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The second title in the 'Essential Boot-camp Series', 'Essential Tips To Create A Modern Standout CV' takes the familiar no-nonsense approach from 'Emarketing Boot-camp' and applies it to CV writing. You won't find any long-winded descriptions of the history of the...

A Bushwhacker's Guide to Academic Writing is the result of Michael Olendzenski's education (BA and MA, McGill; Ph.D. Florida) and his twenty-five-plus years of experience as an instructor of First-Year Composition courses. The book presents a narrative account of the rhetoric of academic...

As a four-year old I dreamed of becoming a writer. In the dream, I sat at the table in our sunroom like a Clydesdale horse ploughing words onto paper. Everything in my anatomy led me to believe that my dream could become a reality.Many of my students and others struggling to achieve their writing...

Do you feel as if you're slogging through your writing journey without a clear sense of purpose? Would it help have an experienced voice in your ear encouraging you to stay on track with what matters most to you?With over fifteen years of experience in publishing, thirty novels and dozens of...

Indie Reader: CREATING STORIES is a useful resource for new writers who have a terrific story idea but aren't sure how to go about turning that into a functional, readable, enjoyable novel. 4.5 stars~ ~ ~Mark Cain, best-selling satirist, author of the CIRCLES IN HELL seriesDeveloping a method for...

Who has time to cook when you have a 50,000-word novel to write in thirty days? Offers 30 recipes for quick and easy meals so you won’t starve during your month-long, novel-writing journey. Make-Ahead Meals offers recipes you can make ahead of time and toss into the freezer. Stock...

Style is a distinctive manner of expression, in writing or speech. The word evolved from Latin stilus, an instrument for writing, marking, or incising, such as something used by the ancients in writing on clay or waxed tablets. It is the way in which something is said or done, as distinguished from...

Your Fiction Writing Toolkit is an essential resource for new fiction writers. It contains Linda Hargrove's wisdom from her decade of experience in both traditional and indie publishing. Learn ways to avoid the newbie mistakes, save money, and work smarter. Achieve quicker success as a fiction...

Are you interested in your ancestry? Have you ever wanted to research your family genealogy? Then Writing Memoir is the book for you. Learn how to find your ancestors, build a family tree, do a family search and leave a legacy of your life for your descendants via a well-written and interesting life...

This writer’s guide is packed full of insightful lessons on writing well. Gleaned from years of teaching writing workshops and crafting his own stories, Christopher Hawke teaches these lessons in a clear and concise way. While a fan of The Elements of Style and Chicago Manual of Style, this book...

Illustrated with a series of 48 pictures to enhance the reading experience, helping to place the authors in their era. Here are three classic authors sharing their tips and how-to’s about writing. This anthology includes “Essays in the Art of Writing” by Robert Louis Stevenson, “How to Tell...

Where has the road taken you? What wisdom have you gained on this journey?The world needs our stories, tales of both passion and pain. Told from your deep truth, the words can cleanse the soul and heal the heart.Writing Wild was crafted for new writers and non-writers who identify with...

Students of all levels need to know how to write a well-reasoned, coherent research paper—and for decades Kate L. Turabian’s Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers has helped them to develop this critical skill. For its fifth edition, Chicago has reconceived and renewed this classic work...

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...