Writing Skills category: 1537 books

Creating CharactersThis book deals with most issues faced by aspiring writers when starting out and for building characters out of the air.It includes notes on, and exercises in, the introduction to writing, setting up to write, how to increase creativity, journal writing, names, driving force and...

Essay-writing advice and instructions for first-year college students from former university tutor (and college-course addict) Margaret Cake. A helpful and quick read! Priced low for students.

THE MOST TRUSTED GUIDE TO GETTING POETRY PUBLISHED Want to get your poetry published? There's no better tool for making it happen than Poet's Market 2016, which includes hundreds of publishing opportunities specifically for poets, including listings for book and chapbook publishers, poetry...

John Earl Stark had a problem. If his book sales didn't pick up, he'd have to go get a real job. So he called an old friend, a fellow author just returned from a "digital rehab" and wanting to get back into the swing of writing. Their styles and approaches were completely different....

Daily life has a tendency to get in the way of the writing life, but by listening to others tell their story, fellow writers can appreciate the fact they are not alone. That overwhelming feeling of “other things more important” attacks everyone now and then, from time to time, novice to published...

Writing creatively is important whether you publish or not. Its not so much the destination that matters but what you learn along the way. As the world turned Ive had to re-define myself. When myths fall apart, writing is the glue that holds my life together. What happens when your publisher uses...

If you are suffering from writer's block, and unable are unable to write a single word, my simple and easy techniques will help you start writing again using your iPad. I know from personal experience what it is like to struggle with writer's block. I kept searching for answers until I found...

From the author of the popular Dark Moonlighting series: One year ago I had six novels self-published that were starting to get good reviews from the people who read them.  After a decade of working hard to make a career out of writing, I finally felt like I was on the cusp of success. ...

Pensi di poter diventare uno scrittore freelance e vorresti di lavorare per gli altri. Beh, il ghostwriting è un lavoro duro! Tuttavia, quando è gestito propriamente, il ghostwriting può rivelarsi uno dei lavori freelance più redditizi, nel campo della scrittura. Questo manuale illustra i...

Do you want to kick-start your author career? TIPS is full of tips and tricks from the best in the writing trade to set you on your way.

A reference manual with a fresh look at the ingredients that make fiction writing a craft and not just a classroom exercise in grammar. Topics embrace many problem areas where even seasoned writers have trouble, and solutions are presented. Numerous examples throughout the text and in appendices.

You already know a lot more about poetry than you think. Ever recited nursery rhymes? How about sung lyrics or jingles for products? There's a bit of poetry in all of these and in much of your everyday life. This book was written to ignite the many stages of your poetry-writing journey, from...

Many people regret the fact that they didn't get to know their parents or grandparents well enough and that it is now too late. If only they had left a written record of their lives! To ensure that readers' descendants won't be left in the same position, it is time to write an autobiography. Readers...

Writing Spelled Out will show the beginner how to write a self-analysis and turn its contents into potential material which no other will match. Many techniques are explained in simple terms with easy to follow exercises and samples.How to write a Star Letter, in great detail, is followed by Know...