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The Craft of Research, Fifth Edition

by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William T. FitzGerald ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
A thoroughly updated edition of a beloved classic that has guided generations of researchers in conducting effective and meaningful research.With more than a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level—from high-school students and first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to researchers in business and ... Read more

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A thoroughly updated edition of a beloved classic that has guided generations of researchers in conducting effective and meaningful research.With more than a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level—from high-school students and first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to researchers in business and
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On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition

An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by William Zinsser ...

"On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." —New York TimesA beloved classic and the definitive volume on the art of writing nonfictionOn Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the w ... Read more

$9.99 USD

"On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." —New York TimesA beloved classic and the definitive volume on the art of writing nonfictionOn Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the w
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Quiet the Critical Voice (and Write Fiction)

by Harvey Stanbrough ...

You want to write a novel, but you feel overwhelmed.But you can silence that feeling and start writing your novel TODAY.Your critical mind is fear-based. It exists to protect you. It keeps you from putting your hand on a hot stove or from crossing the street without checking for oncoming traffic.In the case of putting yourself "out there" in the form of short stories or novels, it strives to ... Read more

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You want to write a novel, but you feel overwhelmed.But you can silence that feeling and start writing your novel TODAY.Your critical mind is fear-based. It exists to protect you. It keeps you from putting your hand on a hot stove or from crossing the street without checking for oncoming traffic.In the case of putting yourself "out there" in the form of short stories or novels, it strives to
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Writing With Power

Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process

by Peter Elbow ...

A classic handbook for anyone who needs to write, Writing With Power speaks to everyone who has wrestled with words while seeking to gain power with them. Here, Peter Elbow emphasizes that the essential activities underlying good writing and the essential exercises promoting it are really not difficult at all. Employing a cookbook approach, Elbow provides the reader (and writer) with various ... Read more

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A classic handbook for anyone who needs to write, Writing With Power speaks to everyone who has wrestled with words while seeking to gain power with them. Here, Peter Elbow emphasizes that the essential activities underlying good writing and the essential exercises promoting it are really not difficult at all. Employing a cookbook approach, Elbow provides the reader (and writer) with various
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Write Iconic Characters

by Claire Taylor ...

Iconic characters build unforgettable stories.Iconic characters stick with us long after the final page. They become touchstones, reference points with which we describe friends, enemies, and ourselves.Creating just one iconic character can transform your writing career. Readers will forgive all sorts of minor flaws in your stories if your characters strike deep into their humanity, connecting ... Read more

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Iconic characters build unforgettable stories.Iconic characters stick with us long after the final page. They become touchstones, reference points with which we describe friends, enemies, and ourselves.Creating just one iconic character can transform your writing career. Readers will forgive all sorts of minor flaws in your stories if your characters strike deep into their humanity, connecting
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Writing Irresistible Kidlit

The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers

by Mary Kole ...

Captivate the hearts and minds of young adult readers!Writing for young adult (YA) and middle grade (MG) audiences isn't just "kid's stuff" anymore--it's kidlit! The YA and MG book markets are healthier and more robust than ever, and that means the competition is fiercer, too. In Writing Irresistible Kidlit, literary agent Mary Kole shares her expertise on writing novels for young adult and middle ... Read more

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Captivate the hearts and minds of young adult readers!Writing for young adult (YA) and middle grade (MG) audiences isn't just "kid's stuff" anymore--it's kidlit! The YA and MG book markets are healthier and more robust than ever, and that means the competition is fiercer, too. In Writing Irresistible Kidlit, literary agent Mary Kole shares her expertise on writing novels for young adult and middle
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Writing Fiction

A Guide to Narrative Craft

by Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Ned Stuckey-French ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
This updated edition of the classic, comprehensive guide to creative writing features new topics and writing prompts, contemporary examples, and more.A creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Janet Burroway's Writing Fiction. This best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for decades it has helped ... Read more

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This updated edition of the classic, comprehensive guide to creative writing features new topics and writing prompts, contemporary examples, and more.A creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Janet Burroway's Writing Fiction. This best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for decades it has helped
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One Year to a Writing Life

Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft

by Susan M. Tiberghien ...

"A treasure trove of resources . . . designed to get writing and thinking started." —Michael Steinberg, author of Still Pitching: A MemoirWhether you are a writer of fiction or essays, or want to explore poetry or memoir, Susan M. Tiberghien's twelve fundamental lessons will help you discover and develop your own distinct voice. Tiberghien's inventive exercises focus on the processes unique to ... Read more

$12.99 USD

"A treasure trove of resources . . . designed to get writing and thinking started." —Michael Steinberg, author of Still Pitching: A MemoirWhether you are a writer of fiction or essays, or want to explore poetry or memoir, Susan M. Tiberghien's twelve fundamental lessons will help you discover and develop your own distinct voice. Tiberghien's inventive exercises focus on the processes unique to
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Think, Write, Edit, Romance

The Romance Writer's Journey from Blank Page to Finished Novel

by KJ Charles ...

**A practical craft guide for romance writers from KJ Charles, former editor and author of over 30 novels—including The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen—focused on writing, revising, polishing, and publishing emotionally satisfying romance novels.From bestselling novelist and experienced editor KJ Charles, a witty, practical romance writer's craft guide for drafting, revising, and publishing ... Read more

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**A practical craft guide for romance writers from KJ Charles, former editor and author of over 30 novels—including The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen—focused on writing, revising, polishing, and publishing emotionally satisfying romance novels.From bestselling novelist and experienced editor KJ Charles, a witty, practical romance writer's craft guide for drafting, revising, and publishing
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Letters to a Young Poet

by Rainer Maria Rilke ...

These ten letters, written by one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, offer deep and sincere advice to the young poet. They touch on all aspects of life and are valuable to anyone wishing to be a poet and to those who are not. Written with power, style, and conviction these letters will guide and inspire anyone who reads them. ... Read more

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These ten letters, written by one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century, offer deep and sincere advice to the young poet. They touch on all aspects of life and are valuable to anyone wishing to be a poet and to those who are not. Written with power, style, and conviction these letters will guide and inspire anyone who reads them.
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need

by Jessica Brody ...

Series series Save the Cat!
The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a ... Read more

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The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a
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The Writing Life

by Annie Dillard ...

"For nonwriters, it is a glimpse into the trials and satisfactions of a life spent with words. For writers, it is a warm, rambling, conversation with a stimulating and extraordinarily talented colleague." — Chicago TribuneFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Dillard, a collection of essays on writing that illuminates the dedication and daring that characterizes a writer's life.In these short essays, ... Read more

$11.99 USD

"For nonwriters, it is a glimpse into the trials and satisfactions of a life spent with words. For writers, it is a warm, rambling, conversation with a stimulating and extraordinarily talented colleague." — Chicago TribuneFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Dillard, a collection of essays on writing that illuminates the dedication and daring that characterizes a writer's life.In these short essays,
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The Notebook

A History of Thinking on Paper

by Roland Allen ...

A Globe 100 Best Book of 2024 • A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • A Kirkus Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2024The first history of the notebook, a simple invention that changed the way the world thinks.We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did these indispensable implements come from? How did they revolutionize our lives? And how can using a notebook help change the way you think? In this ... Read more

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A Globe 100 Best Book of 2024 • A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • A Kirkus Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2024The first history of the notebook, a simple invention that changed the way the world thinks.We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did these indispensable implements come from? How did they revolutionize our lives? And how can using a notebook help change the way you think? In this
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40

The Best New SF & Fantasy of the Year

by L. Ron Hubbard, Dean Wesley Smith, Nancy Kress, S.M. Stirling, Greory Benford, Bob Eggleton, Dan dos Santos, Amir Agoora, James Davies, Kal M, Sky McKinnon, Rosalyn Robilliard, Lance Robinson, John Eric Schleicher, Lisa Silverthorne, Stephannie Tallent, Tom Vandermolen, Galen Westlake, Echo Chernik ...

Series Book 40 - Writers of the Future
Experience these powerful new voices—vivid, visceral, and visionary—as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities.This 40th anniversary edition of the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, the bestselling and most widely influential anthology of its kind, brings you 12 strikingly original stories and illustrations―by the best new creative talent in speculative ... Read more

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Experience these powerful new voices—vivid, visceral, and visionary—as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities.This 40th anniversary edition of the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, the bestselling and most widely influential anthology of its kind, brings you 12 strikingly original stories and illustrations―by the best new creative talent in speculative
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Tarot For Writers

An Introduction To Using Tarot In Your Writing Practice

by Kate Krake ...

Series series Tarot Writers
If you’ve ever stared at a blank page, struggled to deepen a character, felt tangled in your own story, or struggled to navigate the ups and downs of life as a writer… this book gives you a new way in.Tarot For Writers is a practical, writer-focused introduction to using tarot as a creative tool.Whether you’re developing characters, shaping plot, breaking through writer’s block, or reflecting on ... Read more

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If you’ve ever stared at a blank page, struggled to deepen a character, felt tangled in your own story, or struggled to navigate the ups and downs of life as a writer… this book gives you a new way in.Tarot For Writers is a practical, writer-focused introduction to using tarot as a creative tool.Whether you’re developing characters, shaping plot, breaking through writer’s block, or reflecting on
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Biting the Error

Writers Explore Narrative

Edited by Gail Scott, Robert Gluck, Camille Roy ...

What is the best way to tell a story? In this anthology, the first-ever collection of essays by innovative, cutting-edge writers on the theme of narration, forty of the continent's top experimental writers describe their engagement with language, storytelling and the world. The anthology includes renowned writers like Kathy Acker, Dennis Cooper, Nicole Brossard, Daphne Marlatt, Lydia Davis and ... Read more

$10.79 USD

What is the best way to tell a story? In this anthology, the first-ever collection of essays by innovative, cutting-edge writers on the theme of narration, forty of the continent's top experimental writers describe their engagement with language, storytelling and the world. The anthology includes renowned writers like Kathy Acker, Dennis Cooper, Nicole Brossard, Daphne Marlatt, Lydia Davis and
... Read more
Fear Less

Poetry in Perilous Times

by Tracy K. Smith ...

Series series A Norton Short
**"Wonderful.” —David Kirby, New York Times Book ReviewA Pulitzer Prize–winning poet reveals how poetry is a powerful tool of connection and understanding in a fractured world.**Drawing on deep passion and personal experience, former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith demystifies the art form that has too often been mischaracterized as “inaccessible,” “irrelevant,” or “intimidating.” She argues that ... Read more

$9.39 USD

**"Wonderful.” —David Kirby, New York Times Book ReviewA Pulitzer Prize–winning poet reveals how poetry is a powerful tool of connection and understanding in a fractured world.**Drawing on deep passion and personal experience, former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith demystifies the art form that has too often been mischaracterized as “inaccessible,” “irrelevant,” or “intimidating.” She argues that
... Read more
Writing Opportunities

Writing, Learning, and Rightful Presence in College Transitions

by Brad Jacobson ...

Writing Opportunities presents in-depth text histories illustrating the interrelationship of writing, identities, and belonging in college writing transitions. Drawing on more than two years of research with three Latinx/a/o students transitioning from the same high school class to the local university, Brad Jacobson brings together analyses of interview transcripts, student writing, classroom ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Writing Opportunities presents in-depth text histories illustrating the interrelationship of writing, identities, and belonging in college writing transitions. Drawing on more than two years of research with three Latinx/a/o students transitioning from the same high school class to the local university, Brad Jacobson brings together analyses of interview transcripts, student writing, classroom
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The Art of the Personal Letter

A Guide to Connecting Through the Written Word

by Margaret Shepherd, Sharon Hogan ...

Reclaim the lost art of letter-writing with this accessible, invaluable guide to crafting a personal letter—whether digitally or by hand—from the renowned calligrapher and author of The Art of the Handwritten Note and Learn American Calligraphy.When was the last time you wrote a letter? Or received one in the mail?These days, it’s so easy to dash off a quick e-mail or text message or make a call ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Reclaim the lost art of letter-writing with this accessible, invaluable guide to crafting a personal letter—whether digitally or by hand—from the renowned calligrapher and author of The Art of the Handwritten Note and Learn American Calligraphy.When was the last time you wrote a letter? Or received one in the mail?These days, it’s so easy to dash off a quick e-mail or text message or make a call
... Read more
Wonderbook

The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction

by Jeff VanderMeer ...

Now expanded: The definitive visual guide to writing science fiction and fantasy—with exercises, diagrams, essays by superstar authors, and more.From the New York Times-bestselling, Nebula Award-winning author, Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as ... Read more

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Now expanded: The definitive visual guide to writing science fiction and fantasy—with exercises, diagrams, essays by superstar authors, and more.From the New York Times-bestselling, Nebula Award-winning author, Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as
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The Greatest Invention

A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts

by Silvia Ferrara ...

Translated by Todd Portnowitz ...

In this exhilarating celebration of human ingenuity and perseverance—published all around the world—a trailblazing Italian scholar sifts through our cultural and social behavior in search of the origins of our greatest invention: writing.The L where a tabletop meets the legs, the T between double doors, the D of an armchair’s oval backrest—all around us is an alphabet in things. Bu... ... Read more

$11.99 USD

In this exhilarating celebration of human ingenuity and perseverance—published all around the world—a trailblazing Italian scholar sifts through our cultural and social behavior in search of the origins of our greatest invention: writing.The L where a tabletop meets the legs, the T between double doors, the D of an armchair’s oval backrest—all around us is an alphabet in things. Bu...
... Read more
Maim Your Characters

The ScriptMedic Guides, #1

by Samantha Keel ...

Series Book 1 - The ScriptMedic Guides
Increase Realism.Raise the Stakes.Tell Better Stories.Maim Your Characters is the definitive guide to using wounds and injuries to their greatest effect in your story. Learn not only the six critical parts of an injury plot, but more importantly, how to make sure that the injury you’re inflicting matters.With in-depth analysis of nine different injury plots in popular fiction and a walkthrough of ... Read more

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Increase Realism.Raise the Stakes.Tell Better Stories.Maim Your Characters is the definitive guide to using wounds and injuries to their greatest effect in your story. Learn not only the six critical parts of an injury plot, but more importantly, how to make sure that the injury you’re inflicting matters.With in-depth analysis of nine different injury plots in popular fiction and a walkthrough of
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Blood on the Page Volume 1

The ScriptMedic Guides, #2

by Samantha Keel ...

Series Book 2 - The ScriptMedic Guides
Give your charactes injuries that are more than skin deep.Are you worried that your story won’t stand up to scrutiny from discerning readers? Do you want to make sure you get character complications and recovery times just right? Paramedic Samantha Keel has over a decade of treating life-threatening injuries firsthand. She’s helped thousands of writers understand the medical aspects of ... Read more

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Give your charactes injuries that are more than skin deep.Are you worried that your story won’t stand up to scrutiny from discerning readers? Do you want to make sure you get character complications and recovery times just right? Paramedic Samantha Keel has over a decade of treating life-threatening injuries firsthand. She’s helped thousands of writers understand the medical aspects of
... Read more
Romance Your Brand

Building a Marketable Genre Fiction Series

by Zoe York ...

Series Book 1 - Publishing How To
“Genre fiction series are the bread and butter of mid-list writers. For many they make the difference between a writing dream and a writing career.” Zoe York/Ainsley Booth, USA Today and New York Times bestselling authorFor the first time ever in print, Zoe York breaks down how she plans a series—something she has done ten times over. Romance Your Brand is an adaptation of an intensive four-week ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Genre fiction series are the bread and butter of mid-list writers. For many they make the difference between a writing dream and a writing career.” Zoe York/Ainsley Booth, USA Today and New York Times bestselling authorFor the first time ever in print, Zoe York breaks down how she plans a series—something she has done ten times over. Romance Your Brand is an adaptation of an intensive four-week
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