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Author
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When your dream and creative passion is to write, how do you succeed without selling out or selling yourself short? Ariel Gore has spent her life trying to solve this puzzle, writing and organizing her way towards a creative utopian vision, where storytelling is a form of resistance and writing is an outsider art. In this follow-up to her national bestseller How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead, Gore offers a lyrical call to literary...
Author
Publisher
Sentient Publications
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This expanded edition goes beyond advice on making a living as a business writer to include the more creative forms of writing. There are new chapters on writing and selling poems, short stories, novels, and essays, plus a new section on cartooning. Existing chapters have been brought up to date. You learn to start, run, and build a freelance writing business doing whatever type of writing you prefer.
Author
Publisher
Morgan James Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Features 50 of the most common errors book authors make in writing, publishing, and promoting their books." -- John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books The publishing landscape can be a tricky one to navigate. There are so many aspects to authoring and publishing a book that it's easy for you to make critical mistakes that can set you off course and significantly decrease your chances for success. How many of the 50 biggest author mistakes...
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Series
Publisher
Macro Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
“The Write Stuff” is a book for anyone who wishes to dip their toe into the literary waters. Each author shares their inspiration on getting you started on your writing journey, editing, world building, and even additional insight on writing in the following genres:
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Mystery
Thrillers and Paranormal
If you're thinking about writing and publishing, this book will help you to do the damn thing!
Author
Publisher
The Lilliput Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Part-time Writer guides the reader through all aspects of writing -- from the embryonic stages of researching and planning, to the hard slog of the writing and editing, through to the presentation of the manuscript, and finally, approaching agents and publishers. At each stage, the author explains how she did it -- and how the reader can do it too. * How can I write engaging dialogue? * What can I do to make my characters 'live' on the page? * Must...
Author
Publisher
Mango Media / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Journaling Techniques for Growing, Healing, and Creativity “When Lynda [Monk] talks about her own journaling practice, a spirit of flexibility infuses her approach.” -- Rebecca Kochenderfer , Journaling.com #1 Best Seller in Writing Skills Writing Guides The Great Book of Journaling provides calming tools for quelling worry and anxiety from psychotherapist Eric Maisel. As well as expert writing tips from Lynda Monk, Director of the International...
Author
Publisher
JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Energize and organize your writing life by tapping into your fundamental motivators. Note: This second edition has been substantially revised and updated, including 10% more content than the first edition. Aspiring and professional writers alike struggle to stay motivated; in the face of distractions, obligations, and procrastination, the desire to write often fails to become the act of writing. Motivated writers, notes the author, are those who...
Author
Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
We're living in a time of unprecedented diversity in produced media content, with more LGBT characters, more characters of color, more disabled characters, and more characters from various religions or classes. These characters also appear in genre pieces, accessible to the mainstream, instead of being hidden away in so-called worthier" pieces, as in the past. This book discusses issues of race, disability, sexuality, and transgender people with specific...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Language
English
Description
"Collection of published and unpublished gems: a memoir about learning to write, an imaginary interview between Westlake's various identities, essays on writing, introductions, and letters to writers like Stephen King and Brian Garfield. A true miscellany, this includes a piece by Abigail Westlake, a recipe for "May's Famous Tuna Casserole" and a 'Midnight snack'."--From the publisher.
Author
Publisher
G&D Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
You have something no one else in the entire world has . . . your personal life story. Perhaps telling it has been a dream of yours for years, or maybe seeing the title has given you the inspiration. Whatever the reason, this book will help you write your life story in just 90 days, while spending only 22 minutes per day.
Why write your story? Wouldn't you like to share your memories with those you love today along with all future generations? Don't...
Author
Publisher
Macro Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The Blueprint is the one book most authors wished they had before they took a bite of the publishing apple.
USA Today bestselling author, publisher, and literary agent, Naleighna Kai, and award-winning, #1 bestselling author and graphic designer, J. L. Woodson, share their insight, wisdom, and publishing journeys-from self-publishing, to landing deals with a traditional publishing house, and achieving worldwide success.
The experiences Kai and Woodson...
Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A rich, generous book about writing and reading and Kurt Vonnegut as writer, teacher, and friend . . Every page brings pleasure and insight." -- Gail Godwin, New York Times bestselling author Here is an entirely new side of Kurt Vonnegut, Vonnegut as a teacher of writing. Of course he's given us glimpses before, with aphorisms and short essays and articles and in his speeches. But never before has an entire book been devoted to Kurt Vonnegut the...
13) Library mouse
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Sam, a shy but creative mouse who lives in a library, decides to write and illustrate his own stories which he places on the shelves with the other library books but when children find the tales, they all want to meet the author.
Author
Publisher
Vivid Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
With insight and clarity, Barbara Turner-Vesselago distils the essentials of 'How To Talk About Writing' into six revolutionary discoveries. This book provides invaluable advice for all who long to respond constructively to writers who seek their input, but who don't know how or where to begin. Seasoned writing mentors and editors will be inspired to abandon old paradigms of editorial criticism. Those new to giving feedback will find straightforward...
15) Tropic of cancer
Author
Language
English
Description
Venice for Lovers is a memorable collaboration by two fine stylists who have fashioned their own personal homages to Venice, one with a novella, the other with a personal essay. Every year for all the thirty they have been married, Begley and Muhlstein have escaped to Venice to write. In her contribution to the book, Muhlstein charmingly describes how she and her husband dine at the same restaurant every night for years on end, and how becoming friends...
16) Build Your Own Romantic Comedy: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Direct Your Happily Ever After
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A rollicking, meta, Choose Your Own Adventure novel for adults whose notions of romance are skewed and cracked from a lifelong diet of Meg Ryan movies." -- Vulture Get ready to relax with your favorite romantic comedy of all time -- the one you create! Instead of turning on the latest cheesy rom-com for a simple, mood-boosting love story, put yourself in the director's chair with Build Your Own Romantic Comedy. First, open the book and pick your...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The craft of writing is a lot like spinning a web: You take threads and weave them skillfully together, and only you know where this intricate network of twists and turns begin and how it will end. Now, with Lawrence Bloock's expert advice, you can learn this art of entrapping your reader in a maze of facinating fiction. Spider, Spin Me a Web is the perfect companion volume to Block's previous book on writing, Telling Lies for Fun and Profit, which...
Author
Publisher
Fall River Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Want to learn the ins and outs of professional writing? Get advice from a pro. Don't know any? You do now. In How to Write What You Want and Sell What You Write, celebrated screenwriter, author, and editor Skip Press makes himself your personal source for the practical, real-world advice you need to build a successful professional writing career. Learn how to choose your direction as a writer, write a query letter, format a screenplay, approach people...
Author
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
#1 New York Times –bestselling authors: Get to know the ruthless, mysterious FBI agent, "one of thrillerdom's most exciting and intriguing series leads" ( Booklist ). Acclaimed as "a modern-day Sherlock Holmes" (Associated Press) with a brilliant mind, a cultured manner, and a dark edge, Special Agent Aloysius X. L. Pendergast has calmly looked evil in the face throughout the long-running series that includes such novels as The Cabinet of Curiosities...
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