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A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

by Kate L. Turabian

For close to sixty years Kate L. Turabian's Manual for Writers has offered comprehensive and detailed guidance to authors of research papers—term papers, theses, and dissertations. Now the editors of The Chicago Manual of Style have revised Turabian's Manual to bring the details of style into conformity with the fourteenth edition of The Chicago Manual . This new edition of Turabian also reflects the way... (more)

Plug Your Book: Online Book Marketing for Authors, Book Publicity through Social Networking

Plug Your Book: Online Book Marketing for Authors, Book Publicity through Social Networking

by Steve Weber

Get massive exposure for your book, no special computer skills needed -- trade published or self published, fiction or nonfiction Discover why authors fail with paid advertising, pay-per-click, fee-based reviews, and "bestseller" campaigns Blog to connect with readers, driving them to Amazon and bookstores Boost your visibility with Google, use MySpace for viral marketing Ignite word of mouth with Web... (more)

Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

by Roy Peter Clark

One of America 's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds can draw practical inspiration. "Writing is a craft you can learn," says Roy Peter Clark. "You need tools, not rules." His book distills decades of experience into 50 tools that will help any writer become more fluent and effective. WRITING TOOLS covers everything from the most basic ("Tool 5: Watch those... (more)

Story Sparkers : A Creativity Guide for Children's Writers

Story Sparkers : A Creativity Guide for Children's Writers

by Marcia Thornton Jones, Debbie Dadey

This book is a practical guide for writers interested in writing for the children's market, and teaches aspiring children's writers how to generate, assess, and apply ideas for fiction as well as nonfiction, short projects as well as long ones. Marcia Thomton Jones offers exercises, worksheets, and guidelines for assessment to help writers apply what they've learned to on-going projects or to help them begin new... (more)

The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction: Volume One - First Contact (The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction)

The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction: Volume One - First Contact (The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction)

by Dave A. Law

Dragon Moon Press follows its highly successful Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy series with a comprehensive writer's guide on science fiction. The book leads the writer from the pitfalls and clichÃ©s of a first story to selling and promoting a novel, and the writing life beyond. Topics in this guide range from the history of SF to alien creation, world building, space travel, and future medicine Â a perfect... (more)

Successful Promotion by Writers (The Art of Self-promotion)Marele Day

Successful Promotion by Writers (The Art of Self-promotion)

by Marele Day

The Art of Self-Promotion is a series of books commissioned by the Australia Council to enable artists in Australia to gain the expertise in self-promotion which is necessary for success. These books will give practical and useful advice, providing artists in five different fields with the skills and confidence to promote their work and increase their earnings.

The Elements of Style

by William/ White, E. B./ Angell, Roger Strunk

Women Writing for (a) Change: A Guide for Creative Transformation

Women Writing for (a) Change: A Guide for Creative Transformation

by Mary Pierce Brosmer

In her insightful debut book, Mary Pierce Brosmer shares the unique method of writing that she developed as founder and director of Women Writing for (a) Change, a nationwide organization that teaches women and girls to nurture the conscious feminine voice within them. Imaginative exercises, helpful examples, and provocative anecdotes enable women to explore their writing not just as a means of individual... (more)

On Writing

by Stephen King

"Long live the King" hailed Entertainment Weekly upon the publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King's advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a... (more)

Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America (Genre Writing Series)

Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America (Genre Writing Series)

by Jan Burke

Writing mystery fiction can be a special kind of puzzle. In this new, revised edition of the Mystery Writers of America classic, Sue Grafton weaves the experience of today's top mystery authors into a comprehensive mystery writing "how-to." Writers will learn how to piece a perfect mystery together and create realistic stories that are taut, immediate and fraught with tension. The book's contributors include a... (more)

You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi on Writing

You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi on Writing

by John Scalzi

There are books which claim to teach you how to write. This book is about the writing life: The business of writing. The day-to-day existence of a professional writer. The ways writers interact with other writers. The things writers do to help themselves out -- and the things they do to trip themselves up. Which is to say: This book is about what it's like to be a writer, right now. And what's it like to be a... (more)

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Criminal Investigation

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Criminal Investigation

by Alan Axelrod

How to Write and Market Your Mystery Novel: A Step-By-Step Guide from Idea to Final Rewrite and Marketing

How to Write and Market Your Mystery Novel: A Step-By-Step Guide from Idea to Final Rewrite and Marketing

by Jean Hager

A step-by-step guide for writing a mystery novel from idea to final rewrite and marketing the manuscript. Choosing a title, characterization, dialogue, viewpoint, setting/description, opening hooks, plot, revising and marketing the manuscript are covered in separate chapters. Appendices include a sample of proper manuscript form, a sample query letter, a master fiction plot outline, and listings of mystery... (more)

How to Write a Damn Good Mystery: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide from Inspiration to Finished Manuscript

How to Write a Damn Good Mystery: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide from Inspiration to Finished Manuscript

by James N. Frey

Edgar award nominee James N. Frey, author of the internationally best-selling books on the craft of writing, How to Write a Damn Good Novel , How to Write a Damn Good Novel II: Advanced Techniques , and The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth , has now written what is certain to become the standard "how to" book for mystery writing, How to Write a Damn Good Mystery . Frey urges writers... (more)

Writing the Private Eye Novel: A Handbook by the Private Eye Writers of America

Writing the Private Eye Novel: A Handbook by the Private Eye Writers of America

Randisi, founder of the Private Eye Writers of America, has brought together some of the top names in the PI genre to teach wannabe writers of detective novels some of their tricks and tips. Authors Sue Grafton, Lawrence Block, Catherine Dain, Ed Gorman, and others present chapters on topics such as using a writing journal, achieving structure, creating female PIs, and writing a PI series. Not a book on how to... (more)

Just the Facts, Ma'Am: A Writer's Guide to Investigators and Investigation Techniques (Howdunit)

Just the Facts, Ma'Am: A Writer's Guide to Investigators and Investigation Techniques (Howdunit)

by Greg Fallis

With practical information and extensive detail, former PI Fallis uses real-life scenarios to show writers how investigative professionals gather evidence, interview witnesses, determine motives and find the answers they seek.'

A Year in the Life: Journaling for Self-Discovery

A Year in the Life: Journaling for Self-Discovery

by Sheila Bender

It's a pity this book is presented solely as a tool for greater self-knowledge. Don't get us wrong: there's nothing wrong with introspection, and A Year in the Life helps train your gaze to far greater reaches than your navel. But there are so many fine writing exercises here, taking their cues from so many wonderful sources, that it would be a pity for the subtitle ("Journaling for Self-Discovery") to... (more)

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition

by Joseph Gibaldi

The MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association, the authority on MLA documentation style. Widely adopted in high schools, colleges, and publishing houses, the MLA Handbook treats every aspect of research writing, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. The expanded, revised, and redesigned sixth edition of the Handbook is a complete, up-to-date guide to documentation... (more)

Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

by Francine Prose

Long before there were creative-writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says Francine Prose. In Reading Like a Writer , Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of the masters. She reads the work of the very best writers&#8212Dostoyevsky, Flaubert, Kafka, Austen,... (more)

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