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Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Turn your inspiration into a story with clear, expert guidance Creative Writing Exercises For Dummies is a step-by-step creative writing course designed to hone your craft, regardless of ability. This activity-based guide walks you through the process of developing and writing in a wide range of genres including novels, short stories and creative nonfiction. The book includes writing prompts, exercises, mind maps, flow charts and diagrams designed...
4) The writer's idea thesaurus: an interactive guide for developing ideas for novels and short stories
Author
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Need an idea for a short story or novel? Look no further than The Writer's Idea Thesaurus. It's far more than a collection of simple writing prompts. You'll find a vast treasury of story ideas inside, organized by subject, theme, and situation categories, and listed alphabetically for easy reference,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teach Yourself
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Advice on how to write a novel and get it published - from someone who has done it. There is a saying that 'everyone has a book in them'. But not many people are able to get it out. This practical and inspiring guide will help guide you through every step of the process.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift of our time, and it is as close as most of us will get to making something truly beautiful. Using minimal technical terms and sources ranging from the Bible and Shakespeare to George Orwell and Maggie Nelson, as well as scientific studies of what can best fire the reader's mind, author Joe Moran shows how we...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In an elegant but contemporary voice, award-winning author Susan Griffin breaks down the creative process step-by-step, guiding the reader through a practical course in how to begin and end a work of literature, whether fiction or nonfiction, poetry, or prose"--
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Completely revised and rewritten to address the challenges and opportunities of the modern era, this handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing. Le Guin lays out ten chapters that address the most fundamental components of narrative, from the sound of language to sentence construction to point of view. Each chapter combines illustrative examples from the global canon with Le Guin's own witty commentary and an exercise that...
Author
Publisher
Writers Digest Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Inside you'll find thought-provoking prompts, intriguing exercises, and plenty of space to write. It's everything you need to play with prose and rediscover the joys of writing. Along the way, you'll develop compelling plots, sketch out fascinating characters, conquer writer's block, and feed your adventurous writing spirit.
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everybody has a poem inside them! Writing one is not as hard as you think, you just need to know how to get started. Discover all sorts of ways to write and perform your very own poems, from found poems, to haikus, to tanka poems, to tongue-twisters!" --
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