Writers Resources

On Writing by Stephen King

"Long live the King" hailed Entertainment more...0 points

"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, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King's advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported near-fatal accident in 1999....0 points

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss

A bona fide publishing phenomenon, Lynne Truss's now more...0 points

A bona fide publishing phenomenon, Lynne Truss's now classic #1 New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves makes its paperback debut after selling over 3 million copies worldwide in hardcover. We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the Internet, in e-mail, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor....0 points

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss

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How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (How to Write a Damn Good Novel) by James N. Frey

Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book more...0 points

Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can't be taught, but Frey does provide scores of helpful suggestions and sensible rules and principles.An international bestseller, How to Write a Damn Good Novel will enable all writers to face that intimidating first page, keep them on track when they falter, and help them recognize, analyze,....0 points

How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II: Advanced Techniques For Dramatic Storytelling by James N. Frey

"Damn good" fiction is dramatic fiction, more...0 points

"Damn good" fiction is dramatic fiction, Frey insists, whether it is by Hemingway or Grisham, Le Carre or Ludlum, Austen or Dickens. Despite their differences, these authors' works share common elements: strong narrative lines, fascinating characters, steadily building conflicts, and satisfying conclusions. Frey's How to Write a Damn Good Novel is one of the most widely used guides ever published for aspiring authors. Here, in How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II, Frey offers powerful advanced tec...0 points

The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth by James N. Frey

In his widely read guides How to Write a Damn Good more...0 points

In his widely read guides How to Write a Damn Good Novel and How to Write a Damn Good Novel II: Advanced Techniques, popular novelist and fiction-writing coach James N. Frey showed tens of thousands of writers how--starting with rounded, living, breathing, dynamic characters--to structure a novel that sustains its tension and development and ends in a satisfying, dramatic climax.Now, in The Key, Frey takes his no-nonsense, "Damn Good" approach and applies it to Joseph Campbell's insights into th...0 points

2008 Writer's Market by Robert Brewer

Features more than 3,500 completely updated listings. more...0 points

Features more than 3,500 completely updated listings. Includes five new sections (Newspapers, Syndicates, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Greeting Cards). Features exclusive articles and interviews with successful writers. The 2008 Writer's Market features all the great information writers have to come to expect for more than 80 years and then some. This edition takes Writer's Market to a new level of excellence with high profile author interviews and five new market sections. Of course, it's still....0 points

2008 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market) by Alice Pope

Lists over 750 places for children's writers to get more...0 points

Lists over 750 places for children's writers to get published. CWIM is the top children's publishing guide with over half a million copies sold. Completely revised and updated annually with exclusive interviews and articles by top children's publishing professionals. The 2008 Childrens Writers and Illustrators Market offers readers more than 750 listings for book publishers, magazines, agents, art reps and more. It's completely updated annually and is the most trusted source for children's publi...0 points

2008 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market (Novel and Short Story Writer's Market) by Lauren Mosko

For 26 years, fiction writers have depended on Novel more...0 points

For 26 years, fiction writers have depended on Novel & Short Story Writer's Market to help them sell their work and make professional connections in the industry. Listings for over 1,350 book publishers, magazines, literary agents, writing contests and conferences--202 of which are new to this edition--provide current contact information, editorial needs, schedules and guidelines that save you time and take the guesswork out of the submission process. This edition also contains interviews with a...0 points

2008 Poet's Market by Nancy Breen

Includes over 1,800 completely updated listings Features more...0 points

Includes over 1,800 completely updated listings Features exclusive articles, interviews, and how-to guides, keeping readers up-to-date on trends in the poetry publishing world. Offers additional listings for the reader's personal enrichment, including conferences and workshops, organizations for poets, print and online resources, state arts organizations, and glossaries. Readers will find all the information necessary to research markets and submit poetry for publication. In addition to market l...0 points

Sell Your Book on Amazon: The Book Marketing COACH Reveals Top-Secret "How-to" Tips Guaranteed to Increase Sales for Print-on-Demand and Self-Publishing Writers by Brent Sampson

So You'd Like to. Become An Amazon Bestseller! Don't more...0 points

So You'd Like to. Become An Amazon Bestseller! Don't wait. Publishing insider and CEO Brent Sampson reveals revolutionary advice guaranteed to increase your book sales on Amazon. Learn the powerful secrets used by successful Amazon authors every day. This informative and practical "how-to" guide shares new techniques that are proven to work. Solutions Revealed! Discover step-by-step methods for improving your exposure on Amazon and increasing your authority. Secrets Exposed! Increase your profit...0 points

The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency As a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less by Peter Bowerman

Booklist In this era of entrepreneurialism, Atlanta more...0 points

Booklist In this era of entrepreneurialism, Atlanta freelancer Peter Bowerman shows those timid (but talented) souls how almost anyone can forge ahead as an independent writer. His advice is good, couched in brassy prose that is easy to read. He anticipates every conceivable question and issue, including typical charges, marketing oneself, types of available work, and dealing with deadbeats. There are great common-sense tips, too, in the psychology of handling clients who think they're writ...0 points

The Well-Fed Writer: Back For Seconds A Second Helping Of "How-To" For Any Writer Dreaming of Great Bucks and Exceptional Quality of Life by Peter Bowerman

The Well-Fed Writer: Back For Seconds (Fanove, October more...0 points

The Well-Fed Writer: Back For Seconds (Fanove, October 2004) In 2000, Atlanta-based freelance commercial writer Peter Bowerman released "The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency As a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less," a detailed how-to for starting, building and managing a lucrative commercial freelancing business: writing for corporations and creative entities and for $50-125+ an hour. The book became an award-winning, triple-book-club selection (Book-of-the-Month, Quality Paperbac...0 points

The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier

The Screenwriter's Bible is six books in one. Book more...0 points

The Screenwriter's Bible is six books in one. Book 1 -- A screenwriting primer that provides a concise presentation of screenwriting basics. Book 2 -- A workbook that walks the writer through the writing process, from nascent ideas through revisions. Book 3 -- A formatting guide that presents correct formats for both screenplays and TV scripts. Book 4 -- A spec writing guide that demonstrates today's spec style through sample scenes and analysis. Book 5 -- A sales and marketing guide that presen...0 points

Web Word Wizardry A Net-Savvy Writing Guide by Rachel McAlpine

At last, a comprehensive book on writing for the Web more...0 points

At last, a comprehensive book on writing for the Web and intranet. With both authority and enthusiasm, web-wordsmith Rachel McAlpine illuminates the twilight zone between web design and traditional business writing. This fun and practical guide is crammed with expert advice on how to make online content readable, usable, findable, accessible, and credible--all the necessary ingredients for a heavily trafficked, highly profitable web site. *Everything's here, from keywords to titles, ezines to al...0 points

Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies by Sol Stein

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Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or instructors, amateurs or professionals. As the always clear and direct Stein explains here, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable solutions-how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, how to create interesting writing in the first place." With examples from bestsellers as well as from students' drafts,...0 points

How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome Them by Sol Stein

As slaves, African-Americans were virtually invisible more...0 points

As slaves, African-Americans were virtually invisible in American history. Although photography was introduced to this country in l840, precious few images of African-Americans survive today. Even after the Civil War there were not many African-American photographers, and very few black people had the time, money or freedom for a portrait sitting. Consequently, little photographic evidence remains to bear witness to the lives of four and a half million Americans of African descent.Jackie Napolea...0 points

Solutions for Writers by Sol Stein

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Solutions for Novelists by Sol Stein

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The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life by Julia Cameron

Now in paperback, the national bestseller that is breaking more...0 points

Now in paperback, the national bestseller that is breaking down the mythology behind the "writing life."What if everything we have been taught about learning to write was wrong? In The Right to Write, Julia Cameron's most revolutionary book, the author asserts that conventional writing wisdom would have you believe in a false doctrine that stifles creativity.With the techniques and anecdotes in The Right to Write, readers learn to make writing a natural, intensely personal part of life. Cameron's...0 points