Writing Skills category: 1537 books

This short eBook was written to assist with the writing of conclusions for papers, theses and reports, especially those in engineering. This is a section of writing with which many of us technical writers struggle and so it is useful to have some guidelines. This eBook aims to give that guidance.

Be A Happier Author Before Becoming A Best-selling One From the #1 Bestselling author of the “Self-Publishing Without Spending A Dime,” comes this DIY manual of practical tips and advice that can make you a happier writer before making you a best-selling one. Distilling his practical,...

Are you stuck on your manuscript and you have a deadline to meet? How To Break Through Writer’s Block is here to rescue you. This short guide will diagnose your type of writer’s block and give you ideas on how to overcome the obstacle so you can increase your creativity, be productive, and finish...

So, you have written a book, hoping that as soon as you published, people would be knocking each other over to buy a copy of your book...Each day you log into your sales statistics to check your progress, and each day you are shocked and saddened to see your book sales barely crawling forward.What...

Welcome to the first issue of MJ Magazine –written by authors for authors. This issue includes interviews with Jon Land, Steve Berry and R.J. Ellory as well as book reviews, writing tips, Fran’s pick of the month and much more. Authors are encouraged to read the magazine and then send their writing for possible inclusion in the next issue.

Jennifer Bacia's first novel sold for a record-breaking advance, was a lead title in the UK, a Doubleday Book Club choice, the film rights were sold and the book became an international bestseller. In this practical guide, Jennifer Bacia not only gives you the information that will help you...

Geared for the new and intermediate writer, this insightful ebook on writing dialogue from award winning author Ginger Hanson focuses on how to incorporate body language, props, and setting into scenes to give your dialogue more depth. Based on a workshop she presented at regional, national, and online...

Are you a struggling Kindle book writer/author/indiepublisher, looking to increase your Kindle book sales. Are you stuck because you keep repeating the same non-effective Kindle book marketing strategies?  Then STOP right here! This essential step-by-step guide is written to help...

You must write a demand letter regarding a legal problem, either for school, for use in legal practice, or as a private citizen preparing for a possible small claims court filing. This booklet can help you by showing you the complete process of writing demand letter. This practical, systematic method...

Should you "pants" your next novel? In the exclusive e-book "Plot It, or Pants It?" Ray Rhamey advises on the pros and cons of tossing the outline and writing by the seat of your pants. You'll get perspectives from several best-selling authors--from Elmore Leonard to Stephen King--on...

Our guide offers student writers specific advice for essays on climate change and global warming. The book includes topic ideas; sample outlines; profiles of good sources with tips and links to help you find them; and pre-formatted citations for each source in MLA, APA, and Chicago style.

The guy behind Great Writers Steal has finally published his first book of writing advice based on his hundreds of essays. If you’re a fiction writer, you likely have The Best American Short Stories volumes on your bookshelf. (If not, pick them up right away!) Now you can follow along, reading all...

David Sheppard’s Novelsmithing saved my last novel; his Story Alchemy may well save my work-in-progress. This is the most unusual book on craft I have ever read. My head is popping with new insights on the nature of storytelling, dream and memory, and the blurred line between everyday life and the...

This book is a guide to concise, correct English. It is both a refresher and a ready reference (A-Z) to punctuation, clarity, structure and vocabulary. Examples of common documents as well as exercises are appended. People who can benefit from this primer are students, supervisors, work-at-homes, and anyone who has to write on the job.