Writing Skills category: 1537 books
by Michael A. Kechula
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
In today's 'everything in a hurry' world of the Internet, there's a new appeal in short-form stories. Author Michael A. Kechula has uncovered a demand for ultra-short (100 word) stories called 'Drabbles.' Telling a complete story in exactly 100 words is a challenge, (in fact, just writing this review...
by Beth Yarnall
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Romance is everywhere even in blockbuster movies like Terminator and Star Wars. Strong romantic plots drove TV shows like Castle, Moonlighting, and Cheers to top ratings. It was the sexual tension that viewers to tuned in each week to find out if this would be the episode they finally acted...
The Irresistible Novel
How to Craft an Extraordinary Story That Engages Readers from Start to Finish
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015
Discover Your Voice and Enthrall Readers!
The craft of writing is filled with various debates: Should I include a prologue? Should I delete all adverbs from my manuscript? Just how much backstory--if any--can I include in my story? These questions--and their often-contradictory answers--can...
In a Flash!
Writing & Publishing Dynamic Flash Prose
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Welcome to a genre that has zoomed into public notice with the Internet age and yet has a rich history. Flashes in both fiction and nonfiction are highly sought after by editors and publishers across a wide array of publications. This practical guide covers a diverse range of topics from the first...
by Karen Freeman-Smith
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Demonstrates how-to use the free automated writing prompts from Plagerize.Me to brainstorm your next story using a randomly generated set of writing prompts.
by Jane Wenham-Jones
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
Jane Wenham-Jones - agony aunt for Writing Magazine - gives advice on literary queries, writing worries and the obstacles faced by anyone hoping to be published.
In this volume, the questions answered are:
11: A Room of One’s Own
12: Two Books a Year
13: Finding Time
14: Research
15: Someone...
Field Notes for Writers
Tips for Independent Authors
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2017
Field notes from the experience of self-publishing 25 books
Are you thinking about writing a book but you’re not sure how to go about it? Not sure if you have the time?
Maybe you’ve written one. Now you want to know what to do next.
These field notes from the author of 25...
by Ray Wiseman
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2012
These 52 tips grew out of at least 52 different sources and took many years to compile. They began in kernel form in various courses, books, workshops, and discussions. They grew as the author used them in practical writing assignments and taught them in workshops. They reached adulthood when he posted...
The Writer's Workshop
Imitating Your Way to Better Writing
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
*The Writer’s Workshop *takes an approach to teaching writing that is new only because it is so old. Today, rhetoric and composition typically proceed by ignoring what was done for 2,500 years in Western education. Gregory Roper, on the other hand, helps students learn to write in the way the great...
Track Down the Weasel Words
And other strategies to revise and improve your manuscript
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Suppose you took your car to a mechanic who greeted you in about an hour and said, "You'll be pleased to know that I replaced your dead battery and added 250 unnecessary parts." Just as unnecessary parts would ruin a car engine, so unnecessary words, phrases, and elements can do damage to...
by Simon Whaley
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
What is a writer’s responsibility when it comes to tax? What legal implications should writers be aware of? What records should writers maintain, and what’s the best way of doing that? How do you cope with rejection or those crises of confidence that we all have from time to time? When is a pseudonym...
DIGITAL INK
Writing Killer Fiction in the E-book Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
From protagonists and antagonists, to dialogue and conflict, DIGITAL INK is a powerful, succinct, and entertaining book that will dramatically improve any writer’s work. Suddenly it's a cinch to publish -- pop your manuscript up online via Amazon’s KDP, INScribe, Smashwords, or Pubit!...
by Maralys Wills
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
A treasure trove of sage advice for the new writer packaged in easy to digest and fun to read anecdotes. Damn the Rejections, Full Speed Ahead offers real world suggestions for writing novels, or non-fiction and turning them into saleable works. Maralys Wills, creative writing teacher and author of...
Show & Tell in a Nutshell
Demonstrated Transitions from Telling to Showing
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Revised 2019 Edition
Have you been told there's a little too much telling in your novel? Want to remedy it? Then this is the book for you.
In Show & Tell in a Nutshell: Demonstrated Transitions from Telling to Showing you will find sixteen real scenes depicting a variety of situations,...