Fiction - Authorship
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Writing Fiction for Dummies
$24.99 Add to cartA complete guide to writing and selling your novel
So you want to write a novel? Great That’s a worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don’t settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a n
- Series: For Dummies
- Author: Ingermanson, Randy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: December 01, 2009
- ISBN10: 0470530707
- Language: English
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And Then Something Happened: Essays on Fiction Writing
$18.95 Add to cartDebra Spark’s Curious Attractions remains a hugely popular fiction writing guide thirteen years after its publication. Now, she tackles the thorniest aspects of literary fiction craft: plot, humor, re
- Author: Spark, Debra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: July 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1938126467
- Language: English
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The Art of Fiction
$22.95 Add to cartJames Salter’s exalted place in American letters is based largely on the intense admiration of other writers, but his work resonates far beyond the realm of fellow craftsmen, addressing themes–youth,
- Series: Kapnick Lectures
- Author: Salter, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: April 11 2016
- ISBN10: 0813939054
- Language: English
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The Last Novel
$16.95 Add to cartIn recent novels, which have been called “hypnotic,” “stunning,” and “exhilarating,” David Markson has created his own personal genre. In this new work, The Last Novel, an elderly author (referred to… [more below]
- Author: Markson, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: March 16 2007
- ISBN10: 1593761430
- Language: English
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Off the Record
$19.95 Add to cartEditor John Metcalf has inspired, challenged, and championed countless writers over his long career. In Off the Record, he encourages six to reveal what one rarely discusses in polite society: how the
- Author: Metcalf, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1771965452
- Language: English
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Oracle Night
$17.99 Add to cartSeveral months into his recovery from a near-fatal illness, thirty-four-year-old novelist Sidney Orr enters a stationery shop in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn and buys a blue notebook. It is Sep
- Author: Auster, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 28, 2009
- ISBN10: 0312428952
- Language: English
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Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook: Hands-On Help for Making Your Novel Stand Out and Succeed
$19.99 Add to cartMake Your Novel Stand Out from the Crowd
Noted literary agent and author Donald Maass has done it again His previous book, Writing the Breakout Novel, offered novelists of all skill levels and genre- Author: Maass, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: June 01 2004
- ISBN10: 158297263X
- Language: English
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How to Write a Story: (Read-Aloud Book, Learn to Read and Write)
$19.99 Add to cartThe inspiring sequel to the 2015 Parent’s Choice Winner, How to Read a Story
Step 1: Choose an idea for your story. A good one.
Step 2: Decide on a setting. Don’t be afraid to mix things up.
Step 3: Cr- Author: Messner, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1452156662
- Language: English
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Spilling Ink: A Young Writer’s Handbook
$12.99 Read moreLEARN HOW TO WRITE LIKE THE EXPERTS, FROM THE EXPERTS.
In Spilling Ink: A Young Writer’s Handbook, you’ll find practical advice in a perfect package for young aspiring writers. After receiving letters- Author: Potter, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 30 2010
- ISBN10: 159643628X
- Language: English
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Toni Morrison: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$16.99 Add to cart“Knowledge is what’s important, you know? Not the erasure, but the confrontation of it.” — TONI MORRISON
In this wide-ranging collection of thought-provoking interviews — including her first and la- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Melville House
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1612198732
- Language: English
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Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
$18.99 Add to cart- Series: Write Great Fiction Series
- Author: Bell, James Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: October 06 2004
- ISBN10: 158297294X
- Language: English
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How Fiction Works (Tenth Anniversary Edition): Updated and Expanded
$19.00 Add to cart10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction
James Wood’s How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction–an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasti- Author: Wood, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 1250183928
- Language: English
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Ernest Hemingway on Writing
$17.99 Add to cartA collection of reflections on writing and the nature of the writer from one the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
Throughout Hemingway’s career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad- Author: Phillips, Larry W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 06, 1999
- ISBN10: 0684854295
- Language: English
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
$23.00 Add to cartEngage Your Readers with Emotion
While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your r- Author: Maass, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 30 2016
- ISBN10: 1440348375
- Language: English
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Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
$15.99 Add to cartThis guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.
Imagine knowing what the brain c- Author: Cron, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 10 2012
- ISBN10: 1607742454
- Language: English
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Narrative Design: Working with Imagination, Craft, and Form
$29.99 Add to cartFocusing on the big picture as well as the crucial details, Bell examines twelve stories by both established writers (including Peter Taylor, Mary Gaitskill, and Carolyn Chute) and his own former stud… [more below]
- Author: Bell, Madison Smartt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: April 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0393320219
- Language: English
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Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style
$19.95 Add to cart“Here is an entirely new side of Kurt Vonnegut: Vonnegut as a teacher of writing. Of course he’s given us glimpses before, with aphorisms and short essays and articles and in his speeches. But never b… [more below]
- Author: Vonnegut, Kurt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1644210215
- Language: English
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Shut Up and Write the Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Novel from Plan to Print
$14.99 Add to cartWriting a book can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.
Are you struggling to finish, or even start your novel? Are you overwhelmed by the many steps in the writing process, drowning in endless draf
- Author: Moreci, Jenna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0999735284
- Language: English
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Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
$18.95 Add to cartThey say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first … [more below]
- Author: Bell, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1641293411
- Language: English
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Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings
$19.99 Read moreA beautiful and fascinating picture book biography that follows the lives of Robert McCloskey, creator of Make Way for Ducklings, and sculptor Nancy Sch?n, whose famous bronze ducks grace Boston Publi… [more below]
- Author: Kunkel, Angela Burke
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0593373359
- Language: English
