Writing
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Ecodeviance: (Soma)Tics for the Future Wilderness
$22.00 Add to cartListed in The Boston Globe’s Best Poetry Books of 2014
Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Poetry
Winner of The Believer Poetry Award“The (Soma)tic Exercises are innovative and crucial to our
- Author: Caconrad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 09 2014
- ISBN10: 1940696011
- Language: English
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Elements of Fiction Writing – Characters & Viewpoint: Proven Advice and Timeless Techniques for Creating Compelling Characters by an a Ward-Winning Au
$17.99 Read moreVivid and memorable characters aren’t born they have to be made
This book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. Use them to pry, chip, yank and sift good characters- Series: Elements of Fiction Writing
- Author: Card, Orson Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 18, 2011
- ISBN10: 1599632128
- Language: English
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Writing Great Books for Young Adults: Everything You Need to Know, from Crafting the Idea to Getting Published
$16.99 Read moreBreak into the Bestselling Young Adult Market with this Indispensable Guide!
Whether you’re just getting started or are on the hunt for an agent or publisher, Writing Great Books for Young Adults is yo
- Author: Brooks, Regina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1402293526
- Language: English
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Writing: A Project-Based Approach: Inspired Project Ideas and Mini-Lessons to Develop Authentic, Real-World Writing Skills
$18.99 Add to cartGive students authentic reasons to write with this collection of stimulating project-based learning activities. Each unit starts with a driving question that propels students to do research, investiga… [more below]
- Author: Eyster, Alyssa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1338467204
- Language: English
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Creative Writing Exercises for Dummies
$25.99 Add to cartTurn your inspiration into a story with clear, expert guidance
Creative Writing Exercises For Dummies is a step-by-step creative writing course designed to hone your craft, regardless of ability. Writ
- Author: Hamand, Maggie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 10 2014
- ISBN10: 1118921054
- Language: English
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Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular: An Informal Textbook
$15.99 Add to cartHere is a practical guide to writing short stories that explains all the essential techniques of fiction – from character and plot to flashback and foreshadowing – in a way that is both understandable… [more below]
- Author: Hills, Rust
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 19 2011
- ISBN10: 0618082344
- Language: English
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100 Successful College Application Essays: Third Edition
$15.00 Read moreThe Largest Collection of Successful College Application Essays Available in One Volume
These are the essays that helped their authors gain admission to Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Wellesley, Pomo- Author: The Harvard Independent
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 03 2013
- ISBN10: 0451417615
- Language: English
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Cite Right, Third Edition: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles–Mla, Apa, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More
$30.00 Add to cartCite Right is the perfect guide for anyone who needs to learn a new citation style or who needs an easy reference to Chicago, MLA, APA, AMA, and other styles. Each chapter serves as a quick guide that… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Lipson, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 20 2018
- ISBN10: 022643110X
- Language: English
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The Elements of Story: Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing
$18.99 Add to cart“A splendid book for journalists (new or old), fiction writers, essayists, and critics. But it could also be of great use to the intelligent common reader, the man or woman who wonders why it’s imposs
- Author: Flaherty, Francis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 07 2010
- ISBN10: 0061689157
- Language: English
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How to Write a Book: Step by Step Guide
$15.98 Add to cartIf you’ve ever set out to write a book, you may have realized it wasn’t as easy as it may seem. It can be even more difficult to find advice if you’re busy.
How to Write a Book: A Step by Step Guide is
- Author: Vincent, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: October 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1087810809
- Language: English
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Comedy Writing Self-Taught: The Professional Skill-Building Course in Writing Stand-Up, Sketch, and Situation Comedy
$16.95 Add to cartComedy writing is an acquired skill. No one is born a comedy writer. The desire may be there from an early age, but the techniques must be learned, developed, and honed. Fortunately, the best teachers… [more below]
- Author: Perret, Gene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 175
- Publish Date: January 15 2015
- ISBN10: 1610352203
- Language: English
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Elements of Fiction Writing – Beginnings, Middles & Ends
$24.00 Add to cartGet Your Readers’ Attention–And Keep It–From the First World to the Final Page
Translating that initial flash of inspiration into a complete story requires careful crafting. So how do you keep your s
- Series: Elements of Fiction Writing
- Author: Kress, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 25 2011
- ISBN10: 1599632195
- Language: English
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Grammar 101: From Split Infinitives to Dangling Participles, an Essential Guide to Understanding Grammar
$16.99 Read moreLearn the rules of the English language with this easy and engaging style guide.
Grammar is complicated. But many textbooks and style guides are often so long and tedious that even English teachers us- Series: Adams 101
- Author: Sears, Kathleen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 1507203594
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Story: Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers
$19.99 Add to cartYou’ve just boarded a plane. You’ve loaded your phone with your favorite podcasts, but before you can pop in your earbuds, disaster strikes: The guy in the next seat starts telling you all about somet… [more below]
- Author: Bird, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1440348235
- Language: English
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On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
$20.00 Add to cartThe masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all!
In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell- Author: Castle, Mort
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 18 2006
- ISBN10: 1582974209
- Language: English
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Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
$17.99 Add to cartDeceptively simple and surprisingly addictive, Not Quite What I Was Planning is a thousand glimpses of humanity–six words at a time.
One Life. Six Words. What’s Yours?
When Hemingway famously wrote, “F
- Author: Smith, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 05 2008
- ISBN10: 0061374059
- Language: English
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Lichtenbergianism: procrastination as a creative strategy
$19.99 Add to cartAre you a creative genius? No, only Mozart is a creative genius, and you are not him. But you are creative–yes, you are, admit it–and you want to overcome your fears and your bad habits so that you
- Author: Lyles, Dale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 172
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0692965963
- Language: English
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Crime Scenes
$9.99 Add to cartWant to create believable crime scenes and establish the facts that crack your case? Too many authors cut corners or ignore procedure when finding the evidence in their stories. This guide offers an a
- Series: Forensics for Fiction
- Author: Symon, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: April 18 2017
- ISBN10: 194504313X
- Language: English
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The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers
$18.00 Read more“The Forest for the Trees should become a permanent part of any writer’s or editor’s personal library.“ –The Seattle Times
Quickly established as an essential and enduring companion for aspiring write- Author: Lerner, Betsy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 05 2010
- ISBN10: 159448483X
- Language: English
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World-Building
$20.00 Add to cartThis book is designed to give science fiction writers the solid grounding they need in real science to make their fictions read like fact. World Building is a blueprint in words, calculations, tables … [more below]
- Series: Science Fiction Writing
- Author: Gillett, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: August 01 2001
- ISBN10: 158297134X
- Language: English
