Style Manuals
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Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club
$18.99 Add to cartWinner of the H.R.F. Keating Award for best biographical/critical book related to crime fiction, and nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe and Macavity Awards for Best Critical/Biographical book.
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- Author: Edwards, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0008380163
- Language: English
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Writing on the Job: Best Practices for Communicating in the Digital Age
$14.95 Add to cartA practical and compact guide to writing for professionals
Writing is an essential skill in today’s workplace. From messaging platforms and social media to traditional forms of communication like memo- Series: Skills for Scholars
- Author: Coven, Martha B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 31, 2022
- ISBN10: 0691229953
- Language: English
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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
$19.00 Add to cart“Charming and erudite,” from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, “The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” –Time.com
Why is so much writing- Author: Pinker, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 22, 2015
- ISBN10: 0143127799
- Language: English
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How to Write for Class: A Student’s Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Style
$26.95 Add to cartHow to Write for Class: A Student’s Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Style is a comprehensive guide to the concepts students need to know to write effectively for school. Rather than treat grammar a
- Author: Meltzer, Erica Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 298
- Publish Date: August 9, 2019
- ISBN10: 1733589503
- 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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The Elements of Journalism, Revised and Updated 4th Edition: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect
$18.00 Add to cartA timely new edition of the classic journalism text, now featuring updated material on the importance of reporting in the age of media mistrust and fake news–and how journalists can use technology to… [more below]
- Author: Kovach, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: August 10, 2021
- ISBN10: 0593239350
- Language: English
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
$20.00 Add to cartThe spirited and scholarly #1 New York Times bestseller combines boisterous history with grammar how-to’s to show how important punctuation is in our world–period.
In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former ed
- Author: Truss, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 11 2006
- ISBN10: 1592402038
- Language: English
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Crafting the Character ARC
$19.99 Add to cartMany writers believe once they have their basic plot points in place, their stories are destined to succeed. But many narratives fall flat between those plot points and lose their audience before the … [more below]
- Author: Jarvis, Jennie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 182
- Publish Date: 19-Sep-14
- ISBN10: 1940761123
- Language: English
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Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
$20.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A sharp, funny grammar guide they’ll actually want to read, from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS- Author: Dreyer, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 04, 2020
- ISBN10: 0812985710
- Language: English
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Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 P
$17.99 Add to cartFollowing on the heels of Lisa Cron’s breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting s… [more below]
- Author: Cron, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 09 2016
- ISBN10: 1607748894
- Language: English
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Several Short Sentences about Writing
$18.00 Add to cartAn indispensable and distinctive book that will help anyone who wants to write, write better, or have a clearer understanding of what it means for them to be writing, from widely admired writer and te
- Author: Klinkenborg, Verlyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 09, 2013
- ISBN10: 0307279413
- Language: English
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
$19.99 Add to cart“On Writing Well is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose.” –New York Times
A beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of writing nonfiction celebra
- Author: Zinsser, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 05, 2016
- ISBN10: 0060891548
- Language: English
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers
$22.00 Add to cartWhen Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Turabian, Kate L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: April 16, 2018
- ISBN10: 022643057X
- Language: English
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Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World
$28.00 Add to cartWriting well is for school. Writing effectively is for life.
Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink offer the most valuable practical writing advice today. Building on their own research in behavioral s… [more below]- Author: Rogers, Todd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0593187482
- Language: English
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Creative Writing for Dummies
$24.99 Add to cartUnlock your creative potential and write something special
Ever dream of writing a book, article, poem, or play that means something to you–and maybe to someone else as well? Do you have an idea you’
- Author: Hamand, Maggie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1394196660
- Language: English
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
$27.00 Add to cartImmensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, Stephen King’s critically lauded, “one of a kind” (Wall Street Journal) classic bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions th
- Series: Scribner Classics
- Author: King, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 06, 2010
- ISBN10: 1439193630
- Language: English
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The MLA Style Sheet: Revised Edition
$9.99 Add to cartA classic tool for humanities scholars…essential for every high school and post-secondary library.
- Author: Modern Language Association
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: December 28, 2011
- ISBN10: 1607963981
- Language: English
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Writing a Romance Novel for Dummies
$24.99 Read moreGet your romance (writing) on!
Writing a Romance Novel For Dummies is the only reference aspiring writers need to get their careers off to the right start. Fully updated to reflect the industry’s lat
- Author: Lieske, Victorine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 22, 2023
- ISBN10: 1119989035
- Language: English
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Common Errors in English Usage
$25.00 Add to cartThe third edition is revised and expanded by 20 percent and remains a useful guide to mixed-up, mangled expressions, foreign language faux pas, confusing terms, and commonly mispronounced words.
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- Author: Brians, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 371
- Publish Date: October 15 2013
- ISBN10: 1590282639
- Language: English
