Language Arts & Disciplines

FINISH YOUR BOOK!Or that crucial next book! In today's market, productivity creates success. It's the productive writers who find publishers, build independent careers, and grow their audiences. If you can't seem to finish that manuscript, or need to write faster with less stress, learn...

Good sex scenes are a must in today's novel, and they don't just happen on their own. There is a structure, a method, and boundaries to be drawn. Whether you want to write for publication or your own enjoyment, whether you want to write...

You expected to be further along your career path because you work so hard but have noticed others get put forward or be offered opportunities or credit where you know you should be or want to be in the frame. You are bordering on...

There's nothing like a well-crafted, guided story starter to put a stop to that dreaded empty computer screen Story Prompts That Work includes enough detailed prompts to write a story a week for an entire year (and then go back and use the prompts...

."Jennifer Bacia pioneered mass market fiction in Australia". Matt Condon prize winning author and journalist."Jennifer Bacia's success helped lay the foundation of my very successful stable of popular fiction writers." Selwa Anthony, leading popular fiction agent. "Superbly crafted suspense" The Sunday Times "Bacia is...

Originally written in both English and French, The Surprising Phenomenon of Human Communication is a series of twelve essays that Vil m Flusser delivered as lectures in Aix-en-Provence, France, on several subjects ranging from communication media, memory, symbols, meaning, models, art, cybernetics, the Bible,...

"Horror 101: The Way Forward - is sharp, savvy and packed with crucial information for anyone who wants to take a real bite out of the horror genre. Two taloned thumbs up " - Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of CODE ZERO...

Every writer knows the benefits strong dialogue can bring to a story-a faster pace, greater believability, increased tension, and even humor. But not every writer knows how to achieve it. And, unfortunately, weak dialogue can destroy a story even faster than strong dialogue can...

Fifty Shades of Grammar presents the very best blog posts from The Grammar Diva-grammar posts, punctuation posts, holiday posts, quizzes, posts about words, and more-entertaining, educational, and witty. From aliens to zemmiphobia, from apostrophes to semicolons, this book has it all in a wide...

A brief overview on 6 rosetta stones & the method of Indus Script decipherment. The cipher is rebus-metonymy layered Meluhha (mleccha speech). Signs and pictorials are hieroglyph multiplexes of Indian sprachbund of Bronze Age Ancient Near East. The language of the writing system is...

What does it take to write a brilliant novel? Best-selling, award-winning novelist Susan May Warren knows how--and you're about to find out. She's coached hundreds of writers into publication, onto best-seller lists, and onto the awards platforms. (And she lives what she teaches. Susan...

Do you have a book inside of you, waiting, screaming to get out? How to Write a Book AND Get it Published will give you the basics, so you'll know what to do and expect each step of the way. From getting an idea...

Brian Tracy said, "This book gives you a proven strategy to write and sell an excellent book on any business subject you know and care about." Todd Sattersten, co-author of "The 100 Best Business Books of All Time," said, "No one tells you how...

You're ready to write your book, but where to begin? Characters? Conflict? Dialogue? Story arc? In a lot of ways writing your book is like building a home or raising your child, efforts of love and patience that are hard enough in their own...

Ireland's Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University publishes the Famine Folios, a unique resource for students, scholars and researchers, as well as general readers, covering many aspects of the Famine in Ireland from 1845-1852--the worst demographic catastrophe of nineteenth-century Europe. The essays are interdisciplinary...

This book will help readers turn life stories into a treasured memoir. With examples, work sheets, exercises and tips, readers will learn how to write an engaging printed book about their experiences.Author: Kay Kenady SangerPublisher: Pathmaker PressPublished: 06/24/2013Pages: 186Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x...

The question I hear most from beginners about building a fantasy storyworld is, "Where do I start?" Oz, Wonderland, Narnia, the 100 Acre Wood, Neverland, Hogwarts, the United Federation of Planets, Westeros, Middle Earth, Alagaesia, Terabithia, Gotham City, Jurassic Park, Fablehaven, and a galaxy...

2017 Nautilus Silver Award winner nautilusbookawards.comWarm and informal, this book is like having an experienced writing coach at your elbow. With a year's worth of thought-provoking, carefully constructed writing prompts and essays on craft, Jennifer Browdy offers guidance and companionship for the aspiring memoirist,...

Want to become a successful author? If so, you're going to have to crank out books. And not mediocre books but high-quality ones.Why? Because that's what readers expect and want.Regardless of whether you write fiction or nonfiction, if you want to get established as...

Don't fall victim to the 12 fatal flaws of fiction writingFiction writers often struggle to improve their craftAnd the biggest challenge comes from the inability to see what isn't working. The prose feels off. The scene isn't gelling. The dialogue sounds stilted or clunky....