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No one appreciates a good writer as much as younger readers. They re honest critics of what makes them laugh, surprised, and happy. Favorite books are also motivation for young people to try their hand at imaginative writing. This low-ATOS career volume introduces aspiring authors to different genres of writing and writers. Photographs provide visual clues for key vocabulary, while brightly written text encourages readers to start writing now!
63) Boo: a novel
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The biggest thing to happen to Skary, Indiana, is renowned horror novelist Wolfe Boone-or, "Boo," as the locals fondly call him. For the past sixteen years, the reclusive writer has been the town's greatest attraction, having unintentionally turned the once-struggling Skary into a thriving tourist-trap for the dark side: from the Haunted Mansion restaurant, famous for its "bloody fingers" (fries splattered with ketchup) to Spooky's Bookstore (where...
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""Turchi explores how every piece of writing is a kind of puzzle, offers tangrams as a model for presenting complex characters; suggests labyrinths as an alternative to the narrative line, and argues that readers and writers, like puzzle solvers, not only tolerate but find pleasure in difficulty"--Provided by publisher"--
65) The plot
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"Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot is a psychologically suspenseful novel about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it. Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he's teachingin a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what's left of his self-respect; he hasn't written-let alone published-anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student,...
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"In his essential writing guide, This Year You Write Your Novel, Walter Mosley supplied aspiring writers with the basic tools and practical advice needed to write a novel in a single year. In this complementary follow up, Mosley guides the reader through the fundamental building blocks of fiction to deliver a master class on the writer's craft. In a series of conversational and instructive chapters, Mosley breaks down the art of fiction to its most...
69) Final draft
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Eighteen-year-old Laila Piedra is a biracial aspiring author whose creative writing teacher always told her she has a special talent, so when he suddenly dies and is replaced by Nadiya Nazarenko, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who is sadistically critical and perpetually unimpressed, Laila grows obsessed with gaining the woman's approval and is led to believe she must choose between perfection and sanity, but rejecting her all-powerful mentor may...
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After writing more than one hundred books, it still amazes me that I have been lucky enough to spend most of my life doing what I truly love: writing. What makes a writer? The desire to tell a story, a love of language, an eye for detail, practice, practice, practice. How well should you know your characters? Do you need to outline before you write? How important is length? Now Walter Dean Myers, the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature...
71) Fire star
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David Rain is faced with the most perilous task yet when Gwilanna returns, this time determined to resurrect the dragon Gawain on the ice cap of the Tooth of Ragnar, unless David and her friends can stop her.
72) Language
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Taken from the work of late-19th/early-20th century anthropological linguist Edward Sapir, this is a fascinating comprehensive introduction to the field of linguistics.
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Would you rather do anything besides write a synopsis for your book? If so, you're not alone because most writers consider this the most dreaded part of the manuscript submission process. This guide offers you a step-by-step guide on putting together the perfect synopsis that actually showcases your story. In it, you learn all about what makes the ideal synopsis. What agents and editors look for when they read one. What to leave in, and more importantly...
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Making Crime Pay is an invaluable reference to criminal law, evidence, and procedure and the potential it holds for breathtaking plots and dramatic storytelling. Readers will learn in detail how criminal law has evolved historically, discover the differences between crimes and how they are judged in the eyes of the law, and understand law's mechanisms and loopholes from the first thought of a crime to the offender's arrest and trial.
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Write Like Mark Twain Did! Interested in writing fiction yourself? Looking for a place to start, a book of some sorts that can tell you all the secrets? How about starting with Mark Twain's course on How to Tell a Story! By studying it, the unique writing style of Mark Twain will be revealed pointing out at the same time the major differences between the European literature and the American one.
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Freelance writing is a creative, intensely personal profession. On one hand, it is far too complex to be captured by a simple formula for success; on the other, it does yield its secrets over time to those who practice it. As an artist, craftsman, and entrepreneur, there is no freelancer who wouldn't benefit from the advice of a seasoned mentor. Going Solo has three sections: 1) GETTING STARTED: What It Takes to Make It as a Freelance Writer, explores...
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Straightforward steps to:• Getting started the right way • Avoiding common pitfalls • Eliminating rejection slips • Getting checks in the mail. Slim Randles has been a journalist, editor, author, sportsman, and speaker. After years of making a living from the pen, he is passing on advice to those who want to write for a living. Slim's advice is spiced up with his signature view of what the world is and could be. This book is filled with an...
78) Daphne's book
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As author Jessica and artist Daphne collaborate on a picture book for a seventh-grade English class contest, Jessica becomes aware of conditions in Daphne's home life that seem to threaten her health and safety.
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Fewer words. Sharper stories. Bigger impact.
Are you getting bogged down in lengthy prose and bloated descriptions? Time to say F*ck the Details and write stories that move!
Descriptive elements don't have to be speed bumps that grind everything to a halt. Ditch the fluff and craft lean stories that grab your readers by the eyeballs and pack a bone-crunching punch.
In this quick read you will learn how to:
Write description that leverages common...
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This is your roadmap for completing the memoir you've dreamed about writing.
It's FINALLY time to write your story! Writing memoir is daunting! You're the expert on your life, naturally, but narrating and organizing your own experiences in the best way can feel impossible. SO many writers become frustrated in early drafting stages and quit after a couple of brief attempts. That's not you, not anymore! Learn from bestselling memoirist Rachael Herron...
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