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You've Got a Book in You: A Stress-Free Guide to Writing the Book of Your Dreams - Paperback

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by Elizabeth Sims (Author)Writing a book is fun and easy--yes, FUN AND EASY--but it may not always feel that way. How do you find the time to write? How do you keep momentum? How do you deal with the horror of showing anyone a single sentence of your work-in-progress? The answers remain fun and easy, and author Elizabeth Sims will take your hand, dispel your worries, and show you how it's done in this stress-free guide to accomplishing your dream of writing your book. In You've Got a Book in ...

Rewriting Success in Rhetoric and Composition Careers - Paperback

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by Amy Goodburn (Editor), Donna Lecourt (Editor), Carrie Leverenz (Editor)LAUER SERIES IN RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION, edited by Catherine Hobbs, Patricia Sullivan, Thomas Rickert, and Jennifer Bay REWRITING SUCCESS IN RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION CAREERS presents alternative narratives of what constitutes success in the field of rhetoric and composition from those who occupy traditionally undervalued positions in the academy (tribal college, community colleges, postdoctoral tracks), those who have ...

Writing Program Administration at Small Liberal Arts Colleges - Paperback

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by Jill M. Gladstein (Author), Dara Rossman Regaignon (Author)WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AT SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES presents an empirical study of the writing programs at one hundred small, private liberal arts colleges. Jill M. Gladstein and Dara Rossman Regaignon provide detailed information about a type of writing program not often highlighted in the scholarly record and offer a model for such national, multi-institutional research. Utilizing the mixed methods approach of grounded ...

The Available Means of Persuasion: Mapping a Theory and Pedagogy of Multimodal Public Rhetoric - Paperback

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by David M. Sheridan (Author), Jim Ridolfo (Author), Anthony J. Michel (Author)NEW MEDIA THEORY Series Editor, Byron Hawk From the beginning, rhetoric has been a productive and practical art aimed at preparing citizens to participate in communal life. Possibilities for this participation are continually evolving in light of cultural and technological changes. THE AVAILABLE MEANS OF PERSUASION: MAPPING A THEORY AND PEDAGOGY OF MULTIMODAL PUBLIC RHETORIC explores the ways that public rhetoric h...

Crafting Novels & Short Stories: The Complete Guide to Writing Great Fiction - Paperback

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by Writer's Digest Books (Author), James Scott Bell (Foreword by)Learn How to Create Stories That Captivate Agents, Editors, and Readers Alike!Inside you'll find the tools you need to build strong characters, keep your plots moving, master the art of dialogue, choose the right point of view, and more.This comprehensive book on the art of novel and short story writing is packed with advice and instruction from best-selling authors and writing experts like Nancy Kress, Elizabeth Sims, Hallie Ep...

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Revision and Self Editing for Publication: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Novel That Sells - Paperback

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by James Scott Bell (Author)Take your first draft from so-so to sold! You've finished the first draft of your novel--congratulations! Time to have a drink, sit back...and start revising. But the revision process doesn't have to be intimidating. Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, Second Edition gives you the tools and advice you need to transform your first draft into a finished manuscript that agents and editors will fight for. Inside you'll find: - Self-editing techniques for plot, ...

Scientific Writing in a Second Language - Paperback

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by David Ian Hanauer (Author), Karen Englander (Author)SCIENTIFIC WRITING IN A SECOND LANGUAGE investigates and aims to alleviate the barriers to the publication of scientific research articles experienced by scientists who use English as a second language. David Ian Hanauer and Karen Englander provide a comprehensive meta-synthesis of what is currently known about the phenomenon of second language scientific publication and the ways in which this issue has been addressed. SCIENTIFIC WRITING ...

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by Ethel Rackin (Author)Free Verse Editions Series Editor: Jon Thompson The poems of THE FOREVER NOTES are canny and lyrical and never a word too long. Many are song-like, repeating the things that are most important to them over and over to make them stay: "You and the trees/ Trees and the night around you." Others tell small stories, utterly clear line by line but elusive, almost elegiac, in their slides of feeling and shifts of thought. They feel like a life you must have lived but can't q...

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Plot Perfect: How to Build Unforgettable Stories Scene by Scene - Paperback

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by Paula Munier (Author)Build an Exceptional Plot, One Scene at a Time Think of your favorite story--the one that kept you turning pages late into the night, the one with a plot so compelling, so multilayered, so perfect that you couldn't put it down. How can you make your own plots--in your novels, short stories, memoirs, or screenplays--just as irresistible? Plot Perfect provides the answer. This one-of-a-kind plotting primer reveals the secrets of creating a story structure that works--no...

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Mastering the Craft of Writing: How to Write with Clarity, Emphasis, and Style - Paperback

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by Stephen Wilbers (Author)Make Every Word Memorable! To be remembered for your words, you need to write with skill and style. Whether you're crafting a novel, composing an e-mail, or creating a technical report, Mastering the Craft of Writing presents 52 practical techniques to improve your prose. Spend a week with each technique, or use this book as a go-to reference. Either way, you'll have the tools to enliven your writing and delight your readers. - Write with economy: Eliminate wordine...

Composition Studies Through a Feminist Lens - Paperback

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by Shari J. Stenberg (Author)LENSES ON COMPOSITION STUDIES Edited by Sheryl I. Fontaine and Steve Westbrook COMPOSITION STUDIES THROUGH A FEMINIST LENS offers students a lucid and engaging introduction to the discipline's history, struggles, and accomplishments through the lens of feminism. By illuminating a vast array of feminist contributions to the rhetorical tradition, writing theory, and classroom pedagogy, Shari J. Stenberg shows how feminist scholars have made Composition Studies a mor...

Eportfolio Performance Support Systems: Constructing, Presenting, and Assessing Portfolios - Paperback

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by Katherine V. Wills (Editor), Rich Rice (Editor)New Perspectives on Writing Series Editor: Susan H. McLeod EPORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE SUPPORT SYSTEMS: CONSTRUCTING, PRESENTING, AND ASSESSING PORTFOLIOS addresses theories and practices advanced by some of the most innovative and active proponents of ePortfolios. Editors KATHERINE V. WILLS and RICH RICE interweave twelve essays that address the ways in which ePortfolios can facilitate sustainable and measureable writing-related student developmen...

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Word Painting Revised Edition: The Fine Art of Writing Descriptively - Paperback

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by Rebecca McClanahan (Author)Paint Masterful Descriptions on the Page Writing strong descriptions is an art form, one that you need to carefully develop and practice. The words you choose to describe your characters, scenes, settings, and ideas--in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction--need to precisely illustrate the vision you want to convey. Word Painting Revised Edition shows you how to color your canvas with descriptions that captivate readers. Inside, you'll learn how to: - Develop your p...

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The Writer's Idea Thesaurus: An Interactive Guide for Developing Ideas for Novels and Short Stories - Paperback

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by Fred White (Author)Endless ideas at your fingertips, and at the turn of a page... Need an idea for a short story or novel? Look no further than The Writer's Idea Thesaurus. It's far more than a collection of simple writing prompts. You'll find a vast treasury of story ideas inside, organized by subject, theme, and situation categories, and listed alphabetically for easy reference. Author and award-winning writing instructor Fred White shows you how to build out and customize these ideas to...

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by Writer's Digest Books (Author), Steven James (Foreword by)Create characters that leap off the page--and into readers' hearts Populating your fiction with authentic, vivid characters is a surefire way to captivate your readers from the first sentence to the last. Whether you're writing a series, novel, short story, or flash fiction, Creating Characters is an invaluable guide to bringing your fictional cast to life. This book is a comprehensive reference to every stage of character developm...

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Writing Your Legacy: The Step-By-Step Guide to Crafting Your Life Story - Paperback

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by Richard Campbell (Author), Cheryl Svensson (Author)Craft a meaningful life story A written legacy of your life--one that encompasses experiences, lessons learned, failures and triumphs--is a gift your family and friends will cherish for years to come. Writing this story may seem daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Writing Your Legacy is a step-by-step guide to chronicling a life story that reflects your true self. Through a series of 35 guided themes, as well as supplementary exercises, ...

Writing Deep Scenes: Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion, and Theme - Paperback

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by Martha Alderson (Author), Jordan Rosenfeld (Author)Take a Deep Dive into Plot and Scene and Improve Your Writing Whether you're planning your first novel or have already written a first draft, you need to master the concepts of plot and scene to truly realize your story's potential. Writing Deep Scenes teaches you how to write strong, layered, and engaging scenes--the secret to memorable, page-turning plots. It's filled with practical tools for building layers and nuance into your scenes, ...

Ecologies of Writing Programs: Program Profiles in Context - Paperback

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by Mary Jo Reiff (Editor), Anis Bawarshi (Editor), Michelle Ballif (Editor)Writing Program Administration. Series Editors: Susan H. McLeod and Margot Soven ECOLOGIES OF WRITING PROGRAMS: PROGRAM PROFILES IN CONTEXT contributes to our understanding of writing programs as complex ecological systems. The collection includes profiles of fifteen exemplary and innovative writing programs in their fluid, dynamic, and relational contexts, highlighting the ways in which writing programs-like all discu...

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The Essential Guide to Freelance Writing: How to Write, Work, and Thrive on Your Own Terms - Paperback

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by Zachary Petit (Author)Prime Your Freelance Writing Career for Success So you want to be a freelance writer. Great But now you're faced with a laundry list of questions: Should I freelance full time or part time? Should I write for magazines, newspapers, or online markets? How do I dream up the perfect article idea, and how do I pitch it successfully? How do I negotiate contracts, foster relationships with editors, and start getting steady work while avoiding financial panic attacks and u...

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Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish: A Guidebook for the Journey - Paperback

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by Joseph Bates (Author)Equip yourself for the novel-writing journey Starting a novel is exciting, but finishing it--that's the real challenge. The journey from beginning to end is rife with forks in the road and dead ends that lead many writers off course. With Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish: A Guidebook for the Journey, you'll navigate the intricacies of crafting a complex work of fiction and complete the journey with confidence and precision. To maximize your creativity and forwa...

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Comedy Writing Secrets: The Best-Selling Guide to Writing Funny and Getting Paid for It - Paperback

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by Mark Shatz (Author), Mel Helitzer (Author)The Must-Have Guide to Humor Writing Bring on the funny With Comedy Writing Secrets 3rd Edition, you can discover the secrets of humor writing that will keep your readers rolling in their seats. Learn the basics of joke construction, as well as in-depth comedy-writing techniques that you can apply to a variety of print and online markets. If your aim is to make 'em laugh--and make a career in comedy writing--then look no further. In this complet...

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Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats - Paperback

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by Jane K. Cleland (Author), Hallie Ephron (Foreword by)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 conve...

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Just Write: Creating Unforgettable Fiction and a Rewarding Writing Life - Paperback

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by James Scott Bell (Author)Enthrall your readers, love the process, & become the writer you are meant to be Writers are given a wealthy of opportunities to cultivate a successful writing life, break out, and find an audience for their work. Yet so many writers, from beginners to veterans, find their careers stuck in neutral. The solution is simple: Just write. Write yourself past fears, doubts, and setbacks, and use your desire for writing excellence to deeply immerse yourself in the ...

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Book in a Month: The Fool-Proof System for Writing a Novel in 30 Days - Paperback

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by Victoria Lynn Schmidt (Author)What can you accomplish in 30 days? If you make time to write and put away all of your excuses, could you stay on track and finish your novel in only a month? With a structured plan and a focused goal, yes, you can Using a combination of flexible weekly schedules, clear instruction, and detailed worksheets, author Victoria Schmidt leads you through a proven 30-day novel-writing system without the intimidation factor. Book in a Month shows you how to: - Set r...

Yoga Minds, Writing Bodies: Contemplative Writing Pedagogy - Paperback

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by Christy I. Wenger (Author)PERSPECTIVES ON WRITING Series Editor, Susan H. McLeod In YOGA MINDS, WRITING BODIES, Christy Wenger argues for the inclusion of Eastern-influenced contemplative education within writing studies. She observes that, although we have "embodied" writing education in general by discussing the rhetorics of racialized, gendered, and disabled bodies, we have done substantially less to address the particular bodies that occupy our classrooms. She proposes that we turn to ...

Mikhail Bakhtin: Rhetoric, Poetics, Dialogics, Rhetoricality - Paperback

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by Don H. Bialostosky (Author)Foregrounding language and the utterance in the work of Mikhail Bakhtin and his colleague Valentin Voloshinov, MIKHAIL BAKHTIN: RHETORIC, POETICS, DIALOGICS, RHETORICALITY examines their insights against the background of the classical, predominantly Aristotelian, verbal liberal arts of rhetoric, dialectic, and poetics. First setting Bakhtinian dialogics against a narrow rhetoric aimed at winning over others, it goes on, drawing upon the school's earlier phenomen...

Antiracist Writing Assessment Ecologies: Teaching and Assessing Writing for a Socially Just Future - Paperback

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by Asao B. Inoue (Author)PERSPECTIVES ON WRITING Series Editors: SUSAN H. MCLEOD and RICH RICE In ANTIRACIST WRITING ASSESSMENT ECOLOGIES, ASAO B. INOUE theorizes classroom writing assessment as a complex system that is "more than" its interconnected elements. To explain how and why antiracist work in the writing classroom is vital to literacy learning, Inoue incorporates ideas about the white racial habitus that informs dominant discourses in the academy and other contexts. Inoue helps teach...

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Rhetorical Darwinism: Religion, Evolution, and the Scientific Identity - Hardcover

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by Thomas M. Lessl (Author)Everything evolves, science tells us, including the public language used by scientists to sustain and perpetuate their work. Harkening back to the Protestant Reformation--a time when the promise of scientific inquiry was intimately connected with a deep faith in divine Providence--Thomas Lessl traces the evolving role and public identity of science in the West.As the Reformation gave way to the Enlightenment, notions of Providence evolved into progress. History's di...

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Stumping God: Reagan, Carter, and the Invention of a Political Faith - Hardcover

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by Andrew P. Hogue (Author)For more than three decades, American presidential candidates have desperately sought the conservative Evangelical vote. With an ever broadening base of support, the Evangelical movement in America may now seem to many a very powerful lobbyist on Capitol Hill. As Andrew Hogue shows, however, this was not always the case.In Stumping God Hogue deconstructs the 1980 presidential election, in which Ronald Reagan would defeat Jimmy Carter and John B. Anderson, and uncove...

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Find Out Anything from Anyone, Anytime: Secrets of Calculated Questioning from a Veteran Interrogator - Paperback

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by James O. Pyle (Author), Maryann Karinch (Author), Gregory Hartley (Foreword by)The secret to finding out anything you want to know is amazingly simple: Ask good questions. Most people trip through life asking bad questions--of teachers, friends, coworkers, clients, prospects, experts, and suspects. Even people trained in questioning, such as journalists and lawyers, commonly ask questions that get partial or misleading answers. People in any profession will immediately benefit by developin...

Writing Genre Flash Fiction the Minimalist Way: A Self Study Book - Paperback

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by Michael A. Kechula (Author)Flash fiction consists of writing an entire story in a thousand words or less. This constraint imposes significant restrictions on what the writer can do, but written right, flash fiction tales can pack power way out of proportion to their length. The tricks and techniques needed to write effective flash fiction, though, are different from those used for novel-length, or even traditional short stories. Until now, these tricks and techniques had to be learned the ...

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The Rhetoric of St. Augustine of Hippo: de Doctrina Christiana and the Search for a Distinctly Christian Rhetoric - Paperback

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by Richard Leo Enos (Editor), Roger Thompson (Editor) The Rhetoric of St. Augustine of Hippo is the definitive edition of St. Augustine's fourth book of De Doctrina Christiana, the book that deals with rhetoric and its uses in Christian discourse. The edition of DDC contains both the original Latin and Sister T r se Sullivan's brilliant translation. An introduction discusses the historical importance of DDC. Seven seminal essays written during the last seventy-five years provide representativ...