Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

California

English

Click here to find out more about the 2009 MLA Updates and the 2010 APA Updates [http://pages.mail.bfwpub.com/apamlaupdate/].
 
Rules for Writers succeeds because it has always been grounded in classroom experience. By looking at her own students’ needs, Diana Hacker created an affordable and practical classroom tool that doubles as a quick reference. Developed with the help of instructors from two- and four-year schools, the sixth edition gives students quick access to the information they need to solve writing problems in any college course.

In the Hacker tradition, the new contributing authors — Nancy Sommers, Tom Jehn, Jane Rosenzweig, and Marcy Carbajal Van Horn — have crafted solutions for the writing problems of today’s college students. Together they give us a new edition that provides more help with academic writing and research and one that works better for a wider range of multilingual students. Flexible content options — in print and online — allow students to get more than they pay for.

Rules for Writers with 2009 MLA and 2010 APA Updates

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Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Texas

Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers

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Linda Venis

Some wear around edges/corners. No creasing of the spine. Excellent condition.

Wisconsin

Art, Music, Drama/Theater

Writing Feature Films with the Pros at UCLA Extension Writers' Program

Millions of people dream of writing a screenplay but don't know how to begin, or are already working on a script but are stuck and need some targeted advice. Or maybe they have a great script, but no clue about how to navigate the choppy waters of show business. Enter Cut To The Chase, written by professional writers who teach in UCLA Extension Writers' Programme, whose alumni's many credits include Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl; Twilight; and the Academy Award nominated Letters from Iwo Juima. From learning how to identify story ideas that make a good movie to opening career doors and keeping them open, this authoritative, comprehensive, and entertaining book, edited by Writers' Program Director Linda Venis, will be the film-writing bible for decades to come. "A well-organized soup-to-nuts manual for aspiring Nora Ephrons and Charlie Kaufmans, from the faculty of a notable screenwriting program. . . . A readable writer's how-to that goes down smoothly." - Kirkus Reviews

Cut to the Chase

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Constance Hale

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Utah

How to Craft Wicked Good Prose

Offers advice on up-to-date writing styles, showing how to break through conventional modes to achieve a striking and hip style.

Sin and Syntax

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John Sutherland

Clean text and dust jacket intact. Yale publisher 

Massachusetts

A history of fiction in 294 lives

Lives of the Novelists 

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Fofi Goffredo

Clean text and dust jacket intact. Thames & Hudson publisher 

Literary Lives in Focus

Portrait of the Writer

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Vintage paperback edition from 1960, 1st printing.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Arizona

Volume One

The Meaning of Shakespeare

Tara L. Masih

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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Camille Colatosti

"To Be An Artist is a conversation with today's successful and prominent artists from a variety of disciplines - musicians, visual artists, digital artists, poets, writers, activists, and scholars. All of them discuss what it means to be an artist today, how they perceive their craft and their world, and the role of art in society. They agree that artists' creativity and success come not only from the intense focus on their craft, but, also, from their development of a worldview - from their wider vision and understanding of the world in which they live."


Condition: A previous library book at one point, so cover has some tape, labeling, and top edge is stamped. Internal pages are in great condition and unmarked with the exception of the very first book page. No rips, tears, or missing pages. No stickers/sticky notes, or loose papers.

Pennsylvania

Musicians, Visual Artists, Writers, and Dancers Speak

To Be An Artist is a conversation with today's successful and prominent artists from a variety of disciplines¿musicians, visual artists, digital artists, poets, writers, activists and scholars. All of them discuss what it means to be an artist today, how they perceive their craft and their world, and the role of art in society. They agree that artists¿ creativity and success come not only from the intense focus on their craft, but, also, from their development of a worldview¿from their wider vision and understanding of the world in which they live. The ideal text book for first semester seminars as well as for introductory liberal arts and humanities courses for students in the arts.

To Be an Artist

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A Manual of Writers fourth Edition 

Marc McCutcheon

Georgia

How Ordinary People Are Raking in $100,000. 00... or More Writing Nonfiction Books and How You Can Too!

Damn! Why Didn't I Write That?

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Clean text and dust jacket intact. Price clipped. Previous price marked in pencil. See photos. First edition. 1964

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Cocktail Party for the Author 

Susan Haltom

Jane Roy Brown

Langdon Clay

Clean text and dust jacket intact. Dust jacket a little worn on top, see photos. Signed by Jane Roy Brown. 

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

Eudora Welty's Home Place

Near the end of her life, Welty still resided in her parents' house, but the garden-and the friends who remembered it-had all but vanished. When a local garden designer offered to help bring it back, Welty began remembering the flowers that had grown in what she called "my mother's garden." By the time Eudora died, that gardener, Susan Haltom, was leading a historic restoration. When Welty's private papers were released several years after her death, they confirmed that the writer had sought both inspiration and a creative outlet there. This book contains many previously unpublished writings, including literary passages and excerpts from Welty's private correspondence about the garden.

One Writer's Garden - signed

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Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature is a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the authors, works, genres, and terms of world literature that combines the best features of a dictionary with those of an encyclopedia. This unique reference is the result of a major collaboration between the editorial staffs of two of the world's most respected reference book publishers, Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica.

Mammoth Hardcover (8 to 10 lbs)

Merriam Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature 

#hardcover #writers #chicagomanualofstyle

The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors and Publishers

The Chicago Manual of Style

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Lesley Conger

Two tears on dust jacket; one on binding in front of “Conger”, other on upper back.  See photos for details 👌

To Writers, with Love

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Aged well
Beautiful thin pages in excellent condition 
Some writing/markings inside front cover 

A Collection of Readings for Writers~ Book III of A Complete Course in Freshman English by Harry Shaw, with the editorial cooperation of Philip E. Burnham, A.j. Bryan and William H. Hildreth published in 1946 by Harper and Brothers 843 pages
 
The editor's aim in preparing this book was to make selections which represent good writing, which will appeal to students, and which will stimulate class discussion and foster imitation of writing techniques. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

A Collection of Readings for Writers

Ohio

Twayne’s United States Authors Series

Ring Lardner (1963)

Richard Walter

Light wear around edges/corners. No creases in binding.

The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing

Hollywood's premier teacher of screenwriting shares the secrets of writing and selling successful screenplays in this perfect gift for aspiring screenwriters. Anyone fortunate enough to win a seat in Professor Richard Walter's legendary class at UCLA film school can be confident their career has just taken a quantum leap forward. His students have written more than ten projects for Steven Spielberg alone, plus hundreds of other Hollywood blockbusters and prestigious indie productions, including two Oscar winners for best original screenplay—Milk (2008) and Sideways (2006). In this updated edition, Walter integrates his highly coveted lessons and principles from Screenwriting with material from his companion text, The Whole Picture, and includes new advice on how to turn a raw idea into a great movie or TV script-and sell it. There is never a shortage of aspiring screenwriters, and this book is their bible.

Essentials of Screenwriting

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Jon Winokor

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Illustrated

Arranged by subjects, writers share their writing correlated philosophies.

Writers on Writing

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Laurence Urdang

Helen Harding Swallow

Bought used. Shows some signs of age (rounded corners, some folded pages, nicks in the cover) but is fully functional. No writing or hilighting inside. Binding and spine are in tact and strong. 

Michigan

1983 edition

Mosby's Medical and Nursing Dictionary

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Robert McKee

A few small scuffs on dust jacket, otherwise pristine condition. 

Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience. In Story, McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his $450 seminars (considered a must by industry insiders), providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen. No one better understands how all the elements of a screenplay fit together, and no one is better qualified to explain the "magic" of story construction and the relationship between structure and character than Robert McKee.

Story

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Published 1967 - Essay Index Reprint Series - Ex-library copy with typical internal stamps/markings; spine torn on top, taped over

New Jersey

Men Seen: Twenty-Four Modern Authors

Chris Baty

New York

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.

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