Writing Publishing category: 5352 books

"Gabriel Zaid is a marvelously elegant and playful writer—a cosmopolitan critic with sound judgment and a light touch. He is a jewel of Latin American letters, which is no small thing to be. Read him—you'll see."—Paul Berman "Mr. Zaid's goal is to capture the variety of...

With step-by-step how-to instructions on: Building Characters Building a Plot Writing Action Scenes Writing Sex Scenes The difference between Fiction and Reality? Fiction has to make sense. There are lots of Creative Writing books out there. This isn’t one of...

Bill O'Hanlon, author of 34 book and featured Oprah guest, offers valuable guidance for unpublished authors. He has coached over 100 books into existence. If you want to up your chances, try this short read. Bill gives advice on getting yourself to write, finding an agent, getting an agent and what it takes to succeed as a writer. Firm, friendly advice and tips, with a light touch.

Begin transmission . . . Running weekly from May 2015 to April 2016, The Canister X Transmission was sent via email to readers worldwide. Every week, readers received updates from the desk of A.P. Fuchs that served as a behind-the-scenes gateway into his views on the publishing industry...

Here you are! You’ve done it, you’ve finished your book. Maybe you have some final-touches left, but the hard part is over and you’ve completed your masterpiece! All those days spent researching and writing and fitting everything together perfectly are behind you. But your book isn’t really...

FACT: Most authors and publishers don't know about the true power of Amazon. Amazon wants you to sell more books. You sell more books, they make more money, everyone is happy. But, are you using the plethora of tools and resources Amazon makes available to its authors to encourage sales?...

Write It Forward is a one-of-a-kind book focusing on you, the author. In Write It Forward Bob Mayer applies the time- tested strategies of the Green Berets to the world of being a successful author. He has taught thousands of writers over the years, but this new and innovative program probes deeper...

Bird by Bird meets Save the Cat in this new writing advice book by NY Times bestselling author Beth Revis. With more than 100000 reads on Wattpad for the previous edition, this newly expanded and rewritten edition features 350 pages of content, including charts and a detailed appendix.  ~~~...

Want to be a better writer? To improve your writing, perfect your process. Process is a vital, unsung writing skill. For example, do you fear the blank page? You may be skipping the essential early phases of writing. Do you generate swarms of ideas but never publish anything?...

A year ago I was where you are now -- wavering as to whether I had the gumption to write and publish an e-book. Since I decided to quit pondering it and jumped on the e-book bandwagon, I have published six e-books in less than 10 months. Every second of the journey is a new adventure and it is more...

It takes three full seasons to reap the true rewards of The Author’s Money Tree: planting, growing, and harvesting. And it’s well worth all the effort. The Author’s Money Tree Season #1: Planting There are three effective ways to plant an abundance of seeds with your desired readership:...

Learn about your thesis writing strengths and challengesIf you are working on a college, master's or doctoral dissertation, it can be one of the most stressful and challenging undertakings in your life. Many students become so overwhelmed with the work of their dissertation that they discontinue...

That important paper is due soon and you don’t know where to start. You’re out of ideas and out of time. Don’t panic-- writing great research papers is not as daunting a task as you think. It’s just a process—and with The Everything Guide to Writing Research Papers, you can master that process...

Self-publishing books has never been easier. With print on demand and eBook technology available to us, it has made the process of self-publishing available to anyone and everyone. And there does not have to be huge upfront costs either.However, there are certain steps to self-publishing that...