Nonfiction category: 1132351 books
Common Core Reading Lessons
Pairing Literary and Nonfiction Texts to Promote Deeper Understanding
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
The Common Core is placing a heavier emphasis on nonfiction, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your literature lessons! In this book, English teachers Stacey O'Reilly and Angie Stooksbury describe how you can combine nonfiction with fiction to meet the standards and give students a deeper...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Best Creative Nonfiction of the South, of which this Virginia collection is the first volume, serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, writers, and general readers interested in creative nonfiction both from specific areas of the South and across the region as a whole. The writers included...
The Nonfictionist's Guide
On Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2007
Nonfiction—the "fourth genre" (along with poetry, fiction, and drama)—is a literary field affecting bestseller lists, writing programs, writers' workshops, and conferences on the study of creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. It is often labeled and/or limited as "creative"...
by Adil Masood Qazi
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2018
If you really want to learn writing and become an author? Than this book can be your best guide!!!
Writing is an art of expression, to master it you need to learn the basics of writing. This graphic book representation is the simple and easy way to understand writing and how to write nonfiction...
Food Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction
A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
An essential tool for assisting leisure readers interested in topics surrounding food, this unique book contains annotations and read-alikes for hundreds of nonfiction titles about the joys of comestibles and cooking.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Essential Information on Researching, Organizing, and Writing Narrative Nonfiction
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Writing Nonfiction gives narrative nonfiction writers the tools they need to elevate their storytelling to the next level.
This guide will define narrative nonfiction, list the literary building blocks and teach you how to research your desired subject. Next,...
The Everything Guide to Writing Nonfiction
All you need to write and sell exceptional nonfiction books, articles, essays, reviews, and memoirs
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2009
Everyone wants to be a published writer. But only a few manage to break into print. In this guide, Richard D. Bank provides expert advice to help you reach your goals of writing and selling articles, essays, and books. Featuring step-by-step instructions covering all aspects of writing, including...
Critical Encounters in Secondary English
Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Because of the emphasis placed on nonfiction and informational texts by the Common Core State Standards, literature teachers all over the country are re-evaluating their curriculum and looking for thoughtful ways to incorporate nonfiction into their courses. They are also rethinking their pedagogy...
Style and Story
Literary Methods for Writing Nonfiction
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
There are two basic rules for writing nonfiction, says historian and award-winning author Stephen J. Pyne. Rule 1: You can’t make stuff up. Rule 2: You can’t leave out known stuff that affects our understanding. Follow these rules, and you are writing nonfiction. Writing for different audiences...
by Bobbi Linkemer
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
What does it take to write an extraordinary nonfiction book?
It takes more than a good idea and a flash of insight to write a book. Aspiring authors must also understand the publishing process, build writing skills, and develop business savvy. Write Your Book Now! A Handbook for Writers, Authors,...
The Book of Five for Authors
Everything Authors Need to Know About Nonfiction Books
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
The Book of Five: Everything authors need to know about nonfiction books is a collection of easy-to-follow lists for writers of nonfiction books. The book is divided into eight subjects every author should know about before you write your first book. The book contains advice for new and aspiring authors...
by Alfred Fortunato, Susan Rabiner
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
Distilled wisdom from two publishing pros for every serious nonfiction author in search of big commercial success.
Over 50,000 books are published in America each year, the vast majority nonfiction. Even so, many writers are stymied in getting their books published, never mind gaining significant...
The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction
Advice and Essential Exercises from Respected Writers, Editors, and Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
FEATURING ESSAYS FROM: Barrie Jean Borich • Jenny Boully • Norma Elia Cantú • Rigoberto González • Philip Graham • Carol Guess • Jeff Gundy • Robin Hemley • Barbara Hurd • Judith Kitchen •Eric LeMay • Dinah Lenney • Bret Lott • Patrick Madden• Lee Martin • Maggie McKnight...
Freewriting for Travel Writers
How to Use a Creative Freewriting Technique to Improve your Travel Writing
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2018
Freewriting for Travel Writers
As a travel writer you can’t rest on your laurels - you need to craft your words to inspire, entertain, inform and educate your audience. It doesn’t matter whether your readers are planning a trip or are armchair travellers, you owe it to them to use freewriting take...