Composition Creative Writing category: 2214 books

Are you struggling to deepen your scene? Do your readers ask why the main character did something? Do your stories feature too many major characters for the story's length?Those are all problems that a solid understanding of the pillars of PoV can help or even outright fix, for your intended audience.If...

After decades of studying and applying the writing craft, award-winning author, Ronda Hinrichsen, shares “how-to-write” tips and answers many frequently-asked-questions to guide writers in their personal writing journeys.

An invaluable guide for fiction writers who want to learn how to create unforgettable characters.   Readers love fiction first and foremost because they get to LIVE in the stories they read. The story’s characters are the conduit to that experience, and storytellers that create memorable,...

In order to master the craft of writing and the art of storytelling you must internalize the rhythms of the human experience and the ways we share that experience. There are deep and consistent patterns in the ways we tell stories, weave narrative illusions, and develop fascinating characters. This...

Writing may be a solitary profession, but it is also one that relies on a strong sense of community. The Write Crowd offers practical tips and examples of how writers of all genres and experience levels contribute to the sustainability of the literary community, the success of others, and to their...

David McRobbie is an Australian writer for children and young adults who has written and published more than forty books, ten radio plays and three television series, all of which employ dialogue. He’s been at the writing game for fifty-six years and now wants to put some of his techniques on record....

While it has long been understood that the circulation of discourse, bodies, artifacts, and ideas plays an important constitutive force in our cultures and communities, circulation, as a concept and a phenomenon, has been underexamined in studies of rhetoric and writing. In an effort to give circulation...

High-quality original writing doesn't happen by accident; it results from a logical, inquiry-based process. Educators will be able to apply the concepts and techniques in this book to help their students master the critical writing process. • Presents information about one school district's...

Teachers of writing at all levels will applaud this edition for its new features designed to help teachers to understand and teach to today's new paradigms in writing. New to this edition are two chapters on cognition and technology, respectively; a chapter on early literacy, with student samples;...

This new edition combines Pamela Cleaver's bestselling Writing a Children's Book with her Ideas for Children's Writers. In it you will learn about plotting and planning, beginnings, middles and endings, how to research and how to revise and how to find a publisher. There are: * Lists of attributes...

Second language students not only need strategies for drafting and revising to write effectively, but also a clear understanding of genre so that they can appropriately structure their writing for various contexts. Over that last decade, increasing attention has been paid to the notion of genre and...

Never stare at a blank page again! This treasure chest for young writers is packed with more than 200 fun, imaginative ideas.Arranged by subject, the prompts will appeal to a wide variety of writers. Choose from serious topics, silly topics, fiction “story starters,” autobiographical prompts,...

Create enthusiastic writers and facilitate a positive learning environment with Fostering Writing in Today's Classroom. This easy-to-implement resource offers dynamic topics such as setting up WRiter's Workshop in your classroom; teaching the 5-step writing process; implementing the traits of effective...

Legal writing can be challenging for many reasons. The language is complex, the concepts are even more complex, and you will be expected to manipulate both the language and the complex while adhering to specific writing formats. But there is help available. The Legal Studies Boxed...