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AI Through the Experts’ Eyes

Communicating Complex Ideas

by John R. Gallagher ...

Series series Composition, Literacy, and Culture
AI Through the Experts’ Eyes reveals the humanity behind artificial intelligence. John R. Gallagher foregrounds practitioners’ stories and the real-life culture from which these disruptive technologies emerge. Representing reality to computers is at the heart of AI, and Gallagher spotlights the challenges of doing so under the combined pressures of the break-neck pace of these technologies’ growth ... Read more

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AI Through the Experts’ Eyes reveals the humanity behind artificial intelligence. John R. Gallagher foregrounds practitioners’ stories and the real-life culture from which these disruptive technologies emerge. Representing reality to computers is at the heart of AI, and Gallagher spotlights the challenges of doing so under the combined pressures of the break-neck pace of these technologies’ growth
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made in america

An Informal History of the English Language in the United States

by Bill Bryson ...

“A literate exploration of why we use—or mangle—our native tongue.”—USA TodayBill Bryson celebrates America’s magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywood…and exactly why Mr. Yankee Doodle call his befeathered cap “Macaroni.” ... Read more

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“A literate exploration of why we use—or mangle—our native tongue.”—USA TodayBill Bryson celebrates America’s magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywood…and exactly why Mr. Yankee Doodle call his befeathered cap “Macaroni.”
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Smart Brevity

The Power of Saying More with Less (Revised and Updated)

by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz ...

Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller“[A] master class in everyday business writing” – New York TimesBrevity is confidence. Length is fear.This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it... ... Read more

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Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller“[A] master class in everyday business writing” – New York TimesBrevity is confidence. Length is fear.This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it...
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On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition

An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by William Zinsser ...

"On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." —New York TimesA beloved classic and the definitive volume on the art of writing nonfictionOn Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the w ... Read more

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"On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." —New York TimesA beloved classic and the definitive volume on the art of writing nonfictionOn Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the w
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Romancing the Beat

Story Structure for Romance Novels

by Gwen Hayes ...

What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book?Writing a well-structured romance isn't the same as writing any other genre—something the popular novel and screenwriting guides don't address. The romance arc is made up of its own story beats, and the external plot and theme need to be braided to the romance arc—not the other way around.Told in conversational (and often ... Read more

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What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book?Writing a well-structured romance isn't the same as writing any other genre—something the popular novel and screenwriting guides don't address. The romance arc is made up of its own story beats, and the external plot and theme need to be braided to the romance arc—not the other way around.Told in conversational (and often
... Read more
Creative Writing Exercises: Improve Your Craft Through Play

by M Boutros ...

International Emmy nominated TV writer, creative writing teacher, and author of The Craft of Character, Mark Boutros, offers writing exercises to shake up your process and reconnect you with creativity through play.With experience writing for UK television, teaching over 4,000 students across world renowned universities such as NYU, London Film School, and through online courses, Mark shares ... Read more

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International Emmy nominated TV writer, creative writing teacher, and author of The Craft of Character, Mark Boutros, offers writing exercises to shake up your process and reconnect you with creativity through play.With experience writing for UK television, teaching over 4,000 students across world renowned universities such as NYU, London Film School, and through online courses, Mark shares
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Anti Rule

Navigating The Lies About Fiction Writing

by Christian Francis ...

Are you tired of hearing the same old tired writing advice? In this bold and controversial new book, author and literary rebel Christian Francis sets out to tear down the walls of conventional wisdom and guide new authors to their true potential. Drawing on his years of experience as a writer, teacher, and publisher, Francis argues that the so-called "rules" of writing are nothing more than ... Read more

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Are you tired of hearing the same old tired writing advice? In this bold and controversial new book, author and literary rebel Christian Francis sets out to tear down the walls of conventional wisdom and guide new authors to their true potential. Drawing on his years of experience as a writer, teacher, and publisher, Francis argues that the so-called "rules" of writing are nothing more than
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The 12 Week Year for Writers

A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done

by A. Trevor Thrall, Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington ...

Get more words on the page with this proven and popular systemThe 12 Week Year for Writers: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done is an easy-to-implement and practical framework for writers to get more work done in less time. You’ll answer big picture questions—What is my vision for the future? What are my writing goals?—while enacting a comprehensive system to plan and execute your ... Read more

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Get more words on the page with this proven and popular systemThe 12 Week Year for Writers: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done is an easy-to-implement and practical framework for writers to get more work done in less time. You’ll answer big picture questions—What is my vision for the future? What are my writing goals?—while enacting a comprehensive system to plan and execute your
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A Long Game

Notes on Writing Fiction

by Elizabeth McCracken ...

From bestselling and award-winning author and professor Elizabeth McCracken comes an irresistible look at the art of writing.Writing can feel like an endless series of decisions. How does one face the blank page? Move a character around a room? Deal with time? Undertake revision? The good and bad news is that in fiction writing, there are no definitive answers to such questions: writers must come ... Read more

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From bestselling and award-winning author and professor Elizabeth McCracken comes an irresistible look at the art of writing.Writing can feel like an endless series of decisions. How does one face the blank page? Move a character around a room? Deal with time? Undertake revision? The good and bad news is that in fiction writing, there are no definitive answers to such questions: writers must come
... Read more
The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma

by Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman ...

Series Book 6 - Writers Helping Writers Series
Readers connect to characters with depth, ones who have experienced life’s ups and downs. To deliver key players that are both realistic and compelling, writers must know them intimately—not only who they are in the present story, but also what made them that way. Of all the formative experiences in a character’s past, none are more destructive than emotional wounds. The aftershocks of trauma can ... Read more

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Readers connect to characters with depth, ones who have experienced life’s ups and downs. To deliver key players that are both realistic and compelling, writers must know them intimately—not only who they are in the present story, but also what made them that way. Of all the formative experiences in a character’s past, none are more destructive than emotional wounds. The aftershocks of trauma can
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The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Stress and Volatility

by Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman ...

Series Book 10 - Writers Helping Writers Series
Welcome to the 2nd edition of Emotion Amplifiers—expanded and updated!Characters who are in control of their emotions rarely slip up, which makes for boring reading. To avoid that pitfall, channel your dark side and introduce stress that will make it harder for them to think clearly. Your weapon of choice? An amplifier. Pain, arousal, dehydration—conditions and states like these make it difficult ... Read more

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Welcome to the 2nd edition of Emotion Amplifiers—expanded and updated!Characters who are in control of their emotions rarely slip up, which makes for boring reading. To avoid that pitfall, channel your dark side and introduce stress that will make it harder for them to think clearly. Your weapon of choice? An amplifier. Pain, arousal, dehydration—conditions and states like these make it difficult
... Read more
Page One to Done

Finish Your Novel in 30 Days with the Fast Drafting Method

by Jessica Brody ...

Finally finish the first draft of your novel with a method that maximizes efficiency, speed, and joy—from the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel.After months (or years) of writing, are you left with nothing but a folder full of false starts? Do you have a novel you were once excited to write but abandoned after only a few chapters—or even halfway through? Are you trapped in an endless cycle of ... Read more

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Finally finish the first draft of your novel with a method that maximizes efficiency, speed, and joy—from the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel.After months (or years) of writing, are you left with nothing but a folder full of false starts? Do you have a novel you were once excited to write but abandoned after only a few chapters—or even halfway through? Are you trapped in an endless cycle of
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On Writing

A Memoir Of The Craft

by Stephen King ...

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WRITING with fresh testimonials from fellow writers about why they love Stephen King and On Writing—and a few new words on the joy of writing from King himself.*ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME*Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the ... Read more

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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WRITING with fresh testimonials from fellow writers about why they love Stephen King and On Writing—and a few new words on the joy of writing from King himself.*ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME*Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need

by Jessica Brody ...

Series series Save the Cat!
The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a ... Read more

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The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success.Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a
... Read more
Steering The Craft

A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

by Ursula K. Le Guin ...

From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le ... Read more

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From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

Second Edition

by Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman ...

Series Book 1 - Writers Helping Writers Series
The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as “the gold standard for writers” and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 55 new entries!One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way. When showing our characters’ feelings, we often use the first idea that comes to mind, and they end up ... Read more

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The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as “the gold standard for writers” and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 55 new entries!One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way. When showing our characters’ feelings, we often use the first idea that comes to mind, and they end up
... Read more
On Writing Horror

A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association

Edited by Mort Castle ...

The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all!In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack Ketchum, and many others tell you everything you need to know to successfully write and publish horror novels and short stories.Edited by the Horror Writers Association (HWA), a worldwide ... Read more

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The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all!In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack Ketchum, and many others tell you everything you need to know to successfully write and publish horror novels and short stories.Edited by the Horror Writers Association (HWA), a worldwide
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Gotham Writers' Workshop: Writing Fiction

Edited by Alexander Steele ...

"An honest, engaging guide with lessons every writer, at any stage, will benefit from." —Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize–winning authorGotham Writers' Workshop has mastered the art of teaching the craft of writing in a way that is practical, accessible, and entertaining. Now the techniques of this renowned school are available in this book.Writing Fiction includes:The fundamental elements of fiction ... Read more

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"An honest, engaging guide with lessons every writer, at any stage, will benefit from." —Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize–winning authorGotham Writers' Workshop has mastered the art of teaching the craft of writing in a way that is practical, accessible, and entertaining. Now the techniques of this renowned school are available in this book.Writing Fiction includes:The fundamental elements of fiction
... Read more
The Art of Creative Research

A Field Guide for Writers

by Philip Gerard ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
A guide to finding and using information that enriches your fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, "filled with anecdotes from a wide range of writers" ( Choice).All writers conduct research. For some this means poring over records and combing archives, but for many creative writers research happens in the everyday world—when they scribble an observation on the subway, when they travel to get the feel ... Read more

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A guide to finding and using information that enriches your fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, "filled with anecdotes from a wide range of writers" ( Choice).All writers conduct research. For some this means poring over records and combing archives, but for many creative writers research happens in the everyday world—when they scribble an observation on the subway, when they travel to get the feel
... Read more
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws

by Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman ...

Series Book 2 - Writers Helping Writers Series
Crafting likable, interesting characters is a balancing act, and finding that perfect mix of strengths and weaknesses can be difficult. Not only does a well-drawn protagonist need positive attributes to help him succeed, he must also have flaws that humanize him and give him something to overcome. The same is true of villains and the rest of the story’s supporting cast. So how can writers figure ... Read more

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Crafting likable, interesting characters is a balancing act, and finding that perfect mix of strengths and weaknesses can be difficult. Not only does a well-drawn protagonist need positive attributes to help him succeed, he must also have flaws that humanize him and give him something to overcome. The same is true of villains and the rest of the story’s supporting cast. So how can writers figure
... Read more
Maim Your Characters

The ScriptMedic Guides, #1

by Samantha Keel ...

Series Book 1 - The ScriptMedic Guides
Increase Realism.Raise the Stakes.Tell Better Stories.Maim Your Characters is the definitive guide to using wounds and injuries to their greatest effect in your story. Learn not only the six critical parts of an injury plot, but more importantly, how to make sure that the injury you’re inflicting matters.With in-depth analysis of nine different injury plots in popular fiction and a walkthrough of ... Read more

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Increase Realism.Raise the Stakes.Tell Better Stories.Maim Your Characters is the definitive guide to using wounds and injuries to their greatest effect in your story. Learn not only the six critical parts of an injury plot, but more importantly, how to make sure that the injury you’re inflicting matters.With in-depth analysis of nine different injury plots in popular fiction and a walkthrough of
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Blood on the Page Volume 1

The ScriptMedic Guides, #2

by Samantha Keel ...

Series Book 2 - The ScriptMedic Guides
Give your charactes injuries that are more than skin deep.Are you worried that your story won’t stand up to scrutiny from discerning readers? Do you want to make sure you get character complications and recovery times just right? Paramedic Samantha Keel has over a decade of treating life-threatening injuries firsthand. She’s helped thousands of writers understand the medical aspects of ... Read more

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Give your charactes injuries that are more than skin deep.Are you worried that your story won’t stand up to scrutiny from discerning readers? Do you want to make sure you get character complications and recovery times just right? Paramedic Samantha Keel has over a decade of treating life-threatening injuries firsthand. She’s helped thousands of writers understand the medical aspects of
... Read more
The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes

by Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman ...

Series Book 3 - Writers Helping Writers Series
It’s a writer’s job to create compelling characters who can withstand life’s fallout without giving up. But building authentic, memorable heroes is no easy task. To forge realistic characters, we must hobble them with flaws that set them back while giving them positive attributes to help them achieve their goals. So how do writers choose the right blend of strengths for their characters—attributes ... Read more

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It’s a writer’s job to create compelling characters who can withstand life’s fallout without giving up. But building authentic, memorable heroes is no easy task. To forge realistic characters, we must hobble them with flaws that set them back while giving them positive attributes to help them achieve their goals. So how do writers choose the right blend of strengths for their characters—attributes
... Read more
The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places

by Becca Puglisi, Angela Ackerman ...

Series Book 4 - Writers Helping Writers Series
Within the pages of a book exists a world drawn from a writer’s deepest imaginings, one that has the ability to pull readers in on a visceral level. But the audience’s fascination will only last if the writer can describe this vibrant realm and its inhabitants well. The setting achieves this by offering readers a unique sensory experience. So much more than stage dressing, the setting can build ... Read more

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Within the pages of a book exists a world drawn from a writer’s deepest imaginings, one that has the ability to pull readers in on a visceral level. But the audience’s fascination will only last if the writer can describe this vibrant realm and its inhabitants well. The setting achieves this by offering readers a unique sensory experience. So much more than stage dressing, the setting can build
... Read more

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