Creative writing and creative writing guides

All the bears in the book are based on the same, simple knitted bear, instructions for which are provided at the beginning of the book and are easy enough for even novice knitters to follow.

A guide should give clear directions and then get out of your way.

Authors in this proposed collection approach issues like academic literacy, socialization, and professionalization from their individual positions as mentors and mentees involved with graduate study in the field of second language (L2) writing.

Style: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy conducts an in-depth investigation into the long and complex evolution of style in the study of rhetoric and writing.

Wherever you are in your creative life---just tiptoeing in or fully immersed, The Fire Inside can be a source of encouragement and inspiration.

How to be a Poet is the brainchild of poet Jo Bell and editor Jane Commane.

WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AT SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES presents an empirical study of the writing programs at one hundred small, private liberal arts colleges.

This gorgeous book brings together 100 of the best winter knits from best-selling author and knitting designer, Monica Russel.

The PC era is giving way to a new form of popular computing in which smart, globally-connected objects and environments are the new computational ground.

Editors and contributors pursue the ambitious goal of including within WAC theory, research, and practice the differing perspectives, educational experiences, and voices of second-language writers.

From the history of the community college in the United States to current issues and concerns facing writing programs and their administrators and instructors, Writing Program Administration and the Community College offers a comprehensive look into writing programs at public two-year institutions.

Breaks down the most important aspects of argumentative or persuasive essay writing.

WRITING THE VISUAL: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR TEACHERS OF COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION offers a variety of creative and theoretically based approaches to the development of visual literacy.

Describes mentoring of teachers and scholars in the field of composition and rhetoric.

The editors and contributors to this collection explore what it means to adopt an "e;academic literacies"e; approach in policy and pedagogy.

Professionalizing Second Language Writing is an edited collection that bring together perspectives of second language writing specialists who shed light on second language writing as a profession.

A 30-day course to write simple, sharp and attractive letters for all occasionsThis book is a compilation, in simple and practical manner, of all letters a person may use to express his views/idea/opinion on all occasions, such as, personal, social and business.

Reconnecting Reading and Writing explores the ways in which reading can and should have a strong role in the teaching of writing in college.

Tells the story of the author's quest to discover Brunetto Latini's legacy, through his influence on Dante Alighieri, his famous pupil.

Brittany Perham's first collection, THE CURIOSITIES, fixes its sure and unsettling gaze on daughters and fathers, sisters and brothers, madness, sickness, longing and love.

Writing a Progressive Past: Women Teaching and Writing in the Progressive Era traces the lineage of writing instruction during the Progressive Era, from the influences of John Dewey, to the graduate program designed and run by Fred Newton Scott.

Contributors examine the politics of untenured writing program administrator appointments given the demands of writing program administration, and reconciles the tension between WPA position statements and current institutional practice.

Becoming International: Musings on Studying Abroad in AmericaThis collection of flash nonfiction chronicles the experiences of international students as they leave home, cross borders, and begin their studies in the United States.

Labored: The State(ment) and Future of Work in Composition, edited by Randall McClure, Dayna V.

The Elements of Mystery Fiction: Writing the Modern Whonunit has guided and inspired mystery writer veterans as well as beginners-for nearly a decade.

Lisa Fishman's Current follows The Happiness Experiment (Ahsahta, 2007) further into an experience of time as theater, weather, myth, insect body, plantlife, transcription, synchrony, and figment.

A Commonplace is a dialogue about how poetry is made and how it makes a difference to our lives.

You don't need a Master's Degree in Psychology to make your characters pop off the page!

A 30-day course to write simple, sharp and attractive letters for all occasionsThis book is a compilation, in simple and practical manner, of all letters a person may use to express his views/idea/opinion on all occasions, such as, personal, social and business.

Scientific Writing in a Second Language investigates and aims to alleviate the barriers to the publication of scientific research articles experienced by scientists who use English as a second language.

Many people want to write for children but are often unaware of thewide variety of markets to choose from or how to find the rightpublisher for their idea.

Rewriting Success in Rhetoric and Composition Careers presents alternative narratives of what constitutes success in the field of rhetoric and composition from those who occupy traditionally undervalued positions in the academy (tribal college, community colleges, postdoctoral tracks), those who have used their PhDs outside of the academy (a law firm, a textbook publisher, a community center), and those who have engaged in professionalization opportunities not typical in the field (research center, a nonprofit humanities organization).

For over twenty-five years, NICOLAS PESQUES has been writing an homage to Juliau, the mountain he sees out his window.

The WPA Outcomes Statement-A Decade Later examines the ways that the Council of Writing Program Administrators' Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition has informed curricula, generated programmatic, institutional, and disciplinary change, and affected a disciplinary understanding of best practices in first-year composition.