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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by Anne Lamott  
Publisher Comments "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...
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The Writer's Guide to Writing Your Screenplay: How to Write Great Screenplays for Movies and Television
by Cynthia Whitcomb
Synopsis In this essential writer's guide, a professional screen-writer shares her know-how on the elements of writing for the screen, from the basics of character development and creating the structure to resolving problems and revising in only three drafts....
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On Writing
by Stephen King
Publisher Comments "Long live the King," hailed Entertainment Weekly upon the publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft,...
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American Writers at Home
by J. D. McClatchy
Publisher Comments For lovers of American literature, history, architecture, and design, this elegant and engaging book brings together photographic and literary portraits of the houses of America's most beloved writers, revealing as never before how important place —...
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Developing Story Ideas (2ND 06 Edition)
by Michael Rabiger
Publisher Comments This book was written to answer a pressing need for works with more individuality, focus, and personal voice. Michael Rabiger, a renowned teacher, author, educator, and mentor, proves we all have the inner resources and life experiences to be creative...
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Writing Fiction (03 Edition)
by Gotham Writers' Workshop
Publisher Comments This guide's 11 easy-to-use chapters each focus on a different element of the writer's craft--character, plot, point of view, theme, setting, description, voice, and dialogue....
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Writing Alone and with Others
by Pat Schneider
Publisher Comments For more than a quarter of a century, Pat Schneider has helped writers find and liberate their true voices. She has taught all kinds--the award winning, the struggling, and those who have been silenced by poverty and hardship. Her innovative methods have...
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Writing Brave and Free: Encouraging Words for People Who Want to Start Writing
by Ted Kooser
Publisher Comments Positive and motivating guide to writing and publishing by the writer and Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser and former book editor, Steve Cox....
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Six-Figure Freelancing
by Kelly James-enger
Publisher Comments Is it possible to give up your nine to five job and make more money as a full-time freelancer? Absolutely." Six-Figure Freelancing" shows writers how to make the most of the ballooning freelance industry by adopting a business-like approach to their...
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The Romance Writer's Handbook
by Rebecca Vinyard
Publisher Comments This book takes budding writers by the hand and guides them through the techniques needed to succeed in this popular genre. Chapters focus on getting started; creating new ideas; doing research; setting realistic goals and avoiding common blunders. This...
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Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More...
by Dianne Jacob
Publisher Comments Food lovers who want to express themselves through article writing, restaurant reviewing, and cookbook writing will find the tools to get started in the incredibly popular world of food writing....
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Remarkable Reads: 34 Writers and Their Adventures in Reading
by J. Peder Zane
Powells.com Staff Pick Ask just about any author why they write and you're likely to hear a story about a book they once read. In Remarkable Reads, thirty-four accomplished authors each remember one such book. Together, these short personal essays deliver a fascinating glimpse...
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Complete Guide To Book Marketing (Rev 03 Edition)
by David Cole
Publisher Comments Time for Team Work: David Cole Calls Upon Authors and Publishers to Combine Their Marketing Efforts When author Ronald Peters signed his first book with a mid-size publishing house, things looked great at first. Yet as soon as his book entered...
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The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction
by Stephen Koch
Publisher Comments "The Modern Library Writer's Workshop" presents a treasure trove of useful advice, inspiring wisdom, and encouraging support for the beginning fiction writer by the former chair of the graduate writing program at Columbia University....
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The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success
by Linda Formichelli
Publisher Comments Illustrates that breaking the traditional "rules" of freelancing can lead to success by revealing tips that the most successful freelancers use....
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Publicize Your Book!: An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book the Attention It Deserves
by Jacqueline Deval
Publisher Comments This indispensible guide from a book-publicity insider offers everything authors need to know to assist their publishers in publicizing, marketing, and promoting their books. From working alongside professional publicists on campaigns and marketing plans...
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Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity
by Julia Cameron
Publisher Comments Ten years ago Julia Cameron published a groundbreaking work that offered an original and astoundingly effective twelve-week course in creative discovery. With nearly two million copies sold, The Artist's Way is now a classic cherished by the aspiring and...
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What in the Word?
by Charles Harrington Elster
Publisher Comments Drawing upon esoteric sources and his own expertise, Elster uses a Q&A format to cover a variety of topics--word and phrase origins, slang, style, usage, punctuation, and pronunciation. Every chapter features original brainteasers, challenging...
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On Teaching and Writing Fiction
by Wallace Stegner and Lynn Stegner
Powells.com Staff Pick Wallace Stegner once claimed that "talents are as numerous as salmon eggs, and for the same reason: those that can survive to maturity will be few." Coming from the founder of the Stanford Writing Program and one of the most...
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Script-selling Game (02 Edition)
by Kathie Fong Yoneda
Publisher Comments There are really only two types of people in Hollywood: those who sit around wearing black clothes in smoky coffee shops, complaining they can?t get their scripts past the studio gates? and then there are the players. The ones with the hot scripts. The...
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