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Whether it’s the simplest of prohibitions (don’t use too many adjectives), or a cherished writing maxim (show, don’t tell), all writers have a rule of thumb that guides their work. In this book, more than 70 contemporary writers share their own, including:

Jiro Adachi
Steve Almond
John Barth
Steven Barthelme
Janet Burroway
Robert Olen Butler
Lydia Davis
Stephen Dixon
Molly Giles
Robin Hemley
Brian Kiteley
Bret Lott
Paul Maliszewski
Erin McGraw
Pablo Medina
Ander Monson
Rick Moody
Stewart O’Nan
Gina…

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While the book will have immediate appeal for students of writing, it will also be of interest to general readers for its in-depth reading of contemporary fiction and for…

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All writers are familiar with terms like plot, suspense, conflict and character. They may be less familiar with intertextuality, anachrony, and fabula, and they may be even less confident in achieving the effects these terms refer to. This book defines fictional techniques and guides the potential writer in their use. It may spark off ideas for stories and novels and provide first-aid for failing stories. A story’s ending may come as a surprise to the reader, suspense may have the reader on the edge of the seat, and conflict may lead to unbearable excitement. It is the job…

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BOOK BY PUBLISHING INSIDER TOPPLES PUBLISHING FROM PEDESTAL A new satire of how-to-write-books by NY publishing insider Madelyne Simone Rovenhauer has the market all to itself. In a genre rife with deadly serious texts purporting to teach the beginner to write bestselling novels, there is now a deadly satire. Anything but the usual publishing cheerleader, Rovenhauer bites not only the hand that feeds her, but every hand within reach. Her nasty little book topples publishing from its pedestal and into the gutter where it belongs, and anyone who has ever read any of an endless stream of how-to-write…

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In this volume, the first of a two-part anthology of non-fiction writings by Caribbean women, Veronica Marie Gregg has collected works written from the turn of the nineteenth century to 1980. Her selections are guided by a search for answers to the questions: What have West Indian women contributed to the creation of Anglophone Caribbean society, politics, cultures, and intellectual traditions? How is Caribbean womanhood defined and articulated? Beginning with the writings of the generation of women born after slavery ended, the anthology builds on existing bodies of knowledge and forms of inquiry into Caribbean women’s lives through…

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The Truth About Fiction Writing gives aspiring writers of short stories and novels the information needed to defy the odds and get published. This book sets forth the simple guidelines essential for every novelist, including:

The nine major reasons shorts stories and novels succeed
What is writer’s block?
Techniques of style: what is effective and what isn’t
What moves the reading audience and what doesn’t
Ethical issues in writing fiction
How to market your manuscript to editors

The Truth About Fiction Writing

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Willis treats the writing of fiction as a natural process that anyone can do with pleasure. The book includes over 400 helpful writing assignments for all age levels. In addition, teachers will appreciate the appendixes on writing ideas according to age level, other books on writing, and magazines that publish student writing. “A terrific resource for the classroom as well as the novice writer.”-Harvard Educational Review.

Personal Fiction Writing: A Guide to Writing from Real Life for Teachers, Students & Writers

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This guide to writing crime fiction is based on the author’s analysis of the craft from the classic detective story of the 1920s and 30s up to the female private eye novels of the 1990s. It features tips on fictional structure, the plot and its characters, and on submitting a script to publishers.

Writing Crime Fiction

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How to Teach Non-Fiction Writing at Key Stage 3 is a practical manual to help teachers of 11-14 year-olds to focus on key aspects of developing their pupil’s non-fiction writing. The book presents a clear teaching sequence that emphasizes the link between reading and writing, and can raise pupil’s attainment levels in both areas. Practical writing workshops focus on the six main types of non-fiction as defined in the NLS Framework for Year 7: information, recount, explanation, instruction, persuasion and discussion texts.

Each workshop includes photocopiable sample texts, instructions for teachers, and tasks for pupils to complete. …

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Have you always wanted to write a novel, but didn’t know where to start? This book is for you. With proven techniques, easy to understand explanations and practical steps, From The Inside…Out will teach you how a story is structured then take you through the process of creating and marketing your novel. Topics include: Character-driven plotting, How to HOOK your reader, The elements and flow of SCENES, How to build STORYWORLD, Secrets to Sizzling Dialogue, Proven Self-Editing techniques, Synopsis and Query letter writing, How to manage your writing career …and everything in between!

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