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Fiction Writing Prompts, Vol. 2 Does your mind ever go blank when you sit down to work on your fiction? A great way to keep your idea pool and your creative well in top shape is to practice your writing skills. Use these writing prompts to hone your skills and to spark new ideas for...

DO YOU STRUGGLE WITH PLOTTING? **Writing is hard enough without making more trouble for yourself. ** This Quickie Book looks at the good news about writing by the seat of your pants and the reality of writing. HINT: There is no magic pill you can take. Your mileage may vary, but the pantser way of creating a story works for me.

Develop enthusiastic and efficient writers with proven methods to meet the needs of all students with research-based strategies and ready-to-implement best practices in writing instruction. A practical guide for new teachers and pre-service educators, topics include classroom organization, writing...

New York Times bestselling author Zane shares the lessons she’s learned over the years about successful book publishing, filmmaking, and TV production. Drawing on decades of experience as a mega-bestselling novelist, successful publisher, and executive producer of two TV shows, Zane offers...

“All of you who contributed to this book write much better than I did in high school.” That remarkable observation was made by Pat Conroy in the foreword to the first collection of student writing generated by the South Carolina High School Writing Contest, and it embodies the contest’s goals:...

These workbooks provide lessons, student worksheets, and teacher instructions for every day of writing instruction. Each covers one year of study. Used along with Writing with Ease, the workbooks complete the elementary-grade writing curriculum. Level Three is the third of a planned four-volume set to accompany Writing with Ease.

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 only guide you’ll ever need to help you write better letters, whether for business or pleasure. The world gets smaller and contacts get faster but whether it’s by computer or with pen-and-ink, the need to be able to communicate effectively in writing remains as important as ever. So whether...

Have a great idea for a book, but aren't sure how to write it? Overwhelmed by all the various "how to write" books out on the market? Do you have a busy life or a short attention span? Bare Bones: A Quick Guide to Writing Your First Novel is a compilation of advice for the fledgling writer. Katrina...

Kelly Ritter and Paul Kei Matsuda have created an essential introduction to the field of composition studies for graduate students and instructors new to the study of writing. The book offers a careful exploration of this diverse field, focusing specifically on scholarship of writing and composing....

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a writer, or you aspire to be one. So where do you start? How do you navigate this craft and find your place in it? What’s the best way to turn your thoughts and ideas into words, paragraphs, and pages? Ready, Set, Write shows you what you...

Do your sentences run longer than a page? Or do they hang in the air, waiting for a subject, an object or some punctuation to finish them off? This easy-to-use guide to sentence writing not only teaches you how to overcome run-ons and sentence fragments, but also all of the sentence construction...

Plotting a story filled with memorable, engaging scenes from beginning to end can feel like an insurmountable challenge. Having the right plan - and the tools to execute it - can make all the difference. Writing Blockbuster Plots pulls back the curtain on story structure with step-by-step strategies...

Tara Richter has been featured on ABC, Daytime TV, CNN, Channel 10 News, FOX & radio stations all over the world as the expert on writing! This guide book shot up to the Best Sellers status once it was released in the audio version. Get the ground breaking tips in a short, easy to read manual...