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by Margort A. Tirado
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Autobiography Writing for Seniors is a labor of love for senior citizens to leave for their children and posterity. Everyone has a story, and that story is best told by the person it is about. To retain the vital information, the story should be written or in some form recorded so as to save the story...
Condé Nast
The Man and His Empire -- A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2019
The first biography in over thirty years of Condé Nast, the pioneering publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair and main rival to media magnate William Randolph Hearst.
Condé Nast’s life and career was as high profile and glamourous as his magazines. Moving to New York in the early twentieth...
by David Blake
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2013
The most important sentence in any story is the very first one, and yet it is commonly neglected by novice writers. This simple advice guide uses real examples from works already published on Smashwords and examines some of the various tricks a writer can use with an opening sentence and also some...
God Bless America
The Origins of Over 1,500 Patriotic Words and Phrases
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
A uniquely American vocabulary has evolved from its British beginnings—here are the roots of such words as “a-ok,” “grandstanding,” “rat race,” and more!
The Queen’s English has no place across the pond, where a long history of defiance, creativity, and originality has made...
The Company of Writers
Fiction Workshops and Thoughts on the Writing Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
The award-winning author’s tips on writing groups and networking: “Witty, insightful and generous . . . a must-read for anyone who wants to write” (Judy Blume).
When Hilma Wolitzer finished writing her first short story, she had no idea what to do next. She didn’t trust her family members...
by Kim Brittingham
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
If you want to put your life story down in words, where do you start? Exactly what story are you hoping to tell? How are you going to fill hundreds of pages? How do you plan it out? Memoirist, blogger, and writing teacher Kim Brittingham shares her insight into getting started with your writing and...
Writing Active Hooks Book 1: Action, Emotion, Surprise and More
Writing Active Hooks, #1
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2014
Many writers have heard of hooks, and have heard we should use them in our manuscripts as a tool to engage readers and keep them engaged, but what we’re not told is how to identify what a hook is or where to use them to maximize them other than in that key opening line.
In this book we’ll look...
The Novel Writer's Toolkit
From Idea to Best-Seller
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
Writing a novel and getting it published: That's your goal. And nothing will keep you from making it happen. Such a goal, of course, presents a number of challenges. Make sure you have the tools you need to overcome them and succeed.
In THE NOVEL WRITER'S TOOLKIT, NY Times Best-Selling...
Scholarship, Commerce, Religion
The Learned Book in the Age of Confessions, 1560–1630
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
This study of the learned book trade of the late Renaissance reveals how many features of today’s publishing world were in place even then. Beginning in Frankfurt, Maclean surveys the authors, publishers, censors, and sellers who operated in this fraught religious atmosphere and overheated market, and ends with the market’s decline in the 1620s.
Lost Gay Novels
A Reference Guide to Fifty Works from the First Half of the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Searching for an introduction to the shadowy, intriguing world of early 20th century gay-themed fiction?
In Lost Gay Novels, respected pop culture historian Anthony Slide resurrects fifty early 20th century American novels with gay themes or characters and discusses them in carefully researched,...
by Renee Ross
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Write a Book in 30 Days – or Less!
Write Faster…Work Smarter…Finish Your Book Now
If you’re an indie author who spends months or years writing a book, then you're losing money – and lots of it. In today’s competitive indie publishing market, money loves speed. Many well-paid...
The First Five Pages
A Writer'S Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection P
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
IF YOU'RE TIRED OF REJECTION, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.
Whether you are a novice writer or a veteran who has already had your work published, rejection is often a frustrating reality. Literary agents and editors receive and reject hundreds of manuscripts each month. While it's the job of these...
The Bestseller Code
Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
"When a story captures the imagination of millions, that's magic. Can you qualify magic? Archer and Jockers just may have done so."—Sylvia Day, New York Times bestselling author
Ask most people about massive success in the world of fiction, and you’ll typically hear that it’s a game of...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing for Young Adults
Expert Tips on Writing Books Teens Love to Read
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
This comprehensive guide introduces aspiring storytellers to the ins and outs of writing fiction and nonfiction for young adults. Information includes an overview of writing, from dialogue and point of view to plot, setting, and character construction; choosing an agent and publisher; marketing the...