Writing Skills category: 1537 books
The Writer's Compass
From Story Map to Finished Draft in 7 Stages
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Map out your idea and finish your story in 7 stages!
This book will show writers how to develop their ideas into a finished novel by working through it in 7 stages, while learning how to mapping out their story's progress and structure so they can evaluate and improve their work. It teaches...
The First 50 Pages
Engage Agents, Editors and Readers, and Set Your Novel Up For Success
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2011
Seeking writing success? Start at the beginning...
Whether youre looking to get published or just hoping to hook your reader, first impressions are vital. Compelling opening scenes are the key to catching an agent or editors attention, and are crucial for keeping your reader engaged.
As...
Help! For Writers
210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head.
In HELP! FOR WRITERS, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps...
The Writer's Little Helper
Everything You Need to Know to Write Better and Get Published
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2005
Big Fiction Advice from a Little Book
There is nothing little about the dynamic fiction-writing advice inside The Writer's Little Helper. With big ideas, time-saving tips, and revision-made-easy charts, James V. Smith, Jr. offers effective guidance in short, easily checklists, Q&As, and practical...
by Byron Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
You want to write. Specifically you want to write short stories. But you don't know how, you've tried before and the result was disappointing. You don't have time. This short chapbook will walk you through the basic steps of writing short stories, and with only limited amounts of time. It contains...
How to Write Faster
A Busy Writer's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
In How to Write Faster: A Busy Writer’s Guide you’ll learn eight techniques that can help you double your word count in a way that’s sustainable and doesn’t sacrifice the quality of your writing in favor of quantity.
In our new digital era, writers are expected to produce multiple books...
The Quill and the Crow
Collected Essays on Writing, 2006 – 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2013
Essays on writing from the prolific Lilith Saintcrow, compiled from her popular blog. This first of three volumes ranges from the writer's craft to pro tips, musings on art to how to write a better sex scene and more, salted with her trademark pungent phrasing and self-deprecating wit.
You Must Be This Tall to Ride
Contemporary Writers Take You Inside The Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2009
Compelling stories have the power to generate infinite wonder: It's nearly impossible to imagine how the author began, and yet we sense there's much more beyond the final word. It's this mysterya combination of inspiration and craft, smoke and mirrorsthat makes writing feel momentous. But it can...
by Kim Addonizio
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2009
This all-new book, by the co-author of Companion, invites you to discover and enjoy your poetic self.
Inspired by the gratifying success of Companion, Kim Addonizio presents exciting new insights into the creative process, craft, and the lessons of her own creative subjects--love, loss, identity,...
How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspense
The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspense
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Writing is all about creating an experience for the reader. Whether you're giving them a brain-teasing puzzle or an adrenaline-soaked emotional roller coaster-ride this book helps you shape your fiction to create maximum enjoyment for your readers.Now you can learn the craft directly from one of...
How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days
Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating and Publishing Your Personal Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
How to Write Your Memoir in 30 Days provides the framework for writers enthusiastic about telling their story, but wondering how to begin. Step-by-step techniques, culled from writers’ workshops taught by the author, are presented in a welcoming, non-intimidating style. The prospect of writing a...
The Clockwork Muse
A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 1999
For anyone who has blanched at the uphill prospect of finishing a long piece of writing, this book holds out something more practical than hope: it offers a plan. The Clockwork Muse is designed to help prospective authors develop a workable timetable for completing long and often formidable projects.
by Robert Ashton, Jessica Juby
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Like it or not, the internet has become integral to every aspect of our lives, with smart phones, tablet computers and wifi enabling us to communicate easily and instantly.
Whether you're a rising star in the corporate world or a silver surfer, to make an impact
online you have to be able to write...
The Art of Daring
Risk, Restlessness, Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
The award-winning poet Carl Phillips's invaluable essays on poetry, the tenth volume in the celebrated Art of series of books on the craft of writing
In seven insightful essays, Carl Phillips meditates on the craft of poetry, its capacity for making a space for possibility and inquiry. What...