Language Arts & Disciplines
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A Solemn Pleasure: To Imagine, Witness, and Write"A writer at the height of her powers" (Oprah.com) reflects on a literary life pulled in two directions: from war zone journalism to the writing and teaching of fictionIn an essay entitled "Spirit and Vision" Melissa Pritchard poses the question: "Why write?" Her answer...
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The Old Editor Says: Maxims for Writing and EditingMany beginning writers and editors benefited from a crusty old editor's brisk maxims about the craft. If you want to be reminded of those days, look inside. If you want to learn those brisk maxims, many of them are collected here. And if you...
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Amazing Words, 2nd Edition: An Alphabetical Anthology of Alluring, Astonishing, Beguiling, Bewitching, Enchanting, Enthralling, Mesmerizing, MiracWith fascinating etymologies and letter patterns of more than 400 everyday words, bestselling language writer Richard Lederer offers insights into the most bedazzling, beguiling, and bewitching words in the English language. Readers will discover why William Shakespeare may be hiding in the Old Testament;...
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The Way of Story: The Craft & Soul of WritingOffering an integrative approach to writing all forms of narrative, this illustrated book contains evocative insights from the authors own professional journey. The emphasis on the integration of both a solid craft and an experiential inner discovery makes this writing book unique.Author: Catherine Ann...
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Essays Toward a Symbolic of Motives, 1950-1955In August, 1959, an anxious William Rueckert wrote Kenneth Burke to ask, "When on earth is that perpetually 'forthcoming' A Symbolic of Motives forthcoming? Will it be soon enough so that I can wait for it before I complete my book Kenneth Burke and...
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Norman BethuneNorman Bethune is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...
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Writer: How to Write Short Stories Novellas and NovelsWRITER takes you from conception to completion, covering everything an author needs to know. Have a story you want to tell? Don't know where to start? What is it that writers do? Where do ideas for stories come from? What about universal building blocks?...
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The Wedding Speech Manual: The Complete Guide to Preparing, Writing and Performing Your Wedding SpeechDo an outstanding wedding speech - in 7 easy steps Do you need to do a wedding speech but have no idea how to start or what to say?Are you nervous about standing up and speaking in public?Or do you just need some pointers...
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How To Write Non-Fiction Large Print: Turn Your Knowledge Into WordsDo you want to write a non-fiction book but don't know where to start? Or perhaps you worry that you're not an expert or have enough authority in your niche to write a book on it?Are you ready to help other people and change...
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The Scholarly Writing Process: A Short GuideGetting stuck is a normal part of the writing process, even for experienced writers. My aim in publishing this Short Guide is to help you generate new writing projects, keep your writing projects moving forward, and ensure that your writing process results in publications.A...
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Finding Time for your Scholarly Writing: A Short GuideFinding Time for your Scholarly Writing addresses the problem of juggling writing alongside your other responsibilities. I identify three kinds of time: full days, longish sessions, and short snatches. In this Short Guide, I explain what kinds of writing you can do in each,...
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Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics and Early English: Second EditionThis is an essential guide to teaching primary English, with a focus on systematic synthetic phonics. The new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the structure, content and requirements of the national curriculum, and to include the latest policy context. Throughout,...
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Writing the Mystery: A Start to Finish Guide for Both Novice and ProfessionalThis third edition of G. Miki Hayden's award-winning guide for mystery writers provides invaluable step-by-step advice on shaping plots, developing characters, and creating a fast-paced and compelling mystery for the modern market. Regular exercises throughout the book help you put into practice what you've...
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The Writer's Treasury of IdeasFull time writers need a constant supply of fresh ideas so that their stories and articles will catch an editor's eye. But how easy are ideas to catch? The truth is that ideas rain down on us, mostly when we aren't expecting them. But...
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Creative Writing: Writers on WritingCreative Writing: Writers on Writing anthologises original literary work by eight contemporary authors Amal Chatterjee, Colm Breathnach, Fred D'Aguiar, Jane Draycott, Philip Gross, Kathryn Heyman, Sabyn Javeri, and Emily Raboteau. Dealing with birth and death, love and ambition, domestic drama and foreign adventure, they...
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Six Latvian PoetsIn this second anthology introducing contemporary Baltic poetry, we meet the younger generation of Latvian poets who started writing and publishing after the country gained independence following the disintegration of the Soviet Union of which it had been part for half a century, a...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: An Edition Printed in the Nyctographic Square Alphabet Devised by Lewis CarrollCharles Lutwidge Dodgson, a.k.a Lewis Carroll, invented a special writing instrument he called "the Nyctograph" on 24 September 1891, in frustration at the process of "getting out of bed at 2 a.m. in a winter night, lighting a candle, and recording some happy thought...
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A Jovial CrewA Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars, is a comedy about four noble lovers who join the beggar community for a pastoral life of dance and song. Or is it? Whilst maintaining its unremitting good humour, A Jovial Crew shows that the literary depiction...
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June CallwoodJune Callwood is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...
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Tom LongboatTom Longboat is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...
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