Composition category: 2309 books
by Mary Gray
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
"This is a great, informative read on how to effectively write a kissing scene. It's full of great examples, too! A must-read for writers who are interested in giving readers ALL THE FEELS when they read their book. - Vanessa K. Eccles, Bound & Brewed
Bodice rippers are some of the...
by Angela Booth
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Do you dream of being a professional writer? This book will help. Perhaps you already have a writing career, but feel that you're not living up to your potential, this book will help you, too.In four lessons, you'll discover how to develop ideas, create drafts of your writing, and write faster...
by Joe Solari
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Worried that a change in the market will crash your author business? Discover the path from vulnerable midlister to invincible bestseller.
Are you dreading Amazon's next rule change? Have you taken course after course only to see your sales remain stubbornly flat? After training hundreds of...
The Copywriter's Handbook
A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
The classic guide to copywriting, now in an entirely updated third edition
This is a book for everyone who writes or approves copy: copywriters, account executives, creative directors, freelance writers, advertising managers . . . even entrepreneurs and brand managers. It reveals dozens of...
by Annie Dillard
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood; the Northwest pioneer epic The Living; and the nonfiction narrative Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. A gregarious recluse, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
by Michael Knost (editor)
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a collection of essays and interviews by and with many of the movers-and-shakers in the industry. Each contributor covers the specific element of craft he or she excels in. Expect to find varying perspectives and viewpoints, which is why you many...
by Mark Lester, Larry Beason
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Who or Whom? / Its or It’s / Lie or Lay?
Can't remember those grueling grammar lessons from junior high? Troubled that your professional writing lacks polish? Stop worrying! You've just picked up the painless prescription for proper English!
Acclaimed grammarians Mark Lester and Larry...
MFA vs NYC
The Two Cultures of American Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Writers write—but what do they do for money?
In a widely read essay entitled "MFA vs NYC," bestselling novelist Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding) argued that the American literary scene has split into two cultures: New York publishing versus university MFA programs. This book brings together...
Light the Dark
Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
**A stunning masterclass on the creative process, the craft of writing, and the art of finding inspiration from Stephen King, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Khaled Hosseini, Roxane Gay, Neil Gaiman, and more of the most acclaimed writers at work today
"For artists in need of a creative fix,...
To Show and to Tell
The Craft of Literary Nonfiction
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Distinguished author Phillip Lopate, editor of the celebrated anthology The Art of the Personal Essay, is universally acclaimed as “one of our best personal essayists” (Dallas Morning News). Here, combining more than forty years of lessons from his storied career as a writer and professor, he...
Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded)
The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism. It also exploits the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-color drawings, maps, renderings,...
by Rainer Maria Rilke
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
These ten letters, written by one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, offer deep and sincere advice to the young poet. They touch on all aspects of life and are valuable to anyone wishing to be a poet and to those who are not. Written with power, style, and conviction these letters will guide and inspire anyone who reads them.
Why We Write About Ourselves
Twenty Memoirists on Why They Expose Themselves (and Others) in the Name of Literature
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
In the voices of twenty landmark memoirists—including New York Times bestselling authors Cheryl Strayed, Sue Monk Kidd, and Pat Conroy—a definitive text on the craft of autobiographical writing, indispensable for amateur and professional writers alike.
For readers of Mary Karr’s The Art...
Words Without Borders
The World Through the Eyes of Writers: An Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
Featuring the work of more than 28 writers from upwards of 20 countries, this collectiontransports us to the frontiers of twenty-first century literature.
In these pages, some of the most accomplished writers in world literature–among them Edwidge Danticat, Ha Jin, Cynthia Ozick,...