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Book SynopsisTrish Hall’s essential new work on writing well is a sparkling instructional guide to persuading (almost) anyone, on (nearly) anything. Hall has spent years immersed in argument, passion and trend-setting ideas—but also in tangled sentences, migraine-inducing jargon and dull-as-dishwater writing. Drawing on her experience editing everyone from Nobel Prize winners and global strong-men (Putin) to first-time pundits (Angelina Jolie), Hall presents the ultimate guide to writing persuasively for students, job applicants and authors. Setting out the core principles for connecting with readers, Writing to Persuade combines boisterous anecdotes with practical advice, offering an accessible guide to the art of effectively communicating above the digital noise of the twenty-first century.

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Book SynopsisNew and emerging writers, existing writers looking to expand their skills and readers of erotic literature interested in writing their own stories will find this book a lively and informative 'how to' on writing erotica. Written by a published author, Passionate Plots focuses upon plot and crafting integral erotic scenes, with practical exercises for the reader.Trade ReviewKelly Lawrence's Passionate Plots is a clear and concise teaching tool for anyone learning to write erotica or anyone just wanting to write a better sex scene. A must have for every writer's reference shelf. --KD Grace, Bestselling author of 'The Initiation of Ms Holly'

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Book SynopsisA reissue of a classic work published in 1934 on writing and the creative process, Becoming a Writer recaptures the excitement of Dorothea Brande's creative writing classroom of the 1920s. Decades before brain research discovered the role of the right and left brain in all human endeavor, Dorothea Brande was teaching students how to see again, how to hold their minds still, and how to call forth the inner writer.

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Book SynopsisThe 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 hopeful writers with the tools they need to share their life stories with the world and become published authors.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: The First Steps to Writing a Memoir 7 Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Memoir Writing: Just the Basics 9 Chapter 2: Getting Started: What You Need to Know about Writing Your Memoir 17 Chapter 3: Understanding What Readers Expect: The Story Behind a Good Story 35 Chapter 4: Researching and Remembering: Gathering Enough Material 47 Chapter 5: Developing Ideas like the Pros 61 Part II: Telling Your Story with Pizzazz 75 Chapter 6: Giving Your Story Some Structure 77 Chapter 7: Establishing the Setting and Scene 93 Chapter 8: The Character of Characters 111 Chapter 9: Making the Most of Dialogue 129 Chapter 10: Realizing the Power of Voice 153 Chapter 11: Handling Point of View 165 Chapter 12: Bold Beginnings and Fantastic Finishes 179 Part III: Revising, Editing, and Pushing Your Story to the Next Level 193 Chapter 13: Adjusting the Big Picture: Fine-Tuning Structure and Story 195 Chapter 14: Ensuring the Theme and Meaning Are What You Want 207 Chapter 15: Making Revisions 221 Chapter 16: Streamlining Your Story with Sentence-Level Edits 231 Chapter 17: Saying the Unsayable: Knowing What to Include or Exclude 251 Part IV: Sharing Your Story: A Publishing Primer 263 Chapter 18: Locating and Landing a Literary Agent 265 Chapter 19: Making Sense of Traditional Publishing and the Submission Process 281 Chapter 20: Going It Alone: Self-Publishing and E-Publishing 299 Chapter 21: Promoting Your Finished Product (and Yourself) 317 Part V: The Part of Tens 333 Chapter 22: Ten Myths about Memoirs 335 Chapter 23: Ten Reasons Memoirs Are Rejected 341 Chapter 24: Ten Tips to Writing Your First Book 347 Index 353

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Book SynopsisOn Writing Short Stories, Second Edition, explores the art and craft of writing short fiction by bringing together nine original essays by professional writers and thirty-three examples of short fiction. The first section features original essays by well-known authors--including Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andre Dubus--that guide students through the process of writing. Focusing on the characteristics and craft of the short story and its writer, these essays take students from the workshopping process all the way through to the experience of working with agents and publishers. The second part of the text is an anthology of stories--many referred to in the essays--that give students dynamic examples of technique brought to life.In this second edition, author-editor Tom Bailey brings the text up-to-date with new and revised essays, alongside classic pieces by Robert Coles and Frank Conroy and a foreword by Tobias Wolff.New to This Edition* Includes new and revised essays: Two Table of ContentsForeword by Tobias Wolff ; Preface ; Contributors ; Part One: On Writing Short Stories ; Francine Prose, What Makes a Short Story ; Joyce Carol Oates, Reading as a Writer: The Artist as Craftsman ; Tom Bailey, Character, Plot, Setting and Time, Metaphor, and Voice ; The Voice of Desire: Character ; The Why? Behind the Power of Plot: Shaping the Short Story ; The Lesser Angels of Fiction: Setting and Time ; "The Connectedness of All Living Things": Metaphor ; The Writer's Signature: Voice ; Frank Conroy, The Writer's Workshop ; Antonya Nelson. Whose Story Is It? The Anonymous Workshop ; Robert Boswell After the Workshop: Transitional Drafts ; Andre Dubus, The Habit of Writing. ; Robert Cole, Why Write? Taking on the World ; C. Michael Curtis, Publishers and Publishing ; Part Two: Short Stories ; Guy de Maupassant, The String ; Anton Chekhov, The Lady with the Pet Dog ; James Joyce, Eveline ; Yukio Mishima, Patriotism ; Ernest Hemingway, Hills Like White Elephants ; Tillie Olsen, I Stand Here Ironing ; William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily ; John Steinbeck, The Chrysanthemums ; Cynthia Ozick, The Shawl ; Flannery O'Connor, Everything That Rises Must Converge ; John Updike, A & P ; Margaret Atwood, Happy Endings ; Joyce Carol Oates, Heat ; Raymond Carver, Cathedral ; Mark Helprin, North Light ; Jayne Anne Phillips, Wedding Picture, Cheers, Stripper, and The Powder of the Angles, and I'm Yours ; Ron Hansen, Wickedness ; David Leavitt, Braids ; Jumpha Lahiri, A Temporary Matter ; Tom Franklin, Alaska ; Junot Diaz, Nilda ; Rick Bass, The Fireman ; Tom Bailey, Snow Dreams ; Susan Perabo, The Payoff ; Robert Boswell, The Darkness of Love ; ZZ Packer, Brownies ; Andre Dubus, A Father's Story ; Antonya Nelson, Dick ; Susan Mino, Lust ; Tobias Wolff, Bullet in the Brain

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Book SynopsisUsing clear, readable prose, conceptual artist and poet Kenneth Goldsmith’s manifesto shows how our time on the internet is not really wasted but is quite productive and creative as he puts the experience in its proper theoretical and philosophical context.Kenneth Goldsmith wants you to rethink the internet.Trade ReviewFor decades, Kenneth Goldsmith has forced us to question what constitutes and what does not constitute art. In Wasting Time on the Internet, he demonstrates persuasively and precisely the myriad ways in which the web undergirds contemporary art and ambitious contemporary art engages seriously with the implications of the web. -- David Shields, author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto "The Internet made the world an intelligence and vastly increased my own. I got my theory from Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables, Wells' World Brain and McLuhan, but now I have the Internet instruction book: Wasting Time on the Internet. It's also a pretty good history of the future." -- Glenn O'Brien, author of The Style Guy and How To Be a Man "Deeply versed in avant garde and surreal modes of seeing and playing in the so-called "real world," Goldsmith proves a brilliant guide to the worlds we describe as digital or virtual. It's pure pleasure to browse and surf and swipe and poke at contemporary tech culture in his company." -- Rob Walker, co-editor Significant Objects "Entertaining, vividly written investigation of the ways people interact with the web... Goldsmith maintains a sharp focus as he weaves together wildly diverse ideas, explaining new information clearly for a general audience." -- Publishers Weekly "A persuasive argument about how what conventional wisdom dismisses as "wasting time" is actually time well spent" -- Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisThis guidebook offers a rhetorical framework for writing and analyzing content for social media and the web. In the age of disinformation and hyper-targeted digital advertising, writers and teachers of writing must be prepared to delve into the digital world with a critical and strategic perspective. This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to writing scenarios with insights from classical and contemporary rhetoric, the philosophy of technology, and digital media theory. Special emphases are also placed on preparing for writing, marketing, and communications careers in the digital space, and on ethical issues related to digital and social media.Trade Review“In Digital Writing, Dan Lawrence skillfully blends ancient rhetorical concepts and contemporary philosophical thought with the pragmatic theories and best practices of the digital age. In this concise, accessible text, Lawrence speaks not only to students who aspire to writing careers, but also to teachers whose pedagogical development necessitates a nuanced understanding of the theories and machinations that underpin the digital world. Lawrence’s experience as a digital practitioner, his skill as a teacher, and the sophistication of his reflections permeate the book and promise to enrich the field of digital writing.” — Karla Saari Kitalong, Professor Emerita, Michigan Technological University“Dan Lawrence sets out to do some impossible things in Digital Writing: to use ancient techniques against modern technologies, and to apply ancient principles to a society that has lost touch with them. Lawrence uses a tried and true historical framework to provide solutions to problems which have become societal and for which we have precious few such helpful guides. Lawrence urges the reader to do the one thing advertisers, marketers, and tech companies do not want them to do, something it is harder and harder to do with each passing microsecond: to stop and think. Digital Writing will open a lot of eyes to the subtle arts of persuasion employed at every turn of the average person’s daily digital life, and will arm them with the resources to be more intentional in their participation and more sophisticated in their response.” — Andrew McLuhan, author of written matter (Revelore Press, 2021)Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Digital Writing 1.1 Introduction 1.2 What is Digital Writing? 1.3 Rhetorical Framework for Digital Writing 1.4 Rhetoric, Audience, and Technology 1.5 Rhetoric in Application 1.5.1 Ethos 1.5.2 Pathos 1.5.3 Logos 1.6 Procedural Rhetoric 1.7 Careers in Digital Writing 1.8 How to Use This Text 1.9 Exercises Chapter 2: Writing for Social Media 2.1 The Digital Writing Process 2.2 Rhetoric and Social Media 2.3 Emulation 2.4 Interactivity 2.5 House of Language: The Language Game 2.6 What is Social Media? 2.7 Benefits of Social Media 2.8 Social Media in Business 2.9 Global Social Media Usage 2.10 Major Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 2.10.1 Facebook 2.10.2 Twitter 2.10.3 Instagram 2.11 Digital Medi and Marketing 2.12 Marketing Departments 2.13 Marketing vs. Advertising 2.14 Conversions 2.15 Case Studies & Applications 2.16 Writing for Facebook 2.17 Writing for Twitter 2.18 Writing for Instagram 2.19 Exercises Chapter 3: Writing for the Web 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Global Internet Access and Usage 3.3 User Behavior and Time Online: What Are People Doing on the Internet? 3.4 Algorithms and the Black Box of Technology 3.5 Ethics, Data, and Privacy 3.6 Searchability/Findability 3.7 Disinformation 3.8 Writing Content for the Web 3.9 Web Traffic 3.10 Blogging 3.11 Search Engine Optimization 3.12 Content Writing 3.13 Landing Pages 3.14 Using Web Building Tools 3.15 Exercises Chapter 4: Digital-Visual Design 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Visual Rhetoric 4.3 Graphic Design 4.4 The Rise of Digital Video 4.5 Digital-Visual Design 4.6 Don’t Be Afraid of Adobe 4.7 YouTube and Video Advertisements 4.8 Aesthetics and Microgenres 4.9 Emergent Technology and the Reality of the Virtual 4.10 Exercises Chapter 5: Digital Writing Jobs 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Articulating Skills and Digital Skills 5.3 Acquiring and Claiming Skills 5.4 Specializations and What Employers Look For 5.5 Applying to Jobs 5.6 Networking and LinkedIn 5.7 The Digital Writer’s Resume 5.8 The Digital Writer’s Cover Letter 5.9 Conclusion5.10 Exercises Appendix Bibliography & Further Reading Pexels Imagery Credits

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Book SynopsisMaternal Journal is filled to the brim with ideas, support and inspiration to create your very own journal through your pregnancy, birth and parenthood. This easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated book will help you explore your creative voice and develop a regular journaling practice using artistic tools and techniques that fit in with everyday parenting. Inside, you will find more than 80 unique guided journal exercises created by leading artists, midwives, doulas and therapists to boost your creativity and wellbeing and help you reflect during this transformational stage of your life. Write a list poem with poet Hollie McNish, build a self-care alphabet with writer Laura Dockrill, or make your journaling manifesto with writer and performer Bryony Kimmings. Be a revolutionary mother with artist Barby Asante and explore daily drawings with live artist Bobby Baker. Based on the award-winning global community movement, led by artist and midwife Laura Godfrey-Isaacs and communications and content producer Samantha McGowan, Maternal Journal promotes the simple but radical concept of expressing thoughts, feelings and experiences creatively in a journal to promote positive mental health and wellbeing throughout your parenting journey.Trade Review"A brilliant creative guide to navigating and chronicling the momentous experience of pregnancy, birth and parenthood. An inspiration, a refuge and a solace. An essential addition to every family and extended family!" Louisa Buck, art critic

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Book SynopsisTackle the challenges of memoir writing and share your story.'Cathy is the person who first told me to write about my mental health when I was nervous to do so. She is a great writer herself and this is brilliant.' - Matt Haig, author of Reasons to Stay AliveWhy do we want to write and what stops us? How do we fight the worry that no-one will care what we have to say? What can we do to overcome the obstacles in our way? Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tackle all this and more in Write It All Down, a guide to putting your life on the page. Complete with a compendium of advice from amazing writers such as Dolly Alderton, Adam Kay and Candice Carty-Williams, this book is here to help you discover the pleasure and solace to be found in writing; the profound satisfaction of wrestling a story onto a page and seeing the events of your life transformed through the experience of writing a memoir.Perfect for seasoned writers as well as writing amateurs and everyone in between, this helpful handbook will steer you through the philosophical and practical challenges of writing, whether you're struggling with writers block or worrying what people will say. Intertwined with reflections and exercises, Write It All Down is at once an intimate conversation and an invitation to share your story.Trade ReviewA gentle, wise and witty book that will take you by the hand and guide your words onto the page - I truly wish I'd read it before I began to write. -- Raynor Winn, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Salt Path and The Wild SilenceCathy has an extraordinary gift for helping people tell their stories and you need this gently inspirational book in your life. -- Nina Stibbe, author of the award-winning Love, Nina and Reasons to Be CheerfulA wonderful, inspiring and practical book . . . I recommend this book to anyone who wants inspiration, concrete tips and encouragement to write. -- Julia Samuel, author of Grief Works and This Too Shall PassTable of ContentsSection - Introduction: Introduction Section - Part one: Preparation: Preparation Section - Part Two: Excavation: Excavation Section - Part Three: Crafting and Editing: Crafting and Editing Section - Part Four: Getting Work Done: Getting Work Done Section - Epilogue: Epilogue Section - Further Reading: Further Reading Section - The Memoir Shelf: The Memoir Shelf Section - An Inspiring Addendum: An Inspiring Addendum

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Book SynopsisIn Damn! That''s Funny!, readers learn from a true pro what makes readers laugh, how to write humorous pieces, how to add humour to serious articles, and how to market their material. Written by television comedy writer Gene Perret, a three-time Emmy Award-winner and long-time head writer for Bob Hope.

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Book SynopsisSometimes you want to write, but you don't know what to write about. Sometimes you know what to write about, but not how to make it work. This book will bring you a year's advice and inspiration to move your writing forward. Each two-page spread opens with learning points and advice, followed by interesting exercises to help you put this into practice. In 365 days you'll learn to: - create believable characters - write realistic dialogue - let your reading improve your writing - use personal experience to inspire fiction find the factors that get a story going - choose the right tense and person for your stories - show, rather than tell - work out which writing rules really matter - and follow themTrade Review'Not only do you have something to write about each day -but you will be learning from the writing you are doing.' Writing Magazine

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Book SynopsisWriting Without a Parachute: The Art of Freefall shows both beginning and experienced writers how to get the thinking mind to step aside, so that writing becomes truly creative - a vulnerable and open-hearted engagement with the moment. Here for the first time, writing teacher Barbara Turner-Vesselago shares in print the method by which, for almost 30 years, she has helped hundreds of writers to publish fiction, memoir, non-fiction and poetry worldwide. By means of five simple precepts, she leads the writer step by step into real trust in writing through the art of Freefall: invoking the courage to fall without a parachute into the words as they come. This book can be used for inspiration, as a reference, or as a sustained, twelve-month course in writing. It will help all writers to connect with their deepest intention in writing, and to write with greater authority and grace.Trade ReviewThis book has something most instruction completely misses: a practical set of exercises and explanations to help with the imaginative act of original composition. It will be useful for beginners, superb for writers in the middle of their training and an absolute lifesaver for pros who have lost their nerve. I shall recommend it to all my students and many of my friends. -- Mimi Thebo, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Bath Spa UniversityHere is a book that charts new territory, inviting the writer to fall with confidence into the ether of the creative self in order to write with skill and authenticity. -- Louise Green, Editor, Lapidus JournalRead this book whether you want to be a professional writer or more likely, someone - basically all of us - who needs to find and hear their own voice - and let it flow - so that your life will also flow. -- Richard Moss, Author of The Mandala of Being and Inside-Out HealingTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Finding the Way. 2. How to Support Yourself as a Writer. 3. The Five Precepts. 4. Let One Thing Lead to Another. 5. Dropping In, with Sensuous Detail. 6. Finding Where the Energy Is. 7. Life, Writing, and te Ten-Year Rule. 8. The Dragons at the Gate. 9. A Writer's Discipline. 10. A Poet's Way of Mind. 11. Letting Go; Sinking In. 12. Dialogue. 13. Opening Out. 14. Freefalling with Intention. Notes.

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Book Synopsis100 imagination-stretching writing exercises inspired by the idea of creative constraints

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Book SynopsisHelpful instruction and plenty of practice for your child to master the basics of writingUnderstanding writing is essential for your child to write with competence and clarity. Practice Makes Perfect: Mastering Writing gives your child bite-sized explanations of this essential skill, with engaging exercises that keep her or him motivated and excited to learn. They can practice the writing skills that are challenging, polish skills theyâve mastered, and stretch themselves to explore skills they have not yet attempted. This title features 170 activities (plus answer key) that increase in difficulty as your child proceeds through the book.This book is appropriate for a 6th grade student working above his or her grade level, or as a great review and practice for a struggling 7th or 8th grader.Your student will learn how to: Find and develop ideas for topics Create first drafts Develop sentences and use correct subject-verb agreement Table of ContentsAbout This BookHow to Use This BookPart One: Finding and Developing Ideas for WritingDiscovering IdeasThe Value of Keeping a JournalFocusing IdeasDeveloping IdeasOrganizing IdeasPart Two: Writing the DraftSentences: The Foundation of the DraftBuilding ParagraphsUsing Adjectives and Adverbs WiselyOrder and SequenceUsing Strong VerbsPoint of ViewPart Three: RevisionWhat Is Revision?Plan for RevisionRevision Peer ConsultantsPart Four: ProofreadingProofreading StrategiesProofreading and Computer ScreensThe Value of Proofreading PartnersAnswer KeyIndex

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Book SynopsisLooks at such fields for inquiry as company frauds (including those of Robert Maxwell), consumer complaints, crime, police malpractice, the intelligence services, local government and corruption in Parliament and in overseas and international bodies. This book defines what investigative reporting is and what qualities it requires.Trade Review'A sensible and well-researched handbook which breaks new ground and pretty well covers the waterfront.'David Leigh, British Journalism ReviewTable of ContentsWhat is investigative reporting?The making of an investigative reporterInsight and the development of techniquesFinding the storiesPursuing inquiries I: Doing it rightPursuing inquiries II: Getting it rightFinding the peopleDealing with documentsGetting people to talkWriting it: problems and pitfallsTwo classic investigationsLooking into companiesThe Maxwell investigationsSocial and consumer affairsCrimeTrail of the bent coppersSecurity and intelligenceInvestigating local governmentSleazeCruelty and corruptionInvestigating abroadBooks for further readingPeople who helped with this bookCouncil information open to public viewPress Complaints Commission - Code of Practice

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Book SynopsisConversations on jazz and literature with some of America's most important artists and writersTrade ReviewAsk Me Now is an excellent and engaging collection. I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted to learn more about jazz, about writing, and about the connections between writing and music. Volume 32, Issue 5, 2009 * Popular Music and Society *The interviewees cover a wide range from jazz-aware poets to literature-aware jazzers...many of the litterateurs not only have genuine enthusiasm for the music but seem to know an awful lot about it...Feinstein's agenda is all about proving that poets have a right to draw on jazz for inspiration.August 2008 -- Brian Priestley * Jazzwise *No matter how much one might know about jazz and the ways contemporary writers make use of the music, this book is a find and a pleasure to read. * American Book Review *. . . convey[s] the power of language within a framework of artistic expression that is both scholarly relevant and readily accessible to readers. . . . * Metro Spirit *In looking at the relationship between jazz and literature, these interviews take up, among other things, the nature of jazz and its frequent neglect in the US. . . . [T]he book offers many original revelations from creative individuals who have had long experience in the field—musicians, critics, scholars, and record producers—and provides an abundance of information about poets inspired by specific musical pieces and musicians being inspired by works of poetry. The conversations with jazz critic Gary Giddins and his mentor Dan Morgenstern alone make this book worthwhile . . . Recommended. * Choice *In Ask Me Now: Conversations on Jazz & Literature. . . , saxophonist and English professor Sascha Feinstein gathers a stunning variety of musicians, poets, and novelists to discuss the engaging interactions between jazz and literature. * ForeWord *Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. Better You Say It First / Amiri Baraka2. Those Upward Leaps / Hayden Carruth3. Returning to Go Someplace Else / Jayne Cortez4. Just a Matter of Time / Bill Crow5. Did Your Mama Hear Those Poems? / Cornelius Eady6. Legwork / Gary Giddins7. The House as Open Ground / Lee Meitzen Grue8. Respiration and Inspiration / Fred Hersch9. Stolen Moments / David Jauss10. Survival Masks / Yusef Komunyakaa11. Detroit Jazz in the Late Forties and Early Fifties / Philip Levine12. Where the Call Needs to Be Heard / Haki R. Madhubuti13. Mingus at the Showplace / William Matthews14. Consideration / Dan Morgenstern15. The Greatest Equalizer in the World / Hank O'Neal16. Levels of the Blues / Eugene B. Redmond17. Cante Jondo / Sonia Sanchez18. Ask Me Now / John Sinclair19. Makes Me Feel Like I Got Some Money / Al Young20. Something to Believe In / Paul ZimmerAcknowledgmentsIndex

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Book SynopsisAmerica's favorite writing coach and bestselling author returns with an 'indispensable' guide (Diana K. Sugg, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter) to writing clearly and honestly in a world full of lies, propaganda, and misinformation. The darker and more dystopian the future appears, the more influential public writers become. But with so much content vying for our attention, and so much misinformation and propaganda polluting public discourse, how can writers break through the noise to inform an increasingly busy, stressed, and overwhelmed audience?   In Tell It Like It Is, bestselling author, writing coach, and teacher Roy Peter Clark offers a succinct and practical guide to writing with clarity, honesty, and conviction. By analyzing stellar writing samples from a diverse collection of public writers, Clark highlights and explains the tools journalists, scientists, economists, fact-checkers, even storytellers use to engage, inform, and

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Book SynopsisThe change will come. And it''s not far away, I promise you that. Some figure will emerge from the dark screaming ''Get out of the way''. And not far behind others will follow... The young are waiting. In all their power. Knocking on the door.The master builder Halvard Solness has a fear of falling. A self-made man, without professional qualifications, he has achieved domination in the town but he''s increasingly frightened of being displaced by the young. A woman, Hilde Wangel, appears from the mountains, claiming to have known Solness ten years previously, and telling him of a promise he made to her when she thirteen.David Hare has written a new adaptation of one of Henrik Ibsen''s most complex autobiographical masterpieces - a mesmeric exploration of control, power, lust and death, which builds to a vertiginous climax.The Master Builder premiered in this English version at The Old Vic, London, in January 2016.

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Book SynopsisGuide to how 'elements of style' function in the composition and editing process of writing. Useful for any student from middle school through college as a quick-reference writing tool.

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Book SynopsisA Poetry Journal to Poem Your Days Away! Don't wait for inspiration to strike! Whether you're an aspiring or published poet, this book will help you get in a frame of mind to make creative writing a consistent part of your life. With prompts from Robert Lee Brewer's popular Writer's Digest blog, Poetic Asides, you'll find 125 ideas for writing poems along with the journaling space you need to respond to the prompt.   • 125 unexpected poetry prompts such as from the perspective of an insect, about a struggle, or including the word change   • Plenty of blank space to compose your own poems   • Tips on unique poetic forms and other poetry resourcesPerfectly sized to carry in a backpack or purse, you can jot down ideas for poems as you're waiting in line for a morning coffee or take it to the park for a breezy afternoon writing session. Wherever y

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Book SynopsisForeword by M. G. Leonard: ''It''s rare to find a book that''s as useful as it is inspiring ... essential reading.''The indispensable guide to writing for children and young adults, this Yearbook provides inspirational articles from successful writers and illustrators, as well as details on who to contact across the media. It provides practical advice on all stages of the writing process from getting started, writing for different markets and genres, through to submission to literary agents and publishers as well as on the financial and legal aspects of being a writer. Widely recognised as the essential support for authors and illustrators working across all forms: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen and theatre, it is equally relevant to those wishing to self-publish as well as those seeking a traditional publisher-agent deal.New articles for 2022:Christopher Edge Plotting and pace in your middle-grade adventureL. D. Lapinski World-building in your fantasy fictionTrade ReviewWrite. Find your voice. Keep improving and you'll get there. * Patrice Lawrence *A goldmine of invaluable information. * Francesca Simon *Consult the excellent Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook and get going! * Jacqueline Wilson *. . . absolutely essential. If it was a person, it would be your most knowledgeable and trusted confidant. * Andy Stanton *Table of ContentsMajor sections on: Books Poetry Literary agents Illustration Newspapers & magazines Screen and audio Theatre Societies, prizes and festivals Self-publishing Publishing practice Law and copyright Money, tax and benefits

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Book SynopsisBeginning with the simple two-word sentence and working up to multi-clause possibilities, Templates shows students how to manipulate syntactic patterns for maximum rhetorical effect. Although it teaches grammar, it does not do so with the goal of correcting mistakes. Rather, it encourages writers to make full use of the complexity and flexibility of English sentence structure. Combining an emphasis on the writing process with both an awareness of audience and a raised consciousness about English grammar, Templates takes a unique approach to sentence-level writing and revision.Exercises throughout the book help students to move from simpler sentence structures to more complex multi-clause constructions.Key features: - Emphasizes the rhetorical possibilities of sentence structure - Grammatical analysis is demonstrated in terms of syntactic “templates” - Shows how the writer can play to audience awareness of these templates - Promotes sentence-level editing as the fine-tuning stage of the writing process - Usage issues are presented as choices based on level of formality, rather than as prescriptive rules - Includes a glossary of grammatical terms Trade Review“Stephen Lewis explains the often complicated aspects of English syntax in a relatable way, providing writers with useful tools to simplify sentence structure. With his templates as a foundation, students will easily be able to develop their unique style, equipped with the knowledge of why it is good writing.” — Jackie Hendricks, Santa Clara UniversityTable of ContentsIntroductionRationale for This ApproachHow to Use This BookA Note on TerminologyChapter One: What Is a Template?English Syntax as TemplatesExercisesChapter Two: The Intransitive TemplateSubjects and VerbsThe Basic TemplateExpanding the Intransitive TemplateMatters of StyleDelaying the SubjectReversing Subject and VerbMatters of UsageFragmentsSubject-Verb AgreementAdjectives and AdverbsExercisesChapter Three: The Linking TemplateThe Basic TemplateExpanding the Linking Verb TemplateOther Linking VerbsMatters of StyleMatters of UsageAdjectives and AdverbsThe Case of Pronouns in the Subjective ComplementSubject-Verb AgreementExercisesChapter Four: The Transitive Template I: Direct ObjectsThe Nature of ObjectsThe Basic TemplateVoiceExpanding the Transitive Verb TemplateMatters of StyleChoosing Active or PassivePossible Ambiguity in the Passive VoiceMatters of UsageSubject-Verb AgreementAdjectives and AdverbsPronoun CaseSpecial Cases in Transitive/Intransitive TemplatesExercisesChapter Five: The Transitive Template II: Indirect ObjectsIndirect ObjectsThe Basic TemplatesExpanding the TemplatesMatters of StyleMatters of UsagePronoun CaseSubject-Verb AgreementExercisesChapter Six: The Transitive Template III: Objective ComplementsObjective ComplementsThe Basic TemplateExpanding the TemplateMatters of StyleMatters of UsageSubject-Verb AgreementPronoun CasePossible AmbiguityExercisesChapter Seven: Compound TemplatesCompound Sentences and CoordinationThe Basic TemplatesMatters of StyleMatters of UsageExercisesChapter Eight: Dependent Clause Templates I: Adverb ClausesAdverb ClausesThe Basic TemplatesMatters of StyleMatters of UsageExercisesChapter Nine: Dependent Clause Templates II: Adjective ClausesAdjective Clauses and Relative PronounsOther Connecting WordsAdjective Clauses Modifying SubjectsAdjective Clauses Modifying ObjectsThe Basic TemplatesMatters of StyleMatters of UsageRelative Pronoun CaseRestrictive and Non-Restrictive ClausesEnding a Sentence (or Clause) with a PrepositionExercisesChapter Ten: Dependent Clause Templates III: Noun ClausesNoun ClausesThe Basic TemplatesMatters of StyleMatters of UsageExercisesGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisWrite Here is designed to teach students essential reading and writing skills, using media examples to help explain academic concepts and provide opportunities for practice. It is adaptable; because it covers the basics of reading, writing, and the modes of writing, it is appropriate to use in developmental composition classrooms. However, it also covers such topics as logical fallacies, rhetoric, timed writing, academic writing, source integration, and MLA/APA documentation, making it appropriate for a first-year or 'stretch' composition course. Many beginning writing students are underprepared and feel that writing just 'isn't for them.' The authors hope to dispel that myth by using media examples and a conversational tone to introduce and teach the material. Write Here provides examples that are interesting to students, while allowing them to connect to the subject matter on a more personal level - additionally, the process of analyzing the media helps students sharpen their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.Trade ReviewWe need this book in the composition market because it offers a new, refreshing perspective. The authors have a comprehensive understanding of students, their interests, and their needs, and they have created an extremely student-friendly book. Current research in rhetoric/composition tells us that our ultimate goal in freshman writing should be for our students to be able to evaluate their own communication skills as they move through their composition courses, and this is exactly what Randi Brummett de Leon and Brooke Hughes have accomplished at the end of each of their chapters in ‘Assessing Your Knowledge.’ This is a brilliant feature of the book that puts the students in charge of their own learning. Congratulations on an excellent new contribution to the field!" —Kim Flachmann, California State University, Bakersfield"This book covers a wide range of topics, with plentiful examples drawn mostly from student writing or from a variety of media sources. It provides valuable guides for developing a rhetorical understanding of media sources and critical media literacy skills; this section of the book is the most detailed and engaging, and the book will be most useful in classes in which most of the work revolves around such non-traditionally-academic sources. The explicit and detailed way in which it links reading and writing is also a welcome feature, as is the discussion of sentence-level issues that concludes the volume." —Michael Kaler, University of Toronto Mississauga"Write Here aims to boost student writers’ confidence by connecting the strategies used to read and analyze social media and popular culture with the reading, analysis, and writing processes required by first-year composition courses. De Leon and Hughes connect the elements of academic writing commonly taught in those courses¾reading and writing as processes, argumentative appeals and fallacies, essay structures, documentation, sentence grammar¾to the competencies students already possess. I particularly appreciate the clear and accessible approach to sentence grammar, which usefully explains both basic patterns and common errors." —Noel Currie, Langara College"In our fast-paced, social-media-soaked society, students read more words each day than prior generations, which makes the skills they learn in courses—rhetorical analysis, synthesis, how to evaluate sources, etc.—more important than ever as they navigate a landscape in which conspiracy theories thrive alongside peer-reviewed research articles. This is where Write Here shines. In addition to providing exceptional academic reading and writing strategies, de Leon and Hughes have culled relevant readings that are simultaneously complex and accessible, fresh and enduring—many of which are poised to become the timeless standards of future textbooks. Armed with Write Here, students and instructors alike will be better equipped to read, reflect, and respond in an ever-changing world." —Crystal Huddleston, Taft CollegeTable of Contents Chapter 1: Welcome to Write Here Part I: Connecting Reading & Writing Before You Read Chapter 2: Reading Chapter 3: Writing: The Writing Process Chapter 4: Writing: Parts of the Essay Chapter 5: Parallels Between Reading and Writing Skills Chapter 6: What are Modes of Writing? Chapter 7: Timed Writing Chapter 8: What is Rhetoric? Chapter 9: Errors in Thought Part II: Analyzing the Media Before You Read Chapter 10: Social Media Chapter 11: Advertisements Chapter 12: News Chapter 13: Television Part III: Exploring Academic Writing Before You Read Chapter 14: The Research Paper Process Chapter 15: Using Sources Chapter 16: MLA and APA Documentation Guide Part IV: Polishing Your Writing Before You Read Chapter 17: Parts of Speech, Phrases, and Clauses Chapter 18: Subject-Verb Agreement Chapter 19: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Chapter 20: Fragments Chapter 21: Run-Ons Chapter 22: Commas Chapter 23: Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, and Parentheses Chapter 24: Apostrophes Chapter 25: Quotation Marks Chapter 26: Easily Confused Words

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Book SynopsisCan a writing textbook inform and entertain? Can a very brief rhetoric also function as a stand-alone guide to college writing? Yes and yes. Speaking of Writing is a concise yet comprehensive rhetoric with readings. Informed by scholarship in Writing Studies, this book follows four college students from diverse backgrounds as they face the challenges of reading, writing, and critical thinking in first-year writing and across the disciplines. Each chapter engages students in relatable, often humorous scenarios that focus on key challenges.Through its story-based approach, Speaking of Writing enacts student-centered and process-based pedagogy, showing students learning to address fundamental questions: How can I apply my own strategies for success to new assignments? How can I maintain my own voice when asked to compose in an academic style? What do college professors mean by a "thesis," and how is this different from what my high-school teachers meant? Why is this argument weak, and how can I make it stronger? The book's narrative vividly dramatizes a draft-and-revision process that includes instructor feedback, peer review, and careful research.Trade Review“Speaking of Writing has everything a writing textbook should have—chapters on rhetoric, summary, analysis, argument and thesis, revision, documenting sources, voice and style—doing so using characters and often humorous narratives that my students found engaging, intuitive, and effective. Each chapter includes a variety of activities, from easy to more difficult, which are easy to combine with specific assignments. It is a book both students and instructors will cherish.” — James Pasto, Master Lecturer, Arts and Sciences Writing Program, Boston University“Speaking of Writing is unique in its ability both to engage students in first-year composition and to provide truly practical advice for multidisciplinary critical reading and writing situations.” — Stacey Donohue, Professor of English, Central Oregon Community College“I love this textbook! I thought Speaking of Writing was just going to be another boring old dull English book, but surprisingly this one is really interesting! The four students in the book provide personal experiences which I found helpful. I got to know what and how other people write, and the students’ strategy for developing a writing process was very interesting to read.” — Stephen Wu, Student, University of Ottawa“In Speaking of Writing: A Brief Rhetoric, Allegra Goodman and Michael Prince provide an indispensable, engaging guide to basic rhetorical concepts and how to write well. Through a creative structure and engaging prose, they make dry and difficult-to-parse concepts come to life, allowing readers to discover what makes writing work and not work in chapters that mimic the process of learning when guided by cogent, thoughtful instructors. … readers looking for an introduction to or a primer on essential writing and rhetorical concepts will be hard-pressed to find another textbook as fun, educational, and interesting.” — Dylan Schrader, Technical CommunicationTable of Contents Note to Students 1 What You Bring/What You Can Expect Writing a Literacy Narrative. Attitudes What You Bring What You Can Expect Developing a Writing Process Writing a Literacy Narrative Prewriting Freewriting Drafting Sharing a Draft Revising the Narrative ACTIVITIES 2 Rhetoric and the Rhetorical Situation Writing a Persuasive Letter. What Is Rhetoric and Why Does It Matter? Purpose Audience Genre New Genres, Unfamiliar Situations Rhetorical Appeals Ethos Pathos Logos Kairos Using Rhetorical Appeals ACTIVITIES 3 From Reading to Writing about Texts Writing a Paraphrase and Summary. Writing an Analysis of a Text. What Makes Reading Difficult? Previewing as a First Step Note-taking as a Second Step Note-taking as Active Learning Strategies for Note-taking Using a T Chart Annotation Identifying Verbal Signals Annotation Inspires Larger Questions Paraphrase Summary Distilling the Main Idea Brevity and Accuracy Using Paraphrase and Summary as Ends in Themselves Using Summary to Build an Argument From Reading to Writing: Analysis ACTIVITIES 4 From Reading to Writing about Images Writing an Analysis of an Image. Beyond a Quick Glance—Starting to Read Images What Makes Reading Images Difficult? Visual Signals Informational Images: Graphs and Charts Expressive Images: Drawings, Paintings, Photographs Rhetorical Appeals of Images Learning to Read Images Taking Notes on Images From Description to Analysis: An Everyday Object From Description to Analysis: A Photograph From Description to Analysis: A GraphParaphrasing Visual Material From Description to Analysis: An Illustration ACTIVITIES 5 Building an Argument: Claims and Support Writing an Opinion Piece. Writing a Review. What Is an Arguable Claim? Different Kinds of Argument Understanding and Avoiding Fallacies Fallacies of Pathos Fallacies of Ethos Fallacies of Logos Defining Your Terms Argument and Audience Argument Assignments Writing an Opinion Piece Understanding the Genre Coming Up with a Claim Supporting a Claim Arguing Step by Step Anticipating Possible Objections Concluding the Argument Writing a Review Understanding the Genre Coming Up with a Claim Qualifying a Claim Arguing Step by Step Anticipating Possible Objections Concluding the Review ACTIVITIES 6 Academic Argument: Thesis and Organization Writing a Thesis and Introduction. What Is a Thesis? What Is the Difference between Topic and Thesis? Moving from Topic to Thesis What Is the Scope of Your Topic? Consider Purpose, Genre, and Audience Consider the Significance of Your Topic Assert Your Own View in Contrast to Others Ask a Thought-Provoking Question The Style of a Thesis: First or Third Person? Position? Format? What Signal Does Your Thesis Send? Developing a Thesis How a Thesis Sets the Parameters of Your Work Using a Thesis to Outline Your Paper ACTIVITIES 7 Draft and Revision Writing a Comparison Paper. Draft: Where Do I Start? Examine Your Assignment Develop a Game Plan Gather and Take Notes on Your Material Build Your Draft from Notes Revision Revision Checklist Does My Writing Respond to My Assignment? Do I Need a Thesis? If So, Do I Have One? Do I Define My Terms Where Necessary? Does My Evidence Support My Thesis? Do I Show How My Evidence Supports My Thesis? Do I Address Possible Objections? Do I Develop My Ideas? Do I Guide the Reader with Step by Step Paragraphs and Smooth Transitions? Does My Conclusion Add Value? The Importance of Proofreading Draft and Revision throughout College Drafting a Comparison Essay Examine Your Assignment Narrowing Your Topic Developing a Thesis Devising a Game Plan Gathering Material and Taking Notes Building a Draft from Notes Introduction Supporting Paragraphs Conclusion Peer Review Responding to Instructor’s Comments ACTIVITIES 8 Responding to Other Voices/Other Sources Practicing Quotation. Why Is It Important to Cite Sources? Citation and the Rhetorical Situation Forms of Documentation: Examples from MLA, APA, and Chicago A Good IDEA Avoiding Dropped Quotes, Missing Documentation, and Unexplained Evidence Using IDEA to Document a Text Using IDEA to Document a Video Using IDEA to Document an Image Using IDEA to Integrate Quotations Responding to Other Voices Working Collaboratively and Working Alone Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism ACTIVITIES 9 Writing and Research Writing a Research Paper. Crafting a Multi-Modal Portfolio. What Is Research? Where Does It Begin? Starting with the Assignment Research Materials Identifying a Topic that Motivates You Initial Search: Relevant and Reliable Sources Refining a Question with Key Terms Seeking Expert Advice Sorting and Selecting Sources What Kind of Source Is This? What Is the Focus of This Source? Is This Material I Want to Study Further? Taking Notes on Selected Sources Synthesizing Material to Tighten Focus For Best Results, Re-Search Developing an Annotated Bibliography Drawing upon Research to Develop a Thesis Statement Building a Draft from Notes Peer Review for a Research Project Revising a Research Paper Controlling the Evidence So the Evidence Doesn’t Control You Responding to Other Researchers Multi-Modal Research Identifying a Topic Gathering and Sorting Sources Evaluating Each Source for Relevance and Reliability Using IDEA to Prepare an Online Portfolio Organizing the Portfolio Writing an Introduction to the Portfolio ACTIVITIES 10 Voice and Style What Is Voice? How Can I Maintain My Own Voice in College Writing? What If I’m Not Sure I Have a Voice? What Is Style? Writers Adopt a Style to Send a Message Where Does Style Come From? Diction Guidelines for Diction Consider the Rhetorical Situation Avoid Wordiness and Repetition Syntax Guidelines for Syntax Consider the Rhetorical Situation Aim for Clarity Adopt a Style, Maintain a Voice ACTIVITIES Works Cited About the Authors About the Illustrator Permissions Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisWriting the story of one’s life sounds like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. This warmhearted, encouraging guide helps readers record the events of their lives for family and friends. Excerpts from other writers’ work are included to exemplify and inspire. Provided are tips on intriguing topics to write about, foolproof tricks to jog your memory, ways to capture stories on paper without getting bogged down, ways to gather the facts at a local library or historical society, inspired excerpts from other writers, and published biographies that will delight and motivate.Trade Review"An inspiration and a practical guide to writing your autobiography." --KLIATT"Leads you through the process of story creation for nonprofessionals in a way that is easy and fun." -- Women's Words

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Book SynopsisDesigned for middle school courses in English teaching a balance between grammar, composition and literature.

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Book SynopsisUpdated and expanded from one of the most popular grammar sites on the web, this book provides a modern guide to English usage for the 21st century. With topics arranged alphabetically and written in an enjoyable and readable tone, The English Language: A User's Guide will help students and writers understand the nature of the language, explaining the ''why'' of the rules as well as what constitutes good grammar and style. Going beyond the prescriptive wrong /right examples, Jack Lynch includes examples of weak/strong, good/better, disputed/preferred, and informal/formal usage.

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Book Synopsis A More Perfect Ten is a revision of Gary Garrison''s pioneering book on writing and producing the 10-minute play, and it is now the most authoritative book on this emerging play form. The 10-minute play has become a regular feature of theatre companies and festivals from coast to coast, and Garrison has distilled the advice of many of those people who had been instrumental in promoting the ten minute play for the last few years. Replete with advice and tips on creating the successful 10-minute play, and cautions for avoiding the pitfalls, this new edition also includes addresses for the biggest and most important 10-minute festival opportunities, new sample 10-minute plays and questions for thought and discussion, and sample layout templates for laying out the play for submission. The savvy playwright at any level of skill can use this little book to great advantage. Plus Gary Garrison is warm, funny, irreverent, and essential.

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Book SynopsisPlaywriting Master Class is a book about the process of playwriting for the active playwright, the evolution of the play as the playwright engages with it and the choices the playwright makes in creating the play. Through the use of a number of case studies of playwrights engaged in writing and rewriting plays, Michael Wright focuses on different individual approaches to their work, fostering their own unique visions and voices as a means of helping the working playwright find her or his own voice. From the various forms of inspiration, overcoming writing blocks, revising a manuscript, etc., this book provides the playwright with models to follow, new techniques to explore, or even mere confirmation in the many ways that playwrights tackle the tasks of creating a play.

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Book Synopsis"Experiencing Theatre completely engages the beginning theatre student in the art of theatre. Students become playwrights, dramaturges, actors, directors, designers, adapters and collaborators though dynamic readings and excercises. This text gives them a great awareness of the work of being a theatre artist. Teachers have long strived towards creating these opportunities for their Intro students--finally a text that will make it happen." --Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre, Robert Morris University

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