Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Florida

Reading & Language Arts

Adventures in Creative Writing

Presents exercises and wordplay experiments to teach amateur writers how to enjoy writing creatively, and includes tips for finding inspiration, returning to old ideas with fresh perspectives, and retaining confidence in writing.

Rip the Page!

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

English

Tips from Editors, Teachers, and Writers in the Field

Literary Nonfiction. Literary Criticism and History. Reference. With its unprecedented gathering of 25 brief essays by experts in the field, THE ROSE METAL PRESS FIELD GUIDE TO WRITING FLASH FICTION meets the growing need for a concise yet creative exploration of the re-emerging genre popularly known as flash fiction. The book's introduction provides, for the first time, a comprehensive history of the short short story, from its early roots and hitherto unknown early publications and appearances, to its current state and practice. This guide is a must for anyone in the field of short fiction who teaches, writes, and is interested in its genesis and practice.

Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction

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Creating, Refining, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction 

Tell It Slant

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

143 artists on how they pain, write, perform, direct, choreograph, design, sculpt, compose, dance, etc.

Daily Rituals Women at Work

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Indiana

Building Your Creative Skills Through Practice and Play

Athletes practice. Musicians practice. As a writer you need to do the same. Whether you have dreams of writing a novel or a memoir or a collection of poems, or you simply want to improve your everyday writing, this innovative book will show you how to build your skills by way of practice.

Through playful and purposeful exercises, you'll develop your natural aptitude for communication, strengthening your ability to come up with things to say, and your ability to get those things into the minds (and the hearts) of readers. You'll learn to:

   * Train and develop your writer's powers--creativity, memory, observation, imagination, curiosity, and the subconscious
   * Understand the true nature of the relationship between you and your readers
   * Find your writer's voice
   * Get required writing projects done so you have more time for the writing you want to do
   * And much more
Empowering and down-to-earth, How to Be a Writer gives you the tools you need, and tells you what (and how) to practice so that you can become the writer you want to be.

How to Be a Writer

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Adventures in Creative Writing to Stretch and Surprise Your One-Of-a-Kind Mind

"Writing is inspired by life, and life can be understood through writing. Get your writing to flow off the page by exploring the inner treasures of your life. This book presents an inward-bound adventure—a way to shake things up from the inside and unleash what you most need and want to say. Leap Write In!is a passport to the wild country of your expanding heart and widening imagination. Stamped on these pages are the exercises, ideas, and prompts that will help you to explore all the wacky, confusing, brave, soul-stirring wonderings and wanderings of your life in a way that will unleash your writing. The ideas, experiments, exercises, and lessons include- amp; • ON-THE-SPOT DROPS that offer quick "free-fall" prompts on different themes, such as short-winded poems and seven-line stories amp; • SURPRISE-YOURSELF SURVEYS for those who think they know everything about themselves amp; • STORY STANZAS that explore feelings and states of being like Fear, Compassion, Kindness, Anxiety, Anger, Jealousy, Happiness, and so on

Leap Write In!

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New Jersey

The next installment in the bestselling series presents 642 writing prompts in an irresistible new format. Delightful and thought-provoking, this book is perfect for stumped writers, journalers, or any creative type needing a tiny flash of inspiration.

642 Tiny Things to Write About

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Michigan

Creative Writing since 1880

This book traces the development of “creative” writing as (1) a classroom subject, the teaching of fiction- and verse-writing; and (2) a national system for the employment of fiction writers and poets to teach the subject. It answers the questions, “Why has fiction and verse writing come to be called TcreativeU?” and “When and why was this term first used?” It surveys the study and teaching of language and literature, from the beginnings of philology early in the 19th century to the split of its province and the ending of its use, when science made its entry into life and education.

The Elephants Teach

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Notes on Craft for Young Writers

This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writers--and will continue to do so for many years to come.  
 
John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardner's lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topics--from the nature of aesthetics to the shape of a refined sentence. Written with passion, precision, and a deep respect for the art of writing, Gardner's book serves by turns as a critic, mentor, and friend. Anyone who has ever thought of taking the step from reader to writer should begin here.

The Art of Fiction

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A Guide to Narrative Craft

The most widely used and respected book on writing fiction, 'Writing Fiction' guides the writer from first inspiration to final revision. Supported by an abundance exercises.

Writing Fiction

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A Writer's Guide to Harnessing the Creative Power of Resistance

"A must-read for any aspiring or seasoned writer." --Huffington Post

We all have the call to create. The question is...why don't we answer it?

We all come pre-loaded with a creative spark that drives us to innovate, explore, express, and make our unique contribution to the world. Often, though, that drive doesn't get us very far down the road before it runs right smack into resistance--the mysterious force that thwarts creativity.

But resistance needn't be the enemy of writing--or any other creative endeavor. Deb Norton's Part Wild provides fun and practical ways to turn resistance into a creative asset.

Whether it presents as doubt, perfectionism, or Deb's favorite: a chorus of withering inner critics, the power of resistance can be leveraged to launch the creative process with real momentum. Once we harness resistance, we can let our creative impulses off the leash.

Norton has turned a decade of sold-out writing retreats and private coaching into a process for powering up your creative ideas. In Part Wild, she shares dozens of illuminating and effective practices and quick-start prompts that are guaranteed to get us out of our heads and onto the page.

Just as The Artist's Way gave millions of readers permission to explore their creative side, Part Wild shows writers of all levels of experience and skill how to harness the electrifying power of resistance and get writing.

Part Wild

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Tennessee

A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

"One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying emotion to the reader in a unique, compelling way. When showing our characters' feelings, we often grab onto the first idea that comes to mind, and our characters end up smiling, shrugging, nodding, and frowning far too much. Need some inspiration to get you beyond the basics? Inside The Emotion Thesaurus, you'll find: emotion entires that list body language, thoughts, and visceral responses for each, a breakdown of the biggest emotion-related writing problems and how to overcome them, body language and action cues that address both acute and suppressed forms of emotion, suggestions for each emotion that cover a range of intensity, from mild to extreme, description tips on emotion, dialogue, characters, and setting. Now expanded to include 55 new entries"--

The Emotion Thesaurus

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A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws

"So how can writers figure out which flaws best fit their characters? Which negative traits will create personality clashes and conflict while making success difficult? Nothing adds complexity like character flaws. Inside the Negative Trait Thesaurus you'll find a vast collection of flaws to explore when building a character's personality, advice on building layered and memorable characters from the ground up, an in-depth look at backstory, emotional wounds, and how pain twists a character's view of himself, and his world, influencing behavior and decision making, a flaw-centric exploration of character arc, relationships, motivation, and basic needs, tips on how to best show a character's flaws to readers while avoiding common pitfalls, and downloadable tools to aid writers in character creation."--

The Negative Trait Thesaurus

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Virginia

A Step-By-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling

Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can't be taught, but Frey does provide scores of helpful suggestions and sensible rules and principles.

An international bestseller, How to Write a Damn Good Novel will enable all writers to face that intimidating first page, keep them on track when they falter, and help them recognize, analyze, and correct the problems in their own work.

How to Write a Damn Good Novel

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From Inspiration to Publication

A comprehensive guide to the writing profession features insights, expertise, advice, and information from a wide range of authors and other publishing insiders, covering such topics as selecting a title, applying for grants, conducting research, evaluating an agent, understanding contracts, working with an editor, revising a manuscript, promoting a book, and more. Original. 30,000 first printing.

The Practical Writer

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Writers Reference 2001 Update, Research Documents, and Make Sense

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Daily Invitations to a Writer's Life

What makes someone a writer? A writer writes, expressing the world through synthesis of mind and magic, sensuality and spirit. With both humor and reverence, Room to Write playfully prevails on us to experience the world through a writer's eyes, and respond to the creative sparks that charge good writing.

In two hundred daily essays, the author invites the reader--whether an experienced writer or someone just starting out--into the crucibles from which creative writing erupts: emotion, imagination, intellect, and soul. Once there, she urges the reader to grab a pen, grasp a keyboard, and seize the moment when perception fires revelation and language becomes art.

Each page features an essay exploring an aspect of the writing process, an exercise to get the reader writing, and a quotation to tickle the mind and keep the writing going. Ultimately, readers learn about how they write, and how to trust their intuition.

Room to Write is a collection of beguiling provocations, an irresistible invitation to all those who believe that writing, like any creative endeavor, is a way of life.

Room to Write

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The Rose Metal Press
Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction
Used; has underlining and highlights
Price reflects
Textbook but great read for fun!! #creativewriting #flashfiction

New York

Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction 

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A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days

Chris Baty, motivator extraordinaire and instigator of a wildly successful writing revolution, spells out the secrets of writingand finishinga novel. Every fall, thousands of people sign up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which Baty founded, determined to (a) write that novel or (b) finish that novel inkid you not30 days. Now Baty puts pen to paper himself to share the secrets of success. With week-specific overviews, pep "talks," and essential survival tips for today's word warriors, this results-oriented, quick-fix strategy is perfect for people who want to nurture their inner artist and then hit print! Anecdotes and success stories from NaNoWriMo winners will inspire writers from the heralding you-can-do-it trumpet blasts of day one to the champagne toasts of day thirty. Whether it's a resource for those taking part in the official NaNo WriMo event, or a stand-alone handbook for writing to come, No Plot? No Problem! is the ultimate guide for would-be writers (or those with writer's block) to cultivate their creative selves.

No Plot? No Problem!

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The key elements of a writing workshop: clear instruction, illustrated by contemporary and classical works, innovative exercises and methods to gauge your progress.

Master the Elements of the Writing Workshop

The great paradox of the writing life is that to be a good writer, you must be both interested in the world around you and comfortable working in solitude for hours on end. Fiction Writer's Workshop is designed to help you foster a strong sense of independence-of being and thinking on your own, of becoming self-evaluative without being self-critical-in order to accomplish what others seek in classroom groups.

In this comprehensive guide, award-winning writer and teacher Josip Novakovich explores every aspect of the art of fiction and provides all the tools and techniques you'll need to develop day-to-day discipline as well as a personal writing style, such as:

 * More than 100 writing exercises, including dozens that are new to this edition, that challenge you to experiment with diverse writing styles
 * Specific statements of purpose for each exercise, to help guide you and instruct you at every step of the creative process
 * Self-critique questions to help you assess your work and identify strengths and weaknesses before moving on to the next lesson
 * The full text of eight acclaimed short stories, with analysis and exercises, to provide models for your own writing and help reinforce the lessons you've learned

The practical, insightful methods offered in this workshop will clarify your voice, broaden your perspective, and strengthen your fiction."

Fiction Writer's Workshop

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Finding Your Creative Writing Voice

In spite of its whimsical title, this book is a solid, in-depth course in creative writing. The 12 chapters cover image detail, slow motion, hook, persona, point of view, dialogue, plot, narrative presence, good cliches, character, surrealism, and resolution. Each opens with a discussion of the topic at hand, followed by an exercise, and finishes with a workshop section in which the reader is encouraged to work with at least one other person to get helpful feedback. For individuals, workshops, and classes, this is the first how-to-write book to give full credit to the creative unconscious since Becoming a Writer, the 1934 classic by Dorothea Brande.

Let the Crazy Child Write!

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Texas

Work from 1970 to the Present

A collection of recent nonfictional short works is comprised of memoirs, personal essays, cultural criticism, and more, in a volume that includes pieces by such names as Joan Didion, Annie Dillard, and Maxine Hong Kingston. Original. 50,000 first printing.

Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction

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#paperback #poetry #english #handbook #creativewriting #inscribed A 1980 anthology of poetry written by the boys at Father Gibault School for Boys in Terre Haute, Indiana. Funded with support from the Indiana Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts. Designed for use as an educational tool and for enjoyment of the poetry. See inscription photo.

A Handbook for Teachers and Students

Poems from Father Gibault School for Boys

Book is slightly warped (see photos), but is a good reading copy. No writing or highlighting/ underlinings in text. Seems to be written in a reader-friendly, clear style.
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Art, Music, Drama/Theater

Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters

"45 Master Characters gives you all the information you need to develop believable characters that resonate with every reader. Each of the 45 entries is derived from a proven, familiar archetype - a timeless role model that represents one of the shared qualities, values or stories of humanity. Victoria Lynn Schmidt defines the attributes of each, giving you a foundation upon which to build well-defined characters with purpose." "Hundreds of fun, fascinating examples from film, television and literature make every example crystal clear, while illustrating just how powerful - and memorable - your characters can be."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Karen Benke

Rip the Page!

Tara L. Masih (Editor)

Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction

Brenda Miller

Tell It Slant

Mason Currey

Daily Rituals Women at Work

Barbara Baig

How to Be a Writer

Karen Benke

Leap Write In!

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

642 Tiny Things to Write About

D. G. Myers

The Elephants Teach

John Gardner; John Gardner

The Art of Fiction

Janet Burroway; Susan Weinberg

Writing Fiction

Deb Norton

Part Wild

Angela Ackerman; Becca Puglisi

The Emotion Thesaurus

Angela Ackerman; Becca Puglisi

The Negative Trait Thesaurus

James N. Frey

How to Write a Damn Good Novel

Therese Eiben (Editor); Mary Gannon (Editor)

The Practical Writer

Diana Hacker; Glenn

Writers Reference 2001 Update, Research Documents, and Make Sense

Bonni Goldberg

Room to Write

Tara L. Masih

Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction

Chris Baty

No Plot? No Problem!

Josip Novakovich

Fiction Writer's Workshop

Clive Matson

Let the Crazy Child Write!

Lex Williford (Editor); Michael Martone (Editor)

Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction

Ralph Burns, editor

Poems from Father Gibault School for Boys

Victoria Lynn Schmidt

45 Master Characters