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The Writing Group Book: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Writing Group

Price: $7.48

Publisher: Chicago Review Press : September 2003

Seller ID: 130422

ISBN-13: 9781556524981

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

In this insightful guide, more than 30 members of writing groups explain how and why they found a group to join or established their own, how they have kept their group flourishing, and what it has enabled them to accomplish - from simple self-expression to a lifetime of published work. Poets, playwrights, screenwriters, fiction and non-fiction writers, memoirists, and children's writers share advice on how to give constructive critiques, manage difficult members, delegate responsibilities for maintaining the group, and keep meetings productive. Online groups, international groups, and women-o...
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MLA Handbook (OFFICIAL)

By: America, The Modern Language Association of

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Modern Language Association of America : April 2021

Seller ID: 193592

ISBN-13: 9781603293518

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements--facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date--that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more. With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA st...
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Never Say You Can't Survive

By: Anders, Charlie Jane

Price: $26.99

Publisher: Tordotcom : August 2021

Seller ID: 163643

ISBN-13: 9781250800015

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

From Charlie Jane Anders, the award-winning author of novels such as All the Birds in the Sky and The City in the Middle of the Night, this is one of the most practical guides to storytelling that you will ever read. The world is on fire.So tell your story. Things are scary right now. We're all being swept along by a tidal wave of history, and it's easy to feel helpless. But we're not helpless: we have minds, and imaginations, and the ability to visualize other worlds and valiant struggles. And writing can be an act of resistance that reminds us that other futures and other ways of living are ...
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Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association

By: Association, American Psychological

Price: $16.00

Publisher: American Psychological Association : October 2019

Seller ID: 184360

ISBN-13: 9781433832161

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

A WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER - The new 2020 copyright release of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition includes three different formats -- spiral and tabbed, paperback, and hardcover, all of which are full-color. It is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engine...
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 7th Edition

By: Association, Modern Language

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Modern Language Association of America : March 2009

Seller ID: 124544

ISBN-13: 9781603290241

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Widely adopted by universities, colleges, and secondary schools, the MLA Handbook is the guide millions of writers have relied on for over half a century.

The seventh edition, taken out of print by the MLA in spring 2016 upon publication of the eighth edition, provides the MLA's previous recommendations on documentation style for use in student writing.

Please note that copies of the seventh edition of the MLA Handbook include a code for accessing an accompanying Web site. The Web site is no longer available.

The Concise St. Martin's Guide to Writing

By: Axelrod, Rise B.,Cooper, Charles R.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's : September 2020

Seller ID: 191432

ISBN-13: 9781319245061

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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The Half-Known World: On Writing Fiction

By: Boswell, Robert

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Graywolf Press : July 2008

Seller ID: 74315

ISBN-13: 9781555975043

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

A rigorous examination of the workings of fiction by the novelist Robert Boswell, one of America's finest writers (Tom Perrotta) Robert Boswell has been writing, reading, and teaching literature for more than twenty years. In this sparkling collection of essays, he brings this vast experience and a keen critical eye to bear on craft issues facing literary writers. Examples from masters such as Leo Tolstoy, Flannery O'Connor, and Alice Munro illustrate this engaging discussion of what makes great writing. At the same time, Boswell moves readers beyond the classroom, candidly sharing the experi...
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How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays

By: Chee, Alexander

Price: $15.99

Publisher: Mariner Books : April 2018

Seller ID: 173426

ISBN-13: 9781328764522

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Named a Best Book by: TIME, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Wired, Esquire, Buzzfeed, New York Public Library, Boston Globe, The Paris Review, Mother Jones, The A.V. Club, Out Magazine, Book Riot, Electric Literature, PopSugar, The Rumpus, My Republica, Paste, Bitch, Library Journal, Flavorwire, Bustle, Christian Science Monitor, Shelf Awareness, Tor.com, Entertainment Cheat Sheet, Roads and Kingdoms, Chicago Public Library, Hyphen Magazine, Entropy Magazine, The Chicago Review of Books, The Coil, iBooks, and Washington Independent Review of Books Winner of the Publishing Tria...
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An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing

By: Derricourt, Robin

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Princeton University Press : March 1996

Seller ID: 79863

ISBN-13: 9780691037097

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Directed specifically to the needs of academic authors, this realistic handbook is a guide to publishing success for both beginning and seasoned scholars. Robin Derricourt uses an immensely readable series of informal letters to provide a fund of practical advice: an up-to-date manual on how to plan and prepare a book, approach a publisher, secure a contract, and build a reliable author-publisher relationship that will last throughout the process of publication and marketing. Informed by rare common sense, and a sense of humor, the book speaks clearly about the most recent developments in the ...
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Writer's Market Guide to Getting Published

By: Digest, Writers

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books : March 2010

Seller ID: 195193

ISBN-13: 9781582976082

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

You have the ideas and the desire–but how do you get your writing published? Find out here Writer's Market Guide to Getting Published gives you the inspiration and instruction you need to achieve long-term success in an ever-changing industry.This authoritative guide explores the ins and outs of the business of writing to provide you with: an exclusive look at the latest publishing industry trendsguidelines for writing and selling fiction, nonfiction, and scriptstechniques for conducting productive researchinnovative marketing and self-promotion strategiesa comprehensive look at viable se...
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The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives

By: Egri, Lajos

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Touchstone : February 1972

Seller ID: 192663

ISBN-13: 9780671213329

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Learn the basic techniques every successful playwright knows Among the many how-to playwriting books that have appeared over the years, there have been few that attempt to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Lajos Egri's classic, The Art of Dramatic Writing, does just that, with instruction that can be applied equally well to a short story, novel, or screenplay. Examining a play from the inside out, Egri starts with the heart of any drama: its characters. All good dramatic writing hinges on people and their relationships, which serve to move the story forward and give it life, as we...
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Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language

By: Forsyth, Mark

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Berkley Trade : October 2013

Seller ID: 193278

ISBN-13: 9780425264379

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

From Mark Forsyth, the author of the #1 international bestseller, The Etymologicon, comes a book of weird words for familiar situations. The Horologicon (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them. Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Find yourself pretending to work? That's fudgelling. And this could lead to rizzling, if you feel sleepy after lunch. Though you are sure to become a sparkling deipnosopbist by dinner. Just don't get too vinomadefied; a drunk dinner compan...
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The Basic Formulas of Fiction (revised edition)

By: Foster-Harris,

Price: $20.00

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press : January 1973

Seller ID: 129441

ISBN-13: 9780806104355

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Basic Patterns of Plot

By: Foster-Harris,

Price: $25.00

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press : January 1974

Seller ID: 129442

ISBN: B000X6YX4K

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

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The Business of Being a Writer (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

By: Friedman, Jane

Price: $25.00

Publisher: University Of Chicago Press : March 2018

Seller ID: 107603

ISBN-13: 9780226393162

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle. Too often missing from these conversations is the fact that writing is also a business. The reality is, those who want to make a full- or part-time job out of writing are going to have a more positive and productive career if they understand the basic business principles underlying the industry. The Business of Being a Writer offers the business education writers need but so rarely receive. It is meant for early-career writers looking to develop a realistic set of expectations about making money from their wor...
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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers

By: Gardner, John

Price: $7.48

Publisher: Vintage : June 1991

Seller ID: 188923

ISBN-13: 9780679734031

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writers--and will continue to do so for many years to come. John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardner's lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topics--from the nature...
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Introduction to Christian Writing

By: HERR, ETHEL

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Faithworks/Stl : September 1999

Seller ID: 97786

ISBN-13: 9781892525161

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This exhaustive textbook is now in its second edition. It covers everything a beginning writer needs to know about getting published and serves as a solid reminder for the professional who needs an occasional bit of advice.

APA: The Easy Way!: Updated for the APA 6th Edition

By: Houghton, Peggy M.,Houghton, Timothy J.

Price: $5.60

Publisher: XanEdu Publishing Inc : September 2009

Seller ID: 163394

ISBN-13: 9780923568962

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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The Storyteller's Handbook: 52 Illustrations to Inspire Your Own Tales and Adventures

By: Hurst, Elise

Price: $24.95

Publisher: Compendium : June 2022

Seller ID: 193720

ISBN-13: 9781970147766

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

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The Magazine Article: How to Think It, Plan It, Write It

By: Jacobi, Peter P.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Indiana University Press : February 1997

Seller ID: 97783

ISBN-13: 9780253211118

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

..". this is surely one of the more thoughtful books on magazine journalism. Highly recommended." --Library Journal"An excellent how-to, guaranteed to satisfy requests from would-be authors." --Booklist..". provides writers with hundreds of ideas to help stimulate their creative approach to magazine article writing." --WRITERS' Journal"All kinds of writers will want to keep this volume on their handiest reference shelf." --Arts Indiana"For any aspiring magazine writer, or even a practiced one, this book is a treasury of inspiration and solid, eye-opening instruction." --Herald-Times"More than ...
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