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Becoming a writer Becoming a writer Dorothea Brande Originally published in 1934, this is a book that doesn't show its age at all. The only thing that the author doesn't cover is computer use, apart from that her advice remains timeless. If you want t… OL11346626W
The writing life The writing life Annie Dillard A meditative reflection in anecdote and vignette on Annie Dillard's writing process. Beautiful and vivid prose. Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An Amer… OL14857915W
101 of the world's greatest books 101 of the world's greatest books Spencer Armstrong Contains author biographical information and plot synopses of 101 books published prior to 1937. Authors include Henry Fielding, Sir Walter Scott, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leo Tolstoy, Jane Auste… OL15433097W
Il Romanticismo Popolare Il Romanticismo Popolare James Smith Allen This book is an Italian translation by Loretta Casalboni of a revised version of "Popular French Romanticism: Authors, Readers, and Books in the 19th Century" (Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Pre… OL15687969W
Women writers of the short story Women writers of the short story Heather McClave A collection of essays on the work of six female American short story writers: Sarah Orne Jewett, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Katherine Anne Porter, Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. Authors a… OL16477596W
What would your character do? What would your character do? Eric Maisel A book of thirty scenarios to help the writer work out the personality of their characters. For instance, No. 28 is a Sudden Success and explores how your character would react to a sudden improvemen… OL16928285W
Desiring Dragons Desiring Dragons Kevan Manwaring This is a lovely thoughtful book about the journey of writing fantasy. Its author brings together a wealth of learning from all manner of sources to create a beguiling work that covers a lot of groun… OL17192965W
Dialogue Dialogue Robert McKee From the author of *Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting* comes a new work on how to write dialogue for fiction writers. McKee brings his vast knowledge and puts it … OL17366150W
Writer on a Budget Writer on a Budget Sarah E Lentz A book about how to format and publish the book you want to even when money is tight. OL17726517W
Writing the Pilot Writing the Pilot William Rabkin This is the second book in William Rabkin's excellent Writing the Pilot series. OL17760642W
The Hired Girl The Hired Girl Laura Amy Schlitz Ever since the untimely death of her mother, 14 year-old Joan Skraggs has been desperately unhappy. Under the thumb of her cruel father and three sullen brothers, Joan lives like a servant on their f… OL18020192W
Careers for your characters Careers for your characters Franz Neumann,Raymond Obstfeld Detailed information on 101 professions in 15 categories: * Advertising * Architecture * Clergy * Courtroom Professionals * Dentistry * Education * Firefighting * Journalism * L… OL18154553W
Look! I Wrote a Book! (And You Can Too!) Look! I Wrote a Book! (And You Can Too!) Sally Lloyd-Jones A step by step picture book to help children learn how to structure a story. OL21457519W
Buffy and the Art of Story Season One Buffy and the Art of Story Season One L. M. Lilly,Lisa M. Lilly Bestselling author Lisa M Lilly takes apart every episode in the first season of Joss Whedon's cult TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She examines major plot points and turns, character arcs, metap… OL22666398W
Successful television writing Successful television writing Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,William Rabkin In this book Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin give practical advice on how to discover a television show's franchise, how to use the four act structure, what are the elements of a good story, how to p… OL3294561W
Screenwriting Screenwriting Paul Joseph Gulino From the first chapter: "The great challenge in writing a feature-length screenplay is sustaining audience emotional involvement from page one through 120. Most writers can dash off a ten or fifteen … OL5708386W
Jumpstart! storymaking Jumpstart! storymaking Pie Corbett Discusses the importance of teaching and learning storytelling in the classroom in the introduction and then gives a lot of useful and fun activities and resources for classroom teachers. The bes… OL5726898W
The art of short fiction The art of short fiction Barbara Pannwitt Contains two sections: the first is about the short story, the second is a number of short stories by well known authors OL7380352W
Blood, Bread, and Poetry Blood, Bread, and Poetry Adrienne Rich A collection of Adrienne Rich's essays written between 1979 and 1985. OL8060561W
He Usually Lived with a Female He Usually Lived with a Female George Garrigues A biography of Charles H. (Brick) Garrigues, using his letters and an unpublished semiautobiographical novel as a framework. He was a Los Angeles, California, newspaperman in the 1920s, a Los Angeles… OL9181884W
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