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Author : Victoria Costello
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781101559178
Helps readers write memoirs, personal essays, and life stories of every length and type.
Author : Christina Boufis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781615642984
Narrative nonfiction, also known as creative nonfiction or literary nonfiction, is true stories told using literary techniques and creativity. Narrative nonfiction essays are often featured in magazines such as Esquire, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Harper's. Book-length narrative nonfiction works have grown in popularity since Truman Capote published In Cold Blood in 1965. Nonfiction works such as Into Thin Air, The Orchid Thief, The Perfect Storm, and Seabiscuit have smashed sales records and brought the genre into focus for the mainstream. With the rise of self-publishing and blogs comes a new generation of writers who want to tell their stories to a wider audience. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Writing Nonfiction gives narrative nonfiction writers the instruction and tools they need to elevate their storytelling to an art form that appeals to more readers. In this book readers learn: What narrative nonfiction is. The literary building blocks of narrative nonfiction. How to research nonfiction subjects. Tricks for remembering details of events from one's own life story. How to conduct interviews for a book or article. How to find inspiration when writing nonfiction stories. Word choice and grammar help. How to overcome roadblocks such as stalled motivation and inhibitions when writing about real, living people. How to craft several types of narrative nonfiction by example. How to find markets for their work and get published. In addition, author Christina Boufis interviews successful narrative nonfiction writers in many subgenres and gets their insights on what inspires them and how they overcome their own obstacles.
Author : Laurie Rozakis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781615644643
A creative writing class in a book -REVISED. Major revisions take this popular Complete Idiot's Guide to a new level, offering readers a better way to unlock their creativity from the first page. Exercises help them explore their talents and experiment with different genres and forms of writing, including short stories, narrative fiction, memoirs, magazine articles, poetry, drama, blogging, and freewriting.
Author : Roberta PHD Temes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781621451525
How to Write Your Memoir in 30 Days provides the framework for writers enthusiastic about telling their story, but wondering how to begin. Step-by-step techniques, culled from writers’ workshops taught by the author, are presented in a welcoming, non-intimidating style. The prospect of writing a book is not daunting when compartmentalized into thirty discrete assignments: Days 1 – 5 include exercises to identify major themes. Days 6 – 10 include exercises about plot. Days 11 – 15 include exercises about personalities. Days 16 – 20 include exercises about experiences. Days 21 – 25 include exercises that analyze responses to events. Days 26 – 30 include exercises that structure the story of the memoir. The book also includes information about publishers and literary agents, as well as information and resources about self-publishing. It also includes quick “clear communication” lessons about spelling and grammar. Perfect for today’s society, where we are all accustomed to celebrating each of life’s passages with a blog post and comfortable sharing our innermost feelings, How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days is a fun, easy guide to writing the next great memoir.
Author : Maryanne Fisher Ph.D.,Victoria Costello
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781101478035
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Chemistry of Love shares the amazing new findings about the chemical reactions that create what people call "love." With the help of neuroscience, biochemistry, and physiology, readers can finally get some real insight into the affairs of the heart and the actual "laws of attraction." • Covers the role of pheromones, neurotransmitters, and hormones that occur during sexual attraction and lead to the euphoria of "love" • Includes information on how readers can use this knowledge to enhance their significant relationships, both romantic and nonromantic
Author : Tom F. Monteleone
Publisher : Alpha Books
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1615640339
Provides the tips and techniques to guide authors, covers plot, characters, and setting with information on revising, working with editors, and self-publishing.
Author : Jack C. Westman M.D., M.S.,Victoria Costello
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781101516782
Simplifying a complex subject. Child psychology is required for college level psych and elementary education majors. It is a complex subject that can include developmental psychology, biology, sociological psychology, and various schools of theory and therapies. The only sources of information about this complex subject are long, expensive textbooks. Until now. This, the first trade book to give a detailed, easy to understand explanation of the subject. • Age-by-age discussion of the psychological development of children.
Author : Bert Holtje
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101130223
The great idea is only the beginning. The typical business book author often lacks style, voice, pace, or focus. This guide takes the reader on a virtual tour of business book publishing, providing all the information essential to a successful book, from shaping the idea to writing the proposal to approaching an agent and beyond. ?Covers the essentials of marketing and publicity ?Addresses self-publishing, for those business book writers who simply look to sell their books at conferences ?The Complete Idiot's Guides® dedicated to writing and publishing continue to do well
Author : Nikki Moustaki
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0028641418
You're no idiot, of course. You've read poetry that has touched your heart, and you'd like to improve your own writing technique. But even though you have loads of inspiration, you're discovering that good instruction can be as elusive as a good metaphor. Don't let your Muse leave you! With loads of smart advice and helpful exercises, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Writing Poetry will help you compose powerful, emotion-packed poems that you can be proud of. In this Complete Idiot's Guide®, you get: --Simple explanations of the building blocks of poetry—metaphor, imagery, symbolism, repetition, and more. --A step-by-step guide to the poetic process—from your first inspiration to your poem's last stanza. --Easy-to-follow guidelines for writing sonnets, sestinas, narrative poems, and more!
Author : Anne Lamott
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780307424983
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times). “Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.” —The New York Times Book Review For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title: “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’”
Author : Christy Heady,Stephen Nelson
Publisher : Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice-Hall Canada
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Investments
ISBN : 0130146579
Author : Cory Doctorow,Karl Schroeder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0028639189
Offers advice on how to get a science fiction novel or short story published, including tips on the basic elements of a work of science fiction to getting an agent, and signing a contract.
Author : John Charles,Shelley Mosley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781440625602
Great reads for busy people. This is a guide to help busy people find great reads in fiction and nonfiction. Filled with recommendations of popular, entertaining reading, this book covers mystery and suspense, romance, women’s fiction and chick lit, Westerns, science fiction, such nonfiction topics as animals, art, biography, memoirs, business, true crime, and more. Plus, each entry includes a summary of the book, its significance, and a critique/observation/comment.
Author : Dan Ramsey,Earl Downs
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-02-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781440696374
Sport flying is about to take off. This summer, the Federal Aviation Administration will approve a new sport flying license that will let people earn their wings for a fraction of the time and cost of a traditional license. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Sport Flying introduces this new field of flying to consumers, and shows you how to fly smart—offering hundreds of tips on how to get more flying fun for less money. • Includes an illustrated buyer’s guide, rules of the air, and tips for passing the test. • First book on the topic of sport flying.
Author : Amy Wall,Regina Wall
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781440696428
The essential guide to looking at literature with your own two eyes. What students know about Shakespeare, Orwell, Dickens, and Twain is primarily what their instructors tell them. Here’s a book that teaches the students how to move on to the next level—evaluate and read critically on their own, trust their own opinions, develop original ideas, analyze characters, and find a deeper appreciation for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more. • Ideal companion for college students and accessible for the casual reader as well. • Covers fiction, poetry, narrative nonfiction, biographies and memoirs, essays and editorials, and newspapers, magazines, and journals. • Features examples from published writing. • Includes a reading list and a glossary of literary terms.