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This inspirational guide for aspiring and experienced writers was originally published in 1997. Written in a friendly, hopeful, and gently humorous tone, it focuses on the creative process and emotional ups and downs of the creative life, providing insights into how to persist in the face of rejection, frustration, feelings of inadequacy, lack of support from loved ones, and more. It also offers practical how-to advice, from organizing your time so...
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In the sequel to her bestselling Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg advises readers on how to capture the flashes of inspiration of a writer's life, and turn this "thunder and lightning" into a polished final piece Any writer may find himself or herself with an abundance of raw material, but it takes patience and care to turn this material into finished stories, essays, poems, novels, and memoirs. Referencing her own experiences both as a...
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“Editing Canadian English” is a style guide, reference manual, judgment-call coach, and much more. Written by expert editors from across the country, it presents a flexible but systematic approach to creating workable Canadian styles.
This comprehensive update includes valuable information on:
• Canadianization
• inclusivity
• spelling
• compounds and hyphens
• capitalization
• abbreviations
• punctuation
• measurements
• citation
•...
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¡Bienvenido a La divina lengua! Estás a punto de comenzar un viaje hacia las zonas más recónditas de tu propia lengua. Desde el Paraíso de la gramática perfecta y las normas de escritura, hasta el Infierno del lenguaje inclusivo y el lunfardo. En el medio, el Purgatorio, el espacio oportuno para sanar nuestras bocas sucias y elegir si ascender a Dios o tirarse de lleno al fuego. Con ingenio y humor, recorreremos las múltiples tensiones de la...
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The truth about English is that it can get pretty boring. Dangling modifiers, gerunds, punctuation marks-it's enough to make you want to drop out of high school. Swearing and sex on the other hand, well, these time-honored pastimes warm the cockles of our hearts. Now, The Elements of F*cking Style drags English grammar out of the ivory tower and into the gutter, injecting a dull subject with a much-needed dose of color.
This book addresses everything...
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The goal of book marketing is to stop needing to do it
Learn how to:
• Scope your book into the world's best solution for a certain type of reader
• Test, improve, & iterate your ToC without needing to rewrite anything
• Design a engaging reader experience that makes your book a delight to read
• Discover the hidden analytics of boredom & confusion to identify book-killing problems & make the most of beta readers
• Treat marketing as a temporary...
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"A straightforward, friendly guide for aspiring writers" (Los Angeles Times): No more excuses. With award-winning author Walter Mosley as your guide, you can write a novel now.
"Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls," bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. In this invaluable book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish their novel in one year.
Intended as both inspiration...
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Michael Tapper considers Swedish culture and ideas from the period 1965 to 2012 as expressed in detective fiction and film in the tradition of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. Believing the Swedish police narrative tradition to be part and parcel of the European history of ideas and culture, Tapper argues that, from being feared and despised, the police emerged as heroes and part of the modern social project of the welfare state after World War II.
Establishing...
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A concise and accessible primer on the scientific writer's craft
The ability to write clearly is critical to any scientific career. The Scientist's Guide to Writing provides practical advice to help scientists become more effective writers so that their ideas have the greatest possible impact.
Drawing on his own experience as a scientist, graduate adviser, and editor, Stephen Heard emphasizes that the goal of all scientific writing should be absolute...
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*New York Times Bestseller *
One of NPR's Best Books of 2017
A wise and entertaining guide to writing English the proper way by one of the greatest newspaper editors of our time.
Harry Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger. He's even been knighted for his services to journalism. In DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?, he brings his indispensable insight to us all in his...
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