Composition Creative Writing category: 2214 books
The War of Art
Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
"A vital gem...a kick in the ass." -- Esquire
"Amazingly cogent and smart on the psychology of creation." -- Jay McInerney
"As I closed THE WAR OF ART, I felt a surge of positive calm. I now know I can win this war. And if I can, so can you." -- Robert McKee,...
by Mary Pipher, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia, Another Country, and The Shelter of Each Other comes an inspirational book that shows how words can change the world.
Words are the most powerful tools at our disposal. With them, writers have saved lives and taken them, brought...
The Spooky Art
Thoughts on Writing
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2003
“Writing is spooky,” according to Norman Mailer. “There is no routine of an office to keep you going, only the blank page each morning, and you never know where your words are coming from, those divine words.” In The Spooky Art, Mailer discusses with signature candor the rewards and trials...
The Story Cure
A Book Doctor's Pain-Free Guide to Finishing Your Novel or Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
A collection of cures for writer's block, plotting and characterization issues, and other ailments writers face when completing a novel or memoir, prescribed by the director of creative writing at Ohio University.
People want to write the book they know is inside of them, but they run into...
The Modern Library Writer's Workshop
A Guide to the Craft of Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2009
“Make [your] characters want something right away—even if it’s only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.” —Kurt Vonnegut
“‘The cat sat on the mat’ is not the beginning of a story, but ‘the...
Wild Women, Wild Voices
Writing from Your Authentic Wildness
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Write to Celebrate, Heal, and Free the Wild Woman Within In her years as a writing coach, Judy Reeves has found twin urges in women: they yearn to reclaim a true nature that resides below the surface of daily life and to give it voice. The longing to express this wild, authentic nature is what informs...
Novel Ideas
Contemporary Authors Share the Creative Process
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Novel Ideas provides a substantial introduction to the elements of fiction followed by in-depth interviews with successful novelists who speak with candor and insight into the complex process by which a novel is made. This edition includes new and updated interviews as well as writing exercises to...
by Cheryl Klein
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
This master class in writing children’s and young adult novels will teach you everything you need to know to write and publish a great book.
The best children’s and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl...
Brevity
A Flash Fiction Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
In Brevity, David Galef provides a guide to writing flash fiction, from tips on technique to samples by canonical and contemporary authors to provocative prompts that inspire powerful stories in a little space. Galef traces the genre back to its varied origins, from the short-short to nanofiction,...
Writing What You Know
How to Turn Personal Experiences into Publishable Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
It's easy for people to write about their feelings in a journal. It's more difficult, however, to convert personal experiences into stories worthy of publication-fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Filled with engaging exercises, Write from Life guides writers in identifying story-worthy material and...
by Phil Daoust
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Writing a novel can be a slow, painful and lonely process. Many writers never manage to achieve their goal. This inspirational book will help you to rediscover the joy of your craft and rekindle your creative fire.Leading contemporary authors offer you support, guidance and encouragement as well as a...
Finding Your Writer's Voice
A Guide to Creative Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
An illuminating guide to finding one's most powerful writing tool, Finding Your Writer's Voice helps writers learn to hear the voices that are uniquely their own. Mixing creative inspiration with practical advice about craft, the book includes chapters on:
Accessing raw voice
Listening to voices...
The Online Writer's Companion
A Complete Guide to Earning Your Living as a Freelancer
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Every year, millions of writers struggle to find work, and most make little more than spare change from the assignments they land. With the expansion of the online freelance marketplace, anyone with the right skills can learn to thrive and build a full-time career as a freelance writer. Author P....
The Author Training Manual
A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Books That Sell
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
If you want to write a book that's going to sell to both publishers and readers, you need to know how to produce a marketable work and help it become successful. It starts the moment you have an idea. That's when you begin thinking about the first elements of the business plan that will make your...