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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 I was supposed to go to a Great Books college in the winter of 2001, but my father called me into his study two weeks before I was scheduled to depart for Annapolis. He explained that the money just wasn't there. I didn't ask any questions. I understood that there were ways around it.
#2 I visited my father's guitar store, where he was a dealer. His collection was...
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How to Write a Nonfiction Book: From planning to promotion in 6 simple steps ... Seventh Edition takes the mystery out of the book writing process! Here's what you need to know:
• What it takes to be an author
• How to write a proposal
• What, when, & how to write
• Who can help you
• What production includes
• What your publishing options are
• How to reach your readers
• What else you should read
The 6 simple steps...
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The Complete Article Writer shows you how to get from a potential article idea to a finished, publishable article, written for a specific readership.
The Complete Article Writer began life as a series of eight step-by-step workshops that took delegates through the process of creating a publishable article.
In book format its aim is the same: to show you how to get from a potential idea to a finished article written for a specific readership.
The...
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Here is a practical guide to writing short stories that explains all the essential techniques of fiction-from character and plot to flashback and foreshadowing-in a way that is both understandable and useful to the beginning writer. Long considered a classic in the field, Writing in General is the product of a lifetime of reflection by one of our best literary minds.
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Can you survive in publishing genre fiction if you don't outline, if you go AWOL from character interviews, if you go cross-eyed at color-keyed plot charts, and if you would rather clean a sewer than write a synopsis?
Whether your indie, traditional or hybrid, the answer is yes. A veteran bestselling author shares how she's survived and thrived through 50 books and 30 years in publishing.
USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn,...
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Do you need some inspiration? Calling all writers, new or seasoned!
Delve into your copy of 35 Christmas First Line Writing Prompts today. It's a variation of writing prompts you're not so familiar with and third book in the First Line Writing Prompt series. Great for fiction writers looking for something a little different.
If you are looking for a new exercise with writing prompts...check this out! The key is can you take an average line or phrase...
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Finished writing, and wondering where to go from there? The publishing world is in a state of flux, and you probably need help navigating it. Learn how to upload your book, step-by-step. Learn which retailers you should use, and whether you should use distributors. Learn which distributors to use, and why.
Do you need an ISBN? How about a copyright or a barcode?
Get the answers to these and many other questions from the first in a series of publishing...
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Do you have a story you're bursting to tell the world?
Are you sick of being rejected by the publishing establishment?
Do you want to inject a little punk rock, DIY ethos into your indie author career?
In How to Rock Self-Publishing, bestselling indie author and publishing coach Steff Green shows you how to tell your story, find your readers, and build a badass author brand. As a self-published author you'll learn how to: Define your measure of...
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Do you need some inspiration? Calling all writers, new or seasoned!
Delve into your copy of 35 Halloween First Line Writing Prompts today. It's a variation of writing prompts you're not so familiar with and second book in the First Line Writing Prompt series. Great for fiction writers looking for something a little different.
If you are looking for a new exercise with writing prompts...check this out! The key is can you take an average line or phrase...
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Through forty-three personal essays, Resonance: Essays on the Craft and Life of Writing brings together insights from writers and publishers across Canada on the practices that fuel their work, and invites readers to join the conversation through a series of engaging writing prompts. The essays collected here include strategies for pre-writing, writing and revision, as well as thoughts on the writing life and the world of writing. Resonance is for...
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How To Write A Romance Novel is a revolutionary writing guide from New York Times & USA Today Best-Selling Author, Judy Angelo.
This is not your typical 'how to write a novel' guide, with the usual discussions on point of view, character development and setting. Instead, in this discussion on writing a novel, we gain insight into the winning presentation and writing techniques that have made Judy's stories resonate with romance readers around the...
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Ready to sell books by the truckload? This marketing book is a compilation of one of the industry's hottest newsletters: The Book Marketing Expert. It's packed with literally thousands of marketing tips, articles, and shortcuts to selling thousands book books! Here's what's inside: Amazon hacks: how to get more out of your Amazon page and sell more books. How to get more reviews for your book. Selling on Pinterest. Turning your website into a 24/7...
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Do you need some inspiration? Calling all writers, new or seasoned!
Delve into your copy of 365 More First Line Writing Prompts today. It's a variation of writing prompts you're not so familiar with and fourth book in the First Line Writing Prompt series. Great for fiction writers looking for something a little different.
If you are looking for a new exercise with writing prompts...check this out! The key is can you take an average line or phrase...
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This singular book illustrates how to edit a piece of prose to enhance its clarity of thought and felicity of style. The authors first present ten principles of effective composition, and then scrutinize three extended paragraphs, suggesting with remarkable specificity how to improve them. The volume also offers challenging practice questions, as well as two finished essays, one serious and one humorous, that demonstrate how attention to sound mechanics...
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A skillful writer is one who respects and continually hones his/her craft. There are as many opinions on what it takes to become a skillful writer as there are writers. Many of them are worth considering, especially when they are the opinions of seasoned, successful writers. In The Skillful Writer: What separates the pros from the amateurs, every chapter begins with a quote from a best-selling author or a well-known expert in his/her field. For example,...
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The Book of Five: Everything authors need to know about nonfiction books is a collection of easy-to-follow lists for writers of nonfiction books. The book is divided into eight subjects every author should know about before you write your first book. The book contains advice for new and aspiring authors who want to excel at your craft; the essential steps in writing, publishing, and promoting a nonfiction book; and the finer points of staying organized,...
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English is a blend of passion and logic, except in spelling, which has nothing to do with either. Language is a set of conventions, some of them sensible, and some accidental. Usage is not so much a question of what is right or wrong as of what is or is not accepted. Accepted by whom? By the experts and the committees, and the advisers and the authorities, the stylists, and the grammarists, bless them, who write dictionaries, style guides, textbooks,...
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A metaphysical illustration of Julie Genovese's dramatic change in perspective from an accidental victim of a rare form of dwarfism to a divine director, from silent repression to emotional freedom, from a mind riddled with fear to a life nothing short of joy.
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DO YOU HAVE A BOOK IDEA but just don't what to do next to get those ideas into a book format? Are you are a Blogger desiring to turn your blog into a book? Maybe you are a Speaker, Pastor, or Teacher and desire to turn your recorded presentations into books. This 2nd edition contains additional valuable information on writing fiction and developing your fictional characters, as well as writing in the areas of non-fiction, romance/relationship and...
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Want to publish your book?
Learn how-it's easier than you think!
Charismatic authors and literary agents Jeff Herman and Deborah Levine Herman have successfully sold nearly 1,000 titles and learned-through trial and error-how to write a flawless book proposal that publishers can't resist. Now you can benefit from their hard work and publishing savvy. In this new edition to the bestselling guide, they offer guidance and advice that will inspire,...
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