Writing

When locked inside a prison cell, being able to write well is one of the most powerful skills you can have. Some of the most famous and powerful men in the world are known for letters they

Binding: Paperback

Physical Info: 148 pages

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From top experts in the field, the definitive guide to grant-writing

Written by two expert authors who have won secured millions of dollars in government and foundation grants, The Only Grant-Writing Book You\'ll Ever Need is the classic book on grant seeking, providing a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for government, nonprofit, and individual grant seekers. Drawing on decades of experience in grant writing and professional development, Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox demystify the process of securing grants while offering indispensable advice from funders and recipients.
This updated fifth edition includes:

• Vital information about grantsmanship in today\'s ever-changing economic and social climate
• In-depth interviews with funders, nonprofit leaders, and policy makers about the grants process
• A new chapter on how to diversify funding and think \"outside the box\" when grants are scarce
• Concrete suggestions for developing each section of a proposal
• Hands-on exercises that let you practice what you learn
• A detailed description of important websites for grant seekers
• Strategies for developing and presenting programs that are likely to receive grants

Binding / Paperback: 448 pages

Publish Date: 5 November 2019

Enthrall Your Readers!

Suspense is one of the most powerful tools a writer has for captivating readers--but it isn't just for thrillers. From mainstream fiction to memoir, suspense creates the emotional tension that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Mastering Suspense, Structure, & Plot is your hands-on guide to weaving suspense into your narrative. Award-winning author Jane K. Cleland teaches you how to navigate genre conventions, write for your audience, and build gripping tension to craft an irresistible page-turner.

Inside, Cleland will show you how to:

• Implement thirteen no-fail techniques to construct an effective plot and structure for your story
• Use Cleland's Plotting Road Map to add elements of suspense like twists, reversals, and moments of danger
• Write subplots with purpose
• Improve your descriptions, character development, sentence structure, and more
Packed with case studies, exercises, and dozens of examples from best-selling authors, Mastering Suspense, Structure, & Plot is the key to writing suspenseful, engaging stories that leave your readers wanting more.

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"Indispensable! For newbie authors and veterans alike, this terrific how-to is your new go-to. Don't write your book without it--it's a treasure." --Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author

Binding: Paperback

Physical Info: 240 pages

Publish Date: April 28, 2016

HUGE 220 PAGES / RACE AHEAD IN CURSIVE HANDWRITING

From the trusted name in children’s education comes Scholdener’s Cursive Handwriting Workbook.

BEGINNING CURSIVE

PART 1: LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET
Trace and then copy each letter of the alphabet – both lowercase and capital letters – until each one is mastered.

PART 2: WRITING WORDS
Bring together the skills you learnt in Part 1 by writing a selection of simple then more complex words. Each page features a fun joke.

PART 3: JOKES AND RIDDLES
Move on to writing sentences by copying the jokes and riddles provided in the workbook.

This part will gently guide the child from beginner until they are happy and confidently writing sentences.

PRACTISE SENTENCES

Over 100 Pages Of Exercises To Improve Handwriting Skills

We delve further into full sentences by copying the carefully selected words. If you don’t get it right first time, don't worry! There's plenty of writing space, so just try again.

This part will have your child confidently writing full sentences.

THE QUALITY CHOICE + INCREDIBLE VALUE

Binding / Paperback: 220 pages

Publish Date: June 13, 2019

In particular, the book is full of easy puzzles, brain games, writing activities and coloring pages.

Some of the popular puzzles and brain games in this book include:

• Word Searches
• Spot the Odd One Out
• Shadow Finder
• Find the Differences
• Logic Puzzles
• Sudoku
• Crosswords
• Mazes
• Trivia Challenges and more

   

• Interesting Designs
• People
• Flowers
• Animals
• Classic Items and more

In this activity book, there are also select writing activities. Topics include:

• Favorite Concert
• Dream Vacation
• Beloved Pet
• A Family Mystery
• and More

Altogether, The Fun and Relaxing Adult Activity Book offers hours of entertainment for adults of all ages, from young adults to seniors.

Binding / Paperback: 152 pages

Publish Date: October 27, 2017

The Right Phrase for Every Situation...Every Time

These days, it's not enough to work for a good cause or worthy organization. If you want to receive funding from a corporation, community, foundation, or government institution, it all comes down to one thing: your proposal. With hundreds of ready-to-use "Perfect Phrases," you'll quickly know the right words to use for the three major sections of every successful grant proposal:

• How to introduce yourself, your program, and your achievements
• How to describe your goals-and what funding will accomplish
• What you should include as your supporting documents

With this comprehensive, user-friendly approach to grant writing, you'll be able to tackle the various proposal formats, create a professional purpose statement, and back up your plan with solid data. Plus, you'll discover some insider secrets that will really get the attention you want-and the funding you need.

About the Author

Dr. Beverly Browning has been a grant-writing consultant for government groups, agencies, schools, corporations, and nonprofit organizations for two decades, raising more than $100 million in funds.

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Ramp up your role-playing game (RPG) and make your character your own with this fun, interactive workbook—an essential addition to any player’s gaming kit.

You’ve chosen your class, bought your weapons, and rolled for your stats, and you’re now the proud owner of your own RPG (role-playing game) avatar. But before you begin your adventure, there’s so much more you can do with your character to make him or her your own! Just how evil is she? What does his dating profile look like? Where did she get that scar? What does he want for his birthday? With fill-in-the blank narratives, prompts, and fun activities to help you customize your character at the start of the game, or build out your backstory as you play, The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Book will help you fully imagine your character and bring them to life for the ultimate gaming experience!

Binding / Paperback: 272 pages

Publish Date: 2 October 2018

Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.

“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999—and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it—fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.

Binding: Paperback

Physical Info: 288 pages

Publish Date: July 6, 2010

You might have this question: Am I creative?

The answer is an unequivocal yes - creativity is part of the prize pack you receive for being born human - which means there are better questions to ask. CREATE will help you discover:

What is creativity, exactly?

In what ways am I creative?

How can I be more creative?

What is my own personal creative process?

If I could be more creative, what would it mean for my personal life and career?

CREATE is a six-step guide to developing your individual creativity, a roadmap tested and enthusiastically endorsed by hundreds of workshop participants, from those who already defined themselves as creative to those who didn't (yet). In this book, you'll learn how to and why to:

- Capture (and Cogitate)

- Ramble

- Engage

- Act

- Tweak

- Expand

With author and creativity expert Cathy Pickens as your guide, you'll discover your best creative process and, if you're not careful, a whole lot about your creative self.

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However, while good skills can open doors, poor ones can close them. For example, your boss might decide against promoting you after sitting through a badly-delivered presentation. You might lose a valuable new contract by failing to connect with a prospect during a sales pitch. Or you could make a poor impression with your new team, because you trip over your words and don't look people in the eye.

In Simple Secrets to Getting Paid to Speak, you will find different styles of making money public speaking, such as:

.Charge a set fee

.Split profits with your hosting organization

.Organize the event yourself and keep the profits

.Sell services and products from the stage

.And much, much more

If you want to learn how to communicate clearly, responsibly, and effectively, then read this book. If you want to learn a simple, straightforward way to create a speech on any topic, then read this book. If you want to overcome your fear of public speaking, then read this book. If you want to learn about public speaking, but do not want to pay for an over-priced college textbook, then read this book. It was written for you.

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All writers face obstacles to their productivity-sometimes physical, sometimes mental, sometimes both.

In this WMG Writer's Guide Bundle on Productivity, New York Times bestselling authors and renowned business bloggers Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith share their personal journeys to help guide writers to overcome these obstacles and reach their goals.

In Writing with Chronic Illness, Rusch offers words of wisdom for writers who suffer from chronic illnesses and who want to keep working, to improve their craft and spread their creative wings.

In How to Write a Novel in Ten Days, Smith aims to once and for all shatter the myth that writing fast equals writing badly-or, conversely, writing well equals writing slowly-while taking readers on a journey that demonstrates that writing fast, and writing well, come from motivation and practice.

In Writing a Novel in Five Days While Traveling, Smith gives an intimate day-to-day, minute-by-minute account of how he wrote a full novel in five days while traveling, including tips on how to prepare for the writing as well as what to do when the trip gets in the way.

In Writing a Novel in Seven Days, Smith chronicles his process chapter-by-chapter toward writing a 43,000-word novel in just seven days. He writes about his progress, his feelings about the project, and how he approaches and overcomes obstacles.

Author: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith
Publisher: Wmg Publishing, Inc.
Published: 06/09/2020
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9781561463497
ISBN10: 1561463493
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing | Authorship
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry

You are already doing your research, reading the fantastic books out there to help you write your memoir. You have ideas, notes, reflections, information, and now you need a place to write them down.

This workbook is your desk-top companion on your memoir-writing journey.

Well-designed tools created especially for writing memoir will guide your creativity and keep you inspired. And you don't have to work through this book in order. You might want to start with the process of organizing your ideas and then go back and focus on gathering the people-and-places details you need.

This workbook also includes journal pages where you can reflect on and celebrate your work plus a calendar to track your progress.

Use this book to schedule your writing time, beat writer's block with a little coloring, and best of all, get the words on the page as you've been dreaming them.

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• How Characters are Presented & Revealed
• Creating Expression
• Let You Characters Suffer
• Bringing Characters to Life
• Use Contradictions
• Listen to Them
• Give Your Characters Plenty of Opportunity to Show Up

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-a self-help guide for artists & writers-

Writer, Painter, Photographer, Musician, Designer, Animator, Graphic Artist, Programmer, Screenwriter, Dancer, Environmental Artist, Textile Artist, Composer, Weaver, Sculptor...

For decades, this brother and sister team have studied what works and what doesn't when trying to convince your Inner Artist to cooperate. No matter what your craft, there are common themes to what works and what doesn't.

This is a guide of research and practical tips for working with your Inner Artist / Writer in the crazy everyday world of a hundred demands and a thousand more distractions.

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In The Power of the Telling, his shining collection, David Hathwell gathers his previously published poems together with new poems, enhancing the luster of the whole with illuminating commentaries.

Hathwell's finely crafted poems have won wide acclaim. Richard Wilbur, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, praised the leading poem in Muses as "concretely evocative, with a clear flow of argument, and a seriousness that allows itself to be locally playful." California poet laureate Dana Gioia commended Hathwell for "writing with quiet intensity about significant things." These qualities distinguish Hathwell's poems overall.

Hathwell has published two prior collections, Muses and Between Dog and Wolf

Praise for Muses

The poems in Muses are taut, measured, and shapely, like svelte dancers. --James Fowler, editor of Slant

Muses is held together by music, thematically and formally. Hathwell's incremental modulations allow him to recreate subtle states of perception and mood with a musical precision. --Rebecca Starks, author of Time Is Always Now

I hugely enjoyed Muses. --Edmund White, author of The Unpunished Vice

Praise for Between Dog and Wolf

Exploring transitions and mortality, Hathwell deftly maneuvers past "moans and mewlings" to reveal truths about the human experience. --Genanne Walsh, author of Twister

An absolute delight to read. --Rob Griffith, author of The Devil in the Milk

Sharp and unsettling, the poems offer a sense of something just not right. An important book for times like these. --Erica Dawson, author of The Small Blades Hurt

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