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The Next Draft: Inspiring Craft Talks from the Rainier Writing Workshop brings together a selection of the "morning talks" delivered by the renowned authors who teach at the prestigious Rainier Writing Workshop MFA program. These morning talks are a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874219326Author Daniel KellerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874219876Author Richard HaswellFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874219548Author Amy E. DaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams)...

Procrastination means putting off a difficult, delayable, important task in favor of something easier, quicker, and less anxiety-provoking. It also means delaying vital actions until the performance and result are less than they would have been if done...

The Contracts of Fiction reconnects our fictional worlds to the rest of our lives. Countering the contemporary tendency to dismiss works of imagination as enjoyable but epistemologically inert, the book considers how various kinds of fictions construct,...

A blend of memoir and scholarly review, this book explores the kinds of thinking creative writing as a distinctly practical subject makes possible within post-secondary education. Taking the idea that creative writing should be grounded in practice, Lisa...

An investigation into the powerful effects occurring at the threshold between articulation and inarticulation in original and translated works, this book models how creative writing research, practice, processes, products and theories can further...

In the 21st century, the rapid advance of technology and the existential threat of climate breakdown mean the real world increasingly resembles something out of fiction, filled with ambiguity and uncertainty. Such challenges need imaginative, creative...

This unusually diverse collection of ten essays, devoted to British and Irish writers and poets from 1895 to the present, explores many aspects of the creative process, from inspiration to publication and beyond. The volume shows how writers' manuscripts...

Brain Bursts For All is an aide for creative thought for young and old alike and hopefully it will provide you not only with fun and pleasure, but also your own brain bursts. Study each short story along with the illustration, pause for a while, then...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607329756Author Norbert ElliotFormat PaperbackPage Count 442Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams)...

This book charts the development of creative writing, bringing it from China to the world. As the second volume of Chinese Creative Writing Studies, the first of which introduces Chinese creative writing to English-speaking readers, this book expands on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781472148742Author Sarah WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint RobinsonPublisher Little, Brown Book GroupDimensions(mm) 198mm * 126mm * 22mm

Offering a wealth of examples, tips and tools, Miller-Cochran/Raimes' KEYS FOR WRITERS, 9th Edition, is an easy-to-use resource for improving your writing for all your coursework and career. Color-coded tabs allow you to quickly find answers to grammar...

Academic Writing with Corpora offers an accessible guide to using corpora in academic writing successfully and productively. Addressing the challenges faced by EAP teachers when explaining to their students how to write 'naturally', this book places an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637755921Author Joshua RuedaFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Test Prep BooksPublisher Test Prep BooksWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

How to Write a Philosophy Paper is a handbook which provides students with a ready arsenal of analytical and compositional techniques. It is intended for undergraduate students in any type of philosophy course and is written and organized in a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888303061Author William J DawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Writing a dissertation requires a paradox shift for the student; they must transition from reporting and citing information to synthesizing and adding to the literature. At the same time, the student must credit the source while also allowing the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592403110Author Stephen FryFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Avery Publishing GroupPublisher Avery Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554816774Author Corey FrostFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Broadview Press LtdPublisher Broadview Press LtdWeight(grams) 169g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781324060253Author Thomas CooleyImprint W. W. Norton & CompanyPublisher W. W. Norton & CompanyWeight(grams) 1202gDimensions(mm) 214mm * 162mm * 30mm

Write authentic, memorable college essays that will help you get into the right school for you with this guidebook from a veteran college admissions expert.Every spring, over one million high school juniors embark on an annual rite of passage: applying...

Fifty easy-to-deploy active learning exercises for teaching academic writing in any fieldThe Pocket Instructor: Writing offers fifty practical exercises for teaching students the core elements of successful academic writing. The exercises-created by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607324348Author Wendy SharerFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams)...

An engaging collection of 70 short essays organized by the rhetorical modes all writers use: narration, description, comparison, and more. Readings on diverse experiences and perspectives make The Norton Sampler a book students enjoy reading, and brief,...

"Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense." In Mark Twain's time, as in ours, we accept reality as plausible. In writing, however, readers must be coaxed into accepting plots and characters as real. Take Your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316478540Author Karen YinFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Little, Brown SparkPublisher Little, Brown SparkWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 249mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606088319Author Dean of the Divinity Faculty David JasperFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock...

This dynamic resource offers teachers a new way to energize the teaching of writing while also meeting Common Core State Standards. The author draws on his unique background in education and media to provide this all-in-one resource to help teachers use...

Particularly for the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences, for which writing is their lifeblood, the crisis in academic writing has become existential. It is not hard to diagnose the disease, and its causes. This book showcases what we...

Writing is the highest form of thinking, as evidenced by neuroimaging which shows that more neural networks are activated simultaneously during writing than during any other cognitive activity. This book will help teachers understand how the brain learns...

A guide from bestselling author Alice Kuipers on how to write for children and young adults-from igniting an initial idea to creating a finished draft In Spark, acclaimed children's and YA author Alice Kuipers shares her rules for writing for readers...

Writing instruction is a particular challenge because there is no singular, linear solution to teaching students to write well. This book approaches writing as a wicked problem that takes place in complicated contexts. Through both scholarly research and...

Writing instruction is a particular challenge because there is no singular, linear solution to teaching students to write well. This book approaches writing as a wicked problem that takes place in complicated contexts. Through both scholarly research and...

Writing is the highest form of thinking, as evidenced by neuroimaging which shows that more neural networks are activated simultaneously during writing than during any other cognitive activity. This book will help teachers understand how the brain learns...

The Creative Writing Compass presents a dynamic navigational instrument for creative writers and those learning to be creative writers, providing a method for developing and advancing knowledge of creative writing. Award-winning novelist Graeme Harper...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874219616Author David S. MartinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams) 496g