Author

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Authors / Writers create original pieces of written work in the form of poetry, novels, short stories, biographies, plays, or film, radio and television scripts. Writers may specialise - educational textbooks, fiction or non-fiction; historical or technical writing; journalism; children's books; training videos / manuals; documentary or comedy writing; or in writing texts for musical works. Writers may need to research subject material to obtain relevant data; they will revise or edit work to ensure style consistency; set out the manuscript clearly and submit the work to a publisher.

Writing: The Hobby That Pays

Learn how to become a writer and get into print! Gordon Wells, the author of many a magazine article, short story, novel and non-fiction book will show you how to get published. Start with letters to editors and move on to the other writing fields. Your hobby will bring you pleasure, satisfaction and, maybe, financial benefits!

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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer within

With insight, humor, and practicality, Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers alike to take the leap into writing creatively in this revised edition of the guide.

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On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writer's of America

Revised and expanded, this edition features new and classic advice from some of the best names in the field. The guide covers horror traditions, the art and craft of writing horror, and where the genre is going next

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A Writer At War

Vasily Grossman's masterpiece "Life and Fate" is rated by many as the greatest Russian novel of the twentieth century. Among its admirers is Antony Beevor, the bestselling author of Stalingrad and Berlin. "A Writer at War" is based on the notebooks in which Grossman gathered his raw material. It depicts as never before the crushing conditions on the Eastern Front and the lives and deaths of infantrymen, tank drivers, pilots, snipers and civilians alike. Deemed unfit for service when the Germans invaded in 1941, Grossman became a special correspondent for Red Star, the Red Army newspaper. Remarkably, he spent three of the following four years at the front observing with a writer's eye the most pitiless fighting ever known. Grossman witnessed almost all the major events on the Eastern Front: the appalling defeats and desperate retreats of 1941, the defence of Moscow and fighting in the Ukraine. In August 1942, he was posted to Stalingrad where he remained during four months of brutal street-fighting.;He was present at the battle of Kursk, the largest tank engagement in history, and, as the Red Army advanced, he reached Berdichev where his worst fears for his mother and other relations were confirmed. A Jew himself, he undertook the faithful recording of Holocaust atrocities as their extent dawned. His supremely powerful report 'The Hell of Treblinka' was used in evidence at the Nuremberg tribunal. "A Writer at War" offers the one outstanding eye-witness account of the war on the Eastern Front and perhaps the best descriptions ever of what Grossman called 'the ruthless truth of war'.

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The Writer's Handbook

Completely revised and updated with newly commissioned articles, the twentieth edition of "The Writer's Handbook" is an indispensable companion for everyone in the writing profession. Containing over 6,000 entries covering every area of writing, with provocative articles and useful advice from leading representatives of the trade, this practical, straightforward guide, with two indexes to aid quick searches, provides full details on the core markets. In addition to the key areas of UK and US book publishers and agents, magazines, screenwriting, TV and radio, theatre, film and video, theatre and poetry, writers' courses and circles, festivals, grants and prizes, the guide also offers invaluable expert advice on contracts, copyright, and taxation. 'This is the book no writer should be without,' - "The Times". 'A wise and witty book, packed with useful information,' - "The Society of Authors".

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Writer's Handbook Guide to Writing for Children

Featuring articles and interviews with established authors and experts in the trade, this book explores the key to success in writing for children and offers all the necessary advice for newcomers to this expanding market. Plus invaluable advice on working as a team, dealing with agents and contracts, a full listings section and recommended reading.

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Gotham Writers' Workshop Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School

This guide's 11 easy-to-use chapters each focus on a different element of the writer's craft--character, plot, point of view, theme, setting, description, voice, and dialogue.

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