Composition & Creative Writing 12

“Make [your] characters want something right awayーeven if it’s only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.” ーKurt……続きを見る

Why do authors write? How do they go about it? What is good writing?In On Writing, Robert McCrum collects together his questions and reflections on the nature of writing from his Observer newspaper ……続きを見る

Make Your Mark Looking for a way to express yourself? Need some extra spending money? Do you want to beef up that college application package? Look no further than this book. With advice on how to w……続きを見る

Professional editor and author Elizabeth Lyon offers aspiring novelists the guidance and instruction they need to write and edit well-crafted and compelling stories that will stand out from the comp……続きを見る

"This invaluable collection of writing prompts and sage advice should be on every writer's shelfーand used!ーalongside Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird and Stephen King's On Writing.” ーJenna Blum, author……続きを見る

The fast and easy way to write your memoir Memoir writing is a growing phenomenon, and not just by celebrities and politicians. Everyone has a story to tell, and Memoir Writing For Dummies provides ……続きを見る

Featuring the work of more than 28 writers from upwards of 20 countries, this collectiontransports us to the frontiers of twenty-first century literature. In these pages, some of the most accomplish……続きを見る

Brimming with over 500 prompts, INSTIGATION: CREATIVE PROMPTS ON THE DARK SIDE is a treasury of twisted tips, strange scenarios and disturbing sparks to help ignite the fuel in your creative furnac……続きを見る

In this collection of anecdotes, lessons, quotes, and prompts, author and writing teacher Barbara Abercrombie provides a delightfully varied cornucopia of inspiration nuts-and-bolts solutions, hand-……続きを見る

For the writer and anyone else interested in Renaissance England (1485-1649), this remarkable resource covers the day-to-day details: fashions, food, customs, family life, the Royal Court, law and p……続きを見る

“a masterful book by a master storyteller. To think that Elizabeth Ellis' voice could be even more powerful in print than in performance is unimaginable, but here she is in this inspiring and insigh……続きを見る

What happens when stories meet mobile media? In this cutting-edge collection, contributors explore digital storytelling in ways that look beyond the desktop to consider how stories can be told throu……続きを見る

This monograph reports on a longitudinal inquiry into mainland Chinese undergraduates language learning experiences in an English medium university. The inquiry reveals dynamic interaction between a……続きを見る

Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in this New York Times bestseller Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using "who" when a "whom" is called for? Do you avoid th……続きを見る

In 1889, the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, having accepted an article from Rudyard Kipling, informed the author that he should not bother to submit any more. "This isn't a kindergarten ……続きを見る

El autor presenta 52 tips, que se concentran en la escritura como un oficio que requiere de una práctica constante. Dicha aplicación es lo que el autor entiende como ejercicio de honestidad. El escr……続きを見る

Acceptable Words offers prayers that correspond with each stage of the writer's work -- from finding inspiration to penning the first words to "offering it to God" at completion. Gary Schmidt and El……続きを見る

The ‘Creative Writing Tutor’ scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve ……続きを見る

For Writing and Grammar Aficionados from All Walks of Life! This deluxe edition contains the complete contents of The Little Red Writing Book and The Little Gold Grammar Book. Whereas writing is bas……続きを見る

We all know how to tell stories just like we all know our native language, having heard both since we were born. People, however, who study their native language discover there’s much they misunders……続きを見る

Adaptations have long been a mainstay of Hollywood and the television networks. Indeed, most Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning films have been adaptations of novels, plays, or true-life stories.……続きを見る

Have a great idea for a novel, but don't know where to start? Have you started your novel, but got bogged down after only the first few pages and don't know how to go on? Then this book is for you! ……続きを見る

Steven Frank has a new approach to writing: fun first, rules to follow, success for all. In The Pen Commandments, his offbeat and entertaining guide, he's given us a book that all writers can turn t……続きを見る

Like Shaking Hands with God details a collaborative journey on the art of writing undertaken by two distinguished writers separated by age, race, upbringing, and education, but sharing common goals ……続きを見る

Does Your Story Beginning Set You Up for Long-Term Success…Or Instant Failure? Ever struggled with finding the right spot to start your novel or screenplay? It’s a stressful situation, isn’t it? Tha……続きを見る

ENHANCE YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING YOUR NOVEL PUBLISHED WITH THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND GUIDE Writers often spend years perfecting their first novelーthen hit a dead end when it comes to getting it published. ……続きを見る

This new edition has been completely updated and revised along with the addition of several new chapters. Currently, this title remains the best selling university text book on writing short film sc……続きを見る

"Takes the straitjacket off punctuation…Lukeman's wit and insight make this an instant classic." ーM. J. Rose The first practical and accessible guide to the art of punctuation for creative writers.……続きを見る

The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious. Inspired Creative Writing is ……続きを見る

Have you been told you use too many adverbs and clichés in your writing? Want to remedy it? Then this is the book for you! In Adverbs & Clichés in a Nutshell: Demonstrated Subversions of Adverbs & C……続きを見る