• ISBN13: 9780764112065
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Here is the latest edition of a practical self-teaching manual in Barron’s popular Easy Way series. This book can also be used in courses that teach writing fundamentals on a high school or college-101 level. The authors’ open and friendly style and constant references to the real world make the book especially suitable for corporate training programs. Guidelines and style rules cover term papers, essays, business and personal letters, office memos and reports, and other forms of correspondence. Also covered in detail are general rules governing written English grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraph structure, and correct word usage. Writing samples demonstrate the do’s and don’ts of correct and effective written English.

Writing the Easy Way

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Designed to build confidence while building skills, this book guides you through the self-learning process with concrete appealing assignments. Each exercise encourages you to begin with your own life experiences – to look carefully at yourself and the world around you, drawing on what you know and enjoy as material for your writing. Carefully structured to lead you from mastery of one skill to the next, Teach Yourself To Write shows you how to use everyday happenings, thoughts, daydreams, and fantasies as the basis for marketable articles, stories, and poems. To give you a solid grounding in the technical know how of writing and publishing, Stenbock includes detailed chapters on style, using the library, marketing your work, and dealing with editors. The process of editing your own work becomes second nature as she helps you learn how to tighten up your copy and get rid of every unnecessary word. She also motivates and inspires you to work on your own.

Teach Yourself To Write

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WRITE YOUR WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL AND SATISFYING CAREER!

Careers in writing are tremendously rewarding; it is also a field with diverse opportunities. In order to decide what job route is best for you, you need to begin with a clear plan: What kind of writing will you specialize in? Will an advanced degree promote your career? How will you find the right place for you?

Careers in Writing has the answers. Here, you’ll discover all the information you need to find a satisfying and secure job doing what you love. Whether you want to work at a newspaper, go it alone as a freelance writer, or become an author, this guide will help you:

• Clearly understand your various career options
• Key in on the specialty most suited for you—from journalism to fiction writing to screenwriting
• Know what to expect when you start out
• Find the education and training you’ll need to stay ahead of the competition
• Familiarize yourself with current salaries, benefits, and the best job prospects

Careers in Writing

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While writing for straight, linear media like films or novels requires certain skills, writing for interactive media such as games or digital stories requires a WHOLE NEW set of skills.  Writers need to contend with overlapping stories, different conclusions based on different actions taken by the customer or player.  It’s challenging to create compelling digital storylines - and writers need help.

Write Your Own Way into Animation and Games offers the expert advice they need – with helpful tips, tricks and tutorials for writers needing to generate original game and animation concepts and narratives.

1. Everything you need to generate original game and animation concepts across a range of genres.

2. Fine tune your: narrative, characters, world, dialogue - with everything you need in this comprehensive guide to writing for the medium.

3. Indispensable resource for Game and Animation writers.

4. Loaded password protected web site: including the “best of” CD components from the original Focal books (tutorials, source files, tools) so that game/animation writers can benefit quickly and easily.

Write Your Way into Animation and Games: Create a Writing Career in Animation and Games

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This book is designed for those authors who would like to make a career out of their work. Several new avenues of revenue are available to the published author. They help sell more books, but they are also paychecks along the way.

Revenue Beyond Royalties

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Here’s the guide you’ve been looking for — written by a successful consultant who has himself written hundreds of winning proposals. In this easy-to-read, easy-to-follow book, consultant Alan Weiss takes you step-by-step through the proposal process from definitions, objectives and essential preparation techniques…through the actual structuring and writing process…and on to the all-important client follow-up. How to Write A Proposal That’s Accepted Every Time shows you how to acquire the information that creates winning proposals in collaboration with the buyer. “That’s the key to proposal acceptance,” says Weiss, “Collaboration with and agreement by the client prior to anything being committed to paper.” In this practical guide you’ll learn how to — Avoid gatekeepers and deal only with the economic buyer (the person who can cause a check to be signed); Establish boundaries and avoid “scope creep.”; Effectively convey the value of the project; Frame your intervention in terms of outcomes rather than cost; And much more. Let this detailed, how-to guide lead you to consulting success, before, during and after the proposal process! Book & CD

How To Write A Proposal That’s Accepted Every Time

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This book is essential for anyone who wants to learn or review the right way to use grammar and punctuation. A complete self-study program in a handy workbook format, it provides the same practical techniques and strategies Advanced Communication Designs’ instructors have taught to business and professional peoplesince 1980. In only eight lessons, you’ll learn to understand the terms used to talk about writing; write complete, clear sentences instead of fragments and run-ons; use pronouns and verbs correctly; use commas and other punctuation correctly; avoid confusing commonly confused words; and avoid gender bias. Filled with practice exercises with immediate feedback, the book can be used for self-study or as the text for a class.

Grammar for Grownups: A Self-Paced Training Manual

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In Resumes That Knock ‘em Dead, 7th Edition, Martin Yate-America’s most respected job search and resume expert-shows you how to create a compelling resume that will land you all the interviews you want. Learn how to create a resume that works well online and on paper. Produce a resume that will set the tone for meetings, open new doors for you, and speak for you after the interview is over.
The bestselling book in its category for more than fifteen years, this completely revised and updated seventh edition includes:

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• ISBN13: 9781601382382
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Your cover letter is what decides if a company looks at your résumé contacts you for an interview, or gets you placed in the rejection pile. Knowing that, it is important to create a well-written, eye-catching letter that sells your achievements and job skills to impress the recruiter. However, many people are unable to effectively translate their thoughts into words when faced with the task. That is where The Complete Guide to Writing Effective Résumé Cover Letters comes in. With this book you will be able to craft a letter that will undoubtedly land you the interview. In this new book, you will learn how to address your letter, how to grab the reader s attention immediately, how to format your letter, how to choose the font, how to be professional but persuasive, how to choose the type of paper, and how to target your letter. You will also learn about writing the different kinds of letters, including those in response to a classified advertisement, those in response to a blind advertisement, those sent to employment agencies, cold letters, and broadcast letters; writing style guidelines; what to include in your letter; writing for an online audience; cover letter styles; and common mistakes recruiters abhor. Additionally, you will find examples of effective and ineffective letters, proven tips for making your letter stand out, sample phrases to use, and letters for new graduates, for professionals, and for those changing careers. Also included are samples specific to job industries, including administration and clerical; accounting; banking and finance, government; health care and social services; hospitality and food service; human resources; law enforcement and legal; manufacturing; sales, marketing, and customer service; skilled trades; technology; and science and engineering. The companion CD-ROM is packed with samples and worksheets to help you brainstorm and create a successful cover letter. By following the step-by-step instructions outlined in The Complete Guide to Writing Effective résumé Cover Letters you will ensure that your letter will impress the recruiter and that you will be contacted for an interview. In the end you will create a tool that will be of enormous importance to you in your job search.

Complete Guide to Writing Effective Resume Cover Letters: Step-by-Step Instructions With Companion CD-ROM

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