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The Art of the Novel

by Jenn Ashworth, Tom Bromley, Sarah Butler, AJ Dalton, Stella Duffy, Kerry Hudson, Toby Litt, Livi Michael, James Miller, Alison Moore, Mark Morris, Leone Ross, Graeme Shimmin, Nikesh Shukla, Joe Stretch, Alice Thompson, Will Wiles ...

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How do you write a novel?Practising novelists and teachers of creative writing reveal their working methods and offer practical advice. Subjects covered range from magic realism to characterisation, surrealism to historical fiction, via perspective, plot twists and avoiding being boring, among many others.This book is forcreative writing studentswriters and readers of novelsteachers of creative
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The True Secret of Writing

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Series series A Gift for Writers
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The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

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From the nuts and bolts of craft to the sources of inspiration, this book is for anyone who wants to write poetry-and do it well.In this fortuitous collaboration, two spirited poets, themselves teachers of poetry, offer guidance to aspiring beginners and those who have already published. Brief essays on the elements of poetry, technique, and suggested subjects for writing are each followed by ... Read more

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Based on the bestselling series from The Great Courses, Building Great Sentences celebrates the sheer joy of language—and will forever change the way you read and write.Great writing begins with the sentence. Whether it’s two words (“Jesus wept.”) or William Faulkner’s 1,287-word sentence in Absalom! Absalom!, sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most ... Read more

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Five stars for Tell It Slant ... An enlightening, comprehensive, and very satisfying text on writing and shaping creative nonfiction."--Sheila Bender, editor and publisher of writingitreal.com and author of Writing and Publishing Personal EssaysWhen the poet Emily Dickinson wrote, "Tell all the Truth but tell it Slant," she provided today’s writers of creative nonfiction some sound advice: tell ... Read more

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On Writing

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