Creative writing Books
Broadview Press Ltd The Broadview Reader
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£49.55
Graywolf Press Art of Intimacy The The Space Between
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£10.99
Graywolf Press The Art of History: Unlocking the Past in Fiction
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£10.80
Limelight Editions Writing the 10-Minute Play
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£14.24
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Giant Write Every Day: Daily Writing Prompts,
Book SynopsisIncludes 300 "quickwrites", 202 story starters, 141 writing forms, a trait-based writing guide, and more!
£19.99
Red Wheel/Weiser Toasts for All Occasions
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£11.39
Smith & Kraus Playwriting Brief and Brilliant Career
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£15.00
Random House USA Inc It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of
Book SynopsisIn this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes some sentences great—and other sentences suck.Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this most important unit. The result? Manuscripts that will never be published and writing careers that will never begin. With chapters on “Conjunctions That Kill” and “Words Gone Wild,” this lighthearted guide is perfect for anyone who’s dead serious about writing, from aspiring novelists to nonfiction writers, conscientious students to cheeky literati. So roll up your sleeves and prepare to craft one bold, effective sentence after another. Your readers will thank you.
£11.39
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Gotham Writers' Workshop Writing Fiction: The
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£16.14
F&W Publications Inc Writing the Breakout Novel: Winning Advice from a
Book SynopsisTake your fiction to the next level!Maybe you''re a first-time novelist looking for practical guidance. Maybe you''ve already been published, but your latest effort is stuck in mid-list limbo. Whatever the case may be, author and literary agent Donald Maass can show you how to take your prose to the next level and write a breakout novel - one that rises out of obscurity and hits the best-seller lists.Maass details the elements that all breakout novels share - regardless of genre - then shows you writing techniques that can make your own books stand out and succeed in a crowded marketplace.You''ll learn to: • establish a powerful and sweeping sense of time and place • weave subplots into the main action for a complex, engrossing story • create larger-than-life characters that step right off the page • explore universal themes that will interest a broad audience of readers • sustain a high degree of narrative tension from start to finish • develop an inspired premise that sets your novel apart from the competitionThen, using examples from the recent works of several best-selling authors - including novelist Anne Perry - Maass illustrates methods for upping the ante in every aspect of your novel writing. You''ll capture the eye of an agent, generate publisher interest and lay the foundation for a promising career.
£15.19
F&W Publications Inc Write Great Fiction - Characters, Emotion &
Book SynopsisCreate Complex CharactersHow do you create a main character readers won''t forget? How do you write a book in multiple-third-person point of view without confusing your readers (or yourself)? How do you plant essential information about a character''s past into a story?Write Great Fiction: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint by award-winning author Nancy Kress answers all of these questions and more! This accessible book is filled with interactive exercises and valuable advice that teaches you how to: • Choose and execute the best point of view for your story • Create three-dimensional and believable characters • Develop your characters'' emotions • Create realistic love, fight, and death scenes • Use frustration to motivate your characters and drive your story With dozens of excerpts from some of today''s most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint provides you with the techniques you need to create characters and stories sure to linger in the hearts and minds of agents, editors, and readers long after they''ve finished your book.
£13.89
F&W Publications Inc Crafting the Personal Essay: A Guide for Writing
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£15.29
F&W Publications Inc Writer with a Day Job: Inspiration & Exercises to
Book SynopsisDon’t let the daily grind drain your creative energy!You can work full time and still have a productive writing life. Many writers waste time waiting for the day they can finally quit their day jobs and live the so-called writing dream. Don’t wait. You can do both †and your writing will be the better for it.Balancing a full-time job and a productive writing life is no easy feat! This book offers writers advice, skill-building techniques, prompts, and exercises in every chapter, and strategies on how to get and keep writing while also working the 9 to 5 grind.Readers will discover tips and exercises for: • Setting and protecting personal writing goals • Creating a schedule that complements their stamina • Getting creative before and after work - and on their lunch hour • Finding inspiration in the most unlikely of spots and at the most impromptu of times • Writing proficiently in multiple forms (long and short) so that they don't get bogged down writing one long project • Becoming an active participant in writing communities so they have a solid support system at the ready • Figuring out how (if at all) to share their writing life with co-workers, friends, and family membersYou’ll also get quick, practical tutorials to help you master scenes, point of view, characters, settings, dialogue, and more.Writer With a Day Job gives you the strategies and motivation you need to work 40 hours a week (or more!) and achieve writing success.
£13.29
Red Wheel/Weiser Wise Earth Speaks to Your Spirit
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£14.24
Soft Skull Press Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction
Book SynopsisThe ultimate guide to reading and writing fiction, with useful creative exercises and fascinating analyses of great plots—from Plato and Tolstoy to The Matrix and Toy Story. The bestselling author of The End of Mr. Y shows you how to unlock any narrative and create your own. Filled with creative exercises, structures, and charts, this creative writing manual breaks down the fiction writing process and demonstrates that everyone has material to write about—whether they believe it or not. Have you ever had your heart broken, or broken someone else’s heart? Have you ever won an argument but later realized you were wrong? Have you ever tripped in public or spilled wine on someone else’s carpet? Monkeys with Typewriters is an ode to the secret power of stories, and a guide to cracking those powers open. As a bestselling author, Thomas may appear as a naturally gifted writer. However, for Thomas, fiction unlocked itself only once she recognized the importance of an author’s individual experience and one’s willingness to ask questions, not simply provide solutions. She deems the communication of one’s humanity as the key to making a piece relatable, and Thomas does nothing less in her own work. With startling and original insights into how we construct stories, Monkeys with Typewriters is a creative writing book like no other. It will show you how to not only write, but also to a finer degree, how to read.
£14.24
F&W Publications Inc The Writer's Compass: From Story Map to Finished
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£16.19
Modern Language Association of America MLA Handbook
Book SynopsisTeaching and learning MLA style is about to get easier.For nearly seventy years, the Modern Language Association has helped student writers choose trustworthy sources and use them to support their own ideas. Now, the authority on writing and research presents the clearest approach to MLA style yet with the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. The ninth edition works as both a textbook and a reference guide. Focusing on source evaluation, it features a wealth of visual examples and updated advice on punctuation and grammar, footnotes and endnotes, annotated bibliographies, and paper formatting.An all-in-one resource that makes MLA style easier to learn and use, the MLA Handbook includes• Expanded, in-depth guidance on creating works-cited-list entries using the MLA template of core elements that explains what each core element is, where to find it in various sources, and how to style it• A new, easy-to-follow explanation of in-text citations• A new chapter containing recommendations for using inclusive language• A new appendix with hundreds of sample works-cited-list entries by publication format, including books, databases, websites, YouTube videos, interviews, and more• Updated guidelines on avoiding plagiarismAlthough there are numerous websites, apps, reference works, and cheat sheets that claim to help with MLA style, there’s only one truly authoritative resource to help your students on their paths to becoming better writers. The ninth edition of the MLA Handbook is the most comprehensive guide the MLA has ever produced, with an all-inclusive approach to writing, research, documentation, and formatting.Trade ReviewGeared ... to the needs of today’s students and teachers. ...Essential." - ChoiceTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Formatting Your Research Project 3. Principles of Inclusive Language 4. Documenting Sources: An Overview 5. The List of Works Cited 6. Citing Sources in the Text 7. Notes Appendix 1: Abbreviations Appendix 2: Works-Cited-List Entries by Publication Format Appendix Contents Work-Cited-List Entries Index
£38.95
Shambhala Publications Inc Writing from the Senses: 59 Exercises to Ignite
Book SynopsisBreak through writer''s block using your five senses!The sensory details that infuse our everyday experience—the smell of a favorite dish cooking, the texture of a well-worn coat, hearing a song that reminds you of a person or a time in your life—can be used to add richness and spark to what we write. Whether you are a professional writer (or want to be one) or someone who enjoys just writing for your own personal fulfillment, Writing from the Senses will show you how to tap into an endless source of engaging material, using your senses as prompts. The exercises will stimulate you to develop stories, imagery, and details that will allow readers to see, taste, hear, smell, and feel that they''re in the scene.Writing from the Senses•Provides 60 prompts and creative writing exercises organized by sense; •Presents engaging narratives, personal essays, and instruction to entertain and inform readers and illustrate the effectiveness of each exercise;•Helps writers recognize the sensory prompts that surround them daily and use them to trigger their individual stories; and•Shows how freewrites from the prompts in this book can result in publishable pieces.
£12.59
Experiment Write to the Point: A Master Class on the
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£11.99
Ingram Digital Storytelling Capturing Lives Cr
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£44.37
Mark Twain Media Common Core: Types of Text
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£8.54
Mark Twain Media Common Core: Grammar Usage
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£8.54
Black Lawrence Press Writing as a Way of Life
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£18.36
University of Akron Press Poetry Studio
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£26.96
Sasquatch Books Welcome to the Writer's Life: How to Design Your
Book SynopsisLearn how to take your work to the next level with this informative guide on the craft, business, and lifestyle of writing With warmth and humor, Paulette Perhach welcomes you into the writer’s life as someone who has once been on the outside looking in. Like a freshman orientation for writers, this book includes an in-depth exploration of all the elements of being a writer—from your writing practice to your reading practice, from your writing craft to the all-important and often-overlooked business of writing. In Welcome to the Writer’s Life, you will learn how to tap into the powers of crowdsourcing and social media to grow your writing career. Perhach also unpacks the latest research on success, gamification, and lifestyle design, demonstrating how you can use these findings to further improve your writing projects. Complete with exercises, tools, checklists, infographics, and behind-the-scenes tips from working writers of all types, this book offers everything you need to jump-start a successful writing life.Trade Review“Paulette Perhach is a teacher you can trust. She knows the creative writing process from hard work and constant practice, and everything she says about it rings true. Funny and wise, filled with examples of the joys and sweet agonies of the creative process, Welcome to the Writer's Life is a book both veterans and beginners will enjoy.”—Charles Johnson, author of The Way of the Writer and Middle Passage "Welcome to the Writer's Life is an indispensable guide to the literary life. Paulette Perhach offers a wealth of ideas and resources here in a warm and welcoming voice. It's like your best friend is a writer and she's giving you all the inside scoop."—Theo Pauline Nestor, author of Writing Is My Drink “Writers looking for encouragement, specifics, and some memorable advice would do well to pick up this good-humored and highly useful guide…This funny, readable, and idea-crammed book is a powerful tool for writers, no matter where they are in their journeys.”—Publisher's Weekly "The book’s interactive approach and dynamic format coupled with Perhach’s warm, encouraging tone make this a multi-faceted guide that’s a delight to read."—The Writer magazine“A panoramic view of what you need to know most and what you need to know first...Paulette Perhach’s introductory guide is a comprehensive volume containing hard-earned wisdom and organizational ideas, covering everything from writing and reading habits, to craft and editing. Full of helpful writing exercises and prompts, lists of prizes and literary journals, strategies for social media and financial budgeting, and inspirational anecdotes from poets and prose writers offering insightful advice gleaned from their personal experiences."—Poets & Writers"This compendious exploration-and tactical workbook-of the writer's path, replete with tried-and-true exercises and behind-the-scenes tips, provides a tremendous asset for aspirants or anyone simply curious about writers, their work, and the challenge of keeping body and spirit together."—Library Journal"The book is a great practical guide to the craft and business of writing for aspiring authors, and it also serves as a wonderful cross-section of the Seattle writing community."—The Seattle Review of Books
£16.11
Sasquatch Books Write it!: 100 Poetry Prompts to Inspire
Book Synopsis"Write It! might be one of the friendliest poetry tool kits/notebooks ever."--Naomi Shihab Nye, Young People's Poet Laureate,Discover your creative voice and learn to write poetry in this easy-to-use guided journal with 100 poetry prompts--a 2021 Young People's Poet Laureate Pick! Thoughtful, stimulating, and fun prompts developed from workshops by award-winning poets will help you craft writing that authentically expresses your inner life. Compose on these beautifully designed pages, and create a body of work that you can enjoy privately or share using decorative display pages perfect for social media.This lovely guided journal can be both a canvas for exploration and a treasured keepsake showcasing your creative voice. Includes decorative pages and a ribbon with beautiful cloth hardbound cover.Trade Review“Write It! might be one of the friendliest poetry tool kits/notebooks ever. As the title suggests, the book is very direct. How do people write about feelings too difficult to face directly? Is listening to trees possible? Is that rain talking to me? How many names does any person really have? The editors—Jessica Jacobs and Nickole Brown, both fine poets themselves—make us feel lucky to sit at their table. Readers will learn about writers and quotations, multiple perspectives, possibilities, and tactics while feeling deeply befriended all the way. Who knows where you might go? I plan to write on every page.”—Naomi Shihab Nye, Poetry Foundation's Young People’s Poet Laureate“Write It! is an absolute pleasure, a gentle, encouraging guide for discovering the stories around and within us. Jacobs and Brown serve as fairy godpoets, bringing us the words and wisdom of beloved writers along with prompts to inspire and embolden. This book asks us to be curious and open, to find ourselves in the mirror and on the page. It shows us how to eavesdrop on the world and our own hearts.”—Janet McNally, The Looking Glass“These soul-searching prompts inspire conversations with oneself, our world, and poets who have come before us. As a teacher and author, I’m equally excited about sharing this book with my students and diving in myself!”—Nicole Kronzer, Unscripted“Jessica Jacobs and Nickole Brown are two poets of presence, passion, and purpose. I am constantly learning from their brilliant poems and how they both inhabit the natural world around with them with immense light and graceful precision. This book of beautiful writing prompts is a safe space to explore the depths of your imagination, overflowing with favorite lines from beloved writers and soul-stirring questions. Write It! will help you deepen your writing practice as well as your relationship to identity, place, and community. Sometimes there is nothing more terrifying than a blank page or blinking cursor. Sometimes you need the right nudge and spark, these one hundred prompts are lit matches waiting for you”—Tiana Clark, I Can’t Talk About The Trees Without The Blood
£19.43
Shadow Mountain Write Fearless. Edit Smart. Get Published.
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£17.84
Graywolf Press,U.S. The Art of Revision: The Last Word
Book SynopsisThe fifteenth volume in the Art of series takes an expansive view of revision-on the page and in life In The Art of Revision: The Last Word, Peter Ho Davies takes up an often discussed yet frequently misunderstood subject. He begins by addressing the invisibility of revision-even though it's an essential part of the writing process, readers typically only see a final draft, leaving the practice shrouded in mystery. To combat this, Davies pulls examples from his novels The Welsh Girl and The Fortunes, as well as from the work of other writers, including Flannery O'Connor, Carmen Machado, and Raymond Carver, shedding light on this slippery subject. Davies also looks beyond literature to work that has been adapted or rewritten, such as books made into films, stories rewritten by another author, and the practice of retconning in comics and film. In an affecting frame story, Davies recounts the story of a violent encounter in his youth, which he then retells over the years, culminating in a final telling at the funeral of his father. In this way, the book arrives at an exhilarating mode of thinking about revision-that it is the writer who must change, as well as the writing. The result is a book that is as useful as it is moving, one that asks writers to reflect upon themselves and their writing.
£10.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 1 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
£19.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 2 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
£19.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 3 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
£19.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 4 Teacher
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
£19.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 5 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
£19.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Spelling Games and Activities, Grade 6 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisSpelling practice that is fun and effective! This resource gives students spelling and word study practice using words from across the curriculum and the real world.
£19.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Nonfiction, Grade 1
Book SynopsisBuild strong literacy foundations with leveled nonfiction minibooks and comprehension activities! Engage first-grade students in high-quality reading comprehension lessons that include picture dictionaries with words to know, plus comprehension, vocabulary, and scaffolded writing activities.
£19.19
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Nonfiction, Grade 2
Book SynopsisBuild strong reading comprehension skills with leveled nonfiction texts and comprehension activities! Engage second-grade students in high-quality reading comprehension lessons that include texts with a variety of text structures, picture dictionaries, comprehension activities, writing prompt activities, and more.
£19.19
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Nonfiction, Grade 3
Book SynopsisBuild strong reading comprehension skills with leveled nonfiction texts and comprehension activities! Engage third-grade students in high-quality reading comprehension lessons that include texts with a variety of text structures, dictionaries, comprehension activities, writing prompt activities, and more.
£19.19
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Nonfiction, Grade 5
Book SynopsisBuild strong reading comprehension skills with leveled nonfiction texts and comprehension activities! Engage fifth-grade students in high-quality reading comprehension lessons that include texts with a variety of text structures, dictionaries, comprehension activities, writing prompt activities, and more.
£19.19
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Nonfiction, Grade 6 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisBuild strong reading comprehension skills with leveled nonfiction texts and comprehension activities! Engage sixth-grade students in high-quality reading comprehension lessons that include texts with a variety of text structures, dictionaries, comprehension activities, writing prompt activities, and more.
£19.19
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Paired Text, Grade 1
Book SynopsisReading comprehension practice gives first-grade students strong foundations. It includes 7 paired text units with leveled minibooks about science and social studies topics. Each unit has a big question, a teacherâs complex text, a picture dictionary, and illustrated reading and writing activities. Each unit also includes assessment activities.
£19.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Paired Text, Grade 5
Book SynopsisReading comprehension practice boosts fifth-grade studentsâ competencies across the curriculum. Includes 8 paired text units with science, social studies, and civics topics. Each unit has an essential question and vocabulary, reading, and writing activities that help students examine texts and engage in discussions. Also includes unit assessments.
£19.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Paired Text, Grade 6 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisReading comprehension practice boosts sixth-grade studentsâ competencies across the curriculum. Includes 8 paired text units with science, social studies, and civics topics. Each unit has an essential question and vocabulary, reading, and writing activities that help students examine texts and engage in discussions. Also includes unit assessments.
£19.99
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Fiction, Grade 1 Teacher
Book SynopsisBuild strong reading comprehension skills with leveled fiction stories and comprehension activities!
£19.19
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Fiction, Grade 2 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisBuild strong reading comprehension skills with leveled fiction stories and comprehension activities!
£19.19
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Fiction, Grade 4 Teacher
Book SynopsisBuild strong reading comprehension skills with leveled fiction stories and comprehension activities!
£19.19
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Reading Comprehension: Fiction, Grade 6 Teacher Resource
Book SynopsisBuild strong reading comprehension skills with leveled fiction stories and comprehension activities!
£19.19
Dayspring Publishing Kind Words Are Like Honey Sweet To The Soul Journal
£15.47
Sourcebooks, Inc 52 Diverse Titles Every Book Lover Should Read: A
Book SynopsisThe American Library Association presents a book by a must-read BIPOC author for every week of the year in this beautiful reading log.Calling all book lovers! Expand your reading list with a one-year reading challenge from the American Library Association (ALA). Including the ALA's insights into each title and prompts for further reflection, this journal is a must-have for all bibliophiles and library regulars.Includes:52 book recommendations to keep you reading BIPOC authors all yearRoom to reflect on each book as you complete the challengePages for your personal reading log, perfect for sharing on social media
£13.59
