Luna, Luna: Creative Writing Ideas from Spanish, Latin American, and Latino Literature
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September 2, 201021 essays: Martin Espada, Julia Alvarez, K Koch &c
The Writer’s Sourcebook: From Writing Blocks to Writing Blockbusters
The ability to write and publish requires re ady knowledge of what to write, who to write for and where t o go with the finished product. The Writer”s Sourcebook give s aspiring writers the information they need to achieve thei r goals. ‘
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Writing Life Stories: How To Make Memories Into Memoirs, Ideas Into Essays And Life Into Literature
Writing Life Stories is a classic text that appears on countless creative nonfiction and composition syllabi the world over. This updated 10th anniversary edition gives readers the same friendly instruction and stimulating exercises along with updated information on current memoir writing trends, ethics, Internet research, and even marketing ideas. Readers will discover how to turn their untold life stories into vivid personal essays and riveting memoirs by learning to open up memory, access emotions, shape scenes from experience, develop characters, and research supporting details. With creativity sparking ideas from signing a form releasing yourself to take risks in your…
Creative Writing the Easy Way (Barron’s E-Z Series)
Books in the popular Easy Way series present basic subject matter in clear language. Material is presented in a way that makes these books ideal as self-teaching guides, but Easy Way titles are also preferred by many teachers as supplements to classroom textbooks. General readers seeking out information often turn to Easy Way titles for general background and orientation when starting out in new career-related fields. All Easy Way books contain both short quizzes and longer tests with answers to help readers gauge their learning progress. Subject heads and key phrases are set in a second color for quick…
When Good People Write Bad Sentences: 12 Steps to Better Writing Habits
At last, help for writers who can admit they have a problem.
Do you get a lift by dangling a participle? Has your punctuation ever caused difficulties at home or at work? Do you consider yourself just a “social misspeller?”
These are just a few of the warning signs that you might have an addiction to bad writing. But fear not. This practical guide to eliminating bad writing habits will put you on the path to recovery. Filled with accessible advice and examples, this “powerful 12-step program” identifies the most common writing mistakes and offers simple ways to correct…
On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With…
The Creative Writing Handbook Grades 4-8: Teacher Resource
This personal creative writing course has five self-contained instructional units for learning to write narratives, short fiction, and poetry. Real student writing samples are included. Grades 6-10
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Seize the Story: A Handbook for Teens Who Like to Write
Supplemented by interviews with successful authors of teen literature—including T. A. Barron, Jona Bauer, Chris Crutcher, and Lauren Myracle, among others—this book presents all the elements of fiction, from creating believable dialogue to executing an exciting plot, through real story excerpts. Packed with tips, tricks, and writing exercises from an award-winning author of teen fiction, the guide encourages teen writers to write creatively and explore all the elements and responsibilities of fiction. With the book’s goal of building competent, satisfied young authors, young people are emboldened to write the stories that are theirs alone to tell.
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Creative Poetry Writing (Resource Books for Teachers)
This book provides practical ideas for teaching poetry through a variety of activities including singing, metaphors, and similes.
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The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis In The Creative Interpretation Of Human Motives
Learn the basic techniques every successful playwright knows
Among the many “how-to” playwriting books that have appeared over the years, there have been few that attempt to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Lajos Egri’s classic, The Art of Dramatic Writing, does just that, with instruction that can be applied equally well to a short story, novel, or screenplay.
Examining a play from the inside out, Egri starts with the heart of any drama: its characters. All good dramatic writing hinges on people and their relationships, which serve to move the story forward and…
