"e;Graeme Harper is quite possibly the best person in the country to edit this book"e; -Richard Kerridge, Bath Spa University College, UK The Creative Writing Guidebook is the key text for learning creative writing.
This book explores slash fan fiction communities during the pivotal years of the late 1990s and early 2000s as the practice transitioned from print to digital circulation.
Centered around Common Core State Standards, Common Core: Types of Text is designed to help students understand the characteristics of different types of text.
Centered around Common Core State Standards, Common Core: Complex Issues in Text is designed to help students read both fiction and nonfiction with a critical eye, develop reasoned opinions, and defend ideas with specific examples.
Centered around Common Core State Standards, Common Core: Conducting Research Projects is designed to help students develop skills necessary for the creation of effective reports and presentations.
Centered around Common Core State Standards, Common Core: Elements of Literature is designed to help students understand such complex elements of literature as irony and symbolism.
Rector's assistant Owen Mathias, a young and average sensualist, gradually stumbles on the considerable connections his church in Kobe, Japan, has to atrocities committed by Unit 731, Japan's biological warfare research center in Harbin, Manchuria, during World War II.
The first comprehensive biography of Sam Shepard in 30 years draws on newly available letters and journals, as well as dozens of interviews, to move past the image, and beyond the press clippings to lay bare the man known as the most influential and critically acclaimed playwright of his generation
Writers will understand why they're stuck and how to get unstuck through proven methods of breaking the logjam of self-judging and second-guessing that keeps good screenplays from being finished.
Writing the Science Fiction Film describes the kinds of stories that work best as science fiction, explores the parameters of the science fiction genre, and shows what science fiction can offer to writers that other genres cannot.
Going beyond the typical "e;how to write"e; book, The Mindful Writer illuminates the creative process: where writing and creativity originate, how mindfulness plays into work, how to cultivate good writing habits, how to grow as a writer and a person, and what it means to live a life dedicated to the craft of writing.
Personal writing can be risky for anyone, but for military veterans, especially those suffering from post-traumatic stress, sharing stories can trigger painful and disturbing flashbacks.
Personal writing can be risky for anyone, but for military veterans, especially those suffering from post-traumatic stress, sharing stories can trigger painful and disturbing flashbacks.
With 101 stories from published writers who stuck with it and succeeded, you will be inspired and encouraged, whether you're an aspiring author, a blogger, or a bestselling writer.
This volume, examining the ways in which Shakespeare's plays are designed for hearers as well as spectators, has been prompted by recent explorations of the auditory dimension of early modern drama by such scholars as Andrew Gurr, Bruce Smith, and James Hirsh.
Young South Carolinians offer their perspectives on and visions for the future of the state"e;All of you who contributed to this book write much better than I did in high school.
An inviting, detailed analysis of the work and characters created by this Pulitzer Prize-winning writerBest known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove and his Academy Award-winning screenplay for Brokeback Mountain, Larry McMurtry is the author of twenty-nine novels, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays.
Young South Carolinians offer their perspectives on and visions for the future of the state"e;All of you who contributed to this book write much better than I did in high school.
This unique book focuses on how to provide effective instruction to K-12 students who find writing challenging, including English language learners and those with learning disabilities or language impairments.
Find rock-solid story ideas before you start writingAnyone who has been hamster-wheeling a story idea for years or has hundreds of pages exploring various approaches on their hard drive knows that there must be a better way.
A practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling, The Story You Need to Tell is the product of Sandra Marinella's pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her research into its profound healing properties.
An Indispensable Guide for All Writers in All Genres The bad news: even really good manuscripts have weak spots that are enough to garner rejections from agents and publishers.
Write to Celebrate, Heal, and Free the Wild Woman WithinIn 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.
