Writing

How do we properly define cultural appropriation, and is it always wrong? If we can write in the voice of another, should we? And if so, what questions do we need to consider first? In Appropriate, creative writing professor Paisley Rekdal addresses a...

In this revised and updated edition of the StoryCenter's popular guide to digital storytelling, StoryCenter founder Joe Lambert offers budding storytellers the skills and tools they need to craft compelling digital stories. Using a "Seven Steps"...

Winner of the 30th Annual Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry "From these rituals come notes; from those notes come poems; and from those poems comes not just a view into his process, but an entrance into another present." Boston Globe After his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585428717Author Rosanne BaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

A collection of the year's best essays, selected by award-winning writer Alexander Chee.Alexander Chee, an essayist of "virtuosity and power" (Washington Post), selects twenty essays out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published...

It was the author's own experience of fictional autobiography that led Celia Hunt serendipiditously to appreciate that such writing could be therapeutic. She noticed, for example, and this was subsequently echoed in many of her students' experiences, a...

Here is a book about the craft of writing fiction that is thoroughly useful from the first to the last page-whether the reader is a beginner, a seasoned writer, or a teacher of writing. You will see how a work takes form and shape once you grasp the...

Have you always wanted to write a book, short story or screenplay but never quite known where to start? Do you worry you won't be able to think of a plot, or create vivid characters, or find the time? Whatever is stopping you from becoming a writer, Your...

The most wanted, the most feared, the most hated, the most powerful job in journalism: being a reviewer means writing about something you love and getting paid for it. So for a lot of people it's the No 1 dream job in the media. Whether your passion is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582971377Author Mauro V CorvasceFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Writer's Digest BooksPublisher F&W Publications IncWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm)...

The best children's and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl B. Klein guides writers on an enjoyable and practical-minded voyage of their own, from developing a...

A charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poems-a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spines-illustrated with 110 full-color photographs.Easy to create and share online, spine poems-also known as collage poems...

With intelligence and precision, Ellen Bryant Voigt parses out the deft and alluring shape of poetic language in The Art of Syntax. Through brilliant readings of poems by Bishop, Frost, Kunitz, Lawrence and others, Voigt examines the signature musical...

Using rich examples and engaging pedagogical tools, this book equips students to master the challenges of academic writing in graduate school and beyond. The authors delve into nitty-gritty aspects of structure, style, and language, and offer a window...

Bringing together a diverse range of writers, The Science of Story is the first book to ask the question: what can contemporary brain science teach us about the art and craft of creative nonfiction writing? Drawing on the latest developments in cognitive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399159947Author Celia Blue JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

LEARN HOW TO WRITE CONVINCING AND COMPELLING DIALOGUE.Commissioning editors say good dialogue is one of the first things that make a book stand out from the crowd - and similarly, that clunky direct speech is one of the first things that will send a book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425815240Author Jodene SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational Publishing

NOVELISTA is a friendly, straight-talking writing guide for people who want to write a novel but don't know how to begin. It asks all the important questions and gives a host of reassuring answers that demonstrate that anyone can write a novel - even...

In this innovative fusion of practice and criticism, Jeremy Scott shows how insights from stylistics and linguistics can enrich the craft of creative writing. Focusing on crucial methodological issues that confront the practicing writer, this book...

How To Be A Writer is a collection of interviews with famous writers, performers and industry insiders that takes the reader through a writer's day, from getting up to giving in. And, along the way, asks: When do you get ideas? When should you write? How...

Locating Strongwoman is a portrait of unperformed femininity. Eschewing the stereotypical portrayal of the "Strong Woman" and the even more loaded "Strong Black Woman", these poems invite the reader to interrogate the protagonists and find in their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398810556Author Lao TzuImprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Offering guidance on writing poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, Environmental and Nature Writing is a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing about the environment in a wide range of genres. With discussion questions and writing prompts...

'I was so captivated by this book, so utterly drawn in and overwhelmed by the emotional force of it, that it stayed in my bloodstream, it felt, long after I'd finished it.' Nigella Lawson 'Sharp and engrossing' Roxane Gay As the bookish daughter of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599635767Author Mary KoleFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Writer's Digest BooksPublisher F&W Publications Inc

Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace reflectsthe wisdom and clear authorial voice of Williams' best-selling book, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, while streamlining every chapter to create a very brief, yet powerfully direct guide to writing with...

Lecturers request your electronic inspection copy here. Academics are not just researchers, but writers too. Using her many years of practical experience gained as a teacher and editor, Lynn Nygaard guides you through the whole process of writing and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425815233Author Tracy PearceFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608682867Author Tina WellingFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

This is an engaging and practical introduction to the elements of grammar, sentence structure, and style that you need to write well across a range of academic, creative, and professional contexts, deftly combining practical strategies with scholarly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780971633803Author Nat GertlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint About ComicsPublisher About ComicsWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 213mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585427581Author Sherry EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 38mm

Short story publishing is flourishing in the 21st century and is no longer seen as a poor relation of the novel. But what is a short story? And how do you write one? Robert Graham takes you through everything you need to know, from how a writer works to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307346483Author Ariel GoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

LEARN HOW TO WRITE COMPELLING STORIES ABOUT TRAVEL AND DISTANT LANDS.Getting paid to go on holiday may sound like a great lifestyle. But there's a lot of hard graft involved - particularly, breaking into this industry in the first place. Few industries...

Confused by citations and referencing? Cite Your Source helps you master the essentials, giving you the know-how to reference your writing with confidence. Understand the importance of citing (and getting it right)Pick up tips on how to avoid...

What's Your Story? is an effective tool for transformation: an interactive journal for anyone who longs to bring a new story to life - if only they could figure out what it is. Through a series of deeply personal writing prompts, the journal inspires you...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143133155Author John WarnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc