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Escrever melhor
guia para passar os textos a limpo
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: August 24, 2015
é possível transformar um texto comum numa escrita sedutora, gostosa de se ler? Em Escrever melhor: guia para passar os textos a limpo, Dad Squarisi e Arlete Salvador mostram como estudantes, jornalistas, advogados, executivos e outros profissionais que usam a escrita no dia-a-dia podem melhorar...
by Sherry Peters
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
All writers experience times when we don’t feel like writing, or have difficulty getting words on the page. We give these situations the umbrella name of writer’s block and blame our censor, critic, or editor. Silencing Your Inner Saboteur explores these issues and situations to discover that...
Writing Begins with the Breath
Embodying Authentic Voice
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2007
In this distinctive guide to the craft of writing, author Laraine Herring shows us how to tune into our bodies and connect with our emotions so that our writing becomes an expression of our full beings, rather than just an intellectual exercise. With warmth and wisdom, Herring offers a path to discovering...
Homemade Biography
How to Collect, Record, and Tell the Life Story of Someone You Love
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
How well do you really know the older people in your family? And how will you make sure their stories will be preserved for generations to come? Homemade Biography is a fun and practical guide to recording a relative's story so it will never be forgotten. New York Times bestselling author Tom Zoellner,...
Do Story
How to tell your story so the world listens.
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Today's world wants the story behind the story. Whether you have a company mission to share, an audience to entertain or a product to sell, we're more likely to engage and connect if you deliver a well-crafted story with an emotional core.
Bobette Buster is a story consultant who works with and teaches...
We Wanted to Be Writers
Life, Love, and Literature at the Iowa Writers' Workshop
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
We Wanted to be Writers is a rollicking and insightful blend of original interviews, commentary, advice, gossip, anecdotes, analyses, history, and asides with nearly thirty graduates and teachers at the now legendary Iowa Writers' Workshop between 1974 and 1978. Among the talents that emerged in those...
Writing Your Life
A Guide to Writing Autobiographies
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
To many, the task of writing about one's life seems daunting and difficult. Where does one begin? What stories will inspire your children and grandchildren, and which will simply amuse them? "Writing Your Life: A Guide to Writing Autobiographies" breaks down the barriers of personal narrative...
Kicking In the Wall
A Year of Writing Exercises, Prompts, and Quotes to Help You Break Through Your Blocks and Reach Your Writing Goals
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
When Patti Smith was plagued with writer’s block — “scattered and stymied, surrounded by unfinished songs and abandoned poems” — playwright Sam Shepard advised her, “When you hit a wall, just kick it in.” In these pages, Abercrombie shows readers how to do just that. Like a workout with...
On Writing
Notes from the world of books, 1995-2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Why do authors write? How do they go about it? What is good writing?In On Writing, Robert McCrum collects together his questions and reflections on the nature of writing from his Observer newspaper column. In them he explores the sometimes tricky relationship between writing and commerce, looks at the...
Business and Finance Social Media Prompts
200+ Prompts For Authors (For Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter)
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2017
Writing a 60,000 word book? Piece of cake. Writing a 140 character tweet? Awkward silence. On the surface social media seems easy--just say what’s on your mind! But saying what’s on your mind rarely leads to more followers, and frequently even leads to unfollows. The creative minds behind the...
The Memoir Project
A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
The greatest story you could write is the one you experienced yourself. Knowing where to start is the hardest part, but it just got a little easier with this essential guidebook for anyone wanting to write a memoir.
Did you know that the #1 thing that baby boomers want to do in retirement is...
Publish Yourself
Create & Sell Your Own E-Books
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
If you've ever wanted to retain more of your royalties or try publishing e-books but didn't know where to start, this book is for you!
Recently e-books have exploded onto the publishing scene, making it easier than ever for writers to break into the market. But many people who read e-books...
by Bruce Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015
An indispensable writing tool for authors.This Punctuation Primer contains generally accepted rules authors need to make reading clear, and enjoyable. This e-book is intended to be left open on the desktop as a ready reference while writing. It explains and provides examples for: Commas ...
Sin and Syntax
How to Craft Wicked Good Prose
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
A fully revised and updated edition with writing prompts and challenges in every chapter
Today’s writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran...