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Mental Models for Writers
73 Ways to Elevate Your Thinking, Improve Your Writing, and Capture Success
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2019
The world’s smartest people use these secrets to 10x their success and make more money—and you can, too!
Do you wish you knew the unwritten rules to being a successful writer—you know, the things that no one will ever tell you?
Mental models are the unwritten rules of success.
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Rapid Story Development #2: Bust the Top Ten Creative Writing Myths to Become a Better Writer
Rapid Story Development, #2
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
The world of how-to creative writing is filled with quick fixes, flavor-of-the-month techniques, and fortune cookie wisdom. This e-book has compiled the top ten creative writing myths that may writers accept as gospel, and then describes each of the myths to show you that they are not just innocent...
by Deborah Chester
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
There’s more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing a new type of magic. From the writing of strong, action-packed scenes to the creation of dynamic, multi-dimensional characters, fantasy author Deborah Chester guides novices and intermediate writers through...
by Jody Shipka
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
To many academics, composition still represents typewritten texts on 8.5” x 11” pages that follow rote argumentative guidelines. In Toward a Composition Made Whole, Jody Shipka views composition as an act of communication that can be expressed through any number of media and as a path to meaning-making....
A Writer's Craft
Multi-Genre Creative Writing
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2017
This introductory creative writing text uses a unique, multi-genre approach to provide students with a broad-based knowledge of their craft, treating them as professional writers. Beginning by discussing elements common to all genres, this book underscores the importance of learning good writing habits...
by Tracey Warr
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2018
The art and writing workshops in this book engage creatively and playfully with the possibility that we may be living with more water in the future. The topic of water is explored through writing and art exercises that include aquatic biomimicry inventions, writing with maps, drawing inspirations from Vikings and taking watery words on adventures.
by Lynette M. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2012
Imagine a world of people focused on gratitude for one another. Make it so! Start by writing letters of appreciation that will be treasured forever.
“How to Write Heartfelt Letters to Treasure” helps you touch others with your genuine, original letters to express your feelings of appreciation.
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Adverbs & Clichés in a Nutshell
Demonstrated Subversions of Adverbs & Clichés into Gourmet Imagery
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Revised 2019 Edition
Have you been told you use too many adverbs and clichés in your writing? Want to remedy it? Then this is the book for you.
In Adverbs & Clichés in a Nutshell: Demonstrated Subversions of Adverbs & Clichés into Gourmet Imagery, you will find thirty-four...
Make a Living as a Professional Self-Published Author: Laying the Foundation
The Steps You Must Take to Create a Six Figure Writing Career, Make Money, and Build your Readership
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2017
Are you upset knowing that you have real writing talent, but no one buys your books? Are you embarrassed to tell your friends you've written a book because your sales are so pathetic?
I've been there. I was so proud when I published my first book, it was an incredible accomplishment. I told...
by Jessica Hathaway
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Help your students develop the writing skills they need to succeed with this timely resource! This book provides teachers with standards-based strategies to help students demonstrate their learning of fiction-related concepts as they navigate the complexities of literary works. This book offers detailed...
Points of Departure
Rethinking Student Source Use and Writing Studies Research Methods
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2018
Points of Departure encourages a return to empirical research about writing, presenting a wealth of transparent, reproducible studies of student sources. The volume shows how to develop methods for coding and characterizing student texts, their choice of source material, and the resources used to...
Draft No. 4
On the Writing Process
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
The long-awaited guide to writing long-form nonfiction by the legendary author and teacher
Draft No. 4 is a master class on the writer’s craft. In a series of playful, expertly wrought essays, John McPhee shares insights he has gathered over his career and has refined while teaching at Princeton...
Living and Writing on the Coast of Maine
Thoughts on Life, Love, and Writing
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2016
What's it like to live your dream? To live the life of an author? To (finally) be married to the man you love and live in the place you've always imagined? With wry humor and insight, Lea Wait, acclaimed author of 14 books in two genres, shares the good, the bad, and the challenging about living in...
by Dennis Becker
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
How To Speed-Write Amazing, One-Problem Books For Profit!There are so many people out there who are looking for simple, quick solutions to their problems. They don't need long, drawn-out books or courses... they need simple, easy-to-follow books that give them a direct solution to a problem they...