Creative Writing

When BIC, manufacturer of disposable ballpoint pens, wanted to grow, it looked for an idea beyond introducing new sizes and ink colors. Someone suggested lighters. LIGHTERS? With an idea that seemed crazy at first, that bright executive, instead of seeing BIC as a pen company—a business...

Now includes “Deep Sleep” as a Bonus Track! Get over writer’s block, inspire creativity, and tap into your inner writer with this guided meditation and relaxation program from certified hypnotherapist, Joel Thielke. It’s as easy as turning on the tracks and falling asleep! The Sleep Learning System is specially designed to work with your subconscious mind during your sleep cycle. The guided meditation and soothing background music will deeply relax your body and mind for the perfect night’s sleep, while allowing you to access the deepest parts of your mind for faster and longer learning and positive change. Two inductions give you options for each session, or listen to the entire album. It’s your choice!

This national bestseller is "a significant contribution to discussions of the art of fiction and a necessary challenge to received views about whose stories are told, how they are told and for whom they are intended" (Laila Lalami, The New York Times Book Review). The traditional writing...

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The first major biography in more than twenty years of one of America’s greatest writers, based on newly available letters and journals V. S. Pritchett called her “a genius.” Gore Vidal described her as a “beloved novelist of singular brilliance . . . Of all the Southern writers, she is...

A “hilarious…hugely entertaining” (Jay McInerney, author of Bright Lights, Big City) novel that captures the complexities of marriage, art, friendship, and the fictions we create in order to become the people we wish to be. A creative writing professor at a third-tier college in upstate...

Feast your eyes on a treasury of words and illustrations from one of the most exciting young talents around, recently voted by The Times as one of the top ten literary talents of 2008.

Enter the weird and wonderful world of Laura Dockrill …

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After a decade of teaching writing using the same methods he'd experienced as a student many years before, writer, editor, and educator John Warner realized he could do better. Drawing on his classroom experience and the most persuasive research in contemporary composition studies, he devised an innovative new framework: a step-by-step method that moves the student through a series of writing problems, an organic, bottom-up writing process that exposes and acculturates them to the ways writers work in the world.

From the Emmy-winning writer and creator of All My Children, One Life to Live, and Loving, a memoir of her trailblazing rise to the top of the television industry, including behind-the-scenes stories from some of the most beloved soaps of all time Before there was Erica Kane, Adam Chandler...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this clarion call to pick up a pen and find yourself from “one of our most astute chroniclers of modern life” (The New York Times Book Review), #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen shows us how anyone can write, and why everyone should. What really...

With her trademark humor, enthusiasm, and no-nonsense guidance, #1 New York Times best-selling author of E-Squared Pam Grout invites you on a yearlong "apprenticeship" to recognize and unleash your innate creativity.Making art does not necessarily mean painting a gallery-worthy still life or...

How to Tell a Story is the guide you need! We will teach you how to tell a story in seven easy steps. This guide is designed to provide you with all the tools you need in a concise, easy-to-understand format that will answer all your burning questions and get you on your way to successful storytelling.

At the root of all creative expression is a deep, inborn, and very human desire to be heard and understood. Ask yourself this simple question: why write at all? Once you've managed to answer this question for yourself, you'll have found something that will be incredibly valuable to your writing career, wherever it takes you: your purpose. Tapping into the deep roots of why you are compelled to write at all is a brilliant way to unlock your true motivations and your ultimate reason for writing.

Everything you need before you embark on your writing journey and career in this short and easy to follow guide. Jack Freestone has been self publishing for over twenty years and has tried most options out there. Essential tips on everything from how to overcome self-doubt, to free marketing and self-promotion options. This is the guide you need from a very experienced author.

How to Write a Novel Before You Turn 13 is the ultimate guide for young, aspiring writers! Full of writing prompts and creative techniques, this book provides everything your child needs to turn their ideas into a complete novel—all before they even finish middle school. With 13 easy-to-follow steps, your child will gain the skills and confidence to create unforgettable characters, build exciting plots, and develop rich settings that make their stories come to life.

Leggendo questo libro (e facendo gli esercizi!) imparerai i segreti della scrittura creativa. I capitoli sono strutturati per aiutarti a prendere confidenza con le tue caratteristiche personali e con le regole della scrittura creativa. Esaminati gli elementi principali di quest'ultima, vedremo alcune sue declinazioni e prenderemo in esame le diverse strade che potrai percorrere nella creazione di un tuo stile personale. Ti consiglio di prestare molta attenzione agli esempi che verranno utilizzati perché ti permetteranno di comprendere più facilmente le tecniche descritte.

The creator of the Unmistakable Creative podcast makes a counterintuitive argument: By focusing your creative work on pleasing yourself, you can increase your productivity, happiness, and (eventually, paradoxically) the size of your audience. Creating for your own pleasure--whether you're...

Creative problem-solving is at the heart of innovation, and some of the world's most innovative companies are very systematic in following this approach. Most people would assume that creativity and discipline can't coexist, and that only when resources are replete and the talent best-in-class...

A different type of writing audiobook, aimed at changing the author, not their technique.

Rediscover the joy of creating – with kid-inspired insights from the bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist Feeling burnt out, distracted, and out of fresh ideas? In every creative person's life, there are times when you lose the energy, joy, and freedom you had when you were first...