Research Writing

By analyzing the elements of wit employed by such eminent humorists as Evelyn Waugh, Mark Twain, and P.G. Wodehouse, The Ways to Wit nourishes one’s comedic sense, deepens one’s sense of irony, and ultimately teaches one what it takes to write excellent, humorous wit.

How to Write Fiction is the guide you need! We will teach you how to write fiction 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 fiction writing.

Vier Seiten, mehr lesen Verlagslektoren von unverlangt eingesandten Manuskripten nicht, so die Klage abgelehnter Autoren. Verlagsborniertheit? Nein, Profis können tatsächlich nach den ersten Seiten sehen, woran ein Text krankt. Da wird zu viel erklärt, oder die Personen bleiben blass, oder der Text ist mit Adjektiven überladen oder ... Wenn solche Probleme in einem Text auftauchen, wird der Lektor ihn schnell beiseite legen, und die Autorin oder der Autor erhält einen der beliebten, nichtssagenden Formbriefe.

Whether you’re new to freelance life, thinking of taking the leap, or more experienced, the messiness and challenges of self-employment can trip you up if you’re not prepared. Survival Skills for Freelancers is your secret weapon to help you do what you love and love what you do.

Have you ever considered writing your first book or book series or pursuing a part - or full-time writing career? Would you like to tell people about your unique experiences, talent, or skillset, and maybe develop a following and become an influencer? There are many creative and professional benefits to freelance writing, plus you can leverage a book into other opportunities, like promoting and enhancing your consulting brand and business, building your influence and authority as a public speaker, and creating additional sources of passive income.

F--k the F--kity F--kin' F--ker. Fans of Katherine Dunn won't be surprised that this was her father's favorite sentence, or that, as a young girl, she heard it as a kind of profane poem, a secret song. For many of us, the language of Geek Love carries a similar staying power, born of Dunn's agile use of language and her strange, beautiful diction. And as a true exegete of the expletive, she remained undividedly devoted to obscenity - both as scholar and practitioner.

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.

All successful writers use resonance to enhance their stories by drawing power from stories that came before, by resonating with their audiences' experiences, and by resonating within their own works. In this book, you'll learn exactly what resonance is and how to use it to make your stories more powerful. You'll see how it is used in literature and other art forms, and how one writer, J. R. R. Tolkien, mastered it in his work.

David Morrell, best-selling author of First Blood, The Brotherhood of the Rose and The Fifth Profession, distills four decades of writing and publishing experience into this single masterwork of advice and instruction for fiction writers looking to make it big in the publishing world. With advice proven to create successful novels,

Word Play is a collection of 101 short stories, essays, and insights to help you improve your communication skills. This book discusses a wide range of topics to build a deeper perception of human dynamics so you can communicate with clarity, power, and warmth. In Word Play, you will learn: how to form allies and grow a network from the ground up, the art of consistency and how to stay disciplined, how to stop people-pleasing, fundamental truths regarding the field of dark psychology, and more.

The professional judgment of gatekeepers defined the American news agenda for decades. Making the News Popular examines how subsequent events brought on a post-professional period that opened the door for imagining that consumer preferences should drive news production - and unleashed both crisis and opportunity on journalistic institutions.

For the last several years Adm. James Stavridis and his co-author, R. Manning Ancell, have surveyed over 200 active and retired four-star military officers about their reading habits and favorite books, asking each for a list of titles that strongly influenced their leadership skills and provided them with special insights that helped propel them to success in spite of the many demanding challenges they faced. The Leader's Bookshelf synthesizes their responses to identify the top 50 books that can help virtually anyone become a better leader.

This wide ranging collection of essays allows the contemporary reader to grasp the extraordinary variety and depth of the statesman's mature thoughts on questions, both grave and gay, facing modern man. Churchill begins by asking what it would be like to live your life over again and ends by describing his love affair with painting. In between he touches on subjects as diverse as spies, cartoons, submarines, elections, flying, and the future.

The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head. In Help! For Writers, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 21 most urgent problems that writers face. In his trademark engaging and entertaining style, Clark offers 10 short solutions to each problem.

Imagine a Door intersperses craft insights, case studies, and checklists with personal stories about publishing and the emotional complexities of sending your work into the world. Is a writing routine worthwhile? How do you pinpoint the why behind your storytelling and use it to improve your manuscript? What makes a query letter stand out? What exactly is distribution? Does success mean selling a certain number of books or can we reframe our expectations in a less capitalistic way?

The Love-Based Copywriting Philosophy is perfect for anyone who is sick and tired of feeling like you need to use sales-y, slimy, inauthentic strategies to market your business. You ABSOLUTELY can sell more with love, and these books shows you how!

Are you ready to become an extreme novelist? Can’t find the time, energy, or self-confidence to get your novel written? Have life’s distractions and demands stopped you from completing the book of your heart? You’re not alone. The Extreme Novelist’s time-tested methods gently inspire and guide the writer to complete a rough draft of a novel in just two months. By mastering the simple methods in this audiobook, writers of any genre will commit to an aggressive writing schedule, gain confidence in their fiction skills, and double, or even triple their weekly word count.

In this second edition, Saller adds new chapters, on the dangers of allegiance to outdated grammar and style rules and on ways to stay current in language and technology. She expands her advice for writers on formatting manuscripts for publication, on self-editing, and on how not to be “difficult”. Saller’s own gaffes provide firsthand (and sometimes humorous) examples of exactly what not to do. The revised content reflects today’s publishing practices while retaining the self-deprecating tone and sharp humor that helped make the first edition so popular.

Do you feel called to write a book that will positively impact lives? Whether you’ve started writing your book or are stuck in the idea phase, Awaken Into Flow offers a profound and proven approach to finding clarity and momentum on your book-writing journey. Transformational book coach Catherine S. Gregory leads listeners through a transformative process as they embark upon becoming published book authors.

Writing is an intensely personal act, yet all writers face similar problems related to focus, procrastination, creativity, and productivity. This book combines the field-tested practices of successful and productive writers with insights from cognitive science. By understanding how your mental processes affect the work, you can master the inner game of writing.