Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life
ISBN: 9780060560447 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Bestselling author Elizabeth George has spent years teaching writing, and in Write Away she shares her knowledge of the creative process. George combines clear, intelligent, and functional advice on fiction writing with anecdotes from her own life, the story of her journey to publication, and inside information on how she meticulously researches and writes her novels. George's solid understanding of craft is conveyed in the enticing manner of a true storyteller, making Write Away not only a marvelous, interesting, and informative book but also a glimpse... Bestselling author Elizabeth George has spent years teaching writing, and in Write Away she shares her knowledge of the creative p... |
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81,75 zł |
Walking on Alligators: A Book of Meditations for Writers
ISBN: 9780062507587 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This daily motivator of people who write provides an insistent wake-up call for the creative urge, with insights on how to work against resistance, live with the loneliness, develop discipline, and dare to take deeper risks in their work. These 200 essays explore every aspect of the process of writing.
This daily motivator of people who write provides an insistent wake-up call for the creative urge, with insights on how to work against resistance, li...
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64,53 zł |
Writing on Both Sides of the Brain: Breakthrough Techniques for People Who Write
ISBN: 9780062544902 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A revolutionary approach to writing that will teach you how to express yourself fluently and with confidence for the rest of your life.
A revolutionary approach to writing that will teach you how to express yourself fluently and with confidence for the rest of your life.
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68,84 zł |
Careers in Writing
ISBN: 9780071482127 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) WRITE YOUR WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL AND SATISFYING CAREER Careers in writing are tremendously rewarding; it is also a field with diverse opportunities. In order to decide what job route is best for you, you need to begin with a clear plan: What kind of writing will you specialize in? Will an advanced degree promote your career? How will you find the right place for you? Careers in Writing has the answers. Here, you'll discover all the information you need to find a satisfying and secure job doing what you love. Whether you want to work at a newspaper, go it alone as... WRITE YOUR WAY TO A SUCCESSFUL AND SATISFYING CAREER Careers in writing are tremendously rewarding; it is also a field with diverse ... |
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107,63 zł |
Writing Fiction for Children: Stories Only You Can Tell
ISBN: 9780252026867 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Whether you're nurturing your first idea for a children's book or have a published book or two under your belt, Judy K. Morris will delight you, guide and inspire you, challenge and encourage you, and improve your chances of reaching the ultimate goal of every children's book author: your reader inside your story and your story inside your reader. A published author of both fiction and nonfiction for children, Morris draws on extensive experience teaching children how to write and teaching adults how to write for children. Here she combines concrete methods and step-by-step techniques with...
Whether you're nurturing your first idea for a children's book or have a published book or two under your belt, Judy K. Morris will delight you, guide...
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104,09 zł |
How Writers Journey to Comfort and Fluency: A Psychological Adventure
ISBN: 9780275949075 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This book, by a psychologist with two decades of investment in writers, depicts his programs for instilling patience, pacing, constancy, and resilience in writing. He shows how writers proceed to comfort and fluency by detailing strategies, rules, and turning points for a diversity of writers--professional, professorial, and otherwise. The result is a thorough-going discussion of what helps writers and a review of the broad literature that program participants found most helpful. This book, by a psychologist with two decades of investment in writers, depicts his programs for instilling patience, pacing, constancy, and resili... |
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526,18 zł |
Authoring Books and Materials for Students, Academics, and Professionals
ISBN: 9780275961596 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Creating a book for the academic or professional market is a major undertaking one that is likely to require an investment of hundreds of hours. This book offers a complete guide to the process, from weighing the costs and benefits of becoming an author, through negotiating a contract, to marketing the final book. The information, which is presented from an author's perspective, includes: selecting the most appropriate publisher(s) to which to submit a proposal, factors to consider when drafting a proposal, contract negotiation, joint collaboration agreements, time management and other... Creating a book for the academic or professional market is a major undertaking one that is likely to require an investment of hundreds of hours. Th... |
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301,46 zł |
Authoring Books and Materials for Students, Academics, and Professionals
ISBN: 9780275961602 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Creating a book for the academic or professional market is a major undertaking one that is likely to require an investment of hundreds of hours. This book offers a complete guide to the process, from weighing the costs and benefits of becoming an author, through negotiating a contract, to marketing the final book. The information, which is presented from an author's perspective, includes: selecting the most appropriate publisher(s) to which to submit a proposal, factors to consider when drafting a proposal, contract negotiation, joint collaboration agreements, time management and other... Creating a book for the academic or professional market is a major undertaking one that is likely to require an investment of hundreds of hours. Th... |
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142,45 zł |
Publishing for Tenure and Beyond
ISBN: 9780275963910 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Silverman provides graduate students who intend to pursue a career in academia and tenure-track junior faculty with candid information about developing an adequate publication record. The book also provides graduate students, tenured faculty, and others with information they need to maximize the likelihood of having their articles accepted for publication by peer-reviewed professional, scientific, and scholarly journals. The focus throughout is on how editorial boards and tenure committees tend to function rather than on how they are supposed to function. Anyone dealing with academic... Silverman provides graduate students who intend to pursue a career in academia and tenure-track junior faculty with candid information about develo... |
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142,45 zł |
Ariadnes Thread: Story Lines
ISBN: 9780300063097 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) "What line should the critic follow in explicating, unfolding, or unknotting . . . passages? How should the critic thread her or his way into the labyrinthine problems of narrative form?--from chapter I In this brilliant and engaging book, one of America's leading literary critics explores the intricacies of narrative theory. Using the image of Ariadne's thread, which was given to Theseus to carry into the labyrinth so that he could find his way out, J. Hillis Miller traces out the "line" so often associated with narrative and writing in general. In the process he illuminates the nature of...
"What line should the critic follow in explicating, unfolding, or unknotting . . . passages? How should the critic thread her or his way into the laby...
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223,27 zł |
Technique in Fiction
ISBN: 9780312051686 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Here is one of the most intelligent and useful guides to the craft of fiction ever published. Acknowledged by teachers, students, and writers as the indispensable book in the field, Technique in Fiction has been in print for over two decades. For this fully updated second edition, Robie Macauley and George Lanning have rewritten their discussions of the major technical questions and practices of fiction: setting, plot, characterization, point-of-view, style, pace and tone, and theme. These and other crucial points are illustrated with examples from Tolstoy, Forster, and James through... Here is one of the most intelligent and useful guides to the craft of fiction ever published. Acknowledged by teachers, students, and writers as th... |
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103,28 zł |
Writing from the Body: For Writers, Artists and Dreamers Who Long to Free Their Voice
ISBN: 9780312115364 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A book about spirit, creativity, and the inner life of the writer Certain writing books go beyond questions of craft and art to explore the deepest sources of the creative impulse. Writing from the Body is not a "head book"; it is a heart book, a shoulder book, a hand book, a back book, and a soul book that liberates writers from the shackles of self-consciousness and doubt. Developed from John Lee's popular workshops that have helped thousands of writers, this book offers meditative techniques, physical exercises, and candid counseling--all designed to combat the fears,... A book about spirit, creativity, and the inner life of the writer Certain writing books go beyond questions of craft and art to explore the d... |
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81,75 zł |
Stein on Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
ISBN: 9780312254216 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or instructors, amateurs or professionals. As the always clear and direct Stein explains here, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable solutions--how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, how to create interesting writing in the first place." With examples from bestsellers as well as from students' drafts, Stein offers detailed sections on characterization, dialogue, pacing, flashbacks, trimming away...
Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, student...
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90,41 zł |
A Writer's Workbook: Daily Exercises for the Writing Life
ISBN: 9780312286217 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Aspiring doctors have medical school. Karate students have belts of different colors. Pianists have scales and arpeggios. But what system do writers have for getting and staying "in shape," to help them focus, practice, and make progress? A Writer's Workbook is Caroline Sharp's ingenious collection of exercises to inspire, encourage, warm up, and jump-start anyone who writes. A wise and funny friend who will cheerlead you through even your darkest can't-write days and "every idea I've ever had is awful" nights, she provides encouraging suggestions, hilarious observations, and... Aspiring doctors have medical school. Karate students have belts of different colors. Pianists have scales and arpeggios. But what system do writer... |
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77,45 zł |
Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction
ISBN: 9780312286668 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Patricia Highsmith, author of Strangers On a Train, The Talented Mr.Ripley, Found In The Street, and many other books, is known as one of the finest suspense novelists. In this book, she analyzes the key elements of suspense fiction, drawing upon her own experience in four decades as a working writer. She talks about, among other topics; how to develop a complete story from an idea; what makes a plot gripping; the use (and abuse) of coincidence; characterization and the "likeable criminal"; going from first draft to final draft; and writing the suspense short story. Patricia Highsmith, author of Strangers On a Train, The Talented Mr.Ripley, Found In The Street, and many other books, is known as one of the fines... |
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77,49 zł |
The Asja Guide to Freelance Writing: A Professional Guide to the Business, for Nonfiction Writers of All Experience Levels
ISBN: 9780312318529 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Whether you're just starting out, considering going full-time, or are already a successful freelance writer, you'll find the information and insights needed to take your work to the next level in this smart, thorough guide. Compiled by the prestigious American Society of Journalists and Authors, the book's twenty-six chapters cover the business from every angle, tackling the topics every freelancer needs to master in order to make it today. Chapters cover: planning a writing business * generating fresh ideas * the secrets of a successful magazine query * the latest research tools and... Whether you're just starting out, considering going full-time, or are already a successful freelance writer, you'll find the information and insigh... |
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103,28 zł |
Homemade Biography: How to Collect, Record, and Tell the Life Story of Someone You Love
ISBN: 9780312348311 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) How well do you really know the older people in your family? And how will you make sure their stories will be preserved for generations to come? Homemade Biography is a fun and practical guide to recording a relative's story so it will never be forgotten. New York Times bestselling author Tom Zoellner, who wrote his own grandmother's biography, draws on years of interviewing and writing experience to provide: How well do you really know the older people in your family? And how will you make sure their stories will be preserved for generations to come? Ho... |
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86,06 zł |
How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation
ISBN: 9780312396060 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Mastering these skills spells the difference between "A.B.D." and "Ph.D." -refuting the magnum opus myth Mastering these skills spells the difference between "A.B.D." and "Ph.D." -refuting the magnum opus myth |
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86,06 zł |
Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction
ISBN: 9780316115926 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In this anthology, 26 writers illuminate the motivations at the heart of their creative lives in original essays that are as surprising and varied as their fiction. The contributors include Pat Conroy, Norman Mailor, Rick Moody and David Foster Wallace.
In this anthology, 26 writers illuminate the motivations at the heart of their creative lives in original essays that are as surprising and varied as ...
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126,78 zł |
How to Write a Mystery
ISBN: 9780345397584 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) WHODUNIT? YOUDUNIT
So you want to write a mystery. There's more to it than just a detective, a dead body, and Colonel Mustard in the drawing room with the candlestick. Fortunately, Larry Beinhart--Edgar Award-winning author of You Get What You Pay For, Foreign Exchange, and American Hero--has taken a break from writing smart, suspenseful thrillers to act as your guide through all the twists and turns of creating the twists and turns of a good mystery. Drawing on advice and examples from a host of the best names in mystery writing--from Raymond Chandler and Mickey Spillane to Scott... WHODUNIT? YOUDUNIT
So you want to write a mystery. There's more to it than just a detective, a dead body, and Colonel Mustard in the drawing room ... |
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64,58 zł |