Writing - General
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The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop
$19.99 Add to cartA poetry tutorial to inform and inspire poets. Includes model poems and prompts, writing tips, and interviews contributed by 56 of our nation’s finest poets, including 13 former and current state Poet
- Author: Lockward, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0996987126
- Language: English
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Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
$24.99 Add to cartA classic handbook for anyone who needs to write, Writing With Power speaks to everyone who has wrestled with words while seeking to gain power with them. Here, Peter Elbow emphasizes that the essenti… [more below]
- Author: Elbow, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 09 1998
- ISBN10: 0195120183
- Language: English
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Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers
$19.95 Add to cartEvery comic book writer brings their own format and style to the task. Here’s examples from some of the top names showing how they do it, including a Neil Gaiman script for Miracleman, a drawn script … [more below]
- Series: Panel One Scripts by Top Comics Writers Tp (New Prtg)
- Author: Gertler, Nat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: May 12 2002
- ISBN10: 0971633800
- Language: English
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Quack This Way: David Foster Wallace & Bryan A. Garner Talk Language and Writing
$24.95 Add to cartDavid Foster Wallace was at the center of late-20th-century American literature, Bryan A. Garner at that of legal scholarship and lexicography. It was language that drew them together. The wide-rangin… [more below]
- Author: Garner, Bryan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: October 26 2013
- ISBN10: 0991118103
- Language: English
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Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life
$17.00 Add to cartNatalie Goldberg, author of the bestselling Writing Down The Bones, teaches a method of writing that can take you beyond craft to the true source of creative power: The mind that is “raw, full of ener… [more below]
- Author: Goldberg, Natalie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0553347756
- Language: English
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The Elements of Style
$4.95 Add to cartThe original edition of the most trusted writer’s guide to American English, this is the book that generations of writers have relied upon for timeless advice on grammar, diction, syntax, sentence con… [more below]
- Series: Dover Language Guides
- Author: Strunk, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 26 2006
- ISBN10: 0486447987
- Language: English
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The Writer’s Notebook II: Craft Essays from Tin House
$18.95 Read moreThe Writer’s Notebook II continues in the tradition of The Writer’s Notebook, featuring essays based on craft seminars from the Tin House Summer Writer’s Workshop, as well as a variety of craft essays… [more below]
- Author: Beha, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 23 2012
- ISBN10: 1935639463
- Language: English
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What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing
$29.00 Read moreEditing is an invisible art where the very best work goes undetected. Editors strive to create books that are enlightening, seamless, and pleasurable to read, all while giving credit to the author. Th… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Ginna, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 06 2017
- ISBN10: 022629997X
- Language: English
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Writing the Memoir
$14.95 Add to cartSince Writing the Memoir came out in early 1997 it has sold roughly 80,000 copies and is consistently praised as “the best book on memoir out there.” It is thought-provoking, explanatory, and practica
- Author: Barrington, Judith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0933377509
- Language: English
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Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
$15.99 Add to cartThis guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.
Imagine knowing what the brain c- Author: Cron, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 10 2012
- ISBN10: 1607742454
- Language: English
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The Writer’s Practice: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing
$18.00 Add to cart“Unique and thorough, Warner’s handbook could turn any determined reader into a regular Malcolm Gladwell.” –Booklist
For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a revolutionary new approac- Author: Warner, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0143133152
- Language: English
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The Art of the Handwritten Note: A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication
$18.00 Add to cartFrom overcoming illegible penmanship to mastering the challenge of keeping straight margins, avoiding smeared ink, and choosing stationery that is appropriate but suits your style, this is a powerful … [more below]
- Author: Shepherd, Margaret
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 22 2002
- ISBN10: 0767907450
- Language: English
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Narrative Design: Working with Imagination, Craft, and Form
$29.99 Add to cartFocusing on the big picture as well as the crucial details, Bell examines twelve stories by both established writers (including Peter Taylor, Mary Gaitskill, and Carolyn Chute) and his own former stud… [more below]
- Author: Bell, Madison Smartt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: April 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0393320219
- Language: English
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The C.A.P.E. Crusade: Your Guide to a Great College Application Personal Essay
$8.25 Add to cartThe C.A.P.E. Crusade is a refreshingly new take on the College Application Personal Essay, Billy Lombardo provides a balance of broad guidance and nitty-gritty tips to help young writers craft meaning
- Author: Lombardo, Billy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1958714143
- Language: English
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The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing
$24.99 Add to cartThe Making of a Story is a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writing–both fiction and creative nonfiction. Its hands-on, completely accessible approach walks writers through each st… [more below]
- Author: Laplante, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 677
- Publish Date: January 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0393337081
- Language: English
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Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor
$24.95 Add to cartWriting exercises and creativity advice from Barry’s pioneering, life-changing workshop
The award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and bestselling work What It- Author: Barry, Lynda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 21 2014
- ISBN10: 1770461612
- Language: English
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The Art of the Short Story
$44.99 Add to cartThis affordably-priced collection presents masterpieces of short fiction from 52 of the greatest story writers of all time. From Sherwood Anderson to Virginia Woolf, this anthology encompasses a rich … [more below]
- Series: Pearson English Value Textbook
- Author: Gioia, Dana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 944
- Publish Date: August 30 2005
- ISBN10: 321363639
- Language: English
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The Elements of Style
$20.99 Add to cartYou 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… [more below]
- Author: Strunk, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 24 1999
- ISBN10: 0205313426
- Language: English
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Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
$45.00 Add to cartRobert McKee’s screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones… [more below]
- Author: McKee, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: November 25 1997
- ISBN10: 0060391685
- Language: English
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On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions
$26.99 Add to cart“While writing about writing is often deadly, Lewis is as delightful as he is wise.” –The New York Times
A definitive collection of wisdom on every style of writing and a celebration of the transforma
- Author: Lewis, C. S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0063276445
- Language: English
