Writing category: 7965 books
The Writer's Practice
Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
“Unique and thorough, Warner’s handbook could turn any determined reader into a regular Malcolm Gladwell.” —Booklist
For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a revolutionary new approach to establishing robust writing practices inside and outside the classroom, from the...
On Editing
How to edit your novel the professional way
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
"Highly recommended: On Editing is indispensable reading for anyone who is or wants to be a writer. Every desk should have a copy!"
- Dr Samantha J. Rayner, Director of the Centre for Publishing, UCL
"On Editing is a feast with many courses. When you have finished this book, you will feel encouraged,...
by Jude Willhoff
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Writing Secrets of 33 Bestselling Romance Authors is filled with conversations that touch the heart and rejuvenate the writing spirit. Read a story a day to keep writer's block away. This book is a "must have" for anyone who wants to gain insight into today's romance publishing industry. Peek behind...
by Peter Gutiérrez
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This dynamic resource offers teachers a new way to energize the teaching of writing while also meeting Common Core State Standards. The author draws on his unique background in education and media to provide this all-in-one resource to help teachers use the versatility of scriptwriting to motivate...
Teaching Creative Writing
Ideas, exercises, resources and lesson plans for teachers of creative-writing classes
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
If you teach creative writing or facilitate a writing group, you will want to inspire, inform and encourage would-be writers. This book is a unique, practical resource offering guidance, ideas and exercises to help you do just that.
It moves from planning and structuring courses to giving ideas...
by Shelley McNamara
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
This guide will assist students in writing creatively in the Area of Study, Paper 1, Section 11 of the NSW HSC English examination. It is also a teaching guide for teachers teaching the HSC English course. The writing students compose using the diverse activities in this guide will form the basis...
by Ronald T. Kellogg
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 1999
The human ability to render meaning through symbolic media such as art, dance, music, and speech defines, in many ways, the uniqueness of our species. One symbolic medium in particular--written expression--has aroused increasing interest among researchers across disciplines, in areas as diverse as...
The Writing Life
Thoughts along the Writing Journey
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
THE WRITING LIFE
Thoughts along the Writing Journey:
A book being written “on the go”
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
– Ernest Hemingway
From Craig's Writing Journey blog at Wordpress
About the Author
Craig is an extensive...
A Packful of Lies
My (Our) Experiences with a United Kingdom Vanity Publisher
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2019
A PACKFUL OF LIES
PROLOGUE
From about 20 long years ago
Although this has been a very traumatic episode in my life, I have decided to put pen to paper. I'm reliving the stress and pain of the experience, but I'm doing it to warn other aspiring writers of the danger of what are termed...
by Grant Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
A quick and easy guide to writing a research proposalIncludes a Free example research proposal template for you to download.This short guide will give you the tools you need write a research proposal, no matter what your field of study is. If you're doing your master's or doctoral thesis,...
Designing Interactive Worlds With Words
Principles of Writing As Representational Composition
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2000
No two writing situations are exactly the same and skilled writers, like skilled painters, must develop the know-how to represent the objects of their writing as part of a flexible art. This special art of writing lies hidden between grammar--the well-formedness of sentences--and genre--the capacity...
Writing Centers and the New Racism
A Call for Sustainable Dialogue and Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Noting a lack of sustained and productive dialogue about race in university writing center scholarship, the editors of this volume have created a rich resource for writing center tutors, administrators, and scholars. Motivated by a scholarly interest in race and whiteness studies, and by an ethical...
Teaching Queer
Radical Possibilities for Writing and Knowing
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Teaching Queer looks closely at student writing, transcripts of class discussions, and teaching practices in first-year writing courses to articulate queer theories of literacy and writing instruction, while also considering the embodied actuality of being a queer teacher. Rather than positioning...
Writing Tips And Tricks - More Than 40 Ways to Improve YOUR Writing Today!
Author's Secrets, #1
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Do you love to write, but struggle to do so ? If so, this is the book for you!
Packed with amazing tips and tricks, to get you unstuck from ‘writer’s block’ and to improve your writing in dozens of little ways, there are tips about all aspects of writing, for both fiction and non-fiction...