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Do you want to be more creative? Have you dreamed of being a writer? The best place to start is to write. Here are 365 writing prompts to get you started. Do one a day or as many as you like. Go through and do them one by one or flip through and pick and choose. You can start writing today; just click the Buy Now button and get started right away.

Full of inspiration and practical advice, Playwriting: A Writers' & Artists' Companion is a comprehensive companion to writing for the stage. PART 1 includes reflections on the art and the craft of playwriting, guidance on writing for a full range of genres and spaces and a brief history...

The first draft is the easy part… In Blueprint Your Bestseller, Stuart Horwitz offers a step-by-step process for revising your manuscript that has helped bestselling authors get from first draft to final draft. Whether you’re tinkering with your first one hundred pages or trying to wrestle...

No amount of marketing will make readers love a book that’s poorly conceived and badly written. If you want your book to get noticed—if you want to find readers—it needs to rise to the top. It needs to be your best book. Whether your form is fiction or nonfiction, whether you publish...

With the growth of modern information technology, it is time to re-examine the concept and purpose of writing, and question the long cherished idea that the alphabet stands at the apex of a hierarchy towards which all 'proper' forms of writing must necessarily progress. This beautifully illustrated...

Master the Elements of the Writing Workshop The great paradox of the writing life is that to be a good writer, you must be both interested in the world around you and comfortable working in solitude for hours on end. Fiction Writer's Workshop is designed to help you foster a strong sense of...

Poetry: A Writers' Guide and Anthologyis a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing poetry. The authors map out more than 25 key elements of poetry including image, lyric, point of view, metaphor, and movement and use these elements as starting points for discussion questions and writing...

How to enjoy the journey to becoming a published author, and cope with challenges such as lack of time for writing, lack of inspiration, negative criticism, and aversion to marketing? Jennifer’s experience as an author of both fiction and non-fiction books, combined with many years of working with...

This inspiring collection of 19 essays from veteran news writers explains how to weave storytelling skills into nonfiction narratives. Journalists of all backgrounds and levels of experience will discover dozens of exercises that have been tested successfully in newsrooms, workshops, and classrooms,...

Make Every Word Memorable! To be remembered for your words, you need to write with skill and style. Whether you're crafting a novel, composing an e-mail, or creating a technical report, Mastering the Craft of Writing presents 52 practical techniques to improve your prose. Spend a week with...

How to Write Sensual Love Scenes is the third ebook in the series, The Secrets to Getting Your Romance Novel Published. Written by Adrienne deWolfe, winner of the Best Historical Romance of the Year Award, this ebook describes how to put the sizzle in kiss scenes and love scenes; how to master the...

For writers in all genres, tips and tricks for (partially) computer-aided editing and for invoking the critical faculties of your logical left brain at just the right time. We’ll use the Find feature to locate predictable problems: “ly” adverbs, overuse of commas, qualifiers that leech the life...

102 Prompts for Horror Writers is a must-have book for all those interested in writing spooky tales. Besides the writing prompts also included is: subgenres and descriptions a list of unusual ways to die mysterious disappearances common forensic tests and techniques reference websites and more...

You don't have to experience writer's block. Ever! You don’t have to sweat over a blank page. You don’t have to wonder where your next word is coming from. You can write -- naturally, eloquently and flowingly. Become one of Mark David's many writer's-block success stories: Free up your creative...