Writing Skills category: 1537 books

Jean Reynolds is a longtime English instructor, professional writer, editor and consultant who thinks a revolution is overdue: English instructors need to do less paperwork, and students need to do more learning. This provocative paper examines the power issues embedded in an activity most of us take...

Popular science writing has exploded in the past decade, both in print and online. Who better to guide writers striving to succeed in the profession than a group of award-winning independent journalists with a combined total of 225 years of experience? From Thomas Hayden’s chapter on the perfect...

This is a short and simple E-Book on how to "Write Your First Book and Beyond!" This E-Book can get you up and running to writing your first Book TODAY!!!!

Blogging is the passion for many since Blogging works on content creation for massive traffic. Several people start various blogs for various purposes such as to inform, to entertain and to influence the readers. This Ebook is specially created for Bloggers Using Skyscraper Technique.

Top College Essays That Show You What Works 1. Take the stress out of writing your essays! Every fall, thousands of aspiring students just like you spend hours staring at a computer screen, searching for a clever opening line or life-changing experience. It doesn't have to be that hard--we'll...

If you're nearly finished with your novel, you may be staring down one of the writer's toughest foes: doubt. In "Battling Doubt," John Vorhaus shares his candid advice on assessing whether your book is ready for submission and publication. This exclusive e-book offers practical advice on...

This month’s free book focuses on overcoming Writer’s Block – the greatest myth in the writing world. You read that correctly, writer’s block is just a myth. There’s not some mythical power out there that halts our progress and rips words from our minds. Yes, there are certain situations...

Jumpstart your next writing adventure with one of over seven hundred story starters in this Mega-volt collection. You’ll find dialog and phrases you can use to spark your creativity or use to weave your next story. The possibilities for your imagination are endless.

An indispensable guide to facts, procedures, and the how-to's of small town law enforcement from Debra Dixon, author of GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict. Jack Berry has over 30 years in law enforcement, the last 17 as chief in a small town. He also happens to be Debra's dad. Crack the covers of this...

Whether you write poetry, fiction, blog posts, or journal entries, you'll find inspiration in these prompts, or "nudges." Using quotes by famous poets such as Pope, Tennyson, and Longfellow as starting points, each original nudge encourages writers to answer questions, devise scenarios, or examine...

The Elements of Style William Strunk concentrated on specific questions of usage—and the cultivation of good writing—with the recommendation "Make every word tell"; hence the 17th principle of composition is the simple instruction: "Omit needless words." The book was also listed...

Many authors write, then market. Successful authors write TO market Have you written a book that just isn’t selling? Would you like to write a book that readers eagerly devour? Many authors write, then market. Successful authors write TO market. They start by figuring out how to give...

What do you get if you cross Frank Quitely, Jane Goldman and Michael Morpurgo? Either Superman on a horse fighting the X-Men, or the April 2012 issue of Words With JAM, that’s what! I honestly can’t say which option is the most exciting. Yep, we’re back and we’re packing heat. World-renowned...

This nonfiction booklet explains seven common snags committed by many writers when writing narrative.