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Reading Like a Writer

Author : Francine Prose

Publisher : Union Books

Page : 263 pages

File Size : 21,66 MB

Release : 2012-04-01

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1908526149

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Book Description

In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Written with passion, humour and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye and an eager heart – to take pleasure in the long and magnificent sentences of Philip Roth and the breathtaking paragraphs of Isaac Babel; to look to John le Carré for a lesson in how to advance plot through dialogue and to Flannery O’ Connor for the cunning use of the telling detail; to be inspired by Emily Brontë ’ s structural nuance and Charles Dickens’ s deceptively simple narrative techniques. Most importantly, Prose cautions readers to slow down and pay attention to words, the raw material out of which all literature is crafted, and reminds us that good writing comes out of good reading.





The Author Training Manual

Author : Nina Amir

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 38,20 MB

Release : 2014-03-18

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1599631458

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Book Description

If you want to write a book that's going to sell to both publishers and readers, you need to know how to produce a marketable work and help it become successful. It starts the moment you have an idea. That's when you begin thinking about the first elements of the business plan that will make your project the best it can be. The reality is that you don't want to spend time and energy writing a book that will never get read. The way to avoid that is to create a business plan for your book, and evaluate it (and yourself) through the same lens that an agent or acquisitions editor would. The Author Training Manual will show you how to get more creative and start looking at your work with those high standards in mind. Whether you're writing fiction or non-fiction, or intend to publish traditionally or self-publish, author Nina Amir will teach you how to conduct an effective competitive analysis for your work and do a better job at delivering the goods to readers than similar books that are already on the shelf. Packed with step-by-step instructions, idea evaluations, sample business plans, editor and agent commentaries, and much more, The Author Training Manual provides the information you need to transform from aspiring writer to career author.



A Writer's Manual

Author : Suniti Chandra Mishra

Publisher : V&S Publishers

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 26,96 MB

Release : 2012-11-15

Category : Drama

ISBN : 8192079627

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Book Description

It is a unique book dedicated to all those individuals who have a burning desire in their hearts to write. The author discusses 11 powerful ingredients that will help one become a prolific writer. The instructions that the author has shared will greatly influence the reader’s writing quality and is meant to make his road to success as a writer less jerky. The book further discusses how world class writers have overcome their drawbacks through sheer hard work patients determination and will. The great writers of the past all believed in themselves and their writings poured from their hearts. #v&spublishers



A Writer's Workbook Teacher's Manual

Author : Trudy Smoke

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 84 pages

File Size : 42,63 MB

Release : 2005-08-22

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780521544900

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Book Description

This is a comprehensive academic writing skills book that includes authentic readings and a study of grammar.



Writing the Nonfiction Book

Author : Eva Shaw

Publisher : Rodgers & Nelsen Publishing Company

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 24,62 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN :

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Book Description

Methods outlined in this book are easy-to-follow steps for formatting, completing, and marketing a nonfiction book. The most popular subjects for nonfiction books are covered, along with writing instructions and painless tips for self-publishing. Included is information on finding an agent and book publisher.



Starting from Scratch

Author : Rita Mae Brown

Publisher : Bantam

Page : 273 pages

File Size : 14,67 MB

Release : 2011-05-04

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0307794008

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Book Description

From the best-selling author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Bingo, here is a writers' manual as provocative, frank, and funny as her fiction. Unlike most writers' guides, this one had as much to do with how writers live as with mastering the tools of their trade. Rita Mae Brown begins with a very personal account of her own career, from her days as a young poet who had written a novel no publisher wanted to take a chance on, right up to her recent adventures as a Hollywood screenwriter. In a sassy style that makes her outspoken advice as entertaining as it is useful, she provides straight talk about paying the rent while maintaining the energy to write; and dealing with agents, publishers, critics, and the publicity circus; about pursuingj ournalisim, academia, or screen-writing; and about rejecting the Hemingway myth of the hard-living, hard-drinking genius. In addition Brown, a former teacher or writing, offers a serious examination of the writer's tool--language, plotting, characters, symbolism--plus exercises to sharpen the ear for dialogue, and a fascinating, annoted reading list of important works from the seventh century to the late twentieth.



The Writer's Guide to Training Your Dragon

Author : Scott Baker

Publisher : Ashe Publishing

Page : 83 pages

File Size : 24,87 MB

Release : 2016-02-19

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN :

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Want to dictate up to 5000 WORDS an hour? Want to do it with 99% ACCURACY from the day you start? NEW EDITION: UPDATED to cover the latest Dragon Professional Individual v15 for PC & v6 for Mac FREE video training included! As writers, we all know what an incredible tool dictation software can be. It enables us to write faster and avoid the dangers of RSI and a sedentary lifestyle. But many of us give up on dictating when we find we can't get the accuracy we need to be truly productive. This book changes all of that. With almost two decades of using Dragon software under his belt and a wealth of insider knowledge from within the dictation industry, Scott Baker will reveal how to supercharge your writing and achieve sky-high recognition accuracy from the moment you start using the software. You will learn: - Hidden tricks to use when installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking on a Windows PC or Dragon Dictate for Mac; - How to choose the right microphone and set it up perfectly for speech recognition; - The little-known techniques that will ensure around 99% accuracy from your first install – and how to make this even better over time; - Setting up fail-safe dictation profiles with multiple microphones and voice recorders, without impacting your accuracy; - How to train the software to adapt to both your voice AND writing style and avoid your accuracy declining; - Strategies for achieving your entire daily word count in just one or two hours; - Many more tips and tricks you won't find anywhere else. At the end of the book, you'll also find an exclusive list of resources and links to FREE video training to take your knowledge even further. It's time to write at the speed of speech – and transform your writing workflow forever! Subject keywords: Dragon Dictate Naturally Speaking for PC Mac, dictating your book or novel, dictation for writers authors beginners advanced, creative writing guides, self publishing