A crowning collection from the award-winning short story writer Pamela Painter.Pamela Painter's short stories have been praised by Margot Livesey for their "wicked intelligence and ruthless humor." In Fabrications, which brings together 7 new and 24 selected stories, characters struggle to avoid the chaos in their lives, but—driven by addictions and appetites—often bring on disaster. Nobody is ordinary in Painter's stories. A burglar can't believe what he ...

What If? is the first handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods for mastering the art of writing fiction.With more than twenty-five years of experience teaching creative writing between them, Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter offer more than seventy-five exercises for both beginners and more experienced writers. These exercises are designed to develop and refine two basic skills: writing like a writer and, just a...

Since its first publication in 1982, The Divorce Handbook has sold over 200,000 copies. In this new and fully revised edition, specialist in family law James T. Friedman covers, in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, all the issues involved in negotiating a separation and divorce--how to choose a lawyer; how to arrange child custody, support, and visitation; how to prevent financial hide-and-seek; what to expect of the divorce proceedings themselves; and what to do ...

WHAT IF? ist das erste Handbuch zum Thema Schreiben, das auf einer praktischen Überzeugung beruht: Die wirkungsvollste und provokativste Methode, die Kunst des Schreibens zu erlernen, liegt darin, spezielle Übungen zu meistern. Alle fünfundsiebzig Übungen für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene bestehen aus einer knapp formulierten Aufgabe, dem damit verbundenen Ziel sowie zahlreichen Lösungsbeispielen aus der Weltliteratur und von Studentinnen und Studenten der beiden Autorinnen. Die Autorinnen...

A daydream. A dance. A dangerous rendezvous.After graduating college and arriving home to Painter Place in the summer of 1960, a young bachelor named Wyeth Painter dreams of living a quiet life. But his father sends him to London to teach an art class where he meets and falls for model Chrissy Carnet, an American from Washington, D.C. By the time he discovers the stunning young lady's father is a fearsome international spy who brought them together, Wyeth'...

An island. An artist. A secret.In June of 1985, Caroline Painter's uncle whisks her away from her island home at Painter Place to film an art video in the harbor village of Mevagissey. But the trip to help the young artist clear her heart and her head entangles her in adventure and intrigue on the English Channel, and the media she tries to avoid launches her into fame. The biggest challenge of the summer awaits Caroline when she returns home and discovers a shatte...

Can the man who once left Caroline behind now be trusted to rescue her?Caroline and Chad Gregory are happy on their island home at Painter Place. But suddenly, an old vendetta against them puts Caroline in terrible danger and turns Chad's life upside down. After being seized in an ambush under a bodyguard's watch in Charleston, SC, she wakes up on a boat in the Amazon in the black of night. Time is running out while rival drug cartels and guerillas hunt her down, t...

The greatest treasure that washed ashore wasn't the gold.Fleeting moonlight revealed the ghostly outline of a pirate flagship riding distant waves. Then all was dark again under scurrying clouds before a mermaid rose from the sea, shimmering under a moonbeam. The man who called himself Castaway stood spellbound as she promised treasure and a message to the master of the island.But the treasure she offered was lashed to small powder kegs that formed...

Within the pages of the Painter Place Saga, the characters refer to legends about the island. These short stories enhance the meaning of these references in the books or stand alone as historical tales. Each has a distinct personality of its own!The Wind Songs of the Marsh, Painter Place Legend 1Before Painter Place became inhabited, Native American legends arose about the White Spirits that lived there.Long ago, in a time ...

September 21, 1989: Some monsters in the dark are real. Can Painter Place survive?On September 21, 1989, historic Hurricane Hugo came in the dead of night, slamming Category 4 power into Charleston, South Carolina at the worst possible time - high tide - creating a storm surge of 20 feet. Those who are stranded in the Big House at Painter Place are mauled by the elements and the barrier island is scoured by the writhing Atlantic Ocean storm surge, forcing ...