"Have you ever wondered what makes your favorite nonfiction books so compelling, understandable, or enjoyable to read? Those works connect with you, as a reader. Good news: when you recognize what what's happening, you can apply those same methods to your own writing. Writing To Be Understood is the thinking writer's guide to effective nonfiction writing techniques, such as: using analogies effectively to illustrate unseen concepts, appealing to the...

Presents a guide for aspiring writers on all aspects of getting published, including writing the query letter, getting an agent, signing contracts, working with publishers, assisting in prepub publicity and marketing, and doing book tours.

This haiku book provides an invaluable guide to developing your own haiku-writing skills, with clear explanations, brilliant examples, and innovative writing exercises. It also offers an introduction to related Japanese poetic forms including: o Senryu commentaries on human nature that are often humorous or ironic o Haibun short, autobiographical narratives accompanied by a haiku o Tanka imaginative poems full of highly personal, emotional expressions...

The author questions the condition of modern man in this novel depicting a science fiction writer's struggle to find peace and sanity in the world.

Novelist's Boot Camp features 101 essential lessons, ranging from creating resonant characters and dynamic action, to mastering the art of effective revising, editing and proofreading. A fresh, compelling visual format that grabs the reader's attention. An accessible style geared towards writers of any genre, from romance to thriller. Writing a novel is a battle--and this book is the writer's plan of attack.

"Whether you're a beginner or an experienced writer, here is everything you need to take an idea to the printed page, including: guidance on planning a writing career and building a platform ; Surefire ways to get a submission taken seriously ; Contract negotiation tips from the pros ; An in-depth exploration of self-publishing and e-books"--P. [4] of cover.

"The second holiday love story in...Richard Paul Evans' Mistletoe Collection."-- Kimberly Rossetti has had her heart broken more times than she wants to remember. With two failed engagements, a divorce and again alone with no prospects, she hardly seems the type to dream of being a published romance author. She signs up for The Mistletoe Retreat, a nine-day writing retreat in Savannah, Georgia. Famed romance writer, H.T. Cowell, once the best selling...

"A lesson in how to be a writer--and so much more than that. Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear. A paean to the power of language, both by argument and by example, Letters to a Young Writer is fierce and honest in its testament to the bruises delivered by writing as both...