Composition Creative Writing category: 2214 books
The Writing Warrior
Discovering the Courage to Free Your True Voice
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2010
All writers are faced at some point with feelings of self-consciousness and self-doubt about their work. In this invaluable guide, Laraine Herring offers advice to writers who want to become more comfortable with their writing, face their inhibitions, and gain the confidence to release their true...
Writing Memoir
The Practical Guide to Writing and Publishing the Story of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Done properly, memoir is more than just a recitation of facts about a person’s life.
It’s a journey, connecting writer and reader in that shared space where we all experience what it means to be human. In Writing Memoir: The Practical Guide to Writing and Publishing the Story of Your Life,...
by Meg Schneider, Barbara Doyen
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Do you write for hours on end and wonder if anyone else will ever see your work?
Do you send out countless samples, proposals, and pleas only to hear nothing back?
Do you long to see your name in print and actually make money as a writer?
With The Only Writing Series You'll Ever Need: Get Published,...
by Mellanie Szereto
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Strong writing craft is the foundation of a good book. Punctuation, grammar, writing technique, and preparing for publication are all part of writing craft. This compilation of Mellanie Szereto’s Writing Tip Wednesday blog posts addresses these topics and encourages writers to learn and improve...
Murder Your Darlings
And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2020
From one of America's most influential writing teachers, a collection of 50 of the best writing strategies distilled from 50 writing and language books -- from Aristotle to Strunk and White.
With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves, it can be hard to know where to look...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
The definitive reference in the field, this volume synthesizes current knowledge on writing development and instruction at all grade levels. Prominent scholars examine numerous facets of writing from sociocultural, cognitive, linguistic, neuroscience, and new literacy/technological perspectives. The...
7 Essential Writing Tools
That Will Absolutely Make Your Writing Better (And Enliven Your Soul)
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2016
Marni Freedman invites you to fall in love with the magic that is writing with writer-tested-and-approved tools on story structure, scene creation, plot, voice and character.
You need this kind of kick in the pants.
The master coach whose credits include writing a play that was turned...
Naming What We Know
Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Naming What We Know examines the core principles of knowledge in the discipline of writing studies using the lens of “threshold concepts”—concepts that are critical for epistemological participation in a discipline. The first part of the book defines and describes thirty-seven threshold concepts...
by Deepak Gupta
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Are you an aspiring author who has been writing a short story, a novel, or a children's book? Maybe you’ve written a recipe guide, business guide, or a fitness book?
Regardless of the genre, aspiring authors are the future writers of this world. Why shouldn’t you become one of them?...
by Vivette Milson-Whyte
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2015
Given its highly comparative natuare, its comprehensive examination of curricular practices that can be adapted in other institutions and its practical suggestions for dismantling writing myths and adopting a progressive view of writing, Academic Writing Instruction invites academids and administrators...
by Stephen Mitchelmore
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
What does 'literature' mean in our time? While names like Proust, Kafka and Woolf still stand for something, what that something actually is has become obscured by the claims of commerce and journalism. Perhaps a new form of attention is required. Stephen Mitchelmore began writing online in 1996 and...
Heart and Craft
Bestselling romance writers share their secrets
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
'If being a published author is your goal, then you have to work at it. You have to keep at it and you have to be disciplined.' - Alexis Fleming
If you've ever dreamt of writing a romance novel, then this is the insider's guide for you. Valerie Parv, the author of the authoritative and bestselling...
by Simon Rose
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2018
These four writer's guides from Simon Rose offer invaluable tips and advice for both aspiring and established authors in all genres.
The Children's Writer's Guide examines working as an author for children and young adults. Topics include getting started as a writer, dealing with writer’s...
Writing Personal Essays
Shaping and Sharing Your Life Experience
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Writing from the truths in our lives seems difficult but personal essayist Sheila Bender provides a powerful methodology to reach more deeply into your personal experience and, therefore, to reach others deeply. You'll create eight styles of personal essays to examine your life events from different...