Writing Skills category: 1537 books

Paint Masterful Descriptions on the Page! Writing strong descriptions is an art form, one that you need to carefully develop and practice. The words you choose to describe your characters, scenes, settings, and ideas--in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction--need to precisely illustrate the vision...

Genre confuses writers, but everyone who buys, sells, or reads our books wants to know what genre we're writing in. This mini book will demystify genre so we can better understanding what we're writing and who might want to read it. In Fiction Genres, you'll learn what qualities make a book...

USA TODAY bestseller Nicola Marsh has published 40 books in 10 years and is a multi-award finalist. Like most authors, she writes because she has to. It's a passion, an obsession. In this jargon-free reference, she explores various writing tips for publication and beyond: stellar settings,...

Most of us suffer from the odd gap in our knowledge. But what if those gaps happen to be gaping chasms that threaten to cave in if not soon filled? Worry not, for the answer is at hand. The Three Rs harks back to a golden age of teaching, providing a comprehensive introduction to the basics of reading,...

Newly Revised and Updated for 2015, Complete with Table of Contents and Index, and two bonus short stories by the author. ... This "How-To" book contains the Lessons with private optional assignments that can be applied to short stories, novellas, novels, articles, essays, etc., along with...

LEARN HOW TO FIND A PUBLISHER AND GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED. Do you have a completed manuscript ready for submission? Are you looking to successfully publish or self-publish your work? Do you have the level of understanding of the publishing industry? Whether you want to...

Award-winning author, Valerie Haynes Perry, has written this book to help you maintain the clarity, self-confidence, and motivation you need to bring your own book into being. Write the Book You WantBe Your Own Coach is the third book in her writers trilogy. Its preceded by Listening Out LoudA Friend...

You don't need professional writing experience to create successful, salable greeting cards. All you need is your own creativity and the expert guidance of Karen Moore. As a thirty-year greeting card industry professional with more than 10,000 published sentiments, Moore knows the ins and outs...

The fifth book in the 2YN series is designed to help you start writing your first draft. It covers setting up goals, working through openings and how to deal with a number of 'small things' that might create problems for the writer.

Do you want to write? Do you get stuck on what to write about? Greyscale offers forty-one black and white photos to spark your creative self. Use the photos themselves or use over one hundred and fifty creative writing prompts to get your hand moving across the page or your fingers tapping on the keyboard. Greyscale can be used to prompt free writes, or to develop your creative thinking.

The best writing tool is the one you've got with you. For a lot of us writers, that means the iPad. It is easy to write on the iPad, but harder to make it work well. With writing apps to fit your style and needs, the right accessories, and helpful tools for research, you could end up realizing...

Having a great idea for a story isn't enough to get your novel across the finish line. You also need to know how to overcome the two biggest reasons that novelists fail: plotting problems and procrastination.The 30 Day Novel Success Journal gives you the tools to overcome these obstacles...

This Little Book is a collection of suggestions and guidance to help a new writer through the process of writing the first draft. Starting the first draft of a novel or any kind of book can be daunting, particularly if you are not appropriately prepared. This Little Book is a guide to the tools you...

Writing is a fulfilling and intensely personal profession that can prove demanding, demoralizing, and soul crushing for those unprepared for its ups and downs. Whether the stress or rigors of a major project invades family time or comparisons to successful colleagues leave us discouraged, writers...