Language: reference and general

A highly practical exposition of all the major elements of fiction - such as plot, conflict, suspense, the hook, inference, character and dialogue.

A lively and informative 'how to' on writing erotica by a published author.

21 days to creative freedom.

Horror writer and former Gothic Society member, Suzanne Ruthven brings us a step-by-step guide to writing horror fiction.

Many new – and even experienced – fiction writers find characterisation difficult.

A one-stop guide to using life-coaching techniques to unleash your writing potential.

This book will help you create chiller thrillers with memorable characters and truly chilling plots.

This book answers the question, "How do we go about inventing great characters that our readers will care about, root for, love, hate or fear?

How to make your writing group work for you.

This book shows through a simple, practical approach, how to enrich your poems through fine structuring of form.

Get Your Act Together is a book for anyone who wants to be serious about becoming a stand-up comic and wants to do it well.

Nadezhda Ptushkina's plays reflect her keen interest in constructing multidimensional characters that reflect the myriad ways people are affected by today's turbulent world.

Break into Travel Writing, Make it Pay the Easy Way.

The Writer's Internet is the essential guide to the World Wide Web for writers and authors.

All need to know about lifestyle writing and how to use your own experiences to start your writing career.

Detailed instruction and analysis covering writing for the widest marketplace in creative writing.

Colour code your writing for greater success
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All you need to know about writing life stories from planning to publication.

Breaking down how to write a western, including research and target publishers.

The easy way to earn a living from writing for magazines and newspapers.

When Ann Walmsley was asked to take part in a book club in a men's prison, she was initially anxious: after a violent mugging a few years before, could she really cope being surrounded by violent criminals?

'Exquisite.

Does the digital age spell the end of journalism as we know it?

Remember letters?

"e;Where I come from, where modesty is a sin, Flintoff 's book would be called 'The Indispensable Guide to Giving an Unforgettable Speech'.

Tin Tin s Snowy, Odysseus s Argos, Darwin s Polly, Mary Queen of Scots s 22 lap-dogs, Elizabeth Barrett Browning s Flush Behind every great man or woman is a dog.

John Sutherland, one of Britain's most celebrated professors of English literature, is here to test, stretch, amuse and instruct you with his definitive quiz on all things grammatical.

Writing copy is often assumed to be a natural talent.

If you've ever struggled to craft a powerful message that really hits the spot, you'll know it's harder than it looks.

If you've ever struggled to craft a powerful message that really hits the spot, you'll know it's harder than it looks.

A fascinating and incisive examination of our language instinct from award-winning science writer Steven Mithen.

'The Elements of Style' (1918), by William Strunk, Jr.

An essential guide for reporters and aspiring reporters: the former editorial director of the ABC shares the secrets of good reporting from his life-long career in journalism.

The Raupo Concise Maori Dictionary is an invaluable reference work, providing an essential list of words and their equivalents in Maori and English.

Proverbs (or whakatauki) express the wisdom, wit and commonsense of the Maori people.

The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary is an invaluable introductory dictionary for students of te reo Maori.

The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori is a portable reference source for speakers of English and Maori at all levels.

En este libro se ofrece una conceptualización de modelo, paradigma, enfoque y método.

"der selfpublisher" – Deutschlands 1.

El lenguaje de los argentinos II, de Carlos V.

The Big Dictionary of Dreams is an essential work for entering and understanding the enigmatic world of dreams.

We love animals but insult humans by calling them everything from weasels or pigs to sheep, mice, chickens, sharks, snakes, and bird-brains.

Words equal credibility.

Grammar has finally let its hair down!