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Why we punctuate, or, Reason vs. rule in the use of marks Why we punctuate, or, Reason vs. rule in the use of marks William Livingston Klein This book discusses the punctuation of English. It attempts to systematize the rules of punctuation so that they “make sense” and are logically consistent. OL10338841W
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
The Future of the Written Word The Future of the Written Word David Derrico This collection of blog posts from author David Derrico's "*Always Write*" Blog covers news & info about e-books, e-readers, and the publishing industry. It includes all his blog posts from the year … OL15668093W
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
The sinner's kiss The sinner's kiss Aaron J. Clarke In 'The Sinner’s Kiss', Clarke tells the story of betrayal, revenge in France and Morocco during the fin de siècle. Three women are drawn to the Lothario, Gabriel. Madame de Rosa desires him to be he… OL16616790W
Upon the Rock Upon the Rock Aaron J. Clarke 'Upon the Rock' is a blend of narrative voices and styles that tells the story of Marcus Baird, a gay man from Townsville, and Aemilius, a character from a novel set in Ancient Rome written by Aaron … OL16792072W
The Magical Quest The Magical Quest Anne Deirdre Wilson The author examines the contradictions in medieval texts in an effort to solve inconsistencies in such traditional stories as the Holy Grail, Ywain, Perceval and King Arthur. The text uses the model … OL17190354W
Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict Cheryl St. John With an easy to read style and section headings such as *Conflict makes the story*, *Once more with feeling*, *Setting is more than a backdrop*, *Tension and pressure*, *Dialogue*, and *Drawing emoti… OL17202001W
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
One continuous mistake One continuous mistake Gail Sher Gail Sher is an accomplished writer and a practising Buddhist and she combines these disciplines wonderfully in *One Continuous Mistake*. It's a book of thought, anecdote and encouragement for every … OL1950654W
Randomness - Randomness - Iris H. Random creative short writings about life. Random thoughts for people to ponder. https://www.scribd.com/document/444960527/Randomness-Iris-H OL20642236W
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Italo Calvino "You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino's new novel...Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade." —from If On A Winter's Night a Traveler Italo Calvino's … OL21784995W
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
Talking pictures Talking pictures Richard Corliss From the back cover: This seminal book restores the screenwriter to his true place in the history of American films. The brilliant young critic Richard Corliss aims to correct the imbalance of the … OL3383736W
Saḥar hone tak Saḥar hone tak Aghajani Kashmeri An autobiography that talks to you. It recounts the life of one of India's foremost screenplay, story and dialogue writers who died in 1998, after entertaining six generations with his movies, his wi… OL385274W
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
The classically American comedy of Larry Gelbart The classically American comedy of Larry Gelbart Jay Malarcher A biography of Larry Gelbart (1928-2009), legendary comedy writer of radio, film, television, and stage. In his nearly seventy years as a professional writer, he wrote for such radio shows as Duffy's… OL6034583W
AMA Manual of Style AMA Manual of Style JAMA & Archives Journals For decades indispensable, the AMA Manual of Style continues to provide editorial support to the medical and scientific publishing community. Since the 1998 publication of the 9th edition, however, t… OL8004928W
My Journey To An Integrated Life My Journey To An Integrated Life Melinda M. Sorensson A Journal which when done diligently for thirty minutes or more everyday quietens the chatter of the mind. OL9776190W
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