Writing category: 7965 books
by Rob Shelsky
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2011
Want to write science fiction, fantasy, or horror? Want to be published for money? Don't want to wait forever? Then Author Rob Shelsky’s Guide To Writing & Publishing Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror is a must read!
Based on seven years’ worth of carefully researched articles, this...
Writing Hard Stories
Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Some of the country’s most admired authors—including Andre Dubus III, Mark Doty, Marianne Leone, Michael Patrick MacDonald, Richard Blanco, Abigail Thomas, Kate Bornstein, Jerald Walker, and Kyoko Mori—describe their treks through dark memories and breakthrough moments and attest to the healing...
by Will C. Knott
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2012
The Craft of Fiction contains the distilled wisdom and unique insights of a prolific author and talented English professor—that teaches the craft and craftsmanship of writing fiction. Adopted by many colleges and universities, it is a succinct, seminal work.
Written in a down-to-earth,...
by Constance Hale
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
"Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch is more than just a writing handbook; it’s a key to unlocking every writer’s innate creativity by offering countless paths to verbal expressiveness." —San Francisco Chronicle
Great sentences pivot on great verbs. In Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch, Constance...
The Complete Guide to Article Writing
How to Write Successful Articles for Online and Print Markets
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Master the art of article writing!
The world of journalism is changing rapidly, and the modern journalist needs more than a basic knowledge of article writing to navigate it. The Complete Guide to Article Writing provides a compass for freelancers and students of journalism looking to write...
Use Your Words
A Myth-Busting, No-Fear Approach to Writing
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Want to write? Got a memoir, novel, screenplay or blog in your back drawer? Need to get ‘unstuck’? This is the magic pill you’ve been looking for.
In Use Your Words writer and comedian Catherine Deveny reveals the secrets that have made her ‘Gunnas’ Writing Masterclasses sell-out...
Creative Writing Innovations
Breaking Boundaries in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
When teachers experiment, students benefit. When students gain confidence to pursue their own literary experiments, creative writing can become a life-changing experience.
With chapters written by experienced teachers and classroom innovators, Creative Writing Innovations builds on these principles...
Dialogue on Writing
Rethinking Esl, Basic Writing, and First-year Composition
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Designed for courses on theories and methods of teaching college writing, this text is distinguished by its emphasis on giving teachers a foundation of knowledge for teaching writing to a diverse student body. As such, it is equally relevant for teacher training in basic writing, ESL, and first year...
Complete Writing For Children Course
Develop your children's writing from idea to publication
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Designed to take you from the moment you first put pen to paper to the point at which you are ready to start contacting publishers (or uploading an ebook file), this is the most important book on writing children's books you'll ever read. It introduces you to the craft of writing for children, the...
Fiction Writing Workbook
Your complete fiction writing formula
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2017
Your complete step-by-step formula for writing your own fiction, short stories, full novels, children’s books and memoirs.
Packed with vital information, practical activities and writing exercises all aimed at helping you to develop your plots and characters.
All aspects...
by Kathy Tyers
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
"There is no single component of the writing craft as vital to good fiction, and to developing an artistic voice, as point of view. The term covers a great deal of ground, but basically boils down to sharing the world of your characters, starting from within. Writing Deep Viewpoint helps...
Fiction Writing
How to Use Writing for Personal Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Do you prefer to help yourself work through issues? Try fiction writing as a therapy technique today!
Instead of spending an arm and a leg or two on therapy bills have you ever considered writing as a vent for your inner turmoil? It may not work for everyone but you could be surprised at what...
by Maria Mazziotti Gillian
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Writing Poetry to Save Your Life combines Gillan's personal story about her journey as a writer with her suggestions for writers at all stages of development. The voice in this book is the voice of a friend who sits with you in a warm kitchen sipping espresso or a cup of herbal tea, while offering...
Humour Writing
The Art of Being Funny
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Have you ever wondered how people that write comedy, or humor blogs or funny books come up with their material?
Lots of writers will try to tell you that their work is the product of divine inspiration or some complicated, arcane ritual, but the truth is that consistently writing anything is...