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Compass Points
Handy Hints for Writers
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Handy Hints for Writers is a book of tips, advice and encouragement for writers at all levels. Dip into it or read from start to finish and you will find something to inspire you, make you think, give you a kick start or make you smile.
Compass Points - Building Your Story
A Guide to Structure and Plot
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
A lively and comprehensive guide on the importance of structuring your plot with in-depth looks at different techniques and lots of practical advice, including at least one writing exercise in each chapter on topics such as building tension, staging drama, identifying and rectifying structural issues...
Fiction - The Art and the Craft
How Fiction is Written and How to Write it
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Fiction - The Art and the Craft is a highly practical exposition of all the major elements of fiction - such as plot, conflict, suspense, the hook, inference, character and dialogue - and how these elements are combined to make a compelling story. Using examples from well-known works of literature and...
Politics by Other Means
Selected Criticism from Review 31
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Launched in October 2011, the online literary journal Review 31 - www.review31.co.uk - enjoys a growing reputation as one of the most intelligent and thoughtful literary resources on the web. Publishing accessible and informed reviews of the most interesting new titles, Review 31 covers non-fiction books...
Compass Points
Creating Meaningful Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Poor dialogue is one of the main reasons for a publisher’s reader glazing over when reading a first-time novel, where the author has seen fit to include every superfluous utterance of every-day speech. The purpose of dialogue is to move the story along and to give added dimension to the characters...
The Lifestyle Writer
How to Write for the Home and Family Market
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2013
The Lifestyle Writer is a book that explores every aspect of writing for the home and family market. From writing parenting and childcare articles to writing for the travel and technology markets, it is packed full of tips and advice for the budding writer.
Telling Life's Tales
A Guide to Writing Life Stories for Print and Publication
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013
Telling Life’s Tales is a comprehensive guide to writing life stories. It helps writers and non-writers to decide what they want to tell of their lives and how they want to tell it. Giving practical advice and information, the reader will learn story structure, key elements of writing, how to plot...
Compass Points - The Pagan Writers' Guide
Writing for the Pagan and MB&S Publications
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2013
I want to be a pagan author and write for the pagan community…can you tell me how to get published? Writing for the pagan community is no different from writing for any other readership – but we need to learn the basic rules before deciding whether we have any talent worth pursuing. Regardless of...
The Country Writer's Craft
Writing For Country, Regional & Rural Publications
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Country Writer s Craft: Writing for country, regional and rural publications, covers one of the widest marketplaces for writers in the English-speaking world especially in the UK, Australia and the USA. Here we have examples of previously published materials, together with writers exercises to help build...
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...
Compass Points - Edit is a Four-Letter Word
How to Create the Best First Impression
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
A one-stop refresher course in editing fiction, suitable for both new writers and more experienced ones. When to edit, how to edit, why to edit – and when not to edit. The different stages of editing. Checklists, examples, and advice from other writers, editors, competition judges and a literary agent.
Compass Points - The Writers' Group Handbook
Getting the Best For and From Your Writing Group
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Over the past 15 years Julie Phillips has been and still is a member of many different groups and committees including: writing groups, Parent/Teacher Associations, local community campaign committees, Scout committees, School Governor Committees, various further education groups and nursing...
Desiring Dragons
Creativity, imagination and the Writer's Quest
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Author of The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien, talked of ‘desiring dragons’; that he would prefer ‘a wilderness of dragons’ to the bleak territory of the unimaginative critic. The genre of Fantasy (including Science Fiction and its various sub-genres in TV, film & computer games) has never been more popular....
Compass Points - Passionate Plots
A Brief Guide to Writing Erotic Stories and Scenes
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
New and emerging writers, existing writers looking to expand their skills and readers of erotic literature interested in writing their own stories will find this book a lively and informative 'how to' on writing erotica. Written by a published author, Passionate Plots focuses upon plot and crafting integral erotic scenes, with practical exercises for the reader.