הוצאת Writers Digest Books
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When writers make their descriptions fresh, they move their stories forward and imbue their work with atmosphere. Monica Wood helps squeeze the greatest flavour from language and provides insight into how detail, editing, style, point of view and original word depictions can be used to create unforg...
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Elements of Writing Fiction - Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Elements of Fiction Writing)
מאת Nancy Kress
Covering the main elements of fiction writing, Beginnings, Middles & Ends demonstrates effective solutions for potential problems, from how to hook the editor in the 1st few paragraphs to building drama and credibililty in prose.'...
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This book shows the reader how to take timeless storytelling structures and make them immediate, now, for fiction that's universal in how it speaks to the reader's heart and contemporary in detail and impact.
Each chapter includes brief excerpts and descriptions of fiction from many times,... |
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Elements of Writing Fiction - Characters & Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing)
מאת Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card presents practical, in-depth instruction on how fiction writers can make the best choices in creating characters and handling viewpoint. The author shows how to put original yet realistic people into fiction.'...
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Plot & Structure: (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips Readers From Start To Finish) (Write Great Fiction)
מאת James Scott Bell
The second book in the Write Great Fiction series, Plot & Structure offers clear and concise information on creating a believable and engaging plot that readers can't resist. Written by award-winning thriller and suspense author James Scott Bell, this handy instruction guide provides:
* Easy-... |
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Finally, Orson Scott Card's Hugo award-winning classic on the art and craft of writing science fiction and fantasy is available in paperback! Card provides invaluable advice for every science fiction and fantasy writer interested in constructing stories about people, worlds and events that stretch...
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With additional song evaluations and exercises to help songwriters hone their lyric-writing skills, "Writing Better Lyrics, 2nd Edition" is more comprehensive than ever before. The book features new and expanded chapters covering such topics as: when the use of repetition can be an asset; how to suc...
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Elements of Writing Fiction - Conflict, Action & Suspense (Elements of Fiction Writing)
מאת William Noble
Using this work, writers will learn how to create stories full of drama, tension and surprise. Noble walks writers through setting the stage of a great narrative and then builds on this foundation taking it all the way to a gripping close.'...
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DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT …
Every great joke has a punch line, and every great humor writer has an arsenal of experiences, anecdotes, and obsessions that were the inspiration for that humor. In fact, those who make a career out of entertaining strangers with words are a notoriously intel... |
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The Art And Craft Of Storytelling: A Comprehensive Guide To Classic Writing Techniques
מאת Nancy Lamb
Master the Power of Story
When you consider the thousands of years of storytelling that comprise our literary tradition, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the shadow of so many works. But there are common threads that link all stories--from Beowulf and Hamlet to Gone With the Wind and Th... |
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Writing picture books is not easy. Picture books are a unique form of writing with a large audience of 2- to 8-year-olds, and they must appeal to both the adult purchaser and the child listener/reader. They are generally 32 pages long and must be tightly focused and told partly through illustrations...
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Screenwriter’s & Playwright’s Market (SPM) serves as your personal guide to success by providing a wealth of information concerning script agents, script managers, production companies, screenwriting contests, play markets (theaters open to submissions), play competitions, playwright resources, ...
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"The Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook, 2nd edition", lists more than 25,000 first and last names from all over the world. An up-front section offers instruction on naming strategy and practice. Sidebars give information about the meanings of established character names (like Shakespeare's...
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You know what you want to say, but you can't think of the word. You can describe what you're thinking but you don't know the name for it. Flip Dictionary comes to the rescue!
Best-selling author Barbara Ann Kipfer has created a huge reference that offers cues and clue words to lead writers to... |
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Headline: Discover Deadly Doses to Kill Off Characters
The readers of your crime and mystery stories should be trying to figure out "whodunit"--not wondering why your facts don't make sense. If you want to kill off characters with something poisonous, you need to know how a villain would... |
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In this guide, award-winning author Nancy Kress explores the crucial relationship between characterization and plot, illustrating how vibrant, well-constructed characters act as the driving force behind an exceptional story.
In teaching writers the fundamentals of creating characters that will... |
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Don't let the revision process intimidate you any longer. Discover how to successfully transform your first draft into a polished final draft readers won't be able to forget.
In Write Great Fiction: Revision & Self-Editing, James Scott Bell draws on his experience as a novelist and instructor to p... |
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How to write a page-turner is no mystery with this thorough and authoritative guide. Successful mystery writer Hallie Ephron's Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel:
-Features comprehensive instruction, exercises, and worksheets for mystery writers of all levels -Addresses all subgenre... |
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This newly revised edition of the Writer’s Digest classic is the definitive resource for crafting effective book proposals. Michael Larsen details every step clearly and concisely. Readers will learn how to: * Test market the potential of a book idea and effectively communicate that potentail in ...
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Successfully starting and finishing a publishable novel is often like fighting a series of battles - against the page, against one's own self-doubt, against rebellious characters, etc. Featuring timeless, innovative, and concise writing strategies and focused exercises, this book is the ultimate bat...
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Are you a writer longing to rediscover the joy that you once had in the craft (or even find it for the first time)? In this inspiring guide, Jane Yolen, an author who has been called America’s Hans Christian Andersen, shows writers how to focus on aspects of the craft that bring them joy.
Sh... |
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Using many examples from his own work, Jack Bickham shows writers how to construct solid, believable narratives that keep editors and readers anxiously turning the pages.'...
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Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Write Great Fiction)
מאת Nancy Kress
The indispensable Write Great Fiction series continues with an in-depth look at three of the most important tools in the writer's craft: character, emotion and viewpoint. With the tips and techniques in this book, readers will learn how to:
-Create compelling characters that readers believ... |
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Many aspiring and experienced novelists toss out hundreds of pages (and waste valuable time) before they have a workable first draft of a novel. With Karen Wiesner's book, those days are over. In this guide, readers will find:
-A systematic method for completing a detailed first draft in just ... |
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Writing Life Stories: How To Make Memories Into Memoirs, Ideas Into Essays And Life Into Literature
מאת Bill Roorbach
Writing Life Stories is a classic text that appears on countless creative nonfiction and composition syllabi the world over. This updated 10th anniversary edition gives readers the same friendly instruction and stimulating exercises along with updated information on current memoir writing trends, et...
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Do You Need a Kick in the Pants?
You've heard all the rules to get yourself to write--work on a schedule, write in a particular place, always write a certain number of words, and so on ... all rules based on things that have worked for other writers. But what works for you? W... |
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Write Like the Masters: Emulating the Best of Hemingway, Faulkner, Salinger, and Others
מאת William Cane
Inspirational and informative, "Write Like the Masters" is the first book-length explanation of the rhetorical technique of imitation for the modern writer. Comprised of practical, inspirational, easy-to-apply advice, this helpful guide analyses the writing styles of twenty-one great novelists, expl...
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Novel Shortcuts gives you a unique take on “speed depth in fiction writing,” showing you how to write a fast first draft that’s also rich and engrossing (it’s really possible!). With examples from published works and detailed instruction, this helpful guide addresses everything from premise ...
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The core dramatic unit of any novel is the scene. Writers use scenes to contain the novel's action and explore its characters. In this book, novelist and collegiate writing instructor Raymond Obstfeld vibrantly explains every aspect of constructing these vital elements and shows how to apply those t...
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DISCOVER JUST HOW GOOD YOUR WRITING CAN BE
If you write, you know what it's like. Insight and creativity - the desire to push the boundaries of your writing - strike when you least expect it. And you're often in no position to act: in the shower, driving the kids to school...in the middle of t... |
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This book is about identifying the choices available when creating, fixing, steering, and discovering plots and then learning what narrative problems they are apt to create and how to choose an effective strategy for solving them. The result? Strong, solid stories and novels that move....
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This is a book of word histories, highlighting the deintensification of the disgusting, the generalisation of the ribald, the mutation of the offensive, and occasionally sensationalising of the innocent. What sensitivities are you secretly offending when you use such words as poppycock, bonfire, and...
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Get Known Before The Book Deal: Use Your Personal Strengths To Grow An Author Platform
מאת Christina Katz
Becoming visible is more crucial to landing a book deal than ever, according to agents and editors in every facet of the publishing industry. Simply churning out a book isn't enough. Aspiring authors need to develop a marketing platform in order to get noticed. This book empowers writers to take cha...
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Publish Your Nonfiction Book: Strategies for Learning the Industry, Selling Your Book, and Building a Successful Career
מאת Sharlene Martin
"Publish Your Nonfiction Book" goes beyond query letter and proposal basics to give readers a broader insider understanding of what the publishing industry is really like and how to navigate it successfully in order to ensure a long-term career. To this end, the book explores: how to determine if yo...
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The Fiction Writer’s Guide to Creative Success
From that first story idea to publication and beyond, being a novelist is an evolving process. The Constant Art of Being a Writer helps you discover the mindset and skills you need to grow as an artist and confidently approach each asp... |
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Writers often ask themselves the following questions: What if my novel stops dead in its tracks because my characters seem stereotypical, unrealistic or mysterious? How can I create characters so real that readers believe in them? How can I make my story more credible and interesting?
Psychotherap... |
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With The Write-Brain Workbook, writers will never have to face a blank page again. This one-of-a-kind guide provides a full year of writing exercises and games designed to get thoughts brewing and the pen moving across the page. It:
-Provides 366 10-minute exercises to build momentum and turn ... |
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*The first pages are the #1 key to acceptance or rejection of manuscripts--most agents and editors claim to make their decision on a manuscript after the very first page, which means that no writer can afford to have a weak story beginning
*The first and only fiction-writing book that ... |
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The Pirate Primer is the first and only comprehensive guide to the world of pirate language. A complete course in pirate vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and syntax.
This is the authoritative work on the subject, containing every distinctive term, phrase, usage, and speech structure utt... |
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Complete Guide to Self Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote, and Sell Your Own Book (Self-Publishing 4th Edition)
מאת Tom Ross
This new, updated edition of the industry standard shows writers how to get full control over their careers by self-publishing. Writers will see how the publishing industry works and learn how to make it work for them. Packed with maximum profit/minimal risk ideas, The Complete Guide to Self-Publis...
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Chicken A La King And The Buffalo Wing: Food Names And The People And Places That Inspired Them
מאת Steven Gilbar
Features more than 300 food names and their origins.
Includes 50 recipes from world culinary history. Features delicious illustrations of selected foods. We all know that "sandwich" and "eggs benedict" are named after people and that "Dover sole" and "Irish stew" are named after places.... |
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The Pocket Muse is every writer's key to finding writing inspiration when and where they want it. It includes hundreds of thought-provoking prompts, exercises and illustrations that immediately help them to:
* Get started writing * Overcome writer's block * Develop a writing hab... |
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Mastering the ins and outs of writing involves more than just learning the rules of grammar. The Little Red Writing Book provides readers with principles to ensure their writing is readable, concise, convincing, and grammatically correct. This clever guide is:
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Take Ten for Writers: 1000 writing exercises to build momentum in just 10 minutes a day
מאת Bonnie Neubauer
Looking for ideas? This book of ten-minute writing exercises gives you 100 exercises with ten different variables for 1,000 prompts. You'll learn to play around with starting phrases, the last sentence of the story, locations and more. It only takes ten minutes to open up your writing to boundless p...
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Divided into eight themed sections, A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words provides more than 120 photos and related exercises designed to help readers get inspired and improve specific elements of their fiction. The book covers a range of topics, including description and character, breaking through writer...
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"Page After Page" is dedicated to helping readers find the courage and commitment within themselves to start writing and keep writing. Drawing on twenty years of teaching and writing experience, Heather Sellers uses lively anecdotes and exercises to inspire as well as instruct beginning and experien...
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With over 40,000 copies sold, "The Writer's Guide to Character Traits" is a classic reference for writers who want to create realistic and distinct characters. Written by Dr. Linda Edelstein, a practicing psychologist who is an authority in her field, it includes: over 400 easy-to-reference characte...
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Illustrating Children's Picture Books: Tutorials, Case Studies, Know-How, Inspiration
מאת Steve Withrow
This fully illustrated book provides you with a review of the world’s most innovative and talented children’s illustrators, as well as practical instructions on specific techniques and design solutions....
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The Daily Writer: 366 Meditations to Cultivate a Productive and Meaningful Writing Life
מאת Fred White
This devotional for all writers emphasizes the importance of deep thinking in the context of writing and cultivating a meaningful writing life. Action-oriented entries prompt writers to integrate practice into their daily life and dedicate meaningful thought to their writing pursuits. From getting i...
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FIND THE RIGHT AGENT TO REPRESENT YOUR WORK
Selling your book and securing a good contract often requires more than persistence and a good attitude—you need an agent. The 2010 Guide to Literary Agents is your essential resource for finding that agent—without fear of being scammedÂ... |
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With 1,500 market listings, "2010 Photographer's Market" is the resource freelance photographers need to find markets for their work. No other book contains as many market listings for magazines, book publishers and stock agencies all over the world. Readers will find "2010 Photographer's Market" ea...
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The Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children offers detailed information and an in-depth examination of storytelling and story structure. Books on writing for children sell exceedingly well, so it's surprising that no other book focuses on this important aspect of the craft.
Using examp... |
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Chapter After Chapter: Discover the Dedication and Focus You Need to Write the Book of Your Dreams
מאת Heather Sellers
Writing a book requires a focus, a sense of knowing and trusting in yourself and your work. And it requires an unflinching commitment to staying the course. Chapter After Chapter shows you how to build on your good writing habits, accrue and recognize tiny successes, and turn your dedication...
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102 Ways to Earn Money Writing 1,500 Words or Less: The Ultimate Freelancer's Guide
מאת I.J. Schecter
A true insider’s guide to an often complex arena, 102 Ways to Earn Money Writing 1,500 Words or Less gives freelance writers everywhere the knowledge, confidence, and inspiration to recognize—and make the most of—all the opportunities before them....
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The 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, Jack Ketchum, and many others tell you everything you need to know to successfully ... |
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Realize All That Is Possible in Your Fiction
Writers have long turned to exercises for help with beginning--be it a new piece of fiction, a daily routine, or a serious writing life. Behind the theory of exercises is an attitude of curiosity and expectancy, a desire to ask questions of yours... |
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Writing for children - whether it's in the form of picture books, beginning readers, chapters books and novels, or nonfiction - requires a unique skill set: the ability to speak to children on their level. "You Can Write Children's Books, 2nd Edition", provides readers with the instruction and exerc...
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In On Writing Romance, award-winning romance novelist Leigh Michaels talks you through each stage of the writing and publishing process. From the origins and evolution of the romance novel to establishing a vital story framework to writing that last line to seeking out appropriate publishers...
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With a bias toward action and an invigorating system for getting words on paper, this book provides readers with the coach and companion they need to start and finish their own books. To be successful, writers need to heighten their awareness of how the creative mind works, to appreciate the depth a...
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Roget's Superthesaurus is a perennial favorite among writers, and this revised third edition has more than 1,000 new and expanded entries. Users of this treasury of words will be able to find the perfect synonym--or antonym--to give their writing preciseness and color. To help pinpoint le bon mot, t...
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How do some writers craft conversation so authentic, it feels like they've been eavesdropping? What's the secret behind getting characters to talk to each other? How can writers make their dialogue sing?
Answers to all of these questions and more can be found in Gloria Kempton's in-depth loo... |
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The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide: How to Make Revisions, Self-Edit, and Give and Receive Feedback
מאת Becky Levine
"The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide" presents the best way to create a respectful, productive writing or critique group, discussing all the important details of finding a group, running a critique meeting, and building a group that will evolve with its members. Each chapter, whether discuss...
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Make That Crucial, Positive First Impression
Anyone who's researched the marketplace knows: The path to publication begins with your query letter. If your query is weak, unfocused, or uninspired, an editor or agent won't even bother to request your article, novel manuscript, or nonfiction b... |
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Pep Talks, Warnings, And Screeds: Indispensable Wisdom And Cautionary Advice For Writers
מאת George Singleton
Toddlers - and drunks - bang around hitting walls, tables, chairs, the floor, and other people, trying to find their legs. Writing fiction is a similar process. Sometimes it might take a while before the story gets some balance and moves forward. Sometimes the story takes off as if motor-driven, the...
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THE MUST-HAVE RESOURCE EVERY POET NEEDS
Poets of all skill levels have turned to PoetÂ’s Market for more than two decades for all the information they need on publishing poetry. Whether youÂ’re targeting magazines and journals or book/chapbook publishers, the 2010 PoetÂ’s Market gi... |
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Story Structure Architect: A Writer's Guide to Building Dramatic Situations and Compelling Characters
מאת Victoria Lynn Schmidt
With Story Structure Architect, writers discover how to use the classical structures found in all literature since Greek mythology to create unique and successful works. Presented in a fun, 2-color illustrated design, this book:
-Walks readers through each step of the structuring process--fro... |
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The Daily Reader: 366 Selections of Great Prose and Poetry to Inspire a Productive and Meaningful Writing Life
מאת Fred White
Successful authors have discipline, focus, dedication to the writing life, and they are extensively well read - and not just in their particular genres. That creates a time crunch when you're trying to finish your breakout novel. "The Daily Reader" is the solution. It's that elusive combination of d...
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By following this 16-step writing program, any writer can fulfill the dream of completing a novel that is ready to submit to agents and editors. No matter what type of novel the reader wants to write--western to romance to literary to fantasy--this program will work.
It breaks down the novel-... |
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"Songwriter's Market" is packed with information about the inside workings of the music industry that can spell the difference between success and failure. The reader will find support and encouragement through a whole world of support organisations, online resources, and songwriting-related books a...
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BEST RESOURCE AVAILABLE FOR GETTING YOUR FICTION PUBLISHED
For three decades, fiction writers have turned to Novel & Short Story WriterÂ’s Market to keep them up-to-date on the industry and help them get published. Whatever your genre or form, the 2010 edition of Novel & Short Story Wri... |
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Just because you don't have all the tools and training of a full-time medical examiner, doesn't mean you can't learn your way around a crime scene.
In Forensics, award-winning author and TV show consultant D.P. Lyle, M.D., takes each area of forensics--from fingerprint analysis to crime scene reco... |
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This book takes readers through every stage of writing for the YA market. Aspiring writers and established authors hoping to move into this flourishing genre alike will find instruction on writing for this special audience as well as tips on getting published. The book covers everything from plot, s...
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What Can You Accomplish in 30 Days? If you make time to write and put away all of your excuses, could you stay on track and finish your novel in only a month? With a structured plan and a focused goal, yes, you can!
Using a combination of flexible weekly schedules, focused instruction, and de... |
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Features detailed examples from published novels to illustrate story-building principles.
Includes more than 20 original worksheets and checklists that touch on everything from brainstorming to character development to plot conflicts to editing and polishing. From First Draft to Finished Nov... |
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This versatile guide will improve the skills of virtually every type of writer, from professional copywriters to students. Its interactive lessons entertain as they inform, encouraging writes to test their knowledge, learn new techniques and pay attention to detail....
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THE MOST TRUSTED GUIDE TO GETTING PUBLISHED
Written by writers for writers and backed by 89 years of authority, Writer’s Market is the #1 resource for helping writers sell their work. Used by both seasoned professionals and writers new to the publishing world, Writer’s Market has helped... |
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This powerful book builds on the success of it predecessor-Writing the Breakout Novel-and takes readers to the next level: improving their work with practical, hands-on lessons and exercises.
With patented techniques from his popular writing workshops, Donald Maass shows fiction writers exact... |
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A breakout novel is one that rises out if its category - such as literary fiction, mystery, romance, or thriller - and hits the bestseller charts. Maass explains the elements that all breakout novels share and shows readers how to use these elements to write a novel that has a good chance of succeed...
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2010 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market)
מאת Alice Pope
THE MOST TRUSTED GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF CHILDRENÂ’S PUBLISHING
If you write or illustrate for young readers with the hope of getting published, 2010 ChildrenÂ’s WriterÂ’s & Illustrators Market is the resource you need. Whether you create picture books or young adult novels, fiction ... |
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A Civilian's Guide to the U.S. Military: A comprehensive reference to the customs, language and structure of the Armed Forces
מאת Barbara Schading
Attention! Learn more about your military now!
Does a corporal have to salute a lieutenant or is it the other way around? What are forward-deployed units? Is an "armored cow" a type of tank or something soldiers eat? Are Polaris missiles dropped from the air or launched from a submarine?... |
