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20 Master Plotsby Ronald B. TobiasISBN 1582972397 (1-58297-239-7)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '20 Master Plots'Book summary:Give your story a solid foundation - a plot that engages readers from start to finish!
The best stories linger in the hearts and minds of readers for decades. These tales gain their power through plots that connect with the audience on both an emotional and intellectual level.
Inside, Ronald B. Tobias details these 20 time-tested plots. Each is discussed and analyzed, illustrating how a successful plot integrates all the elements of a story. Tobias then shows you how to use these plots effectively in your own work.
Tobias then goes to the next level, showing you how to choose and develop plot in fiction. He shows you how to craft plot for any subject matter, so that you develop your work evenly and effectively. As a result, your fiction will be more cohesive and convincing, making your story unforgettable for readers everywhere. [via]More editions of 20 Master Plots:
2002 Writer's Market: 8,000 Editors Who Buy What You Writeby Kirsten HolmISBN 1582970440 (1-58297-044-0)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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2005 Poets Marketby Nancy Breen, Erika KruseISBN 1582972753 (1-58297-275-3)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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45 Master Charactersby Victoria SchmidtISBN 1582970696 (1-58297-069-6)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '45 Master Characters'Book summary:Every novelist, screenwriter and oral storyteller faces the challenge of creating original and exciting characters, Archetypes - mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate - provide a solid foundation upon which to fashion new and vastly different story people. 45 Master Characters explores the most common male and female archetypes, provides instructions for using them to create your own original characters, and gives examples of how other authors have brought such archetypes to life in novels, film and television. Worksheets are then included for writers to develop and map the lives of their own characters. [via]
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98.6 The Art of Keeping Your Ass Aliveby Cody Lundin, Russ MillerISBN 1586852345 (1-58685-234-5)
Softcover, Gibbs Smith
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Add-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Lifeby Kathleen G. Nadeau, Judith KolbergISBN 1583913580 (1-58391-358-0)
Softcover, Routledge
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Alterknits: Imaginative Projects And Creativity Exercisesby Leigh Radford, John RizzoISBN 1584794550 (1-58479-455-0)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alterknits: Imaginative Projects And Creativity Exercises'Book summary:Coloring inside the lines, thinking inside the box, knitting the same-old scarf--those days are over. For knitters looking for something new to spark their imaginations, AlterKnits is the answer. Featuring 27 imaginative projects, 10 creativity exercises, and thought-provoking quotes from Albert Einstein, Martha Graham, and many more, AlterKnits inspires knitters to expect the unexpected, to enjoy the rewards of experimentation, and to see the possibilities of knitting with broader vision.
Some projects call for unusual materials-plastic tubing (for a bag handle) or sterling silver wire (for a necklace). Others blend different craft techniques-a pullover with sewn-on velvet cuffs, a baby blanket with painted-on polka dots. Still others apply knitting in unexpected places, such as laptop cases and bulletin boards. The creativity exercises-called AlterExercises-challenge knitters to try out new ideas and to ask provocative, sometimes amusing questions. Tucked into a pocket on the inside front cover is the 32-page AlterKnits notebook, the perfect place for readers to work on their AlterKnits exercises and do their own creative doodling .
With AlterKnits, our concept of what we can knit will be forever altered! [via]More editions of Alterknits: Imaginative Projects And Creativity Exercises:
Alternacraftsby Jessica Vitkus, Elizabeth Lee, Brian KennedyISBN 1584794569 (1-58479-456-9)
Softcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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The American Girl's Handy Book: Making the Most of Outdoor Funby Lina Beard, Adelia BeardISBN 1586670891 (1-58667-089-1)
Softcover, Derrydale Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The American Girl's Handy Book: Making the Most of Outdoor Fun'Book summary:Each summer, millions of children complain, "There's nothing to do." Originally published in 1889, The American Girl's Handy Book resoundingly challenges this age-old dilemma by providing a huge number of ideas for fun and instructional projects for young girls. It includes plans for April Fool's parties and jokes, transplanting wildflowers and preserving or pressing them, Easter games and activities, instructions for making a lawn tennis net and the rules of the game, how to make a hammock, corn husk and flower dolls, instructions for making various fans, Halloween parties, making a telephone, painting in water or oil colors, making models in clay and wax, making picture frames, and suggestions for winter games and activities! As with its companion, The American Boy's Handy Book, the girl's book is divided into seasons ensuring fun will be had all year round. [via]
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Anatomy for the Artistby Jen”O BarcsayISBN 1586631748 (1-58663-174-8)
Hardcover, Metro Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anatomy for the Artist'Book summary:Jenó Barcsay, a professor who taught applied anatomy at the Budapest Academy of Fine arts, offers a detailed portrayal of the human body for the fine artist in 142 full page plates. From the entire skeleton and the joints in and out of motion to all the muscles and even facial characteristics, every body part appears in close-up and from varying perspectives, with discussions of anatomical construction.[via]More editions of Anatomy for the Artist:
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Aristotle on Poeticsby Aristotle, Michael Davis, Seth BenardeteISBN 1587310260 (1-58731-026-0)
Softcover, St Augustine Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aristotle on Poetics'Book summary:Aristotle's much-translated On Poetics is the earliest and arguably the best treatment that we possess of tragedy as a literary form. The late Seth Benardete and Michael Davis have translated it anew with a view to rendering Aristotle's text into English as precisely as possible. A literal translation has long been needed, for in order to excavate the argument of On Poetics one has to attend not simply to what is said on the surface but also to the various puzzles, questions, and peculiarities that emerge only on the level of how Aristotle says what he says and thereby leads one to revise and deepen one's initial understanding of the intent of the argument. As On Poetics is about how tragedy ought to be composed, it should not be surprising that it turns out to be a rather artful piece of literature in its own right.
Benardete and Davis supplement their edition of On Poetics with extensive notes and appendices. They explain nuances of the original that elude translation, and they provide translations of passages found elsewhere in Aristotle's works as well as in those of other ancient authors that prove useful in thinking through the argument of On Poetics both in terms of its treatment of tragedy and in terms of its broader concerns. By following the connections Aristotle plots between On Poetics and his other works, readers will be in a position to appreciate the centrality of this work for his entire thought.
In an introduction that sketches the overall interpretation of On Poetics presented in hisThe Poetry of Philosophy (St. Augustine's Press, 1999; see p. 33 of this catalogue), Davis argues that, while On Poetics is certainly about tragedy, it has a further concern extending beyond poetry to the very structure of the human soul in its relation to what is, and that Aristotle reveals in the form of his argument the true character of human action. [via]
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The Art and Craft of Poetryby Michael J. BugejaISBN 1582971013 (1-58297-101-3)
Softcover, Writers Digest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art and Craft of Poetry'Book summary:With The Art & Croft of Poetry, poets will build their poetry-writing skills with help from past and contemporary masters - everything from generating ideas to examining the finished poem. They'll learn how to:. Use journals to develop their observational skills and turn life experiences into ideas for poems. Master the tools of the trade - voice, line, stanza, title, metre and rhyme. Acquire fluency in a variety of poetry formats and forms, everything from narrative, lyric and dramatic verse (traditional formats) to fixed, free and sequence styles (traditional forms). Fine tune their work Exercises, assignments and sample work from more than 100 standout poets - everyone from Walt Whitman to Louise Gluck - ensure that every reader, whether poet, student or bibliophile, discovers just how extraordinary poetry can be. [via]
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The Art Forger's Handbookby Eric HebbornISBN 1585676268 (1-58567-626-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art Forger's Handbook'Book summary:The international art world was plunged into turmoil when it was revealed in 1980 that many drawings previously attributed to artists as varied as Brueghel, Piranesi, Pontormo, Corot, and Augustus John were in fact the work of the English artist Eric Hebborn (1934-1996). Here, in The Art Forger's Handbook, compiled shortly before his mysterious and untimely death, Hebborn unpacks the secrets of his forging techniques. 64 illustrations. [via]
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Artists & Graphic Designers Market 2006by Mary CoxISBN 1582973962 (1-58297-396-2)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Basic 35Mm Photo Guide for Beginning Photographersby Craig AlesseISBN 1584280301 (1-58428-030-1)
Softcover, Amherst Media
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The Best of Nature Photography: Images and Techniques from the Prosby Jenni Bidner, Meleda WegnerISBN 1584280840 (1-58428-084-0)
Softcover, Amherst Media
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Beyond the Words: The Three Untapped Sources of Creative Fulfillment for Writersby Bonni GoldbergISBN 158542224X (1-58542-224-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beyond the Words: The Three Untapped Sources of Creative Fulfillment for Writers'Book summary:Much attention has been paid by experts to the raw creative process. But, says Bonni Goldberg, to be fulfilled as a writer, you have to do more than write. How do you get ideas? How do you shape those ideas as creatively as possible? And how can you share your work with others once you've created it? The answers to these questions can be found in three key aspects of writing that often get short shrift:
* Percolation: what takes place before a first draft is written;
* Revision: the writer's role after the initial draft; and
* Going Public: the writer's mission once the writing is done.
In Beyond the Words, Goldberg presents anecdotes, essays, examples, and exercises to help writers realize and maintain balance, flow, and health in their work by being mindful of the whole writing process. Supplying tools for invoking maximum creativity through and beyond a first draft, she offers motives, options, and encouragement to help writers become more passionate and grounded in their writing lives. [via]More editions of Beyond the Words: The Three Untapped Sources of Creative Fulfillment for Writers:
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Breathing Life into Your Charactersby Rachel BallonISBN 1582971811 (1-58297-181-1)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Breathing Life into Your Characters'Book summary:Psychotherapist Rachel Ballon teaches the reader how to use the principles of psychology to understand their characters better. Through a mix of instruction, examples, and writing and visualization exercises, readers learn how to tap into their own stories and emotions to create realistic, complex characters. [via]
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Brini Maxwell's Guide to Gracious Living: Tips, Tricks, Recipes, & Ideas to Make Your Life Bloomby Brini Maxwell, Bradford NobleISBN 1584794267 (1-58479-426-7)
Softcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Careers for Your Characters: A Writer's Guide to 101 Professions from Architect to Zoologistby Franz Neumann, Raymond ObstfeldISBN 1582971536 (1-58297-153-6)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Careers for Your Characters: A Writer's Guide to 101 Professions from Architect to Zoologist'Book summary:Creating realistic, well-developed characters that readers can believe in is one of the biggest challenges authors face. Careers for Your Characters makes it easier than ever by providing detailed descriptions for the ninety-nine most written-about professions - everything from ad executives to waiters. Each entry consists of a written description and a breakdown of the fine details,including education, salary, jargon, hazards, rewards and a typical daily schedule. Packed with informative sidebars and call-outs, this reader-friendly, interactive reference enables writers of any skill level to create characters whose professional lives resonate with realistic details and insider insights. [via]
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- Careers for Your Characters: A Writers Guide to 101 Professions from Architect to Zookeeper: ISBN 1582970831 (1-58297-083-1)
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Childrens Writers Word Bookby Alijandra Mogilner, Tayopa MogilnerISBN 1582974136 (1-58297-413-6)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Childrens Writers Word Book'Book summary:In this revised and expanded 2nd edition, Children's Writer's Word Book helps you immediately determine if you're using the right vocabulary and language for your audience. With its intuitive organization, you'll easily find appropriate words for children of various ages, and discover substitute words that might work even better.
This comprehensive resource keeps you in touch with reading levels for today's kids, and saves you valuable research time by putting all the information you need in one volume. You'll find:
- Lists of specific words that are introduced at seven key reading levels (kindergarten through sixth grade)
- A thesaurus of those words with synonyms, annotated with reading levels
- Detailed guidelines for sentence length, word usage, and themes at each reading level
- A thorough explanation of guidelines for national standards on reading
With Children's Writer's Word Book, 2nd edition, you can rest assured you'll be able to address your young audience with a vocabulary and style they'll understand and enjoyand improve your chances with children's publishers.
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The Chocolate Connoisseurby Chloe Doutre-russelISBN 1585424889 (1-58542-488-9)
Hardcover, J P Tarcher
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Color: A Course in mastering the art of mixing colorsby Betty EdwardsISBN 1585422193 (1-58542-219-3)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Color: A Course in mastering the art of mixing colors'Book summary:Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now, much as artists progress from drawing to painting, Edwards moves from black-and-white into color. This much-awaited new guide distills the enormous existing knowledge about color theory into a practical method of working with color to produce harmonious combinations.[via]
Using techniques tested and honed in her five-day intensive color workshops, Edwards provides a basic understanding of how to see color, how to use it, and-for those involved in art, painting, or design-how to mix and combine hues. Including more than 125 color images and exercises that move from simple to challenging, this volume explains how to:
see what is really there rather than what you "know" in your mind about colored objects
perceive how light affects color, and how colors affect one another
manipulate hue, value, and intensity of color and transform colors into their opposites
balance color in still-life, landscape, figure, and portrait painting
understand the psychology of color
harmonize color in your surroundings
While we recognize and treasure the beautiful use of color, reproducing what we see can be a challenge. Accessibly unweaving color's complexity, this must-have primer is destined to be an instant classic.More editions of Color: A Course in mastering the art of mixing colors:
The Complete Book of Scriptwritingby J. Michael StraczynskISBN 1582971587 (1-58297-158-7)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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The Complete Guide to Self-Publishingby Tom Ross, Marilyn Heimberg RossISBN 1582970912 (1-58297-091-2)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing'Book summary:"Self-publishing," say authors Tom and Marilyn Ross, "is a perfect example of the American dream." The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, then, is an aspiring self-publisher's dream. "This isn't a book of fancy theory," as the authors put it; "it's a practical handbook of state-of-the-art specifics." In 521 pages, it lays out everything you need to know to publish your own books, from start-up considerations to the possibility of selling to a big publisher: how to choose a name for your press, how to get an ISBN, what cover designs cost, how to find a reliable printer, how to price your book, where to find lighter-weight shipping envelopes, how to generate working capital. The authors' encyclopedic grasp of the ins and outs of self-publishing is matched by their natural good sense about self-promotion. Turn your signings into events, they recommend; get your books into a variety of venues; use the books as fundraisers for organizations; get online and get reviewed online. The price of this book is negligible considering the cost of proper self-publishing (between $12,000 and $25,000), and, oh, the headaches it will spare you! --Jane Steinberg [via]
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The Complete Handbook of Novel Writingby Jack Heffron, Meg LederISBN 1582971595 (1-58297-159-5)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing'Book summary:A collection of articles from Writer's Digest and the Market books. The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing covers the basics of a best-selling topic: novel writing. From crafting a story and using descriptive language to breaking through writer's block, mastering genres and getting an agent, this book addresses the spectrum of issues pertinent to fiction writers. Readers will find a number of pieces by best-selling authors, including Janet Fitch, Terry Brooks, Sue Grafton, John Updike, Richard Russon, Evan Hunter, and J. A. Jance, and interviews with others, including Kurt Vonnegut and Margaret Atwood. Both novice and experienced writers will find advice in this book that speaks to their dreams of getting their novels published. [via]
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Crafting Soap at Homeby Country LivingISBN 1588162583 (1-58816-258-3)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Creative Lighting Techniques for Studio Photographersby Dave MontizambertISBN 158428093X (1-58428-093-X)
Softcover, Amherst Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Creative Lighting Techniques for Studio Photographers'Book summary:This definitive guide to studio lighting explains and demonstrates universal lighting principles that help photographers think on their feet and master lighting theory and technique. Explained are essential concepts such as why light behaves the way it does and how to manipulate it to its best effect. Concrete, practical examples illustrate topics such as shooting light, dark, and reflective surfaces; mastering contrast control; modifying shadow formation to effectively shape mid- and light-colored objects; creating definition in black objects; and using Photoshop to fine-tune subjects. Instruction is also provided on creating simulated sunlight, painting with light, using softening filters, and lighting subjects in motion. Compelling photographs and numerous lighting diagrams are included. [via]
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Dynamic Charactersby Nancy KressISBN 1582973199 (1-58297-319-9)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dynamic Characters'Book summary:A truly unforgettable story is defined by its characters. Their motivations, their changes, their actions compel us to read on, anxiously trying to discern what will happen next.
In Dynamic Characters, award-winning author and Writer's Digest columnist Nancy Kress explores the fundamental relationship between characterization and plot, illustrating how vibrant, well-constructed characters act as the driving force behind an exceptional story.
Kress balances her writing instruction with hands-on checklists to help you build strong characters from the outside in. Blending physical, emotional and mental characterization, you'll learn to create characters that initiate exciting action, react to tense situations, make physical and emotional transformations, and power the plot from beginning to end.
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Emergency Responseby American Red CrossISBN 158480095X (1-58480-095-X)
Softcover, Staywell Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emergency Response'Book summary:New paperback (as shown) "Emergency Response " minor shelf wear.Fast shipping...(AZ) [via]
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Fiction First Aidby Raymond ObstfeldISBN 158297117X (1-58297-117-X)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fiction First Aid'Book summary:Every writer struggles with spots that "just aren't working" in their manuscript. No other book on the market approaches works like Fiction First Aid does, which quickly shows how seemingly fatal errors can become both manageable and fixable. Novice and more experienced writers alike will appreciate the book's techniques for identifying and revising weaknesses in their work. Fiction First Aid shows how to repair those wounded manuscripts through easy-to-follow steps, patterned after those found in your typical first-aid manual: 1) Diagnose the problem; 2) Suggest specific remedies; 3) Prescribe therapies to avoid the problem in the future; It couldn't be any easier! [via]
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Fondling Your Muse: Infallible Advice From a Publisherd Author to the Writerly Aspirantby John WarnerISBN 1582973482 (1-58297-348-2)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Free Flight: From Airline Hell to a New Age of Travelby James FallowsISBN 1586480405 (1-58648-040-5)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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Get That Novel Written!by Donna LevinISBN 1582971358 (1-58297-135-8)
Softcover, Writers Digest Books
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Getting The Words Rightby THEODORE CHENEYISBN 158297358X (1-58297-358-X)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Getting The Words Right'Book summary:The Secret to Good Writing
When asked by the Paris Review what compelled him to rewrite the ending of A Farewell to Arms 39 times, Ernest Hemingway replied, Getting the words right." His answer echoes what every successful writer knows: The secret to all good writing is revision.
For more than twenty years, Getting the Words Right has helped writers from all professions rewrite, revise, and refine their writing. In this new edition, author Theodore Cheney offers 39 targeted ways you can improve your writing, including how to:
- create smooth transitions between paragraphs
- correct the invisible faults of inconsistency, incoherence, and imbalance
- overcome problems of shifting point of view and style
- express your ideas clearly by trimming away weak or extra words
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Handknit Holidays: Knitting Year-Round for Christmas, Hanukkah, And Winter Solsticeby Melanie Falick, Betty Christiansen, Susan PittardISBN 1584794542 (1-58479-454-2)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Handknit Holidays: Knitting Year-Round for Christmas, Hanukkah, And Winter Solstice'Book summary:For many people, the best part of the winter holidays is the anticipation: planning the perfect gifts, decorating the house, looking forward to seeing family and friends. Holidays can be particularly special for knitters, whose preparations often start months in advance and involve their own creations. In Handknit Holidays best-selling knitting author Melanie Falick presents an eclectic collection of more than 50 original gifts, decorations, and clothing pieces for Christmas, Hanukkah, and the winter solstice, providing year-round inspiration for knitters of all levels.
Created by top knitwear designers, the projects include colorful ornaments; funky and classic Christmas stockings; a wire-and-bead menorah; sparkly ribbon scarves; a poncho and matching dog sweater; and a range of super-quick projects for that last-minute holiday rush, from a Santa hat, to elf caps, to flower pins. Rounding out the volume are a few grand projects-an Aran tree skirt, a patchwork afghan, a lace shawl-destined to become family heirlooms, plus features on such topics as the origin of the Christmas stocking, the meaning of the winter solstice, knitting for charities, strategies for finishing holiday knitting (on schedule!), and even a delicious recipe for festive crescent cookies.
Beautifully photographed by Susan Pittard, Handknit Holidays is a creative celebration of the holiday season and a treasure for all knitters who seek to bring more of their own handwork-and artistry-into their daily lives and their holiday festivities. [via]More editions of Handknit Holidays: Knitting Year-Round for Christmas, Hanukkah, And Winter Solstice:
Hardwear: Jewelry from a Toolboxby Hannah Rogge, Marianne RafterISBN 1584794801 (1-58479-480-1)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Hello Cruel World : 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlawsby Kate BornsteinISBN 1583227202 (1-58322-720-2)
Softcover, Seven Stories Press
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How to Write a Book Proposalby Michael LarsenISBN 1582972516 (1-58297-251-6)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Write a Book Proposal'Book summary:- Test-market the potential of a book idea and effectively communicate that potential in a proposal
- Choose the best editors and publishers for a particular proposal
- Create a professional-looking proposal package
- Predispose a publisher to make their best offer [via]More editions of How to Write a Book Proposal:
How to Write Irresistable Query Lettersby Lisa Collier CoolISBN 1582971552 (1-58297-155-2)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cookingby Alton BrownISBN 1584790830 (1-58479-083-0)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking'Book summary:Alton Brown, host of Food Network's Good Eats, is not your typical TV cook. Equal parts Jacques Pépin and Mr. Science, with a dash of MacGyver, Brown goes to great lengths to get the most out of his ingredients and tools to discover the right cooking method for the dish at hand. With his debut cookbook, I'm Just Here for the Food, Brown explores the foundation of cooking: heat. From searing and roasting to braising, frying, and boiling, he covers the spectrum of cooking techniques, stopping along the way to explain the science behind it all, often adding a pun and recipe or two (usually combined, as with Miller Thyme Trout).
I'm Just Here for the Food is chock-full of information, but Brown teaches the science of cooking with a soft touch, adding humor even to the book's illustrations--his channeling of the conveyer belt episode of I Love Lucy to explain heat convection is a hoot. The techniques are thoroughly explained, and Brown also frequently adds how to augment the cooking to get optimal results, including a tip on modifying a grill with a hair dryer for more heat combustion. But what about the food? Brown sticks largely to the traditional, from roast turkey to braised chicken piccata, though he does throw a curveball or two, such as Bar-B-Fu (marinated, barbecued tofu). And you'll quickly be a convert of his French method of scrambling eggs via a specially rigged double boiler--the resulting dish is soft, succulent, and lovely. But more than just a recipe book, I'm Just Here for the Food is a fascinating, delightful tour de force about the love of food and the joy of discovery. --Agen Schmitz [via]
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I'm Just Here for the Food: Kitchen User's Manualby Alton BrownISBN 1584792981 (1-58479-298-1)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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I'm Just Here for the Food: The Director's Cutby Alton BrownISBN 158479559X (1-58479-559-X)
Hardcover, Stewart Tabori & Chang
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Kids Weavingby Sarah Swett, Chris Hartlove, Lena CorwinISBN 1584794674 (1-58479-467-4)
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Last Minute Fabric Gifts: 30 Hand-sew, Machine-sew, And No-sew Projectsby Cynthia Treen, Karen PhillipiISBN 1584794852 (1-58479-485-2)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Last Minute Fabric Gifts: 30 Hand-sew, Machine-sew, And No-sew Projects'Book summary:Cynthia Treen has a way with fabric. She can pick up a piece of cloth and, literally within an hour or two, transform it into something wonderfula chic wool hat from an out-ofstyle sweater, say, or an elegant blossom from a favorite piece of silk. In Last-Minute Fabric Gifts, the follow-up to the immensely successful Last- Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson, Treen teaches all of us to perform such fabric magic no matter how little sewing experience we may have.
This inspiring book comes with 30 easy projects for quick-to-make gifts ranging from fabric-covered notepads to a tea-dyed sequined scarf to a baby quilt. Arranged by how long it takes to complete each project, the book focuses on gifts that generally require less than three hours of time. Whats more, Treen clearly details the knowledge and skills you need to improvise on these projects, allowing you to customize the color, pattern, and texture to suit the occasion. Complete with 70 full-color photographs and a final chapter on innovative ways to wrap gifts with fabric, Last-Minute Fabric Gifts is brimming with creative ideas sure to appeal to novice and experienced sewers alike. [via]More editions of Last Minute Fabric Gifts: 30 Hand-sew, Machine-sew, And No-sew Projects:
The Little Red Writing Book: 20 Powerful Principles of Structure, Style, & Readabilityby Brandon RoyalISBN 1582973369 (1-58297-336-9)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Living on the Earthby Alicia Bay LaurelISBN 1586853430 (1-58685-343-0)
Softcover, Gibbs Smith, Publisher
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Loop-d-loop: More Than 40 Novel Designs For Knittersby Teva Durham, Adrian BuckmasterISBN 1584794143 (1-58479-414-3)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Loop-d-loop: More Than 40 Novel Designs For Knitters'Book summary:The designs in Loop-d-Loop (for women, men, children, and the home) are fresh, modern, and eclectic, especially appealing to young knitters who like to set tradition askew and claim knitting as their own. At the same time, they are not so trendy as to turn off more traditional and/or older knitters, and the technical applications are so clever and unique that even advanced knitters are fascinated by them. Most of the designs - even those that may look complex--are actually fairly easy to create, providing gratifying learning and artistic experiences as well as fast results. Because of the strong technical nature of Loop-d-Loop, it is poised to last much longer than a simple collection of fashionable patterns and to become a standard reference within the knitting community. [via]
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Malicious Intent: A Writer's Guide to How Murderers, Robbers, Rapists and Other Criminal Thinkby Sean P. MacTireISBN 1582971579 (1-58297-157-9)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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The Marshall Plan Workbookby Evan MarshallISBN 1582970599 (1-58297-059-9)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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The Novel Writer's Toolkitby Bob MayerISBN 1582973202 (1-58297-320-2)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Novel Writer's Toolkit'Book summary:Here's the book writers have been waiting for! Covering every aspect of the creative journey, Living the Writing Life shows readers how to:
*Develop salable ideas
*Turn ideas into stories
*Set a writing schedule and stick to it
*Conduct accurate research
*Dissect best-sellers in order to discover what makes them work
*Develop compelling characters and plot
*Write dialogue that sounds real and engaging
*Find an agent or an editor who will help publish your work
*Put their ideas into story form
*Understand the submission and publishing process
*Promote their work
*Stay alive and inspired through it allAdvice is given in a straightforward and usable manner, laying out and examining all of the tools available to writers, from imagination to technology. [via]
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Origami: Easy-To-Make Paper Creationsby Gay Merrill GrossISBN 1586632361 (1-58663-236-1)
Hardcover, MetroBooks
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The Outdoor Survival Handbookby Garth HattinghISBN 1585744344 (1-58574-434-4)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Pearls of Country Wisdom: Hints from a Small Town on Keeping Garden and Homeby Deborah TukuaISBN 1585741051 (1-58574-105-1)
Hardcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Photographing Your Artwork : A Step-by-Step Guide to Taking High Quality Slides at an Affordable Priceby Russell Hart, Nan StarrISBN 158428028X (1-58428-028-X)
Hardcover, Amherst Media, Incorporated
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Plot & Structure: (Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips REaders From Start to finish)by James Scott BellISBN 158297294X (1-58297-294-X)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Pocket Muse: Ideas and Inspirations for Writingby Monica WoodISBN 1582973229 (1-58297-322-9)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pocket Muse: Ideas & Inspirations for Writing'Book summary:According to Monica Wood, every writer needs two critics: one who offers unconditional praise and another who tells only truth. Wood's Pocket Muse does both--"on some pages you get a pat on the head, on others a kick in the seat"--and more. Every page of this pretty little book is devoted to helping you "jumpstart a writing session, inspire confidence, or strengthen your resolve." There are intriguing writing exercises, thought-provoking photographs, offbeat quotations from writers, enticing unfinished sentences, mini writing lessons, quirky word lists, stories from the writing trenches, and a generous dose of encouragement. "Write about a noise--or a silence--that won't go away," Wood suggests. "Someone has left a note on a car windshield," she offers. Books of this sort are often forced, or cute, or more about spirituality than writing. Not The Pocket Muse. It is a lively, appealing companion for a writer in need of a good nudge. --Jane Steinberg [via]
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The Portable Mfa in Creative Writing: improve your craft with the core essentials taught to MFA studentsby New York Writers WorkshopISBN 1582973504 (1-58297-350-4)
Softcover, Writers Digest Books
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The Potted Herbby Abbie ZabarISBN 1584793554 (1-58479-355-4)
Softcover, Stewart Tabori & Chang
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Practical Projects for the Handy Manby Popular Mechanics Press, Denis BoylesISBN 1585742767 (1-58574-276-7)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Lifeby Julia CameronISBN 1585420093 (1-58542-009-3)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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Scents and Sensibilities : Creating Solid Perfumes for Well-Beingby Mandy AftelISBN 158685738X (1-58685-738-X)
Hardcover, Gibbs Smith, Publisher
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School Smarts: All the Right Answers to Homework, Teachers, Popularity, and More!by Brooks Whitney, Tracy McGuinnessISBN 1584851651 (1-58485-165-1)
Softcover, Amer Girl Pub
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The Seed Handbook: The Feminine Way to Create Businessby Lynne Franks, Anne FieldISBN 1585420158 (1-58542-015-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Sewing Made Easyby Dorothy Sara, Irene GoraISBN 1585671193 (1-58567-119-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Skin & Nails: Care Tips for Girlsby Julie Williams, Shawn BannerISBN 1584857935 (1-58485-793-5)
Softcover, Amer Girl Pub
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A Smart Girl's Guide to Boysby Nancy Holyoke, Bonnie TimmonsISBN 1584853689 (1-58485-368-9)
Softcover, Amer Girl Pub
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Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Editionby Jonathan StarISBN 158542269X (1-58542-269-X)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition'Book summary:In a new approach to the Tao Te Ching, this acclaimed translator explores the full range of meaning for each Chinese character, allowing readers, in effect, to interpret the ancient wisdom book for themselves.
Not only is Ancient Chinese a challenge to translate, but it contains a minefield of arcane terms and expressions that often have no counterparts in English. So while the Tao Te Ching is one of the most widely read books in the world, it remains also one of the most misunderstood.
Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition helps to remedy this situation. In addition to his own masterful translation, Jonathan Star supplies the multiple meanings of each Chinese character. Readers can use Star's translation in the first half of the book, can create their own by using the multiple definitions in the second half, or can combine the two to discover the most profound.
Star's work elucidates how translators arrive at diffuse meanings, as well as how the ancient Chinese regarded different concepts and what they meant within the context of the Tao. The volume also includes useful commentary, a character dictionary, and other tools that illuminate the different meanings of the Tao. This definitive edition enables Westerners to comprehend the Tao more deeply than ever before. [via]More editions of Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition:
The Tarot: History, Symbolism And Divinationby Robert Michael PlaceISBN 1585423491 (1-58542-349-1)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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Top-Down Network Designby Priscilla OppenheimerISBN 1587051524 (1-58705-152-4)
Hardcover, Cisco Systems
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Total Keyboardby Terry BurrowsISBN 1586637037 (1-58663-703-7)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Traditional American Farming Techniques: A Ready Reference on All Phases of Agriculture for Farmers of the United States and Canadaby Frank D. GardnerISBN 1585744123 (1-58574-412-3)
Softcover, Lyons Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Traditional American Farming Techniques: A Ready Reference on All Phases of Agriculture for Farmers of the United States and Canada'Book summary:Traditional American Farming Techniques remains as valuable today as when it was first published in 1916. More than a thousand pages brim with information - everything from the science behind crop rotation to the specifics of breeding better hogs; from raising perfect celery to maximizing yields in subtropical citrus groves; from growing and curing the best tobacco to making the best butter; from the care and management of draft animals to the details of replacing them with trucks and tractors; from improving farm soils to dealing with insect infestations and diseases of crops and livestock using methods today's organic farmers would recognize and approve. [via]
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Writer's Digest Handbook Of Magazine Article Writingby Writer's Digest, Ben YagodaISBN 1582973342 (1-58297-334-2)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writer's Digest Handbook Of Magazine Article Writing'Book summary:THE Guide to Writing and Selling Magazine Articles!
This comprehensive, practical, how-to guide answers all of your questions about writing for magazines. In this all-new second edition of a best-selling classic, today's most successful freelance writers, including Robert Bly, Linda Formichelli, Kelly James-Enger, Jenna Glatzer, and others, provide up-to-date information on e-querying, writing for digital media, knowing your e-rights, and the core topics of magazine article writing. You'll learn how to:- find and query article ideas
- plan your research and interviews
- identify potential markets
- structure the most common types of articles
- work with editors
- negotiate contracts
- sell reprint rights
- be a successful freelance writer
Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing contains everything you need to successfully break into this popular market or to continue developing your magazine writing skills. [via]More editions of Writer's Digest Handbook Of Magazine Article Writing:
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Writer's Digest Handbook Of Magazine Article Writing: Handbook Of Magazine Article Writingby Michelle RubergISBN 1582973334 (1-58297-333-4)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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The Writer's Guide to Character Traitsby Linda EdelsteinISBN 1582973903 (1-58297-390-3)
Softcover, F & W Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Writer's Guide to Character Traits'Book summary:Stereotypes exist for a reason; usually, because there's an element of truth to them. With The Writer's Guide to Character Traits, psychologist-professor Linda Edelstein has created a kind of Psych 101 for Writers. Her goal is a "friendly reference" for writers who want "to create believable characters and need accurate information about personality and behavior." Sure, disparage it if you like. But wouldn't you like to know which of your protagonist's offspring is most predisposed to warming up to their new stepfather? What kind of criminal is likely to have a religious mother? The traits of people who commit suicide? Edelstein has included more than 400 lists: of traits associated with child development, psychological disorders, criminal styles, sexual styles, love and marriage, life-changing events, physical problems, career, and so on. "Even when a writer's imagination soars to places more fascinating than reality," says Edelstein, "characters must possess an internal cohesiveness; they must make sense." And let's face it: "People," she adds, "are more consistent than not." (With real-life character anecdotes from Edelstein's own work and a huge character-trait cross-referencing index at book's end.) --Jane Steinberg [via]
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The Writers Little Helper: Everything You Need to Know to Write Better And Get Publishedby James V. SmithISBN 1582974225 (1-58297-422-5)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Writing & Selling Your Mystery Novel: How To Knock 'Em Dead With Styleby Hallie Ephron TougerISBN 1582973768 (1-58297-376-8)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing & Selling Your Mystery Novel: How To Knock 'Em Dead With Style'Book summary:Solve the MYSTERY of how to write and sell a KILLER story!
With the help of interactive exercises, mystery author and crime fiction critic Hallie Ephron gives you the momentum you need to turn a kernel of an idea into an intriguing mystery novel. You'll learn to capitalize on your writing strengths and shore up your weaknesses.
This comprehensive guide covers every aspect of mystery writing, including:- planning, twisting the plot, and constructing a credible surprise ending
- creating a compelling sleuth and a worthy villain
- deceiving and revealing with red herrings and clues
- writing investigation, spine-tingling suspense, and dramatic action
- revising - from sharpening characters, to optimizing pace, to smithing words
- engaging the reader
By the time you finish reading part one of this book, you will have a blueprint for your entire story. Parts two and there take your blueprint from idea to well-polished novel. Part four is an insider's guide to getting it into an agent's or publisher's hands. [via]More editions of Writing & Selling Your Mystery Novel: How To Knock 'Em Dead With Style:
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Writing the Blockbuster Novelby Albert ZuckermanISBN 1582971277 (1-58297-127-7)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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Writing the Breakout Novelby Donald Maass, Anne PerryISBN 158297182X (1-58297-182-X)
Softcover, Writers Digest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing the Breakout Novel'Book summary:Take your fiction to the next level!
Maybe you're a first-time novelist looking for practical guidance. Maybe you've already been published, but your latest effort is stuck in mid-list limbo. Whatever the case may be, author and literary agent Donald Maass can show you how to take your prose to the next level and write a breakout novel - one that rises out of obscurity and hits the best-seller lists.
Maass details the elements that all breakout novels share - regardless of genre - then shows you writing techniques that can make your own books stand out and succeed in a crowded marketplace.
You'll learn to:
- establish a powerful and sweeping sense of time and place
- weave subplots into the main action for a complex, engrossing story
- create larger-than-life characters that step right off the page
- explore universal themes that will interest a broad audience of readers
- sustain a high degree of narrative tension from start to finish
- develop an inspired premise that sets your novel apart from the competition
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Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Helpfor Making Your Movel Stand Out and Succeedby Donald MaassISBN 158297263X (1-58297-263-X)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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You Already Know What to Do: Ten Invitations to the Intuitive Lifeby S. FranquemonttISBN 158542031X (1-58542-031-X)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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Tapping into the power of intuition enables us to more easily solve problems, fill pragmatic needs, and achieve creative breakthroughs. In this book, Sharon Franquemont draws upon twenty-eight years of teaching experience to show how to use intuition to:
improve collaboration in business and group settings;
deepen relationships;
make the most of your time; and
know what to do in any situation.
Through challenging exercises and illuminating narrative, Franquemont explores this great natural resource on a life-changing level. [via]More editions of You Already Know What to Do: Ten Invitations to the Intuitive Life:
Zen by the Brush: A Japanese Painting and Meditation Setby Myochi Nancy O'Hara, Seiko Susan MorningstarISBN 1584793031 (1-58479-303-1)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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