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A hilarious romcom for fans of The Hating Game and Beach ReadInspiration can be found in the most unlikely - and inconvenient - placesKara Sullivan is definitely not avoiding her deadline. After all, it's the week of her best friend's wedding and she's...

Let best-selling novelist Sophie King guide you through the whole process of writing your first novel and getting it published.This revised edition takes aspiring novelists through the steps of writing a novel, from finding that initial idea, to keeping...

Get ready to journal and learn to tell your own story with Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Smile, Sisters, Drama, Ghosts and Guts - and now the Baby-sitter's Club graphic novels! ...

In today's hyper-connected, dynamic, and ever changing global marketplace, storytelling is the new strategic imperative for organizations that want to achieve and sustain growth. The power of narrative, however, is built upon the foundation of strategic...

In Brevity, David Galef provides a guide to writing flash fiction, from tips on technique to samples by canonical and contemporary authors to provocative prompts that inspire powerful stories in a little space. Galef traces the genre back to its varied...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913236168Author Sacha BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Atlas Black PublishingPublisher Atlas Black PublishingWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm)...

This book is a unique collection of new interviews with award-winning writers - novelists, poets, playwrights, screenplay writers and children's writers. Each writer discusses their process, both mental and physical: why they write, whom they write for,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615932290Author Robert Denton BryantFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999805487Author Louise TondeurFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Louise TondeurPublisher Louise TondeurWeight(grams) 95gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

From the National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Let the Great World Spin and Transatlantic comes a passionate and practical book of advice, as essential for budding writers as Stephen King's On Writing 'A warm, open-hearted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838276508Author Jan PowerFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint de Paor PressPublisher de Paor PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 12mm

Upon the publication of her posthumous volume of poetry Ariel in 1965, Sylvia Plath became a household name. Readers may be surprised to learn that the draft of Ariel left behind by Plath when she died in 1963 is different from the volume of poetry...

Completed just weeks before his death, the lectures in this volume mark a critical juncture in the career of Roland Barthes, in which he declared the intention, deeply felt, to write a novel. Unfolding over the course of two years, Barthes engaged in a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780910355346Author James Scott BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Compendium PressPublisher Compendium PressWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

This pioneering book introduces students to the practice and art of creative writing and creative reading. It offers a fresh, distinctive and beautifully written synthesis of the discipline. David Morley discusses where creative writing comes from, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985780425Author K M WeilandFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint PenforaswordPublisher PenforaswordWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm * 8mm

The home of trusted English learner's dictionaries for everyday language learning. Collins Easy Learning Writing is an easy-to-use guide on how to write good, clear and effective English. With simple explanations of everything from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915556127Author Tiffani AngusFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Luna Press PublishingPublisher Luna Press Publishing

Millions of students love "They Say / I Say" because it offers lively and practical advice they can use throughout their college career (and beyond). Now, students can learn how to connect their "I Say" to broader public conversations through a new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980139273Author Nick MontfortFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Spineless BooksPublisher Spineless BooksWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

Whether you're an agency writer in need of inspiration, a one-woman-band drumming up work from new clients, an established business trying to get more from that mysterious thing called 'content', or you simply want to persuade your colleagues to adopt...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812995701Author Benjamin DreyerFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm)...

Hirohiko Araki is the author of one of the longest-running and most beloved manga of all time, the epic fan favorite JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. According to him, manga is the ultimate synthesis of all forms of art, and in this book he reveals the secrets...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262527132Author Umberto EcoFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593517635Author Princeton ReviewFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

The essential playwriting career guide, from the team behind acclaimed new writing theatre company Papatango. Writing a good play is only a small part of making it as a successful playwright; understanding the business side of building a career is...

With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580084802Author Adair LaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Whether you are a beginner or an accomplished professional, whether your field is fiction, nonfiction or journalism, Sol Stein's Solutions for Writers is an indispensable guide to enhancing your work. In Stein's own words, 'This is not a book of theory':...

Creative Writing: A Workbook with Readings provides a complete creative writing course: from ways to jump-start your writing and inspire your creativity, right through to presenting your work to agents and publishers.It covers the genres of fiction,...

Writing and Drafting in Legal Practice provides an up to date and comprehensive guide to writing and drafting - from the first stages of preparation to the final edit - for anyone starting out on a legal career. Unlike an English usage text or style...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978588144Author Glen, U. CleetonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Liber ApertusPublisher Liber ApertusWeight(grams) 515gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 210mm...

From "a poet of immense insight and masterful craft" (Kwame Dawes), Finger Exercises for Poets is an engaging and inspiriting invitation to practice poetry alongside one of its masters. With wide-ranging examples from classic and contemporary poets,...

Playwriting offers a practical guide to the creation of text for live performance. It contains a wealth of exercises for amateur and professional playwrights. Usable in a range of contexts, the book works as:a step-by-step guide to the creation of an...

There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing a new type of magic. From the writing of strong, action-packed scenes to the creation of dynamic, multi-dimensional characters, fantasy author Deborah Chester...

A bestselling author’s definitive guide to writing and publishing research-based nonfiction for a wide audience  Writing fact-based nonfiction for large general audiences requires two different skills: the ability to conduct rigorous research and to...

Good spelling is fundamental to making the right impression with any type of writing; reports, homework, CVs, and letters all require correct spelling in order to get the message across in clear and straightforward English. Adaptable or adaptible?...

From the author of APPLE TREE YARD, now a major BBC drama starring Emily Watson Can you write a novel in a year? If you simply sit back and think about the enormity of writing a book, it will seem like a vast and unconquerable task, impossibly daunting...

Do you have a compelling vision for a story set in the past? Are you inspired by novelists such as Alan Furst and Philippa Gregory? Get Started in Writing Historical Fiction is designed for anyone who wants to write in this exciting and wide-ranging...

Wild Mind is for everyone who writes or wants to write. Natalie Goldberg teaches a Zen-like method that will take you straight to the source of creative power, to the mind that is 'raw, full of energy, alive and hungry'. These pages are packed with wise,...