#hardcover #fiction #writing #literary #relationships #college #academia #literature #creativewriting #university

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Hawaii

A Novel

This hilarious, sometimes harrowing, and ultimately heartening novel is the companion to the critically acclaimed, national bestsellerPerfect Agreement

"Beautifully and economically written, and very funny." --Linda Wertheimer, NPR

This is your chance to enroll in English 10 at highly rated Hellman College--if you can find a place to sit in the fantastically overcrowded classroom.

Mark Sternum, whom readers first met in Downing's beloved novelPerfect Agreement, is a veteran teacher. Twenty years older, separated for six months from his longtime lover, and desperate to duck the overtures of double-dealing deans above him and disgruntled adjunct faculty below him, Mark has one ambition every day he is on campus--to close the classroom door and leave the world behind. His escape, however, is complicated by his contentious, complicated wrestling match of a relationship with the Professor, the tenured faculty member with whom Mark has co-taught thiscreative-writing workshop for ten years.

The spectacle of their rigorous, academic relationship is a chance for students--all of us--to learn what an amazing arena the classroom can be. Replete with engaging writing exercises, harsh criticism, and contrarian advice,Still in Love is the story of one semester in a college classroom. And it is an urgent reminder that we desperately need classrooms, that those singular, sealed-off-from-the-world sanctuaries are where we learn to love our lives.

Still in Love

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#hardcover #nonfiction #writing #communication #creativewriting #stories #reference #writers 

Indiana

The Reluctant Writer’s Guide to Confident Communication and Self-Assured Style

Write Better Right Now 

#creativewriting #nonfiction #paperback #writing #writers #handbook #guide 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Kansas

Lessons in Poetry, Fiction, and Drama

The Creative Writer's Craft

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#hardcover #instructional #writing #writingreference #goodwriting #nonfiction #creativewriting 

The Random House Guide to Good Writing 

#hardcover #art #creativewriting #drawing #kidsbook 

Oregon

Art, music, drama/theater

The New York Times Bestselling Series

Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble

#paperback #poetry #educational #creativewriting #writing

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

English

Wire-o Journal - Birds and Butterflies - Small - Lined both Sides

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#paperback #plots #writing #nonfiction #creativewriting #writingdeepscenes #craft #MarthaAlderson #JordanRosenfeld

California

Plotting Your Story Through Action, Emotion, and Theme

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, employing the right scene types at the right junctures, and developing a profound understanding of how plot and scene intertwine. Inside you'll learn: • How scenes are comprised of three key layers: action, emotion, and theme. • How to recognize each layer and weave them seamlessly into a scene. • How to develop an intricate relationship between the action and emotion in every scene. • How thematic imagery embedded in scenes increases a story's tension and contributes to the story's meaning. Using contemporary examples from a variety of genres, Writing Deep Scenes provides an effective method for plotting at the scene level. Use these techniques and enrich your fiction and memoirs with page-turning suspense and pathos, and explore new depths in every story you write.

Writing Deep Scenes

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Edgar Allan Poe lined journal from Wild Pages. 150-pages, 6” x 9”. Brand new. #Poe #Journal #Diary #gift #writer #EdgarAllanPoe #Notebook #creativewriting 

Nevada

Notebook

Notebook with 150 lined pages, 6" x 9". Glossy softcover, perfect for everyday use. Perfectly spaced between lines to allow plenty of room to write. Wild Pages Press are publishers of unique journals, school exercise books, college or university lecture pads, memo books, notebooks, journals and travel journals that are a little bit quirky and different. Stunning covers, sturdy for everyday use. Great quality, we offer thousands of different designs to choose from. Our quality products make amazing gifts perfect for any special occasion or for a bit of luxury for everyday use. Our products are so versatile, they come in a wide range, be it the perfect travel companion, or a stylish lecture pad for college or university, cool exercise book for school, comprehensive notebook for work, or as a journal, the perfect family heirloom to be treasured for years to come. Our quality products are made in the USA and competitively priced so they can be enjoyed by everyone. Our full range of products are available for purchase at www.amazon.com.

Edgar Allan Poe

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#writing #craftbooks #screenplay #workshop #creativewriting

Massachusetts

A revised and updated handbook for prospective screenwriters offers practical advice on plot structure, characterization, dialogue, research, and rewriting, and suggests writing exercises to improve one's screenwriting skills. Original. 20,000 first printing.

The Screenwriter's Workbook

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#paperback #creativewriting #journal #nonfiction #GuidedJournal

New York

Creative Writing Journal

#hardcover #collection #short-stories #curiosity #creativewriting #commentary #fantasy #ex-lib

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A collection of stories by 3 authors

"In an unassuming corner of Brooklyn, a young woman learns to be ladylike, to love context, and to speak her mind from a very curious sort of tutor. In a faraway land convulsed by war, a young soldier hears the desert's curious hum as he disarms bombs with the person he doesn't know how to love. In a place so shriveled by drought that any drowning is a curiosity, a young writer tries again and again to tread water beneath the surface of a vast and unusual sea. Three new stories complete with commentary on the creative process from three acclaimed young adult authors working at the height of their powers."--Amazon.com.

The Anatomy of Curiosity

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I have used this book for 7th and 8th grade, but would be even more appropriate for high school. Excellent for quick writes and bell-ringers. Some of the prompts are a bit dated, mentioning shows or bands from the mid aughts, but easily modified.  May have minimal writing on a few pages. #ELA #writing #creativewriting #education #highschoolenglish #bellringers 

North Carolina

The Daily Spark 

The Daily Spark series gives classroom teachers a dynamic way of delivering stimulating and effective exercises to get students motivated at the start of class.  Each book in the series features 180 exercises, one for each day of the school year.  These small, handy books are brightly designed for quick and easy reproduction.  Each Daily Spark prompt is uniquely tailored for subject matter; while one may present a short problem, another may pose a provocative question or ask students to write a brief poem or journal entry.

Writing

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Wisconsin

Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write

Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

A sumptuous, sensuous writing guide from the author of the award-winning The Book of Dead Birds

Fruitflesh

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#paperback #fiction #humor  #letterofrecommendation #creativewriting

Michigan

Enduring budget cuts and the favoritism of other departments at a small liberal arts college, literature professor Jason Fitger despairs of his writing ambitions and imposed role in a star pupil's would-be opus while writing wryly comic, passive-aggressive letters to students and colleagues.

Dear Committee Members

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#paperback #nonfiction #creativewriting #artofwriting 

New Jersey

Researching and Crafting Stories of Real Life

Creative Nonfiction

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Some yellowing around edges of pages. Published in 1974. #writing #creativewriting #writer #writeabook #fictionwriting #writingtools #author #writingtextbook #paperback 

Georgia

A classic practical guide and manual which tells the aspiring writer everything about writing a publishable first novel.

Writing a Novel

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#paperback #childrens #grammar #composition #creativewriting #vocabulary #spelling #reading #5thgrade

South Carolina

Reading & Language Arts

5th grade reading comprehension workbooks for kids ages 10+

Support your child's educational journey with Spectrum's Reading Comprehension Grade 5 Workbook that teaches essential 5th grade reading comprehension skills.

5th grade reading comprehension workbooks are a great way for children to learn reading comprehension and critical thinking skills such as theme and summarization, integration of knowledge and ideas about a story, and more through a variety of passages and activities that are both fun AND educational!

Why You'll Love This Reading Comprehension Grade 5 Workbook

 * Engaging and educational reading passages and activities. "Fiction and nonfiction stories", "Post-reading questions", and "Fact vs. opinion" are a few of the fun activities that incorporate reading to help inspire learning into your child's classroom or homeschool curriculum.
 * Tracking progress along the way. Use the answer key in the back of the reading workbook to track student progress before moving on to new and exciting activities.
 * Practically sized for every activity. The 174-page 5th grade book is sized at about 8 ¼ inches x 10 ¾ inches--giving your child plenty of space to complete each exercise.

About Spectrum

For more than 20 years, Spectrum has provided solutions for parents who want to help their children get ahead, and for teachers who want their students to meet and exceed set learning goals--providing workbooks that are a great resource for both homeschooling and classroom curriculum.

The Spectrum Grade 5 Reading Comprehension Workbook Contains:

 * Nonfiction and fiction reading passages
 * Reading activities
 * Answer key

Spectrum Reading, Grade 5

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Cover has sticker residue but orherwise in perfect condition, new. #paperback #interactive #journal #prompts #story #writer #creativewriting

365 Creative Writing Prompts

A Writer’s Year

#paperback #hobbies #creativewriting #writingprompts

(Creative Writing Prompts, Writing Prompt Journal, Things to Write about for Teens and Adults)

712 More Things to Write About

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#paperback #teaching #ela #English #writing #creativewriting #education 

The Elements of Craft

Written by best-selling author Janet Burroway, Imaginative Writing is an introductory creative writing book that covers the four genres: essay, fiction, poetry, and drama,. Part I addresses the elements of craft (Image, Voice, Character, Setting, Story, and Development and Revision) while Part II explores the genres (Essay, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama). "Try This" Exercises appear throughout each chapter. Provocative and fun, the exercises help readers develop the specific writing skills discussed within the chapters. The book also includes an anthology of 90 complete readings in the four genres. Photographs and graphics, with accompanying warm-up activities, open each chapter. Appendices include collaborative exercises to emphasize the sensory foundations of imaginative writing, a description of standard formats for submitting finished work in each of the four genres, and an outline of the basic elements of prosody. For those interested in developing their creative writing skills.

Imaginative Writing

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#paperback #writing #booksonwriting #selfhelp #writingtools #creativewriting #creative #howto #nonfiction #onwriting

Maryland

50 Essential Strategies for Everh Writer

Writing Tools

#nonfiction #paperback #WritingPrompt #CreativeWriting #Writing 

Discover Just How Good Your Writing Can Be If you write, you know what it's like. Insight and creativity - the desire to push the boundaries of your writing - strike when you least expect it. And you're often in no position to act: in the shower, driving the kids to school...in the middle of the night. The 3 A.M. Epiphany offers more than 200 intriguing writing exercises designed to help you think, write, and revise like never before - without having to wait for creative inspiration. Brian Kiteley, noted author and director of the University of Denver's creative writing program, has crafted and refined these exercises through 15 years of teaching experience. You'll learn how to: • Transform staid and stale writing patterns into exciting experiments in fiction • Shed the anxieties that keep you from reaching your full potential as a writer • Craft unique ideas by combining personal experience with unrestricted imagination • Examine and overcome all of your fiction writing concerns, from getting started to writer's block Open the book, select an exercise, and give it a try. It's just what you need to craft refreshing new fiction, discover bold new insights, and explore what it means to be a writer. It's never too early to start--not even 3 A.M.

3 AM Epiphany

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"A smart, thoughtful, and often poignant meditation."--Boston Globe

At the renowned writing school in Bonneville, every student is simultaneously terrified of and attracted to the charismatic and mysterious poet and professor Miranda Sturgis, whose high standards for art are both intimidating and inspiring. As two students, Roman and Bernard, strive to win her admiration, the lines between mentorship, friendship, and love are blurred.

Roman's star rises early, and his first book wins a prestigious prize. Meanwhile, Bernard labors for years over a single poem. Secrets of the past begin to surface, friendships are broken, and Miranda continues to cast a shadow over their lives. What is the hidden burden of early promise? What are the personal costs of a life devoted to the pursuit of art? All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost is a brilliant evocation of the demands of ambition and vocation, personal loyalty and poetic truth.

All Is Forgotten Nothing Is Lost

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#ya #youngadult #publishing #writing #creativewriting 

Washington

A Teen's Guide to Publishing for Fun, Profit and Academic Success

Make Your Mark

Looking for a way to express yourself? Need some extra spending money? Do you want to beef up that college application package? Look no further than this book.
With advice on how to write newspaper and magazine features, Web blogs, music and movie reviews, novels, graphic novels, short stories, and more, the father-daughter team of Timothy and Elizabeth Harper shows that it's possible for anyone who writes well to get published.
Topics include:

· How to find subjects to write about
· Learning productive research and writing habits
· Identifying the best market for your work
· Managing your career
· And so much more

With practical information on every step of the writing process, writing samples, personal anecdotes, tips from the pros, profiles on young authors such as Christopher Paolini and Zoe Trope, and a resource section, Your Name in Print has all the tools and advice young writers need to break into the writing world.

Michael Downing

Still in Love

Mary-Kate Mackey

Write Better Right Now

Richard Bailey

The Creative Writer's Craft

Mitchell Ivers, Editor

The Random House Guide to Good Writing

Nick Bruel

Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble

Piccadilly Enterprises Inc. Staff (Designed by)

Wire-o Journal - Birds and Butterflies - Small - Lined both Sides

Martha Alderson; Jordan Rosenfeld

Writing Deep Scenes

Wild Pages Press

Edgar Allan Poe

Syd Field

The Screenwriter's Workbook

Julian Flanders

Creative Writing Journal

Brenna Yovanoff; Tessa Gratton; Maggie Stiefvater

The Anatomy of Curiosity

SparkNotes Staff

Writing

Gayle Brandeis

Fruitflesh

Julie Schumacher

Dear Committee Members

Philip Gerard

Creative Nonfiction

J. Braine

Writing a Novel

Spectrum (Compiled by)

Spectrum Reading, Grade 5

Emma Barstow

A Writer’s Year

San Francisco Writers' Grotto; Po Bronson (Introduction by)

712 More Things to Write About

Janet Burroway

Imaginative Writing

Roy Peter Clark

Writing Tools

Brian Kiteley

3 AM Epiphany

Lan Samantha Chang

All Is Forgotten Nothing Is Lost

Timothy Harper; Elizabeth Harper

Your Name in Print