| Write Good or Die
| Survival tips for 21st century writers, from best-selling authors Kevin J. Anderson, M.J. Rose, Heather Graham, J.A. Konrath, Gayle Lynds, Alexandra Sokoloff, Jonathan Maberry, and more. How to develop your craft, improve your writing, get an agent, promote your work, embrace the digital age, and prepare yourself for the coming changes in the publishing industry. Edited by Scott Nicholson.Other contributors include Elizabeth Massie, Harley Jane Kozak, Douglas Clegg, Brandon Massey, Mur Lafferty,...More
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| Self-Publisher's Tool Box - tools any author can use to make more money (Advanced Book Marketing)
| Publishing a book today is easier than it has ever been before and the publishing industry is changing from the intimidating New York City publishers to virtually instant publishing available to anyone anywhere in the world. Even if you want to publish an e-book yourself, it will have expenses if you want to do it right...Every book needs editing. Good cover design is a must. Even though Amazon.com provides a great website for each book listed, you likely will still want a website and unless you...More
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| The Truth About Publishing On Kindle (Kindle Pulishing)
| Inside of most of us is a book struggling to get out. Some of us actively fight the urge to write, and others just let it flow. In between are a lot of folks that think they might like to write, but really don’t know where to start. The Kindle Direct Publishing web site has made it easy to publish your book, but there are details you need to know to make the whole process of writing and publishing your book easier.This book is written to help you understand what it takes to write and publish a...More
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| On Writing
| "Long live the King" hailed "Entertainment Weekly" upon the publication of Stephen King's "On Writing." Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King's advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported near-fatal accident in 1...More
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| Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Audio Editions)
| If you have ever wondered what it takes to be a writer, what it means to live a writer's life, this audio is for you. Ranging through all aspects of writing--from faith, love and grace to pain, jealousy and fear--Anne Lamott shows you how to keep your eyes open and write about what you see. Then she shows you how to survive by turning to the art of life with bracingly honest humor. 2 cassettes.
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| The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition
| While digital technologies have revolutionized the publishing world in the twenty-first century, one thing still remains true: The Chicago Manual of Style is the authoritative, trusted source that writers, editors, and publishers turn to for guidance on style and process. For the sixteenth edition, every aspect of coverage has been reconsidered to reflect how publishing professionals work today. Though processes may change, the Manual continues to offer the clear, well-considered style and usage...More
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| The Newbie's Guide to Publishing (Everything A Writer Needs To Know)
| Are you a writer?This book was written for you.It doesn't matter if you're just getting your ears wet and learning your craft, or if you're a seasoned pro with an extensive backlist. The Newbie's Guide to Publishing contains all of the information you need to understand the writing business and maximize your sales and success.There's over 370,000 words of writing advice, tips, tricks, and observations. That's more than 1100 pages. It's the biggest book on writing and publishing ever put together...More
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| Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
| This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
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| On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
| 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 th...More
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| The Art of Writing and Speaking the English Language; Word-Study and Composition and Rhetoric
| The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Books and reading; Short story; Journalism; Short stories; Authorship; Language Arts
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| The Indie Journey: Secrets to Writing Success
| The e-book era has launched thousands of writing careers and holds tremendous promise for future growth. Here's how one author went from self-publishing his first e-book to becoming a full-time author in a little more than a year. While offering general tips on business, craft, product development, and marketing, its primary goal is to inspire you to embrace your creative entrepreneurship and success.Bonus essays by successful indie authors J.A. Konrath, Zoe Winters, Vincent Zandri, Guido Henkel...More
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| The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book
| "It's like having a writing coach at your side!" Do you have a book inside you that can't find its way out? Are you having trouble even getting started on your book writing journey?The Writer's Adventure Guide helps you step off into the unknown of a writing project and see it through to its destination -- from the first exciting flash of an idea to that dark moment when you think you'll never write a decent paragraph again. This 164-page guide gives you tips and tools for keeping an eye on your...More
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| How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days
| Written by freelance writer, author, and writing instructor Paul Lima, How To Write A Non-fiction Book In 60 Days takes you, step-by-step, from your book idea to a detailed chapter-by-chapter outline, to a solid first draft - in 60 days. In addition, 60 Days includes two bonus chapters: one on constructing effective sentences and paragraphs and one on affordable self-publishing using print on demand (POD). It's ideal for consultants, workshop leaders, speakers, PhD students, professors, freelan...More
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| How to Write a Great Query Letter: Insider Tips and Techniques for Success
| "Noah Lukeman, one of the top literary agents in New York, gave writers a great gift." --James Frey (regarding The Plot Thickens)"This will certainly help writers of any kind defeat rejection and possibly score." --Writers.com (regarding The First Five Pages) Many books have been written about the query letter. But few have been written by literary agents, who receive thousands of queries each year and who grapple with them on a daily basis. Even fewer books have been written by literary agents ...More
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| Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
| One of America's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds can draw practical inspiration."Writing is a craft you can learn," says Roy Peter Clark. "You need tools, not rules." His book distills decades of experience into 50 tools that will help any writer become more fluent and effective. WRITING TOOLS covers everything from the most basic ("Tool 5: Watch those adverbs") to the more complex ("Tool 34: Turn your notebook into a camera") and provides m...More
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| Joy Writing: Discover and Develop Your creative voice
| An entertaining and readable introduction to creative writing by the author of There Are No Electrons, The Land of Debris and the Home of Alfredo, and co author of Algebra Unplugged and Calculus for Cats. Features examples from over 50 authors, from Shakespeare to Donald Trump. Blurbs by George Garrett, Reg Saner, Edward Ormondroyd, Barbara Steiner, Leslie O'Kane, and Francine Mathews.
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| Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Library)
| With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully and creatively. She offers suggestions, encouragement, and solid advice on many aspects of the writer’s craft: on writing from “first thoughts” (keep your hand moving, don’t cross out, just get it on paper), on listening (writing is ninety percent listening; the deeper you listen, the better you write), on using verbs (verbs provide the energy of the sent...More
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| Rules for Writers, 5th Edition
| Rules for Writers succeeds because it has always been grounded in classroom experience. By looking at her own students needs, Diana Hacker created an affordable and practical classroom tool that doubles as a quick reference. Developed with the help of instructors from two- and four-year schools, the sixth edition gives students quick access to the information they need to solve writing problems in any college course.In the Hacker tradition, the new contributing authors — Nancy Sommers, Tom J...More
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| 250 Things You Should Know About Writing
| “Chuck Wendig hammers out writing and career advice that's always brave, profane, creative, clever, and honest. And don't forget hilarious. You'll never laugh so hard learning so much." – Matt Forbeck, game designer and author of AMORTALS and VEGAS KNIGHTS (Angry Robot).“You walk into this book a quivering neophyte crusted with writer fantasies and walk away a seasoned word warrior ready to do battle in the arena we call publishing.” – Kristen Lamb, author of ARE YOU THERE BLOG? IT’S...More
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| The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within
| Alan Watt wrote the first draft of his novel Diamond Dogs in just under 90 days, and later sold the North American rights for $500,000 to Little, Brown in a bidding war. The book became a national bestseller, won a slew of awards and is soon to be a major motion picture. Get the first draft down quickly! The 90-Day Novel is a day-by-day guide through the process of getting the first draft of your novel onto the page. The 90-Day Novel was workshopped at LA Writers' Lab over three years and has...More
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