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  What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers (2nd Edition)

  by Anne Bernays

  What If? is the first handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods for mastering the art of writing fiction. With more than twenty-five years of experience teaching creative writing between them, Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter offer more than seventy-five exercises for both beginners and more experienced writers. These exercises are designed to... (more)
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  Now Write!: Fiction Writing Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers

  by Sherry Ellis

  A collection of personal writing exercises and commentary from some of today's best novelists, short story writers, and writing teachers, including Jill McCorkle, Amy Bloom, Robert Olen Butler, Steve Almond, Jayne Anne Phillips, Virgil Su‡rez, Margot Livesey, and more. What's the secret behind the successful and prolific careers of critically acclaimed novelists and short story writers Amy Bloom, Steve Almond,... (more)
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  A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words: Image-Driven Story Prompts and Excercises for Writers

  by Phillip Sexton

  The old saying is true. A picture IS worth one thousand words. And if you're a writer in need of inspiration, it's also the key to creating an endless number of stories while honing your craft. Inside, you'll find more than 110 intriguing photos. Each photo is paired with a thought-provoking writing prompt. Together, they'll help you break through writer's block, generate hundreds of story ideas, and... (more)
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  What It Is

  by Lynda Barry

  “Deliciously drawn (with fragments of collage worked into each page), insightful and bubbling with delight in the process of artistic creation. A+” — Salon   How do objects summon memories? What do real images feel like? For decades, these types of questions have permeated the pages of Lynda Barry’s compositions, with words attracting pictures and conjuring places through a pen that first and foremost keeps... (more)
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  Pocket Muse: Ideas and Inspirations for Writing

  by Monica Wood

  The Pocket Muse is every writer's key to finding writing inspiration when and where they want it. It includes hundreds of thought-provoking prompts, exercises and illustrations that immediately help them to: * Get started writing * Overcome writer's block * Develop a writing habit * Think more creatively * Master style, revision and other elements of the craft The rich variety of... (more)
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  Writers Book of Matches

  *Fun, energetic design will immediately catch the eye of your customers *Packed with more than 1,000 intriguing writing prompts -- more than any other prompt book available! *Three different types of prompts designed to work as story starters, imagination exercises and writer's block breakers Designed to help writers find inspiration anytime, anywhere, The Writer's Book of Matches is both muse... (more)
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  Story Starters

  by Lou Willett Stanek

  What If . . . . . . every classmate passed the bar exam -- except one? . . . the killer left a calling card -- the ace of spades? . . . she was a sleeping beauty -- but it wasn't prince's kiss that woke her up? . . .he had history of obsessive behavior-- and then he developed a passion for. . . Thousands of Stories Are Just Waiting to be Told -- By You If you have the passion and energy to write fiction, but... (more)
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  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)
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  Panning for Gold in the Kitchen Sink: Everyday Creative Writing

  by Michael C. Smith

  These 45 enjoyable "invention exercises," drawing on everyday experiences, could help novice and experienced writers strike gold. Virtually anything that the writer encounters can be valuable, once touched by their creative efforts and marked with their individual signature. In Panning for Gold in the Kitchen Sink the reader will find the prospecting tools of the trade - from freewriting and free association to... (more)
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  Alter This!: Radical Ideas for Transforming Books Into Art

  by Alena Hennessy

  Take this book and…remake it! Introducing the first guide that not only teaches kids the basics of altered art, but is the very material for creating those personal pieces. That’s because this volume, along with dozens of others, is an art project just waiting to happen. With irreverent text and beautiful photography—and techniques such as stitching, image transferring, and cutting— Alter This! shows children how... (more)
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  The Writer's Toolbox: Creative Games and Exercises for Inspiring the 'Write' Side of Your Brain

  by Jamie Cat Callan

  Designed by a longtime creative writing teacher, this innovative kit includes a 64-page booklet filled with exercises and instructions that focus on a "right-brain" approach to writing. Sixty exercise sticks First Sentences, Non Sequiturs, and Last Straws will get stories off the ground, 60 cards fuel creative descriptions, and four spinner palettes will ignite unexpected plot twists. For any aspiring writer, this... (more)
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  A Writer's Workbook: Daily Exercises for the Writing Life

  by Caroline Sharp, Elizabeth Gilbert

  Aspiring doctors have medical school. Karate students have belts of different colors. Pianists have scales and arpeggios. But what system do writers have for getting and staying "in shape," to help them focus, practice, and make progress? A Writer's Workbook is Caroline Sharp's ingenious collection of exercises to inspire, encourage, warm up, and jump-start anyone who writes. A wise and funny friend who will... (more)
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  The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction

  by Brian Kiteley

  DISCOVER JUST HOW GOOD YOUR WRITING CAN BE If you write, you know what it's like. Insight and creativity - the desire to push the boundaries of your writing - strike when you least expect it. And you're often in no position to act: in the shower, driving the kids to school...in the middle of the night. The 3 A.M. Epiphany offers more than 200 intriguing writing exercises designed to help you think, write,... (more)
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  Writers Book of Matches: 1,001 Prompts to Ignite Your Fiction, the staff of fresh boiled peanuts, a literary journal

  Go ahead. Play with matches. Not the usual advice, is it? But doing so will help you find inspiration, overcome writer's block, and develop a writing habit--forever. Sounds like a big promise, right? But it's true. Inside, you'll discover more than 1,000 writing prompts designed to get your creative fires burning. Consider each prompt a "match" of sorts, capable of starting anything from a tiny blaze (a... (more)
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  The Write-Brain Workbook: 366 Exercises to Liberate Your Writing

  by Bonnie Neubauer

  With The Write-Brain Workbook, writers will never have to face a blank page again. This one-of-a-kind guide provides a full year of writing exercises and games designed to get thoughts brewing and the pen moving across the page. It: -Provides 366 10-minute exercises to build momentum and turn off the left side of the brain -Helps readers generate work by painlessly leading them into new writing every day ... (more)
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  Yoga for the Brain: Daily Writing Stretches that Keep Minds Flexible and Strong

  by Dawn DiPrince, Cheryl Miller Thurston

  More than 365 topics are included in these daily exercises that encourage writers to play with language and "stretch" their writing style. Dispelling the fear of bad grades or criticism, these activities encourage writers to have fun, take risks, and write in new and creative ways. Engaging writing prompts range from the serious to the bizarre, all with the intention of exercising writing muscles, regardless of... (more)
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  Notebook Know-How: Strategies For The Writer's Notebook

  by Aimee E. Buckner

  A writer's notebook is an essential springboard for the pieces that will later be crafted in writers' workshop. It is here that students brainstorm topics, play with leads and endings, tweak a new revision strategy, or test out a genre for the first time. In Notebook Know-How , Aimee Buckner provides the tools teachers need to make writers' notebooks an integral part of their writing programs. She also... (more)
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  Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

  by Natalie Goldberg

  A splendid combination of Zen wisdom and down-to-earth advice about writing.
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  The Artist's Way

  by Julia Cameron, Mark Bryan

  NOW AVAILABLE _ Digitally remastered, and on CD for the first time Read by the author
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  The Pocket Muse Endless Inspiration: New Ideas for Writing

  by Monica Wood

  "The Innovative Sequel to Our Best-Selling Book of Writing Prompts *Follow-up to the successful and well-loved Pocket Muse *Features creative insights and inspirations for the writing life *Packaged in a visually stunning format to help prompt creativity Offering an incredible spectrum of writing prompts, photos, and advice, The Pocket Muse: Endless Inspiration provides readers with the same unique and... (more)