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The Writer's Little Book of Naming

Tips and Tricks for People, Places, and Things

by Marie Brennan ...

Series series Writer's Little Books
Names and terms in a fictional setting should ideally be more than just random sounds thrown together. Award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan leverages her anthropological background and her experience with seven different languages to guide you through the social side of naming: how it can reflect everything from gender to geographical origin, implying a whole three-dimensional world behind ... Read more

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Names and terms in a fictional setting should ideally be more than just random sounds thrown together. Award-winning fantasy author Marie Brennan leverages her anthropological background and her experience with seven different languages to guide you through the social side of naming: how it can reflect everything from gender to geographical origin, implying a whole three-dimensional world behind
... Read more
Ten Minute Author

Writers write. Authors Publish. How to write your novel or non-fiction book one step at a time.

by Kevin Partner ...

What turns a writer into an author? Finishing.Do you want to finish your manuscript?Or, do you want to write more words in less time?Ten Minute Author is a concise book describing a beautifully simple but powerful technique for creating a daily writing habit to finish your next manuscript. And the one after that.Aimed at both the complete beginner and published authors who want to write more ... Read more

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What turns a writer into an author? Finishing.Do you want to finish your manuscript?Or, do you want to write more words in less time?Ten Minute Author is a concise book describing a beautifully simple but powerful technique for creating a daily writing habit to finish your next manuscript. And the one after that.Aimed at both the complete beginner and published authors who want to write more
... Read more
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

Second Edition

by Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman ...

Series Book 1 - Writers Helping Writers Series
The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as “the gold standard for writers” and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 55 new entries!One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way. When showing our characters’ feelings, we often use the first idea that comes to mind, and they end up ... Read more

$6.99 USD

The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as “the gold standard for writers” and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 55 new entries!One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way. When showing our characters’ feelings, we often use the first idea that comes to mind, and they end up
... Read more
Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story

by James Scott Bell ...

Series Book 2 - Bell's Knockout Fiction Series
Story loves structure...and so do readers!Super Structure represents over two decades of research on what makes a novel or screenplay entertaining, commercial, original, and irresistible. Contrary to what some may think, structure is not a nasty inhibitor of creativity. Quite the opposite. Properly understood and utilized, structure is what translates story into a form readers are wired to receive ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Story loves structure...and so do readers!Super Structure represents over two decades of research on what makes a novel or screenplay entertaining, commercial, original, and irresistible. Contrary to what some may think, structure is not a nasty inhibitor of creativity. Quite the opposite. Properly understood and utilized, structure is what translates story into a form readers are wired to receive
... Read more
Bring Your Characters to Life

Questions and Scenarios to Take Your Characters from Flat to Fabulous

by Tara Tomczyk ...

No matter how good a story’s plot might be, in the long run, it’s the characters who stick with readers. So, why is it that so many books today—even the bestselling ones—seem to forget about character development? Putting your imaginary characters through a few of the more than 100 scenarios contained in this book will bring them to life in your mind—and from there, it’ll be easy to take them ... Read more

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No matter how good a story’s plot might be, in the long run, it’s the characters who stick with readers. So, why is it that so many books today—even the bestselling ones—seem to forget about character development? Putting your imaginary characters through a few of the more than 100 scenarios contained in this book will bring them to life in your mind—and from there, it’ll be easy to take them
... Read more
Writing Interiority: Crafting Irresistible Characters

by Mary Kole ...

Writing Interiority: Crafting Irresistible Characters is not just another writing guide—it’s an invitation to transform your approach to character creation and storytelling. Its unique focus on interiority, combined with practical insights from a former literary agent and freelance editor, makes it an indispensable resource for writers at any stage of their career.Master Interiority: Delve into ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Writing Interiority: Crafting Irresistible Characters is not just another writing guide—it’s an invitation to transform your approach to character creation and storytelling. Its unique focus on interiority, combined with practical insights from a former literary agent and freelance editor, makes it an indispensable resource for writers at any stage of their career.Master Interiority: Delve into
... Read more
Why Write?

A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters

by Mark Edmundson ...

**From one of America's great professors, author of Why Teach? and Why Read?--an inspiring exploration of the importance of writing well, for creators, educators, students, and anyone who writes.Why write when it sometimes feels that so few people really read--read as if their lives might be changed by what they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be ... Read more

$14.99 USD

**From one of America's great professors, author of Why Teach? and Why Read?--an inspiring exploration of the importance of writing well, for creators, educators, students, and anyone who writes.Why write when it sometimes feels that so few people really read--read as if their lives might be changed by what they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be
... Read more
A Practical Guide to Teaching Creative Writing

Supporting Inclusive Pedagogy

by Dr Bronwen Tate, Dr John Vigna ...

Grounded in progressive pedagogy, this essential resource leads creative writing instructors through each step of designing, teaching, and trouble-shooting a course. A Practical Guide to Teaching Creative Writing offers applied strategies and innovative insights equally valuable for novice and seasoned instructors. Tate and Vigna share tried and tested approaches to online, in-person, and hybrid ... Read more

$23.09 USD

Grounded in progressive pedagogy, this essential resource leads creative writing instructors through each step of designing, teaching, and trouble-shooting a course. A Practical Guide to Teaching Creative Writing offers applied strategies and innovative insights equally valuable for novice and seasoned instructors. Tate and Vigna share tried and tested approaches to online, in-person, and hybrid
... Read more
Plain Style

A Guide to Written English

by Christopher Lasch ...

Plain Style is an amusing and instructive guide to written English by the late Christopher Lasch, author of The Culture of Narcissism, The True and Only Heaven, and many other memorable works of American history and social criticism. Written for the benefit of the students at the University of Rochester, where Lasch taught from 1970 until his death in 1994, it quickly established itself in ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Plain Style is an amusing and instructive guide to written English by the late Christopher Lasch, author of The Culture of Narcissism, The True and Only Heaven, and many other memorable works of American history and social criticism. Written for the benefit of the students at the University of Rochester, where Lasch taught from 1970 until his death in 1994, it quickly established itself in
... Read more
Point of View in Fiction

by Marcy Kennedy ...

Series series Busy Writer's Guides
Point of view isn’t merely another writing craft technique. Point of view is the foundation upon which all other elements of the writing craft stand—or fall.It’s the opinions and judgments that color everything the reader believes about the world and the story. It’s the voice of the character that becomes as familiar to the reader as their own. It’s what makes the story real, believable, and ... Read more

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Point of view isn’t merely another writing craft technique. Point of view is the foundation upon which all other elements of the writing craft stand—or fall.It’s the opinions and judgments that color everything the reader believes about the world and the story. It’s the voice of the character that becomes as familiar to the reader as their own. It’s what makes the story real, believable, and
... Read more
Deep Point of View

by Marcy Kennedy ...

Series series Busy Writer's Guide
Do you want readers to be so caught up in your book that they forget they’re reading?Then you need deep POV.Deep POV takes the reader and places them inside of our characters—hearing their thoughts, feeling their emotions, and living the story through them. Compared to other writing styles, it builds a stronger emotional connection between the reader and our characters, creates the feeling of a ... Read more

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Do you want readers to be so caught up in your book that they forget they’re reading?Then you need deep POV.Deep POV takes the reader and places them inside of our characters—hearing their thoughts, feeling their emotions, and living the story through them. Compared to other writing styles, it builds a stronger emotional connection between the reader and our characters, creates the feeling of a
... Read more
Tell It Slant, Third Edition

by Brenda Miller, Suzanne Paola ...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Two award-winning authors reveal everything you need to know to develop your own distinctive voice and craft compelling, creative nonfiction“Tell all the Truth but tell it Slant.”—Emily DickinsonWith these words, ... Read more

$14.29 USD

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Two award-winning authors reveal everything you need to know to develop your own distinctive voice and craft compelling, creative nonfiction“Tell all the Truth but tell it Slant.”—Emily DickinsonWith these words,
... Read more
Chicago Manual Of Style 18th Edition 2025/2026

A Clear Guide To Writing And Referencing In Academic Settings

by Alica Struth ...

The definitive guide to grammar, usage, and citation—updated for modern writing and publishingTailored for students, researchers, editors, and authors, this edition brings clarity and structure to the most widely used style in publishing, journalism, and academic writing. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic and professional cycle, this manual ensures you stay aligned with the latest style ... Read more

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The definitive guide to grammar, usage, and citation—updated for modern writing and publishingTailored for students, researchers, editors, and authors, this edition brings clarity and structure to the most widely used style in publishing, journalism, and academic writing. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic and professional cycle, this manual ensures you stay aligned with the latest style
... Read more
MASTER LISTS FOR WRITERS

GOLD EDITION

by Bryn Donovan ...

Write faster…write more.Get the expanded edition of the bookthat went viral on social media!Used by thousands of writers around the world—including bestselling authors and screenwriters—MASTER LISTS FOR WRITERS is back and better than ever. The 10th anniversary GOLD EDITION is the ultimate brainstorming tool for storytellers at all experience levels, and it’s the perfect gift for any write... ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Write faster…write more.Get the expanded edition of the bookthat went viral on social media!Used by thousands of writers around the world—including bestselling authors and screenwriters—MASTER LISTS FOR WRITERS is back and better than ever. The 10th anniversary GOLD EDITION is the ultimate brainstorming tool for storytellers at all experience levels, and it’s the perfect gift for any write...
... Read more
Description

by Marcy Kennedy ...

Series Book 10 - Busy Writer's Guide
Are you looking for a way to add new depth and re-readability to your writing?Are you tired of description being “the boring part that people skip”?Are you a writer who’s struggled with making their story world feel believable and three-dimensional?Description in fiction shouldn’t be boring for the reader or for the writer.Description: A Busy Writer’s Guide will help you take your writing to the ... Read more

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Are you looking for a way to add new depth and re-readability to your writing?Are you tired of description being “the boring part that people skip”?Are you a writer who’s struggled with making their story world feel believable and three-dimensional?Description in fiction shouldn’t be boring for the reader or for the writer.Description: A Busy Writer’s Guide will help you take your writing to the
... Read more
88 Money-Making Writing Jobs

by Robert Bly ...

THE BEST WAYS TO MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WRITING!Writers today are no longer just working on books and newspapers. Businesses, advertisers, and hundreds of other outlets are desperate for people who can craft effective messages and persuade people with their words. A strong writer can make $50 to $200 per hour, or even more... if you know where to find the work.Robert Bly is a professional ... Read more

$15.19 USD

THE BEST WAYS TO MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WRITING!Writers today are no longer just working on books and newspapers. Businesses, advertisers, and hundreds of other outlets are desperate for people who can craft effective messages and persuade people with their words. A strong writer can make $50 to $200 per hour, or even more... if you know where to find the work.Robert Bly is a professional
... Read more
A Concise Guide to Technical Communication

by Heather Graves, Roger Graves ...

This compact but complete guide shows that less is more—with fewer extraneous details getting in the way of students trying to learn on the run, it allows them to focus on the most important principles of effective technical communication. The Concise Guide takes a rhetorical approach to technical communication; instead of setting up a list of rules that should be applied uniformly to all writing ... Read more

$36.99 USD

This compact but complete guide shows that less is more—with fewer extraneous details getting in the way of students trying to learn on the run, it allows them to focus on the most important principles of effective technical communication. The Concise Guide takes a rhetorical approach to technical communication; instead of setting up a list of rules that should be applied uniformly to all writing
... Read more
Poetry

A Writer's Guide and Anthology

by Dr Amorak Huey, W. Todd Kaneko ...

Series series Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies
Fully revamped and expanded, this second editionoffers a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing poetry. Mapping out 38 foundational elements of poetry including image, line, point of view, metaphor, movement, and music, authors Amorak Huey and W. Todd Kaneko use these elements as starting points for discussion questions and writing prompts. The book guides readers through a range of ... Read more

$22.19 USD

Fully revamped and expanded, this second editionoffers a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing poetry. Mapping out 38 foundational elements of poetry including image, line, point of view, metaphor, movement, and music, authors Amorak Huey and W. Todd Kaneko use these elements as starting points for discussion questions and writing prompts. The book guides readers through a range of
... Read more
Advanced Creative Nonfiction

A Writer's Guide and Anthology

by Dr Sean Prentiss, Jessica Hendry Nelson ...

Series series Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies
Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writers' Guide and Anthology offers expert instruction on writing creative nonfiction in any form-including memoir, lyric essay, travel writing, and more-while taking an expansive approach to fit a rapidly evolving literary art form. From a history of creative nonfiction, related ethical concerns, and new approaches to revision and publishing, this book offers ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writers' Guide and Anthology offers expert instruction on writing creative nonfiction in any form-including memoir, lyric essay, travel writing, and more-while taking an expansive approach to fit a rapidly evolving literary art form. From a history of creative nonfiction, related ethical concerns, and new approaches to revision and publishing, this book offers
... Read more
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success

by K.M. Weiland ...

Can Outlining Help You Write a Better Story?Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly wielded, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer’s arsenal.Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success will:Help you choose the right type of outline for youGuide you in brainstorming plot ideasAid you in discovering your ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Can Outlining Help You Write a Better Story?Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly wielded, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer’s arsenal.Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success will:Help you choose the right type of outline for youGuide you in brainstorming plot ideasAid you in discovering your
... Read more
Better Blurb Writing for Authors

by Olivia Atwater ...

Series Book 1 - Atwater's Tools for Authors
Write better blurbs. Get better readers.Writing book descriptions for genre fiction (or blurbs, as some authors call them) requires a completely different skill set from writing full-length novels. For many authors, blurbs are a last distasteful obstacle they must overcome before they’re allowed to sell their book—but it doesn’t have to be that way! Writing blurbs is far easier with a step-by-step ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Write better blurbs. Get better readers.Writing book descriptions for genre fiction (or blurbs, as some authors call them) requires a completely different skill set from writing full-length novels. For many authors, blurbs are a last distasteful obstacle they must overcome before they’re allowed to sell their book—but it doesn’t have to be that way! Writing blurbs is far easier with a step-by-step
... Read more
Business Writing for Technical People

The most effective ways to get your message across

by Carrie Marshall ...

Technically-minded people can struggle with business writing and many businesses get it wrong, losing their readers in avalanches of acronyms and jungles of technical jargon. It doesn’t have to be that way. In this book you’ll discover how to give your communication skills an upgrade, exploring the tips and tricks that will enable you to write effectively and persuasively for any audience. You’ll ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Technically-minded people can struggle with business writing and many businesses get it wrong, losing their readers in avalanches of acronyms and jungles of technical jargon. It doesn’t have to be that way. In this book you’ll discover how to give your communication skills an upgrade, exploring the tips and tricks that will enable you to write effectively and persuasively for any audience. You’ll
... Read more
WRITING AN ESSAY

5 Easy Steps To Writing A Professional Essay

by usman khan Yousafzai ...

The book is a helpful guide for students who are struggling in Essay Writing. It provides helpful tips and a new method with which Essay Writing should look to be an easier exercise especially for those students who struggle in competitive exams ... Read more

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The book is a helpful guide for students who are struggling in Essay Writing. It provides helpful tips and a new method with which Essay Writing should look to be an easier exercise especially for those students who struggle in competitive exams
... Read more
Throwing Lead

A Writer's Guide to Firearms (and the People Who Use Them)

by J. Daniel Sawyer, Mary Mason ...

Mystifying. Frightening. The perfect medium for murder, mayhem, martyrdom, and mastery. A research nightmare, a continuity minefield, firearms in fiction spells frustration for writers everywhere.But no more. Written by two veteran shooters, Throwing Lead gives you the low-down on firearms. From the history of hand cannons to far future energy weapons, this rigorously apolitical guide to guns ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Mystifying. Frightening. The perfect medium for murder, mayhem, martyrdom, and mastery. A research nightmare, a continuity minefield, firearms in fiction spells frustration for writers everywhere.But no more. Written by two veteran shooters, Throwing Lead gives you the low-down on firearms. From the history of hand cannons to far future energy weapons, this rigorously apolitical guide to guns
... Read more

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