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By bestselling ghostwriter and book doctor with a top London literary consultancy

This book is used by award-winning authors and university creative writing departments.

'A how-to-write book that actually DOES tell you how'

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'I wish I'd had this book a long time ago'

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The standard style guide of the Christian publishing industry, The Christian Writer's Manual of Style, 4th Edition, compiled by veteran Zondervan editor Robert Hudson, contains clear guidance on style questions related to religious writing, including many topics not addressed in other references or online.

Nearly half of this fourth revision is made up of new material, including information about turning blogs into books, the effects of digital media on writing, "adverbial doubles," "vanishing accents," word-choice strategies, endorser guidelines, and much more. It also...

Imagine having your own personal mentor someone encouraging yet honest, supportive yet empowering, who could help you set and achieve your goals, turn your moments of doubt and fear into sources of strength, and discover what you re truly capable of when you re at your best.

Kendra Levin is that mentor. And with this book, she s here to help you do the best writing of your life and live your best life while doing it.

Using a fresh new approach to Joseph Campbell s archetypal Hero s Journey, Levin reveals how to be a hero in the narrative of your own process. She weaves together...

In immersion reporting--a literary cousin to ethnography, travel writing, and memoir--the writer fully steps into a new world or culture, participating in its trials, rites, and rituals as a member of the group. The end...

First published in 1992, this book focuses on the oeuvre of S. J. Perelman. Taken together, the essays included serve as an introduction to this important humorist s work, both in terms of the specific short prose pieces, plays, and films examined and as an overview of his lengthy professional career. They provide insightful and in-depth literary analyses as well. The work encourages a better appreciation for Perelman s contributions to American literary history.