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xii, 336 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
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English
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"Pretty much anything anyone needs to know about writing can be learned from Jane Austen. While creative writing manuals tend to use examples from twentieth- and twenty-first-century writers, The Jane Austen Writers' Club is the first to look at the methods and devices used by the world's most beloved novelist. Austen was a creator of immortal characters and a pioneer in her use of language and point of view; her advice continues to be relevant two...
1022) Maya's notebook: a novel
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469 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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After the death of her beloved grandfather, nineteen-year-old Maya Vidal, turning to drugs, alcohol, and petty crimes, becomes trapped in a war between assassins, the police, the FBI, and Interpol, until her grandmother helps her escape to the remote island of Chiloé, off coast of Chile where she tries to make sense of her life. Maya, a young American on the run records in her diary her adjustment to a new country, her drug problems, her romantic...
1024) Mentor: a memoir
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242 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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A chance encounter between two writers, one young, one older, develops into a wonderful friendship neither expected.
1025) Something to declare
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xiv, 300 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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In her first book of nonfiction, Julia Alvarez offers two dozen personal essays about the two major (and interlocking) issues of her life - growing up with one foot in each of two cultures, and writing.
In 1960, when Alvarez was ten years old, her father's participation in a failed coup attempt against Rafael Trujillo, the repressive dictator of the Dominican Republic, resulted in the family's self-imposed exile to New York City, where Dr. Alvarez...
1026) Literally
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250 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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Annabelle's life has always been Perfect with a capital P. Then bestselling young adult author Lucy Keating announces that she's writing a new novel -- and Annabelle is the heroine. It turns out that Annabelle is a character that Lucy Keating created. And Lucy has a plan for her. But, Annabelle doesn't want to live a life where everything she does is already plotted out. Will she find a way to write her own story -- or will Lucy Keating have the last...
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x, 640 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans, genealogical chart ; 25 cm
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English
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The second volume of a comprehensive companion guide to each book in the "Outlander" series includes a complete chronology of the series, a guide to research sources, a Scottish glossary and pronunciation guide, and photos from the set of the "Outlander" TV series.
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Do you want to write a non-fiction book but don't know where to start? Or perhaps you worry that you're not 'the expert' or have enough authority in your niche to write a book on it?
Are you ready to help other people and change your own life with your words?
The first non-fiction book I wrote changed my life. Sure, it helped other people, but mostly it altered the course of my life — so much so that 10 years later, I make a living with my writing.
I've...
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Prolific author Robert Masello guides working (or procrastinating) writers with advice, encouragement, and guidance.
Although there's no shortage of books on writing and publishing, there's none quite like Robert's Rules of Writing: 101 Unconventional Lessons that Every Writer Needs to Know. Distilled from his many years of experience as an award-winning journalist, TV writer, and the author of over twenty books, published by mainstream houses and...
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WANT TO BE A SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR BUT HAVE NO PUBLISHING CONNECTIONS? LEARN HOW A SIMPLE NETWORKING STRATEGY CAN KICKSTART YOUR WRITING CAREER!
Imagine being able to call upon a team of professionals to publish your own chart-topping novels. A life in which you have access to influential distributors and hang out with the world's bestselling authors. Welcome to your new reality.
Whether you're an introverted newbie or an experienced author looking...
1034) Fly on the wall
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332 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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English
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"Though Henry Khoo is twelve years old, he's still treated like a baby. He's forbidden from going anywhere without his sister/chaperone/bodyguard. And he definitely CAN'T take a journey halfway around the world all by himself! But that's exactly his plan. After his family's annual trip to visit his father in Singapore is canceled, Henry decides he doesn't want to be cooped up at home with his overprotective family and BFF turned NRFF (Not Really Friend...
1035) Freedom writers
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1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Hilary Swank stars in this story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed a voice. Swank plays Erin Gruwell, the real-life teacher at Long Beach's Wilson High who inspired her students to overcome the gangs that divided them and the education system that forgot them.
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Have you been thinking about self-publishing your book but don't know how to get started? From A to Z this book covers everything you need to know to get published. From deciding what goes into your book through to marketing, with an emphasis on how to format your work yourself, this book covers all the basics.
Meredith Bond has been formatting and helping authors get published since 2013. She has been teaching publishing since 2008. With this book,...
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502 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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' ... If you wanted to go on from the end of The Hobbit I think the ring would be your inevitable choice as the link. If then you wanted a large tale, the Ring would at once acquire a capital letter; and the Dark Lord would immediately appear. As he did, unasked, on the hearth at Bag End as soon as I came to that point. So the essential Quest started at once. But I met a lot of things along the way that astonished me. Tom Bombadil I knew already;...
1038) Stories, essays & memoir
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Library of America volume 102
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x, 976 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Stories, Essays, and Memoir" contains all of Welty's collected short stories, her first book, "A Curtain of Green and Other Stories" (1941), stories based on her travels, and the ever-popular memoir, "One Writer's Beginnings" (1984).
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xi, 328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Presents a look at the Writers Guild of America, discussing its origins, its growth as a viable union for writers of film, television, radio, and news media, its turbulent history during the McCarthy Era, and the impact of its strikes on the entertainment industry.
1040) Find a Plot
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FIND A PLOT
This workbook explores the nine components that need to be considered when creating and developing a truly memorable plot.
Idea
Plot
Characters
Setting
Event and Motivation
Goal and Action
Conflict
Changes
Conclusion
With 16 different categories in each of the nine components and 500 movie examples, all writers will easily be able to develop a great framework for a truly clever and unique plot.
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