Writing Skills category: 1537 books

Not everyone can write every day at 5am, and that's totally okay. One-size-fits-all writing advice doesn't work for anyone. In Discover Your Writing Self, you'll find 31 lessons to help you think through who YOU are as writer. Through shorts essays and questions, you will explore everything...

Why do so many people talk about writing a book but never get the job done? Why do so many start books they never finish? And why is the final product often so much less than what editors and agents want? Because writing is a process, and no steps can be omitted without impacting the quality of the...

Are you a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants writer? Hungry for a book that shows you how to write and revise your novel without an outline?Discover the secret sauce to help those of us seat-flyers get at least some grounding in what we do, and to find and use a system in the chaos that is pantsing.This...

Prime Your Freelance Writing Career for Success! So you want to be a freelance writer. Great! But now you're faced with a laundry list of questions: Should I freelance full time or part time? Should I write for magazines, newspapers, or online markets? How do I dream up the perfect article...

Do you feel overwhelmed or alone on your writing journey? Would it help to hear a voice of experience encouraging you along the way?With over fifteen years in publishing, I've learned how important it is to have positive reminders and reinforcement at every stage of the writing process.Compiled...

“My first thought when I finished reading was ‘Where the hell was this book when I jumped into self-publishing?’ I love the no-nonsense style that pulls no punches and keeps you interested. If you are thinking about self-publishing (or even going the traditional route) you should read this book...

Master the Elements of the Writing Workshop The great paradox of the writing life is that to be a good writer, you must be both interested in the world around you and comfortable working in solitude for hours on end. Fiction Writer's Workshop, Second Edition, is designed to help you foster...

Recreational Writing is a minibook about writing for fun and insight. It explores journals and diaries, memoir, blogs, poetry and fiction, and nonfiction. In addition, it explains how to turn your recreational writing into an ebook or printed book. If you’ve ever felt the itch to write, Recreational Writing will help you find the type of writing best suited to your personality.

Acclaim for Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success:“Not into outlining? Then someone did not demonstrate it for you the way Weiland has in her book. If you can make a quick trip grocery list, you can outline your next manuscript to benefit your process, using Weiland’s guide.”—Leslie...

Your mind moves at lightning speed. Your writing should, too. Welcome to the FAST System -- a simple, step by step system for writing at the speed of thought.This beloved bestseller outlines the four phases of the writing process:1) FOCUS your ideas into a writing plan,2) APPLY the plan, blasting...

Are you thinking about writing fiction? Writing a novel? Trying to improve a manuscript? Then you need to know all about scenes and sequels. Scenes and sequels are the one-two punch of a story that make it page-turning fiction. If you don't know what they are and how they work, how can your tale reach...

LEARN HOW TO WRITE ROMANTIC FICTION WHICH TAKES THE BREATH AWAY. Do you want to capture the share of the fastest growing market in fiction? Do you have a compelling vision for a passionate love story? Masterclass: Write Romantic Fiction is designed for anyone who wants to write in this...

Get It Write! offers 50 tips to help writers achieve their writing success. It provides ideas and suggestions for researching and writing features stories and articles, fiction and non-fiction books, journals and memoirs, and writing for children and young adult. The book helps writers understand...

It's Time to Write the Book You're Meant to Write! Have you ever thought about writing a book? Or what writing a book can do for you? Then you're not alone. Writing and bringing an exceptional book to the world can be both easy and deeply satisfying, once you know how. Writing a book...