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The vein of gold: a journey to your creative heart (Inner Workbook Ser.)
By Julia Cameron. 1996
A step-by-step guide to a journey of spiritual healing and discovery of the creative potential, or "spiritual DNA," that resides…
in every person. Describes practical tools such as writing, singing, mask-making, and walking meditation to uncover deep-seated strengths and abilities. Companion to "The Artist's Way". 1996.The therapeutic potential of creative writing: writing myself
By Gillie Bolton. 1999
Writing therapy is a relatively new development. It provides opportunities for self-reflection for both patients and practitioners. Putting down on…
paper what you feel and how you are responding to a personal or professional issue can be therapeutic. The text emphasises the role of creative writing and begins an evaluation of its potential. 1999.The house of words
By Lovat Dickson. 1963
You can't print THAT!: memoirs of a political voyeur
By Charles Lynch. 1983
You are the message: secrets of the master communicators
By Roger Ailes, Jon Kraushar. 1988
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
By Stephen Fry. 2005
The author believes that if you can speak and read English you can write poetry. Whether you want to write…
a Petrarchan sonnet for your lover's birthday, an epithalamium for your sister's wedding or a villanelle excoriating the government's housing policy, the text provides exercises, insights and simple step-by-step advice to enable you to do so. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2005.The world of Jimmy Breslin
By Jimmy Breslin, James G Bellows, Richard C Wald. 1967
Collected from the defunct "New York Herald Tribune," these firsthand reports range from trivia to moving accounts of the death…
of John F. Kennedy, civil rights marches, race riots, and fighting in Vietnam. 1967.The life & times of Greg Clark, Canada's favorite storyteller
By Jock Carroll. 1981
The kingdom and the power
By Gay Talese. 1969
Covering the period from 1950 to 1969, this is the story of the ever-changing personal struggles in the hierarchy of…
the New York Times during a time of tremendous changes in journalism. 1969.The golden web: 1933-1953
By Erik Barnouw. 1968
This history of broadcasting covers the two decades from the formation of the networks in the United States to the…
intrusion of television. Includes material from some of broadcasting's finest and shabbiest hours. 1968.Strong voices: conversations with fifty Canadian authors
By Alan Twigg. 1988
Reading like a writer: a guide for people who love books and for those who want to write them
By Francine Prose. 2006
Novelist, professor, and author of "A Changed Man" offers lessons on close reading to heighten literary appreciation and improve creative…
writing skills. Discusses sentence and paragraph structure, characterization, plot, and dialog, using examples from such authors as Austen, Fitzgerald, Roth, and Woolf. Includes list of recommended books. 2006.Pioneers & caretakers: a study of 9 American women novelists
By Louis Auchincloss. 1965
How i write: secrets of a bestselling author
By Janet Evanovich, Ina Yalof. 2006
How many people would kill to be a bestselling novelist' Especially one like Janet Evanovich.Writers want to know how a…
bestselling author thinks, writes, plans, and dreams her books. And they are primed for a book from Janet Evanovich that tells, in a witty Q&A format: o How she comes up with such remarkable characters o How she nails the perfect name every time o How she finds out insider details o Just how she sets up those masterful plots o What the life of a full-time writer is really like o What she'd tell an aspiring author about the publishing industry o And much, much more! This book details the elements of writing and publishing a novel, and addresses all categories of fiction-from mystery/thriller/action titles to romance; from stand-alone narratives to series. It offers practical and inspiring advice on such subjects as structuring a plot and handling rejection. And it combines one of today's most successful fiction writers with a published non-fiction writer who teaches creative fiction. HOW I WRITE is the perfect reference for anyone looking to improve their writing, and for those fans who are hungry to find out more about just how Janet Evanovich ticks.Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
By Anne Lamott. 2019
"A warm, generous and hilarious guide through the writer's world and its treacherous swamps."-Los Angeles Times Advice on writing and…
on life from an acclaimed bestselling author: "Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'"Girls belong outdoors! This handbook covers everything you need to get outside, including ideas for what to do, camping and…
hiking basics, body stuff in the wilderness, advanced skills like maps, weather, and first aid, as well as recipes, projects, activities, and profiles of inspiring outdoorswomen.Your definitive guide to getting outside--for girls ages 9-12! In addition to basic outdoor skills, this entertaining guidebook includes easy camping recipes, outdoor projects including science experiments and crafts, fun activity suggestions, and inspiring stories of diverse historical and contemporary outdoorswomen (such as Arunima Sinha, the first amputee woman to summit Mount Everest; Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts; and Libby Riddles, first woman to win the Iditarod). The goal is to improve the quality of girls' outdoor time by increasing participation and independence, making them feel comfortable and safe, and giving them essential skills and knowledge. Charming and approachable, this book will encourage both reluctant campers and budding naturalists to go wild and embrace the outdoors.The Patch
By John McPhee. 2018
An "album quilt," an artful assortment of nonfiction writings by John McPhee that have not previously appeared in any book.…
The Patch is the seventh collection of essays by the nonfiction master, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It is divided into two parts. Part 1, "The Sporting Scene," consists of pieces on fishing, football, golf, and lacrosse-from fly casting for chain pickerel in fall in New Hampshire to walking the links land of St. Andrews at an Open Championship. Part 2, called "An Album Quilt," is a montage of fragments of varying length from pieces done across the years that have never appeared in book form-occasional pieces, memorial pieces, reflections, reminiscences, and short items in various magazines including The New Yorker. They range from a visit to the Hershey chocolate factory to encounters with Oscar Hammerstein, Joan Baez, and Mount Denali. Emphatically, the author's purpose was not merely to preserve things but to choose passages that might entertain contemporary readers. Starting with 250,000 words, he gradually threw out seventy-five per cent of them, and randomly assembled the remaining fragments as "An Album Quilt." Among other things, it is a covert memoir.Richard Jewell: A Private War
By Marie Brenner. 2018
Now a major film from Academy Awardwinning director Clint Eastwoodstarring Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, and Paul…
Walter Hauser! This collection of captivating profiles from Vanity Fair writer Marie Brenner spans her award-winning career and features larger-than-life figures such as Donald Trump, Roy Cohn, Malala Yousafzai, and Richard Jewellthe security guard whose dramatic heroism at the bombing of the 1996 Olympics made him the FBI's prime suspect. Previously published as A Private War, Marie Brenner's Richard Jewell tells a gripping true story of heroism and injustice. In the early morning hours of July 27, 1996, three pipe bombs exploded at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, killing one person and injuring 111 others. Hundreds more potential casualties were prevented by the vigilance and quick actions of security guard Richard Jewell, who uncovered the bombs and began evacuating the area. But no good deed goes unpunished. Desperate for a lead, investigators and journalists pursued Jewell as a potential suspect in the case, painting him as an obvious match for the infamous "lone bomber" profile. Accused of being a terrorist and a failed law enforcement officer who craved public recognition for his false heroics, he saw his reputation smeared across headlines and broadcasts nationwide. After a months-long investigation found no evidence against him, the US Attorney finally cleared Jewell's name. Yet Jewell would not be fully exonerated in the eyes of the public until the actual bomber confessed in 2005, just two years before Jewell's premature death at the age of forty-four. In Richard Jewell, veteran journalist Marie Brenner brilliantly chronicles Jewell's ordeal to share the story of an ordinary man whose life was shattered by a false narrative. This collection also includes Brenner's classic encounters with Donald Trump, Roy Cohn, Malala Yousafzai, Marie Colvin, and others.This is the one guide that anyone who writes-whether student, business person, or professional writer-should keep with them whenever they…
begin to write. Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples and prompts, this valuable, easy-to-use handbook can help solve any and all writing problemsConsider This: Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different
By Chuck Palahniuk. 2020
Renowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the…
road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of storytelling.In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing.With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a"kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with anecdotes, postcards from the road, and much more.Clear-eyed, sensitive, illuminating, and knowledgeable, Consider This is Palahniuk's love letter to stories and storytellers, booksellers and books themselves. Consider it a classic in the making.