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Develop key writing skills and become more confident when writing in English. If you want to get better at writing in English you need to practise writing different kinds of texts. Collins Writing (A2) presents 20 styles of writing for...

Transforming Texts: considers why language changes, and how we transform itcovers the key factors we need to take into account when transforming texts, including audience, register, mode, historical period, source and genreexplores a wide variety of...

During the more than ten years that Stuart Spencer has taught playwriting, he has struggled to find an effective handbook for his courses. Although most of the currently popular guides contain useful ideas, they all suffer from the same problems: poor...

The perfect gift for primary school leavers! This gift edition of the English school dictionary is the perfect language companion for all students aged 11+. Its vegan leather binding and protective slipcase makes it an ideal present for year 6...

LEARN HOW TO WRITE EROTIC FICTION THAT'S HOT UNDER THE COLLAR.Smart, sassy and full of everything you need to know. This is the ultimate guide to writing - and selling - an erotic novel. It will help you to understand erotica - what it is, and isn't, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916465282Author Sarah R PainterFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Siskin Press LimitedPublisher Siskin Press LimitedWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm)...

Poetry Projects to Make and Do, edited by Deborah Alma, The Emergency Poet, is a 'how to' handbook of essays, prompts, advice, and ideas designed to help both aspiring and established poets find new ways not only to create new poetry, but to share and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986134708Author C S LakinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Ubiquitous PressPublisher Ubiquitous PressWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm *...

For half a century, writers at every stage of their careers have turned to the literary nonprofit organization Poets & Writers for help with their professional development. In this book Poets & Writers provides the authoritative guide for writers that...

In Writing Without Teachers, well-known advocate of innovative teaching methods Peter Elbow outlines a practical program for learning how to write. His approach is especially helpful to people who get "stuck" or blocked in their writing, and is equally...

A Practical Guide to Poetry Forms is a practical handbook on poetry forms, giving informative details on the construction of the major set forms. It also includes exercises, all within the scope of the beginner, yet stimulating enough to engage the more...

Creative writing has become a highly professionalised academic discipline, with popular courses and prestigious degree programmes worldwide. This book is a must for all students and teachers of creative writing, indeed for anyone who aspires to be a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524710712Author The Princeton ReviewFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Princeton Review Publishing CorporationPublisher Random House USA...

Sometimes you want to write, but you don't know what to write about. Sometimes you know what to write about, but not how to make it work. This book will bring you a year's advice and inspiration to move your writing forward. Each two-page spread opens...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990378501Author Jeff GoinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Tribe PressPublisher Tribe PressWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 8mm

'Like a best friend giving you essential advice. I can't wait to give this to every writer I know.' Candice Carty-WilliamsWhy do stories matter? I tell stories to make sense of the world as I see it. The world I have lived and experienced, read about and...

When Helen Daniels from Neighbours died, Robert shut his door on the world. And he's not opened it since. Now his only connection to the outside world is through his younger sister Isla, who looks after them both whilst their father is away in Ibiza on...

Every writer knows that as rewarding as the creative process is, it can often be a bumpy road. Have hope and keep at it! Designed to kick-start creativity, this handsome handbook from the executive director of National Novel Writing Month gathers a wide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913934965Author Ruth McKeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint WordwellPublisher Wordwell

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944841218Author Ezra BaranyFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Barany PublishingPublisher Barany PublishingWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619613461Author Zach ObrontFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Lioncrest PublishingPublisher Lioncrest PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

For anyone who has blanched at the uphill prospect of finishing a long piece of writing, this book holds out something more practical than hope: it offers a plan. The Clockwork Muse is designed to help prospective authors develop a workable timetable for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781717736406Author Dean MovshovitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Dean MovshovitzPublisher Dean MovshovitzWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

John le Carre said the best place to start a crime novel is as near to the end of the story as possible. But how do you know what the story is?As writers, we all have different experiences and skills to draw upon, and this book will help you identify the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992633295Author Dominic SelwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint CORAXPublisher CORAX

Explains understanding the intended audience, the purpose of the paper, and academic genres; includes the use of task-based methodology, analytic group discussion, and genre consciousness-raising; shows how to write summaries and critiques; features...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648411847Author Ariel GoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing

Drawn from decades of experience, this is a concise and highly practical guide to writing history. Aimed at all kinds of people who write history academic historians, public historians, professional historians, family historians and students of all...

For more than a decade, writers have turned to William Germano for his insider's take on navigating the world of scholarly publishing. A professor, author, and thirty-year veteran of the book industry, Germano knows what editors want and what writers...

A color-illustrated introduction to the basic principles of visual language that every content creator and consumer needs to knowThe right images capture attention, pique curiosity, and inspire viewers to stick around long enough to read any accompanying...

English teaching and learning Workbook for Year 8 (age 12/13) Works with the Student Book and Teacher Guide from the Inspire English series Full coverage of the KS3 (11-14) National Curriculum in English and the iLowerSecondary Curriculum ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312254216Author Sol SteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.Publisher Griffin PublishingWeight(grams) 356gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582972893Author Gloria KemptonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Writer's Digest BooksPublisher F&W Publications IncWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm)...

A guide to writing with the reader in mindIf you want people to read your writing, it has to be readable. In Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, Leonard Cassuto offers academic writers a direct, practical prescription for writing that will be read and...

Whether you are a university professor, researcher at a think tank, graduate student, or analyst at a private firm, chances are that at some point you have presented your work in front of an audience. Most of us approach this task by converting a written...

LEARN HOW TO GET STARTED IN CREATIVE WRITING AND WRITE WITH CONFIDENCE AND FLAIR.Get Started in Creative Writing will help writers at the very beginning of their creative journey to gain confidence and find inspiration, and then support you in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940785417Author Rachael HerronFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Hga PublishingPublisher Hga PublishingWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558614406Author Tillie OlsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The City...

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, Eduqas Level & Subject: Key Stage 3 English, GCSE English Language, GCSE English Literature First teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2017 Joint 5 Star Winner for Curriculum Impact in the 2019...

"Why's the world so tough? It's like walking through meat in high heels."A road, a wild night; a drunken guide, Scullery, conducts a tour of the derelict Lancashire road on which he lives. In this seminal play that gives expression to the road's...