No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days
Chris Baty, motivator extraordinaire and instigator of a wildly successful writing revolution, spells out the secrets of writing -- and finishing -- a novel. Every fall, thousands of people sign up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which Baty founded, determined to (a) write that novel or (b) finish that novel in -- kid you not -- 30 days. Now Baty puts pen to paper himself to share the secrets of success.
This book provides writing practice for students preparing for the writing paper of the FCE exam: Paper 2 (Writing). It may also be used as a general writing skills course. It aims to provide both skills development and exam training; to cover a wide range of topics and functions; to draw students' attention to the 'process' of writing through the stages of planning, writing and improving; to give interesting, motivating tasks.
The Series Writing the Critical Essay provides model essays on a current controversial issue guiding students in writing a five-paragraph essay, including persuasive, descriptive, expository and cause-and-effect essays. Includes guided reading and discussion questions to help students understand the essays themselves and target persuasive techniques authors use to compose convincing arguments. This volume covers the issue of euthanasia.
Writing for children is not about writing little stories. It is about writing big stories, shorter. Based on the author's own successful MA course, this short guide to creative writing for children provides guidance on every aspect of the process of writing for children. This book goes far beyond the 'how to' format to help writers learn the finely balanced craft of writing for children. It will be an indispensable handbook for aspiring and practicing children's authors.
I, Lorelai is Yeardley Smith’s first book. But you wouldn’t be able to tell that from just reading it. (In addition to being an excellent writer, she’s also the voice of Lisa on The Simpsons.)
Lorelai is a eleven-year-old who begins writing a diary to her recently deceased cat, Mud, and also to her would-be biographers. ..
