The Everything Creative Writing Book
All you need to know to write novels, plays, short stories, screenplays, poems, articles, or blogs.
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Many people can write. But writing well enough to get published takes hours of practice, the ability to take criticism, and expert advice. Filled with stories and tips from published authors, this easy-to-use guide teaches you the basics of the writing craft. Whether you want to create poems or plays, children's books or online blogs, romance novels or a memoir, you'll learn to write more effectively and creatively. Published author, editor, and PR consultant Wendy Burt-Thomas covers all aspects of writing, including how to:
- Prepare to write, from planning to research to organization
- Properly structure your piece to fit your chosen genre
- Stay focused during the drafting and editing processes
- Work with other authors
- Overcome writer's block
- Market your writing
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The Everything Creative Writing Book: All you need to know to write novels, plays, short stories, screenplays, poems, articles, or blogs Paperback – June 18, 2010
- Prepare to write, from planning to research to organization
- Properly structure your piece to fit your chosen genre
- Stay focused during the drafting and editing processes
- Work with other authors
- Overcome writer's block
- Market your writing
- Print length 320 pages
- Language English
- Publisher Everything
- Publication date June 18, 2010
- Dimensions 8 x 0.77 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-10 1440501521
- ISBN-13 978-1440501524
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Wendy Burt-Thomas is a writer, editor, PR consultant, and writing coach. She has written hundreds of articles, short stories, poems, reviews, and essays for such varied publications as NYTimes.com, Family Circle, American Fitness, The Writer, WritersDigest.com, Home Cooking, Vermont Ink, and MSNBC.com. Burt-Thomas is the author of several books, including The Writer's Digest Guide to Query Letters, and she has taught "Breaking into Freelance Writing" in the Denver area for more than a decade. She writes the "Ask Wendy--The Query Queen" column for WritersOnTheRise.com, one of Writer's Digest's Top 100 sites for writers.
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- Publisher : Everything; Updated edition (June 18, 2010)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1440501521
- ISBN-13 : 978-1440501524
- Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
- Dimensions : 8 x 0.77 x 9.25 inches
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The Everything Creative Writing Book
All you need to know to write novels, plays, short stories, screenplays, poems, articles, or blogs.
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About the book.
- Prepare to write, from planning to research to organization
- Properly structure your piece to fit your chosen genre
- Stay focused during the drafting and editing processes
- Work with other authors
- Overcome writer's block
- Market your writing
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- Publisher: Everything (May 18, 2010)
- Length: 320 pages
- ISBN13: 9781440501531
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The everything creative writing book : all you need to know to write a novel, short story, screenplay, poem, or article by Whiteley, Carol
"All you need to craft well-written and marketable stories, screenplays, blogs, and more."
Filled with stories and tips from published authors, this easy-to-use guide teaches you the basics of the writing craft. Whether you want to create poems or plays, children's books or online blogs, romance novels or a memoir, you'll learn to write more effectively and creatively.
• examines the critical theories behind the practice of creative writing (Part 1) • explains the basics of how to write a novel, script or poetry (Part 2) • explores how to deal with the practicalities and problems of becoming a writer (Part 3). As well as the main creative writing activities, chapters cover other practices,
Filled with stories and tips from published authors, this easy-to-use guide teaches you the basics of the writing craft. Whether you want to create poems or plays, children's books or online...
Filled with stories and tips from published authors, this easy-to-use guide teaches you the basics of the writing craft. Whether you want to create poems or plays, children's books or online blogs, romance novels or a memoir, you'll learn to write more effectively and creatively.
Filled with stories and tips from published authors, this easy-to-use guide teaches you the basics of the writing craft. Whether you want to create poems or plays, children's books or online blogs, romance novels or a memoir, you'll learn to write more effectively and creatively.