about love can endure for centuries. Well, whatever your reasons, you should know ahead of time that writing a terrific romance novel is difficult.  There are so many components involved in crafting a successful story. So many moving pieces for which to consider when articulating your romantic tale. There’s plot structure, character motivation, character psychology, character sensuality, sexuality, withholding, Sacrifice, desire, fear, physicality, competition, the variations between the sexes, the narrative stance, the dialogue, the first meeting, the conclusion and resolution, the conflict, the setting, the suspense, the chapter beginnings and endings, the many types of characters and the roles they can play, the neurological sciences that sway your hero and heroine. There are so many moving pieces; many more than just these. And yet the core of the romance novel is ultimately about one thing. A great deal of care has gone into this course because I intimately understand the challenges of writing a book, and I want to ease those challenges for you by offering an effective guiding hand. I know how hard writing a book is, but as a published author I can promise you that the feeling you get when you finish your book will make all that struggle worthwhile. I want you to have that feeling. Everything involved in writing a romance novel is included in this audiobook. And not just mentioned to you, but also elaborated upon so that you can gain crystal clarity on each of these components in the story. In short, you will know how to write a romance novel after completing this audiobook.

Peter C. Simon (Author), Peter Simon (Narrator)

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