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This follow-up to the best-selling 300 Writing Prompts for Teens offers even more questions for teens to use when looking for a kick in the butt to get writing. As a bonus, at the end you’ll find over a dozen prompts that deal with the future. Happy writing!

Elevate Your Writing From So-So To Spectacular! Great writing requires more than an original idea, compelling characters, or a scintillating plot. An author needs all of these to be successful, but writing--and writing well--also demands an entirely different skill set. Spellbinding...

English is a blend of passion and logic, except in spelling, which has nothing to do with either. Language is a set of conventions, some of them sensible, and some accidental. Usage is not so much a question of what is right or wrong as of what is or is not accepted. Accepted by whom? By the experts...

At a time when various political and administrative bodies are calling for the dissolution of basic writing instruction on four-year college campuses, the need for information concerning the options available to university decision makers has become more and more pressing. A wide range of professional...

The most trusted guide to getting published! Want to get published and paid for your writing? Let Writer's Market 2017 guide you through the process with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, including listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards,...

Write more and worry less! Move your writing and your passion from the edges to the center of your life as you discover: •Why writing isn’t all about “talent” •The value of taking creative risks •How to embrace imperfection •Ways to manage doubts and put setbacks in perspective •Reasons...

Ever wonder why you don’t get what you want in life? Have you always wanted to write the great American novel but found it was impossible to pursue? Do you have dreams of starting your own publishing company but don't know where to begin? Or maybe you just need help in visualizing your goals, finding...

A guide for teens and young adults on the power of creative journaling and its role in enhancing self-discovery and self-awareness • Provides encouragement for creative writing, self-expression, and self-dialogue • Includes journaling exercises to inspire creativity and cultivate...

Writing for Radio -- A Practical Guide offers advice and inspiration for anyone thinking of writing or beginning to write for radio. The book focuses mainly on radio drama techniques, with advice from producers and experienced writers, but also covers documentary writing, radio soaps, radio comedy...

Some people think that writing for kids is easy short books, no big words, non-existent attention spans and then fill in any gaps with pictures. But nothing could be further from the truth. Children are the harshest critics imaginable. Give a grown-up a copy of Ulysses to read and theyll pretend to...

Writing for Radio is an entertaining, accessible and informative book, providing a step-by-step guide to writing for this specific dramatic medium. A helpful approach to the process of writing a successful radio play from first draft to production draft and on into the recording studio, this book...

I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable. The information in this ebook on writing and related subjects is organized into 18 chapters of about 500-600 words each. It will help you with your writing and may even suggest a career or hobby in writing to you. As...

Insistent writers pursue a passion for writing and a dream for publication. They set goals. They learn from their rejections. And they do not apologize for their ambitions. It sounds simple enough, doesn't it? That would be true, except that doubt and disappointment have a way of piling up...

You already have the tools to become a gifted writer; what you need is the spark. Harvard creative writing professor and acclaimed author Bret Anthony Johnston brings you an irresistible interactive guide to the craft of narrative writing. From developing characters to building conflict, from mastering...