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The Ode Less Travelled

Unlocking the Poet Within

de Stephen Fry ...

Comedian and actor Stephen Fry's witty and practical guide, now in paperback, gives the aspiring poet or student the tools and confidence to write and understand poetry.Stephen Fry believes that if one can speak and read English, one can write poetry. In The Ode Less Travelled, he invites readers to discover the delights of writing poetry for pleasure and provides the tools and confidence to get ... Leer más

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Comedian and actor Stephen Fry's witty and practical guide, now in paperback, gives the aspiring poet or student the tools and confidence to write and understand poetry.Stephen Fry believes that if one can speak and read English, one can write poetry. In The Ode Less Travelled, he invites readers to discover the delights of writing poetry for pleasure and provides the tools and confidence to get
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Spellbinding Sentences

A Writer's Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers

de Barbara Baig ...

Elevate Your Writing From So-So To Spectacular!Great writing requires more than an original idea, compelling characters, or a scintillating plot. An author needs all of these to be successful, but writing--and writing well--also demands an entirely different skill set.Spellbinding Sentences arms you with the tools you need to master the power of the English language. In this book, you'll learn the ... Leer más

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Elevate Your Writing From So-So To Spectacular!Great writing requires more than an original idea, compelling characters, or a scintillating plot. An author needs all of these to be successful, but writing--and writing well--also demands an entirely different skill set.Spellbinding Sentences arms you with the tools you need to master the power of the English language. In this book, you'll learn the
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Write Through It

An Insider's Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life

de Kate McKean ...

Discover what every new and aspiring author needs to know about the publishing industry and how to navigate all the complicated feelings that come with writing a book in this no-nonsense guide from literary agent, author, and creator of the popular newsletter Agents & Books Kate McKean.Writers all want the secret to getting published: the magic formula for a query letter, the list of agents who ... Leer más

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Discover what every new and aspiring author needs to know about the publishing industry and how to navigate all the complicated feelings that come with writing a book in this no-nonsense guide from literary agent, author, and creator of the popular newsletter Agents & Books Kate McKean.Writers all want the secret to getting published: the magic formula for a query letter, the list of agents who
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Word Perfect

Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year

de Susie Dent ...

'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard OsmanWelcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone... ... Leer más

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'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard OsmanWelcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone...
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Short Stories in Italian for Beginners

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Italian the fun way!

de Olly Richards ...

Series series Readers
'A brilliant way to learn a new language.... a good read as well as improving my Italian' Reader reviewShort Stories in Italian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both ... Leer más

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'A brilliant way to learn a new language.... a good read as well as improving my Italian' Reader reviewShort Stories in Italian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both
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All the President's Men

de Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein ...

50th Anniversary Edition—now with a new foreword on what Watergate means today.“The work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history” (Time)—from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Final Days.The most devastating political detective story of the century: two Washington Post reporters, whose brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigat. ... Leer más

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50th Anniversary Edition—now with a new foreword on what Watergate means today.“The work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history” (Time)—from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Final Days.The most devastating political detective story of the century: two Washington Post reporters, whose brilliant, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigat.
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The Pitch-Perfect Author

The Every Day Novelist

de J. Daniel Sawyer ...

Series series The Every Day Novelist
"J. Daniel Sawyer has the most amazing voice of any writer I've ever encountered."—Kristine Kathryn RuschA good writer makes you turn the pages. A great writer haunts your dreams. The difference between the two?Voice.The voice commands attention. The voice arrests consciousness. The voice creates intimacy. And, within these pages, you will learn the secrets of voice that allowed authors from ... Leer más

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"J. Daniel Sawyer has the most amazing voice of any writer I've ever encountered."—Kristine Kathryn RuschA good writer makes you turn the pages. A great writer haunts your dreams. The difference between the two?Voice.The voice commands attention. The voice arrests consciousness. The voice creates intimacy. And, within these pages, you will learn the secrets of voice that allowed authors from
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A Long Game

Notes on Writing Fiction

de Elizabeth McCracken ...

From bestselling and award-winning author and professor Elizabeth McCracken comes an irresistible look at the art of writing.Writing can feel like an endless series of decisions. How does one face the blank page? Move a character around a room? Deal with time? Undertake revision? The good and bad news is that in fiction writing, there are no definitive answers to such questions: writers must come ... Leer más

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From bestselling and award-winning author and professor Elizabeth McCracken comes an irresistible look at the art of writing.Writing can feel like an endless series of decisions. How does one face the blank page? Move a character around a room? Deal with time? Undertake revision? The good and bad news is that in fiction writing, there are no definitive answers to such questions: writers must come
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Steering The Craft

A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

de Ursula K. Le Guin ...

From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le ... Leer más

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From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le
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The Writer's Little Book of Naming

Tips and Tricks for People, Places, and Things

de 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 ... Leer más

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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
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Several Short Sentences About Writing

de Verlyn Klinkenborg ...

Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that will change the way you work and think. There is no gospel, no orthodoxy, no dogma in ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that will change the way you work and think. There is no gospel, no orthodoxy, no dogma in
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How to Tell a Story

The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth

de The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on twenty-five years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth“From toasts to eulogies, from job interviews to social events, this book will help you with ideas, structure, delivery and more.”—CNNLONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARDOver the past twenty-five years, ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on twenty-five years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth“From toasts to eulogies, from job interviews to social events, this book will help you with ideas, structure, delivery and more.”—CNNLONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARDOver the past twenty-five years,
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The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide

Role-Play the Best Campaign Ever—No Matter the Game!

de James D’Amato ...

Series series Ultimate Role Playing Game Series
Improve your RPG campaign with this comprehensive and interactive guide to making the most out of your gaming experience.Whatever RPG game you play, from D&D to Call of Cthulu to licensed games like Star Wars, every detail is important. From setting the scene to choosing the right music or even adjusting the lighting to create the right atmosphere, every choice helps maximize your gaming ... Leer más

$1.99 USD

Improve your RPG campaign with this comprehensive and interactive guide to making the most out of your gaming experience.Whatever RPG game you play, from D&D to Call of Cthulu to licensed games like Star Wars, every detail is important. From setting the scene to choosing the right music or even adjusting the lighting to create the right atmosphere, every choice helps maximize your gaming
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The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide: Expanded Genres Edition

Prompts and Activities to Create Compelling Characters for Horror, Sci-Fi, X-Punk, and More

de James D’Amato ...

Series series Ultimate Role Playing Game Series
Take your skyship pirate, haunted waif, or alien scientist to the next level with this fun, interactive book of exercises to help you build your RPG character’s backstory—made specifically for the genres you love to play.You can now explore new RPG character ideas with this character backstory guide to the most popular RPG genres beyond fantasy, from sci-fi to horror and superhero to western ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Take your skyship pirate, haunted waif, or alien scientist to the next level with this fun, interactive book of exercises to help you build your RPG character’s backstory—made specifically for the genres you love to play.You can now explore new RPG character ideas with this character backstory guide to the most popular RPG genres beyond fantasy, from sci-fi to horror and superhero to western
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In the Land of Invented Languages

Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language

de Arika Okrent ...

Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better language—and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, Loglan (not to be confused with ... Leer más

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Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better language—and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, Loglan (not to be confused with
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The Art of Character

Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV

de David Corbett ...

Former private investigator and New York Times notable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable toolkit for creating characters that come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring, and vastly entertaining blueprint to all the elements of characterization-from initial inspiration to realization-with special insights into the power of ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Former private investigator and New York Times notable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable toolkit for creating characters that come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring, and vastly entertaining blueprint to all the elements of characterization-from initial inspiration to realization-with special insights into the power of
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How Fiction Works

de James Wood ...

In the tradition of E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, James Wood's How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.Here one of the most prominent and stylish critics of our time looks into the machinery of storytelling to ask some fundamental questions: What do ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

In the tradition of E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, James Wood's How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power.Here one of the most prominent and stylish critics of our time looks into the machinery of storytelling to ask some fundamental questions: What do
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Typewriters, Bombs, Jellyfish

Essays

de Tom McCarthy ...

Essays on literature, pop culture, and more from the cult novelist and critic Tom McCarthyFifteen brilliant essays written over as many years provide a map of the sensibility and critical intelligence of Tom McCarthy, one of the most original and challenging novelists at work today. Typewriters, Bombs, Jellyfish explores a wide range of subjects, from the weather considered as a form of media, to ... Leer más

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Essays on literature, pop culture, and more from the cult novelist and critic Tom McCarthyFifteen brilliant essays written over as many years provide a map of the sensibility and critical intelligence of Tom McCarthy, one of the most original and challenging novelists at work today. Typewriters, Bombs, Jellyfish explores a wide range of subjects, from the weather considered as a form of media, to
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Italian Short Stories

Learn Italian with 30 Short Tales for Beginners and Intermediate Learners

de Learn Italian with Manu ...

Italian Short Stories for Beginners to Intermediate Learners: A Progressive Journey Through Italian Language and CultureMaster Italian Through Captivating Stories - From Beginner to Confident Speaker!Are you tired of boring grammar drills and endless verb conjugations? Ready to learn Italian the way nature intended - through engaging stories that make language learning effortless and enjoyable? ... Leer más

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Italian Short Stories for Beginners to Intermediate Learners: A Progressive Journey Through Italian Language and CultureMaster Italian Through Captivating Stories - From Beginner to Confident Speaker!Are you tired of boring grammar drills and endless verb conjugations? Ready to learn Italian the way nature intended - through engaging stories that make language learning effortless and enjoyable?
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The Plot Module: The Ultimate Chapter-by-Chapter Guide on How to Write a Novel Outline

Story Hacker Secrets, #3

de Jason Hamilton ...

Series Libro 3 - Story Hacker Secrets
Looking for an easy, step-by-step solution to plot your novel from start to finish?Jason Hamilton—overnight YouTube success and practicing fantasy author—introduces The Plot Module, a groundbreaking guide that simplifies novel plotting like never before. This comprehensive 40-chapter roadmap tells you exactly what to include in each chapter, bridging the gaps most story structure books leave ... Leer más

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Looking for an easy, step-by-step solution to plot your novel from start to finish?Jason Hamilton—overnight YouTube success and practicing fantasy author—introduces The Plot Module, a groundbreaking guide that simplifies novel plotting like never before. This comprehensive 40-chapter roadmap tells you exactly what to include in each chapter, bridging the gaps most story structure books leave
... Leer más
The Writer’s Little Book of Platitudes

Tips and Tricks for Taking (and Ignoring) Advice

de Marie Brennan ...

Series series Writer's Little Books
“Show, don’t tell.” “Murder your darlings.” “Write every day.”Certain pieces of advice are widespread in the writing community — but what do they really mean? And are they nuggets of universal wisdom, or do they only apply to some writers in some circumstances? Award-winning author Marie Brennan tackles these old saws, dissecting each one to see what purpose it might serve . . . and when you ... Leer más

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“Show, don’t tell.” “Murder your darlings.” “Write every day.”Certain pieces of advice are widespread in the writing community — but what do they really mean? And are they nuggets of universal wisdom, or do they only apply to some writers in some circumstances? Award-winning author Marie Brennan tackles these old saws, dissecting each one to see what purpose it might serve . . . and when you
... Leer más
From Zero to Published: How to Sell Your First Book Without an Email List or a Budget

Story Hacker Secrets, #2

de Jason Hamilton ...

Series Libro 2 - Story Hacker Secrets
Dreaming of becoming a published author but don't know where to start?Self-publishing can seem daunting when you're starting from scratch. But it doesn't have to be!This book is here to guide you through the maze of self-publishing without the usual prerequisites.Every day, aspiring authors are told they need an email list, a marketing budget, or an existing audience to succeed. But what if you're ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Dreaming of becoming a published author but don't know where to start?Self-publishing can seem daunting when you're starting from scratch. But it doesn't have to be!This book is here to guide you through the maze of self-publishing without the usual prerequisites.Every day, aspiring authors are told they need an email list, a marketing budget, or an existing audience to succeed. But what if you're
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A Short Course in Reading French

de Celia Brickman ...

This textbook teaches the basics of French grammar, reinforcing its lessons with exercises and key practice translations. A systematic guide, the volume is a critical companion for university-level students learning to read and translate written French into English; for graduate scholars learning to do research in French or prepping for proficiency exams; and for any interested readers who want to ... Leer más

$31.49 USD

This textbook teaches the basics of French grammar, reinforcing its lessons with exercises and key practice translations. A systematic guide, the volume is a critical companion for university-level students learning to read and translate written French into English; for graduate scholars learning to do research in French or prepping for proficiency exams; and for any interested readers who want to
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10,000 Words an Hour

Story Hacker Secrets, #1

de Jason Hamilton ...

Series Libro 1 - Story Hacker Secrets
The Revolutionary Guide to Supercharging Your Fiction Writing with AI (Not Just ChatGPT)Unlock the secrets to writing captivating fiction at lightning speed - without burning out.In this groundbreaking step-by-step guide, I'll reveal how to:✔ Craft the perfect AI prompt to unleash your creativity - in seconds.✔ Transform a tiny spark of an idea into a fully-fleshed novel using the "Fractal ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The Revolutionary Guide to Supercharging Your Fiction Writing with AI (Not Just ChatGPT)Unlock the secrets to writing captivating fiction at lightning speed - without burning out.In this groundbreaking step-by-step guide, I'll reveal how to:✔ Craft the perfect AI prompt to unleash your creativity - in seconds.✔ Transform a tiny spark of an idea into a fully-fleshed novel using the "Fractal
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