Writing Skills category: 1537 books

Wondering how to word a key official letter? Searching for the right way to write an email to an important client? Thinking about how to convey what you want on an important occasion? Your business and personal communication letter and email guide is here. In today?s world, where a lot depends on...

This book covers the main aspects of craftsmanship for children’s short story writing for the middle age group (8-12 years). Focus is on testing the initial idea for its suitability in the short story framework, character development, mastering basic language, plot and scene structure, dialogue,...

It is important you take advantage of digital publishing (indie publishing) as this will enable you to overcome the hurdle of finding publishing agents or publishers. This book will help you to quickly learn and acquire the basic skills to ensure you actualize your publishing dream as soon as possible....

This updated, upgraded, and expanded edition of Write In Style teaches writers how to produce captivating and compelling prose. Writers who apply the methods in this book uncover their fresh voice, the type of voice contemporary publishers and readers demand. The second edition goes even further than...

What's holding you back from the writing career of your dreams? If you want to write more, sell more, and have more fun writing... it's easier than you can imagine. Discover the secret to writing every day, and becoming a prolific writer.Angela Booth shares her writing tips garnered from 30 years...

For a writer who wants to make a mark in fiction it can be intimidating to wonder if we are writing anything worthwhile or meaningful, or how we could possibly say anything that hasn't been said before.This struggle likely has little to do with your skills as a writer.Most fiction advice...

The first book that literature students should read, this guide reveals the distinct set of skills, conventions and methods of essay and dissertation writing. Taking students through the various stages of writing, from planning to final submission, it offers specific guidelines and a lively, detailed commentary on actual examples of student work at each stage.

"I loved this book! So helpful!" -- Courtney Milan, New York Times Best Selling author of The Governess Affair "Have you ever wanted to double your daily word counts? Do you feel like you're crawling through your story, struggling for each paragraph? Would you like to get more...

Can’t take the first step in becoming an author? Afraid you’ll suck at writing? Have you ever…  Heard that little voice inside your head, whispering that your writing sucked? Simply felt too terrified to start writing? Had the wind knocked out of your sails—been critiqued...

Essential and engaging essays about the joys and challenges of creative writing and teaching creative writing by a host of Canada’s leading writers. Writing Creative Writing is filled with thoughtful and entertaining essays on the joys and challenges of creative writing, the complexities...

The Art of Fiction Writing by novelist and writing coach, Emily Hanlon, is a workbook with 5 audio journeys that deepen the work of the workbook. There are links within the e-book that take you to the audio journey that is best for where you are in the workbook. You can return to the audios...

Are you struggling to find writing markets as you break into freelance writing? Do you email and social media and market but still need more freelance writing clients and you're just not getting the results - or making the money - you'd hoped for? What you need are proven and effective...

When most people think of wikis, the first---and usually the only---thing that comes to mind is Wikipedia. The editors of Wiki Writing: Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom, Robert E. Cummings and Matt Barton, have assembled a collection of essays that challenges this common misconception,...

Writing on the Landscape touches my mind, heart, body, and spirit. The author and I are kindred souls. My own thinking, writing, and nature-fueled philosophy of life resonate with Dr. Wilhoits entertaining and inspirational guide to writing and nature. Dr. Wilhoit narrates a journey, demonstrating...