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Contents:    On some technical elements of style in literature    The morality of the profession of letters    Books which have influenced me    A note on realism    My first book: ‘Treasure Island’    The...

A new edition celebrating the tenth anniversary of this cult classic memoir! Once upon a time, a young girl walked into a world of wonder and delight. But that's not where this story starts. The young woman published a nationally recognized children's book and edited a star-filled collection of stories...

I never wanted to be born. The horrifying truth of the life I never wanted. From the harsh revelation of telling my mother. To the diseases that have almost taken my life. A graphic work of non-fiction. Step into my world. If you dare.

A quiet night of mother and son camping explodes into a firsthand experience with the SWAT team. Originally published in Geist magazine.

This is the firm nudge you’ve been needing to push you from wanting-to-write to actually getting your work done! Is writing the most important thing to you, but you never get any done? Do you write all the time in your mind but never put the words onto paper? Or are you stuck in the middle...

The Cinema of Norman Mailer: Film is Like Death not only examines the enfant terrible writer's thoughts on cinema, but also features interviews with Norman Mailer himself. The Cinema of Norman Mailer also explores Mailer's cinema through previously published and newly commissioned essays written by...

This book was written for the potential writer looking to effectively write and send a query letter that will grab the attention of editors and agents. You will learn the basics of writing to someone in a letter, including the etiquette and format that apply to printed text you may not know from using...

In the new millennium, an incredible opportunity has appeared to the Body of Christ: the new self-publishing paradigm. It is my belief that the Lord intends to use this gift as a tool to disciple the church and to plant seeds for the final harvest. Only time will tell about this. Regardless, the role...

Writing advice straight from the horse’s mouth. Elizabeth Bailey’s writing blog Helping Writers Get it Right reflects problems she was running into as well as random thoughts about writing that struck her at the time. She tells it like it is with no holds barred. Sometimes philosophical,...

The year 2006. I have got a job at the steel plant, met a girl and soon we moved to live together in her apartment. We just wanted to live and be happy. But one day spoilt everything. It started when my friends and I went into the casino club.

DON'T STOP WITH THE PERIOD The richness of English comes from its enormous vocabularyupward of a million words. But how many punctuation marks are available to help communicate all the subtlety and nuances of the language? A piddling handful of tired, overworked dots, dashes, and devices that...

After being diagnosed with both Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome and Endometriosis, Author Amber Jerome~Norrgard believed she would never have a biological child. Instead, she was blessed in 2004 with the birth of a daughter. "My Beautiful Jewel" is the story of Amber's journey to motherhood, told from selections from her pregnancy journal.

'Surfing the Rainbow' is for anyone who has tried and failed to create the novel of their dreams. If you have been held back by negative messages from the past, or feel your imagination has gone away, then the exercises in this book will help to guide you back to the path of creativity and exploration. Color code your writing - follow the rainbow until you find the gold.

The fangs of terror have struck. Perhaps you were the one thrown out of the house. Your ex took all of your money, drained your resources, burned your clothing, slashed your tires, called your relatives and friends telling them you are a dog, sent letters of complaint to your boss, stood up in church...