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The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fictionby Brian KiteleyISBN 1582973512 (1-58297-351-2)
Softcover, Writers Digest Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction'Book summary:Sometimes our best ideas come when we least expect them-like at 3 o'clock in the morning ... or in the shower ... or when you're driving to work. You get the picture-lots of ideas and no time or excess time and a dry well of ideas. Brian Kiteley comes to the rescue with more than 200 intriguing writing exercises designed to help you think, write, and revise anywhere, anytime. As a 15 year veteran author and director of the University of Denver's creative writing program, Brian has crafted and refined these exercises to be original, interesting, and filled with enough intrigue to get your creative ideas sparked and into story format. You'll learn how to: # Transform stale writing patterns into exciting experiments in fiction. # Shed anxieties that keep you from reaching your full writing potential. # Craft unique ideas by combining personal experiences with unrestricted imagination. # Examine and overcome all your fiction writing concerns, from getting started to overcoming writer's block and everything in between. Discovering how good your writing can be is as simple as opening this book and selecting an exercise to try. It's just what you need to add zest and originality to your fiction writing. [via]
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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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The Art of Fictionby John GardnerISBN 0679734031 (0-679-73403-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Fiction'Book summary:This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writersand will continue to do so for many years to come.
John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardners lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topicsfrom the nature of aesthetics to the shape of a refined sentence. Written with passion, precision, and a deep respect for the art of writing, Gardners book serves by turns as a critic, mentor, and friend. Anyone who has ever thought of taking the step from reader to writer should begin here. [via] -
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writersby John GardnerISBN 0394504690 (0-394-50469-0)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers'Book summary:"John Gardner was famous for his generosity to young writers, and (this book) is his . . . gift to them. The Art of Fiction will fascinate anyone interested in how fiction gets put together. For the young writer, it will become a necessary handbook, a stern judge, an encouraging friend."--The New York Times Book Review. From the Trade Paperback edition. [via]
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Bead Creative Art Quiltsby Nancy EhaISBN 0965647633 (0-9656476-3-3)
Hardcover, Creative Visions Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bead Creative Art Quilts'Book summary:Challenge the myth that beading adds mere sparkle to fabric art and let the foremost authority on fabric beading show you how to create incredible beaded art. Learn break-through beading secrets for producing professional results. Master basic bead embroidery stitches, and then expand your beading repertoire with never before published techniques the author has invented. Special illustrations are included for left-handed beaders. This book will delight the eye and inspire the hands! [via]
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Lifeby Anne LamottISBN 0385480016 (0-385-48001-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life'Book summary:Think you've got a book inside of you? Anne Lamott isn't afraid to help you let it out. She'll help you find your passion and your voice, beginning from the first really crummy draft to the peculiar letdown of publication. Readers will be reminded of the energizing books of writer Natalie Goldberg and will be seduced by Lamott's witty take on the reality of a writer's life, which has little to do with literary parties and a lot to do with jealousy, writer's block and going for broke with each paragraph. Marvelously wise and best of all, great reading. [via]
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The Chicago Manual of StyleISBN 0226104036 (0-226-10403-6)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
Find This BookBook summary:What can we say? This weighty tome is the essential reference for all who work with words--writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, publishers, and students. Discover who Ibid is, how to deftly avoid the split infinitive, and how to format your manuscripts to impress any professor or editor (no, putting it in a blue plastic folder is just not enough). [via]
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The Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors, and Copywritersby University of ChicagoISBN 0226103900 (0-226-10390-0)
Hardcover, University of Chicago Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors, and Copywriters'Book summary:Writers Style Manual Grammar Check Guide- For English Majors and Wordsmith's this book is the magic spell put on an author's works. Here's your Charm- it weighs only 3lbs. [via]
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The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypesby Sue Viders, Tami D. Cowden, Caro LafeverISBN 1580650244 (1-58065-024-4)
Softcover, Lone Eagle Pub Co
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The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalistsby Arthur PlotnikISBN 0020474105 (0-02-047410-5)
Softcover, Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists'Book summary:156 pages [via]
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- The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists: ISBN 002047430X (0-02-047430-X)
Softcover, Macmillan Distribution - The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists: ISBN 0028614518 (0-02-861451-8)
Softcover, Pearson P T R - The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists: ISBN 0025977008 (0-02-597700-8)
Hardcover, Macmillan - The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists: ISBN 0020474105 (0-02-047410-5)
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The Elements of Styleby William Strunk, E. B. White, Maira KalmanISBN 1594200696 (1-59420-069-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Elements of Style'Book summary:You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered.This book's unique tone, wit and charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of "the little book" to make a big impact with writing. [via]
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- The Elements of Style: ISBN 020530902X (0-205-30902-X)
Softcover, Longman Pub Group - The Elements of Style: ISBN 0486447987 (0-486-44798-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - The Elements of Style: ISBN 0205313426 (0-205-31342-6)
Hardcover, Allyn & Bacon - The Elements of Style: ISBN 0881030686 (0-88103-068-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - The Elements of Style: ISBN 0205191584 (0-205-19158-4)
Softcover, Pearson P T R - The Elements of Style: ISBN 0024181900 (0-02-418190-0)
Hardcover, Allyn & Bacon - The Elements of Style: ISBN 1594200696 (1-59420-069-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
- The Elements of Style: ISBN 020530902X (0-205-30902-X)
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The Elements of Style: A Style Guide for Writersby William StrunkISBN 097522980X (0-9752298-0-X)
Softcover, Kt Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Elements of Style: A Style Guide for Writers'Book summary:Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. [via]
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The Elements of Style With Indexby William StrunkISBN 0024182001 (0-02-418200-1)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Elements of Style With Index'Book summary:Composition teachers throughout the English-speaking world have been pushing this book on their students since it was first published in 1957. Co-author White later revised it, and it remains the most compact and lucid handbook we have for matters of basic principles of composition, grammar, word usage and misusage, and writing style. [via]
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Finding Your Voice: How to Put Personality in Your Writingby Leslie EdgertonISBN 1582971730 (1-58297-173-0)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Finding Your Voice: How to Put Personality in Your Writing'Book summary:Find your voice–and make your writing sing!
You know a great literary voice" when you hear it: David Sedaris' humorous cynicism. Elmore Leonard's weary, smart-mouthed dialogue. Nick Hornby's simple yet imaginative descriptions. It's the kind of writing you should aspire to, right?
Well...not quite. Each of these authors found success in part by developing their own unique voice: a writing style that helped define - and throw the spotlight on - their work.
Now Les Edgerton shows you how to develop a voice of your own, one that rises above the literary din because of its individuality, not in spite of it!
Inside, he provides guidelines, advice and dozens of exercises for recognizing and developing a natural style that will make your characters, stories and dialogue better and more memorable. You'll learn:- How to make any piece you write unmistakably yours and yours alone
- What agents and editors really think about using your own voice
- How to write better by ignoring the rules
- The keys to getting your voice and personality on the page
- How to get back the unique voice you may have lost by trying to write like someone else
Whether you write fiction, non-fiction or poetry, Finding Your Voice is a must for your personal library. Let's face it - editors, agents and readers all want to read something fresh and new. By finding your voice, you'll be giving them exactly what they want!" [via]More editions of Finding Your Voice: How to Put Personality in Your Writing:
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Holy Places & Temples of Indiaby John HowleyISBN 0965385809 (0-9653858-0-9)
Softcover, Ten Speed Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Holy Places & Temples of India'Book summary:India has a vast array of cultures, religions and interests. But many people miss the real meaning and value of India-the spiritual side. This is not due to a lack of interest, but because it is difficult to find an easily understandable book on this subject. This book is different. It goes deeper into the heart of India-its spiritual side. What yogis and ascetics have been realizing for centuries. [via]
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How to Write Attention Grabbing Query & Cover Lettersby John WoodISBN 1582970238 (1-58297-023-8)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasyby Orson Scott CardISBN 158297103X (1-58297-103-X)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy'Book summary:Learn to write science fiction and fantasy from a master
You've always dreamed of writing science fiction and fantasy tales that pull readers into extraordinary new worlds and fantastic conflicts. Best-selling author Orson Scott Card shows you how it's done, distilling years of writing experience and publishing success into concise, no-nonsense advice. You'll learn how to:
- utilize story elements that define the science fiction and fantasy genres
- build, populate, and dramatize a credible, inviting world your readers will want to explore
- develop the rules" of time, space and magic that affect your world and its inhabitants
- construct a compelling story by developing ideas, characters, and events that keep readers turning pages
- find the markets for speculative fiction, reach them, and get published
- submit queries, write cover letters, find an agent, and live the life of a writer
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How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasyby Orson Scott CardISBN 0898794161 (0-89879-416-1)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy'Book summary:Orson Scott Card shares his advice on how to break into this field, how to develop fantastic story ideas, and evolve fresh plots. [via]
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If You Want to Writeby Brenda UelandISBN 0915308940 (0-915308-94-0)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'If You Want to Write'Book summary:This book so speaks to the contemporary writer that it is nearly impossible to believe that it was originally published in 1938. In If You Want to Write, Brenda Ueland sets forth not just a philosophy about how to write or how to create, but also about how to live. Beginning writers will certainly be encouraged by Ueland's words, but even the most experienced have much to glean from Ueland's simple wisdom. "Everybody," writes Ueland in the opening chapter, "is talented, original, and has something important to say." Finding that something important involves embracing creative idleness ("the imagination needs moodling--long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering"), freeing "what we really think, from what we think we ought to think," and "thumb[ing] your nose at all know-it-alls, jeerers, critics, doubters." One must think, she says, "of telling a story, not of writing it." And when revising one's writing, she advises, "do not try to think of better words, more gripping words.... It is not yet deeply enough imagined." Finally, "whenever you find yourself writing a single word or phrase or page dutifully and with boredom, then leave it out.... If what you write bores you, it will bore other people." And just because If You Want to Write is passionate, sincere, and even spiritual, do not think it is not also witty. One footnote bluntly declaims, "No doubt my terms would horrify a psychologist but I do not care at all." Elsewhere Ueland titles a chapter "Why Women Who Do Too Much Housework Should Neglect It for Their Writing." Amen, sister! [via]
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If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spiritby Brenda UelandISBN 1555972608 (1-55597-260-8)
Softcover, Graywolf Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit'Book summary:This book so speaks to the contemporary writer that it is nearly impossible to believe that it was originally published in 1938. In If You Want to Write, Brenda Ueland sets forth not just a philosophy about how to write or how to create, but also about how to live. Beginning writers will certainly be encouraged by Ueland's words, but even the most experienced have much to glean from Ueland's simple wisdom. "Everybody," writes Ueland in the opening chapter, "is talented, original, and has something important to say." Finding that something important involves embracing creative idleness ("the imagination needs moodling--long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering"), freeing "what we really think, from what we think we ought to think," and "thumb[ing] your nose at all know-it-alls, jeerers, critics, doubters." One must think, she says, "of telling a story, not of writing it." And when revising one's writing, she advises, "do not try to think of better words, more gripping words.... It is not yet deeply enough imagined." Finally, "whenever you find yourself writing a single word or phrase or page dutifully and with boredom, then leave it out.... If what you write bores you, it will bore other people." And just because If You Want to Write is passionate, sincere, and even spiritual, do not think it is not also witty. One footnote bluntly declaims, "No doubt my terms would horrify a psychologist but I do not care at all." Elsewhere Ueland titles a chapter "Why Women Who Do Too Much Housework Should Neglect It for Their Writing." Amen, sister! [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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› Find signed collectible books: 'Malicious Intent: A Writer's Guide to How Murderers, Robbers, Rapists and Other Criminal Think'Book summary:This books takes readers into the mind of the criminal, exploring fact and fiction of who these people are, why they commit their atrocities, how they choose their victims, and how the police catch them. Includes sections on infamous criminals, psychological differences between killers, terrorism, psychological profiling and more. [via]
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchersby Joseph M. Williams, Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Kate L. TurabianISBN 0226823377 (0-226-82337-7)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers'Book summary:Dewey, Bellow, Strauss, Friedman--the University of Chicago has been the home of some of the most important thinkers of the modern age. But perhaps no name has been spoken with more respect than Turabian. The dissertation secretary at Chicago for decades, Kate L. Turabian literally wrote the book on the successful completion and submission of the student paper. Her Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, created from her years of experience with research projects across all fields, has sold more than seven million copies since it was first published in 1937. Now, with this seventh edition, "Turabian's Manual" has undergone its most extensive revision, ensuring that it will remain the most valuable handbook for writers at every level--from first-year undergraduates, to dissertation writers apprehensively submitting final manuscripts, to senior scholars who may be old hands at research and writing but less familiar with new media citation styles. Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the late Wayne C. Booth--the gifted team behind The Craft of Research--and the University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff combined their wide-ranging expertise to remake this classic resource. They preserve Turabian's clear and practical advice while fully embracing the new modes of research, writing, and source citation brought about by the age of the Internet. [via]
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchersby Kate L. Turabian, Joseph M. Williams, Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. ColombISBN 0226823369 (0-226-82336-9)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers'Book summary:Dewey. Bellow. Strauss. Friedman. The University of Chicago has been the home of some of the most important thinkers of the modern age. But perhaps no name has been spoken with more respect than Turabian. The dissertation secretary at Chicago for decades, Kate Turabian literally wrote the book on the successful completion and submission of the student paper. Her Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, created from her years of experience with research projects across all fields, has sold more than seven million copies since it was first published in 1937.Now, with this seventh edition, Turabian's Manual has undergone its most extensive revision, ensuring that it will remain the most valuable handbook for writers at every level-from first-year undergraduates, to dissertation writers apprehensively submitting final manuscripts, to senior scholars who may be old hands at research and writing but less familiar with new media citation styles. Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the late Wayne C. Booth-the gifted team behind The Craft of Research-and the University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff combined their wide-ranging expertise to remake this classic resource. They preserve Turabian's clear and practical advice while fully embracing the new modes of research, writing, and source citation brought about by the age of the Internet.Booth, Colomb, and Williams significantly expand the scope of previous editions by creating a guide, generous in length and tone, to the art of research and writing. Growing out of the authors' best-selling Craft of Research, this new section provides students with an overview of every step of the research and writing process, from formulating the right questions to reading critically to building arguments and revising drafts. [via]
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A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertationsby Kate L. Turabian, John Grossman, Alice BennettISBN 0226816273 (0-226-81627-3)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations'Book summary:Newly revised to conform with the Chicago Manual of Style, Turabian's Manual for Writers provides comprehensive, detailed, superior guidance to writers of research papers. From "Parts of the Paper" (including the niceties of copyrights and dedications) to "Sample Layouts," everything to do with format is covered. Mechanics of style (abbreviations to quotations) are reviewed, there's help on tables and illustrations, and chapters on bibliographies, parenthetical references, note taking, and citations. There are suggestions for manuscript preparation, hints on word-processing software, and formatting for research papers' more complex features. When you're up to your eyebrows in research data, it's a vast relief to have quick, accessible, reliable answers to your questions of structure, scholarly propriety, and academic style. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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- A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: ISBN 0226816257 (0-226-81625-7)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr - A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: ISBN 0226816206 (0-226-81620-6)
Hardcover, University of Chicago Press - A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: ISBN 0226816214 (0-226-81621-4)
Hardcover, University of Chicago Press - A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: ISBN 0226816249 (0-226-81624-9)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr - A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: ISBN 0226816265 (0-226-81626-5)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr - A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: ISBN 0226816273 (0-226-81627-3)
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- A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: ISBN 0226816257 (0-226-81625-7)
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The Marshall Plan for Novel Writingby Evan MarshallISBN 1582970629 (1-58297-062-9)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing'Book summary:Imagine writing with the skill of a published author, the knowledge of a seasoned editor and the savvy of a New York literary agent....you'd have all the know-how it takes to transform your story idea into a novel worthy of praise and publication.
In this unique guide, agent, editor and novelist Evan Marshall does give you everything it takes to write your novel. Drawing on his extensive experience, Marshall has perfected a simple and methodical approach to novel writing. His clear-cut, 16-step Marshall Plan" breaks down the complex novel-writing process into a series of parts you put together one piece at a time. You'll have your whole story planned and plotted before you actually begin writing, so there's no chance of working yourself in a corner or making critical mistakes in pacing and plot.
In short, The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing works. Use it, and watch your story masterfully develop into a completed manuscript ready to get the full attention of readers, agents and editors alike.
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Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papersby Joseph GibaldiISBN 0873525655 (0-87352-565-5)
Softcover, Modern Language Assn of Amer
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers'Book summary:The new edition presents a comprehensive guide to preparing research papers and includes detailed coverage using computers for research and citing electronic publications. [via]
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- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0873529758 (0-87352-975-8)
Softcover, Modern Language Association of America - Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0873529863 (0-87352-986-3)
Softcover, Modern Language Assn of Amer - Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0613684532 (0-613-68453-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0873521323 (0-87352-132-3)
Softcover, Modern Language Association of America - Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0873523792 (0-87352-379-2)
Softcover, Modern Language Assn of Amer - Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0873525728 (0-87352-572-8)
Softcover, Modern Language Assn of Amer - Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0873529766 (0-87352-976-6)
Softcover, Modern Language Assn of Amer - Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0873529871 (0-87352-987-1)
Softcover, Modern Language Assn of Amer - Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0613181980 (0-613-18198-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0873525655 (0-87352-565-5)
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- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: ISBN 0873529758 (0-87352-975-8)
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertationsby Walter S. Achtert, Modern Language Association of America, Joseph GibaldiISBN 0873520009 (0-87352-000-9)
Hardcover, Modern Language Association
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craftby Stephen KingISBN 1416549862 (1-4165-4986-2)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Writing'Book summary:Short and snappy as it is, Stephen King's On Writing really contains two books: a fondly sardonic autobiography and a tough-love lesson for aspiring novelists. The memoir is terrific stuff, a vivid description of how a writer grew out of a misbehaving kid. You're right there with the young author as he's tormented by poison ivy, gas-passing babysitters, uptight schoolmarms, and a laundry job nastier than Jack London's. It's a ripping yarn that casts a sharp light on his fiction. This was a child who dug Yvette Vickers from Attack of the Giant Leeches, not Sandra Dee. "I wanted monsters that ate whole cities, radioactive corpses that came out of the ocean and ate surfers, and girls in black bras who looked like trailer trash." But massive reading on all literary levels was a craving just as crucial, and soon King was the published author of "I Was a Teen-Age Graverobber." As a young adult raising a family in a trailer, King started a story inspired by his stint as a janitor cleaning a high-school girls locker room. He crumpled it up, but his writer wife retrieved it from the trash, and using her advice about the girl milieu and his own memories of two reviled teenage classmates who died young, he came up with Carrie. King gives us lots of revelations about his life and work. The kidnapper character in Misery, the mind-possessing monsters in The Tommyknockers, and the haunting of the blocked writer in The Shining symbolized his cocaine and booze addiction (overcome thanks to his wife's intervention, which he describes). "There's one novel, Cujo, that I barely remember writing."
King also evokes his college days and his recovery from the van crash that nearly killed him, but the focus is always on what it all means to the craft. He gives you a whole writer's "tool kit": a reading list, writing assignments, a corrected story, and nuts-and-bolts advice on dollars and cents, plot and character, the basic building block of the paragraph, and literary models. He shows what you can learn from H.P. Lovecraft's arcane vocabulary, Hemingway's leanness, Grisham's authenticity, Richard Dooling's artful obscenity, Jonathan Kellerman's sentence fragments. He explains why Hart's War is a great story marred by a tin ear for dialogue, and how Elmore Leonard's Be Cool could be the antidote.
King isn't just a writer, he's a true teacher. --Tim Appelo [via]
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- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: ISBN 0671024256 (0-671-02425-6)
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On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfictionby William ZinsserISBN 0065000269 (0-06-500026-9)
Softcover, Texas Bookman
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfictionby William K. ZinsserISBN 0060006641 (0-06-000664-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction'Book summary:A revised and updated edition of one of the most successful guides to writing ever published (one million copies sold).
A Classic in its Field, On Writing Well is the Indispensable reference tool for anyone who writes, wants to learn to write, or needs to do some writing to get through the day -- as almost everybody does. Illustrated with examples of superb writing, the book covers a variety of subject areas, from travel, memoir, and science writing to business, sports, humor, and the arts. This expanded and updated edition features revised chapters, fresh examples of good writing, and two completely new chapters. One new chapter, "Enjoyment, Fear, and Confidence", urges writers to live interesting lives and to trust their general intelligence. The other, "The Tyranny of the Final Product", counsels writers not to try to visualize the complete article, but to focus on earlier decisions of selection, construction, and voice that will eventually let them know what their piece is about. Written by a master writer, editor, and teacher, On Writing Well is the writing book people swear by and love to recommend.
"On Writing Well belongs on any shelf of serious reference works for writers -- along with, say, Fowler's Modern English Usage and Strunk and White's The Elements of Style". -- New York Times [via]
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfictionby William Knowlton ZinsserISBN 0060891548 (0-06-089154-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction'Book summary:On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet.
Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.
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The Practice of Poetry: Writing Exercises from Poets Who Teachby Robin Behn, Chase TwichellISBN 006273024X (0-06-273024-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological AssociationISBN 1557987912 (1-55798-791-2)
Softcover, Amer Psychological Assn
Find This BookBook summary:In addition to providing clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of w riting, and APA style, the Publication Manual offers an authoritative and easy-to-use reference and citation system and comprehensive covera ge of the treatment of numbers, metrication, statistical and mathemati cal data, tables, and figures for use in writing, reports, or presenta tions. [via]
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Associationby American Psychological AssociationISBN 0912704578 (0-912704-57-8)
Softcover, The Association
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Themby Francine ProseISBN 0060777052 (0-06-077705-2)
Softcover, Perennial
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The Synonym Finderby Laurence Urdang, J. I. Rodale, Nancy LarocheISBN 0446370290 (0-446-37029-0)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide To Better English In Plain Englishby Patricia T. O'ConnerISBN 1594480060 (1-59448-006-0)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensible Compendium of Myth and MagicISBN 0898798663 (0-89879-866-3)
Hardcover, F & W Pubns Inc
Find This BookBook summary:The fantasy writer has a lot to keep track of: fantasy cultures and races, magic, mythological creatures, unusual punishments, castles and fortifications, and more. Plus, though fantasy writing "must be grounded in both truth and life experience if it is to work," says Terry Brooks (A Knight of the Word) in his introduction here, it must also be "as inventive and creative as the writer can make it." Find your groundedness elsewhere. This is the place to turn for all the other stuff. Need a refresher on the difference between aleuromancy (fortune cookies) and alomancy (fortune-telling by salt)? Can't remember the term for starting a new witches' coven (hiving off)? Need a glossary of particularly gruesome punishments from the Middle Ages? It's all here, and more. With illustrations of architectural structures, Maori weapons, and various types of dress and armor; and references to many more sources, should you crave even greater detail. --Jane Steinberg [via]
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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 Complete Fantasy Reference: An Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magicby Writer's Digest BooksISBN 1582970262 (1-58297-026-2)
Softcover, F & W Pubns Inc
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Writing Down the Bonesby Natalie GoldbergISBN 1590302613 (1-59030-261-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Writing down the Bones : Freeing the Writer Withinby Natalie GoldbergISBN 1590303164 (1-59030-316-4)
Softcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Writing down the Bones : Freeing the Writer Within'Book summary:Wherein we discover that many of the "rules" for good writing and good sex are the same: Keep your hand moving, lose control and don't think. Goldberg brings a touch of both Zen and well... *eroticism* to her writing practice, the latter in exercises and anecdotes designed to ease you into your body, your whole spirit, while you create, the former in being where you are, working with what you have, and writing from the moment. --Ali Perry-Gallagher [via]
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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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El Arte De La Novela / The Art of the Novelby Milan KunderaISBN 8472230996 (84-7223-099-6)
Softcover, Tusquets Editor
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Arte De La Novela / The Art of the Novel'Book summary:"La obra de cada novelista contiene una vision implicita de la historia de la novela, una idea de lo que es la novela; es esta idea de la novela, inherente a mis novelas, la ue he procurado dejar hablar." en estos siete textos relaativamente independientes, pero vinculados en un unico ensayo, Milan Kundera expone su concepcion personal de la novela europea. Uno de los textos esta dedicado a Hermann Broch, otro a Franz Kafka. [via]
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L'art Du Roman: Essaiby Milan KunderaISBN 2070708152 (2-07-070815-2)
Hardcover, Gallimard
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