Publishing category: 6273 books
How to Write About Theatre
A Manual for Critics, Students and Bloggers
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
What do you do if you find yourself weeping in the stalls? How should you react to Jude Law's trousers or David Tennant's hair? Are you prepared to receive toilet paper in the post? What if the show you just damned turns out to be a classic? If you gave it a five-star rave will anyone believe you?
Drawing...
Wretched Writing
A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Wretched writing is the lowest of the low; it is a felonious assault on the English language. Exuberantly excessive, it is a sin committed often by amateurs and all-too-frequently by gifted writers having an off day. In short, it’s very bad writing. Truly bad. Appallingly bad.
It’s also...
On Writing Horror
A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2006
The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all!
In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack Ketchum, and many others tell you everything you need to know to successfully write...
Advice to Writers
A Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Writerly Wisdom from a Dazzling Array of Literary Lights
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2010
In Advice to Writers, Jon Winokur, author of the bestselling The Portable Curmudgeon, gathers the counsel of more than four hundred celebrated authors in a treasury on the world of writing. Here are literary lions on everything from the passive voice to promotion and publicity: James Baldwin on the...
In Fact
Essays on Writers and Writing
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
From the acclaimed novelist (Henry and Clara, Two Moons), essayist (A Book of One's Own), and critic (1998 National Book Critics Circle Citation for Excellence in Reviewing)—an engaging new collection of essays.
In Fact gathers the best of Thomas Mallon's superb criticism from the past twenty-two...
by Scott Dwight
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2014
This short ebook points out the errors of your ways, and inspires you to fix your book so it will sell, or at least be readable.
If I Tell You I'll Have to Kill You
Australia's top crime writers reveal their secrets
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
Crime fiction is the single most popular genre in international publishing and Australia has some of the finest practitioners when it comes to walking the mean streets and nailing the bad guys.
Whether you're a fan of crime fiction, true crime or a would-be crime writer, this collection of...
Lost Classics
Writers on Books Loved and Lost, Overlooked, Under-read, Unavailable, Stolen, Ex tinct, or Otherwise Out of Commission
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
An Anchor Books Original
Seventy-four distinguished writers tell personal tales of books loved and lost–great books overlooked, under-read, out of print, stolen, scorned, extinct, or otherwise out of commission.
Compiled by the editors of Brick: A Literary Magazine, Lost Classicsis...
by Harvey Stanbrough
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
A realistic character is just like a real human being, and the reader should be able to identify with the protagonist, the antagonist, and a minor character or two as soon as he meets them. The more quickly the reader identifies with the character, the more quickly he will become engaged in the story...
The Art of Making Magazines
On Being an Editor and Other Views from the Industry
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
In this entertaining anthology, editors, writers, art directors, and publishers from such magazines as Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Elle, and Harper's draw on their varied, colorful experiences to explore a range of issues concerning their profession. Combining anecdotes with expert...
Rebel Bookseller
Why Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want to Fight for from Free Speech to Buying Local to Building Communities
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
The revival of independent bookselling has already begun and is one of the amazing stories of our times. Bookseller Andy Laties wrote the first edition of Rebel Bookseller six years ago, hoping it would spark a movement. Now, with this second edition, Laties’s book can be a rallying cry for everyone...
by J.M. Snyder
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Writing prompts are a great way to jumpstart your muse and get the creative juices flowing. Sometimes you want to write and don’t really know what to write about, and prompts can help guide you into a new story.
This collection of 366 writing prompts can be used daily throughout the year...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journalism
An Insider Look at the Media Revolution—and Your Place in It
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
An insider helps money-seekers crack their way into Craigslist!
For those short on cash, the free website Craigslist provides a wide range of money-making opportunities, from selling personal items to setting up an entrepreneurial business to finding a new job. This guide provides the best...
Create Your Writer Platform
The Key to Building an Audience, Selling More Books, and Finding Success as an Author
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Creating a platform isn't just beneficial--it's essential!
In today's world of blogging, websites, Twitter feeds, and Facebook updates, building a writer platform from the ground up can seem a daunting task. Never fear--author and editor Chuck Sambuchino provides expert, practical advice for increasing...