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by William Strunk Jr.
<p>'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. ...
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by William Strunk Jr.
<p>'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. ...
ISBN: 9781515416159
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A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
by Noah Lukeman
<p>Whether you are a novice writer or a veteran who has already had your work published, rejection is often a frustrating reality. Literary agents and editors receive and reject hundreds of manuscripts each month. While it's the job of these ...
ISBN: 9780191630354
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International Perspectives on Humor in Journalism
by Richard Lance Keeble & David Swick
<p>Charles Dickens, celebrated novelist and journalist, believed that his greatest ability as a writer was to make people laugh. Yet, to date, humor has been strangely marginalized in journalism, communication and media studies.<br /> This ...
ISBN: 9781454189435
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New Directions, New Challenges
by Richard Sambrook & Stephen Cushion
<p>Over the last 30 years 24-hour television news channels have reshaped the practice and culture of journalism. But the arrival of new content and social media platforms over recent years has challenged their power and authority, with ...
ISBN: 9781433136948
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The Geek’s Guide to the Writing Life
An Instructional Memoir for Prose Writers
by Professor Stephanie Vanderslice
<p>The desire to create, to write, to fulfil our artistic dreams is a powerful human need. Yet the number of people who make a living solely by their pen is actually quite small. What does that mean for the rest of us, the self-described writing
ISBN: 9781350023574
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Reading, Writing, Teaching
by Mark Edmundson
<p><strong>From one of America's great professors, a collection of works exploring the importance of reading, writing, and teaching well, for anyone invested in the future of the humanities.</strong></p> <p>A renowned professor of English at ...
ISBN: 9781632863096
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The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style
by Christopher Riley
<i>The Hollywood Standard</i> describes in clear, vivid prose and hundreds of examples how to format every element of a screenplay or television script. A reference for everyone who writes for the screen, from the novice to the veteran, this is ...
ISBN: 9781932907636
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A Linguistic History
by Peter Schildhauer
<p>This book outlines a coherent genre history of the personal weblog from the perspective of media linguistics. An analysis of a diachronic corpus (1997–2012) suggests distinct phases in the history of the genre. In addition to media ...
ISBN: 9783653967586
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The Presentation Secrets of Professional Speakers!
The difference that makes the difference...
by Philip St Lawrence
<p>A highly readable exposition on this fascinating subject! ‘The Presentation Secrets of Professional Speakers!’ is based upon the writer’s personal experience having presented to numerous corporations for over two decades. Philip's accolades ...
ISBN: 9781785898297
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The Psychology of Screenwriting
Theory and Practice
by Jason Lee
<p><em>The Psychology of Screenwriting</em> is more than an interesting book on the theory and practice of screenwriting. It is also a philosophical analysis of predetermination and freewill in the context of writing and human life in our ...
ISBN: 9781623564735
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by Ronald T. Kellogg
<p>The human ability to render meaning through symbolic media such as art, dance, music, and speech defines, in many ways, the uniqueness of our species. One symbolic medium in particular--written expression--has aroused increasing interest ...
ISBN: 9780190284572
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A Forensic Handbook for Crime Writers
by Kate Bendelow
<p>Who is allowed access to a crime scene? What happens when a body is discovered? Will a blood transfusion alter DNA? How can the distribution of gunshot residue inform your plot? The Real CIS - A Forensic Handbook for Crime Writers answers ...
ISBN: 9780719822292
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Observation and Inspiration for Creative Writers
by Amy E. Weldon
<p>Learning to write starts with learning to do one big thing: pay attention to the world around you, even though just about everything in modern life makes this more difficult than it needs to be. Developing habits and practices of observing, ...
ISBN: 9781350025325
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Mythic Structure for Writers
by Christopher Vogler
<i>The Writer’s Journey</i>, third edition, is an indispensable guide to the inner workings of stories, to the ancient and deep-seated patterns of emotion that speak to us through the symbolic language of myth. Christopher Vogler, one of ...
ISBN: 9781932907360
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Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing
by JOHN WARNER
After more than two decades teaching college-level writing following the most established and well-regarded practices, writer, editor, and educator John Warner knew we could do better. Drawing on his classroom experience and the most persuasive ...
ISBN: 9780143133155
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A practical guide for fiction writers
by Kate Grenville
A completely practical workbook that offers down-to-earth ideas and suggestions for writers or aspiring writers to get you started and to keep you going. ...
ISBN: 9781742373881
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Strategies for innovative creative writing
by Hazel Smith
Experienced writing teacher Hazel Smith demystifies the process of creative writing, providing exercises and examples to show how it can be systematically learnt. ...
ISBN: 9781741140156
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This is a Voice: 64 exercises to train, project and harness the power of your voice
by Jeremy Fisher & Gillyanne Keyes
<p><p>With its own cadence, tone and rhythm, your voice is as unique as a fingerprint, and conveys even more meaning than the words you say. But your voice can also get in the way: we find ourselves mumbling when we want to sound confident, ...
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Toward an Inclusive Creative Writing
Threshold Concepts to Guide the Literary Writing Curriculum
by Dr Janelle Adsit
<p>The creative writing workshop has existed since the early part of the 20th century, but does it adequately serve the students who come to it today? While the workshop is often thought of as a form of student-centered pedagogy, it turns out ...
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