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Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Wordsby Bill Bryson
Broadway Books 2002; US$ 9.99One of the English language’s most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage. As usual Bill Bryson says it best: “English is a dazzlingly idiosyncratic tongue, full of quirks and irregularities that often seem willfully at odds with logic and common sense. This is a language where ‘cleave’ can mean to cut in half or to hold two halves together; where the simple word ‘set’ has 126 different meanings as a verb, 58 as a noun, and 10 as a participial adjective; where if you can run fast you are moving swiftly, but if you are stuck fast you are not moving at all; [and] where ‘colonel,’ ‘freight,’ ‘once,’ and ‘ache’ are strikingly... more...
A Student's Writing Guideby Gordon Taylor
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 16.00Boost your confidence and grades with this step-by-step guide to tackling university writing assignments. more...
Elements of Fiction Writing - Characters & Viewpointby Orson Scott Card
F+W Media 2010; US$ 14.99Vivid and memorable characters aren't born: they have to be made This book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. Use them to pry, chip, yank and sift good characters out of the place where they live in your imagination. Award-winning author Orson Scott Card explains in depth the techniques of inventing, developing and presenting characters, plus handling viewpoint in novels and short stories. With specific examples, he spells out your narrative options?the choices you'll make in creating fictional people so ?real? that readers will feel they know them like members of their own families. You'll learn how to: Draw characters from a variety of sources Make characters show who they are by the things... more...
You Can Write a Novel, 2nd Editionby James V. Smith Jr
F+W Media 2010; US$ 14.99Turn Your Big Idea into a Salable Novel Do you have an idea for a great novel? Have you always dreamed of writing a bestseller? Are you at a loss for where to start? Look no further. You Can Write a Novel, 2nd Edition, gives you concrete, proven techniques to get from idea, to manuscript, to bookstore. Veteran author James V. Smith, Jr., breaks down the novel writing process into ten logical steps. You'll start building the foundation for your book right away by taking your story's three most importance incidents from brainstorm to final draft perfection. Smith's approach will guide you through a practical sequence designed to keep you focused, organized, and moving forward. You Can Write a Novel skillfully and simply addresses the... more...
Public Relationsby Philip Henslowe
Kogan Page 1999; US$ 9.35The ideal guide both for newcomers to the public relations industry and working professionals who want a handy reference work, this easy-to-follow introduction to the basic principles of PR will also help small and developing businesses and a variety of voluntary and other organizations needing advice. The book provides a survey of the main areas of work involved, including: ethics and the law; working with publishers; making videos, exhibitions, conferences and events; sponsorship; crisis management; new developments in technology. more...
Encyclopedia of Languageby N. E. Collinge
Routledge 1989; US$ 410.00This well organised and usefully illustrated encyclopaedia explores human language from every angle, and provides comrehensive reference to the state of knowledge and future directions of its study. more...
How We Writeby Mike Sharples
Routledge 1998; US$ 49.95An accessible guide to the entire writing process, from forming ideas to formatting text. Combining new explanations of creativity with insights into writing as design, it offers a full account of the mental, physical and social aspects of writing. more...
Language of Metaphorsby Andrew Goatly
Routledge 1997; US$ 49.95Combining insights from relevance theory and functional linguistics, Goatly provides a powerful model for understanding how metaphors work in real communicative situations. more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwritingby Skip Press
Alpha Books 2000; US$ 13.99This guide is for anyone who has ever thought of screenwriting. Written by someone who has "been there, done that," and lived to tell the tale, it reveals the most popular genres, explains how stories need to be structured for feature films and TV movies, offers the freshest look at workshops and online classes, and disusses how to set up a step-by-step path to success. more...
Alpha Teach Yourself Grammar & Style in 24 hoursby Pamela Rice-Hahn
Alpha Books 2000; US$ 5.99No Description Available more...