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[2023]
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Unlock your creative potential and write something special. Ever dream of writing a book, article, poem, or play that means something to you—and maybe to someone else as well? Do you have an idea you're ready to get down on paper? In Creative Writing For Dummies, you'll learn how to unleash your creative side and become a confident and productive writer. Discover the essential elements of storytelling, including structure, characterization, setting,...
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For the student faced with a class assignment to write and deliver a speech or participate in a debate, this guide provides practical advice. Authors Jennifer Rozines Roy and Johannah Haney offer an upbeat tone, helpful examples, and encouraging humor to the young novice speaker.
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Romance writing is a billion-dollar-a-year industry. Authors are busy creating new titles every single day because hungry readers have been known to gobble up as many as forty new romance novels every month. Author Suzanne Lieurance shows aspiring writers how to write a sweeping tale of epic romance.
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Founded in 2013 by Steven Lynn, dean of the South Carolina Honors College, this annual writing contest was designed to engage the state's future leaders and thinkers. Each year the Honors College invited South Carolina high school juniors and seniors to respond to the question "How can we make South Carolina better?" in 750 words or fewer, in the genre of their choice. The finalists, selected by a panel of preliminary judges, were invited to the University...
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"How should we improve the state of South Carolina?" That invitingly open-ended question served as the basis for the first annual South Carolina High School Writing Contest as the call went out in fall 2013 to juniors and seniors across the Palmetto State, encouraging them to take a stance through good, thought-provoking writing. The nearly five hundred responses that resulted were as impressive in quality as they were in quantity. Young writers sounded...
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Fantasy is a fun genre to read and write because you can create new worlds, people who have magical powers, and animals with remarkable qualities. If you enjoy stories about wizards and witches, traveling through time, talking animals, fairies, and trolls, then fantasy is the perfect way to express yourself. Author Laura Lee McKay shows aspiring writers how to craft an exciting fantasy.
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Books, movies, T.V. shows, video games, mysteries can be found everywhere, for every type of audience. Part story, part puzzle, mysteries are naturally fun and exciting, both to read and to write, but how do you begin to write a mystery story? Author Amy Dunkleberger shows aspiring writers how to invent a believable mystery.
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Science-fiction stories are among the most popular works of fiction today. Sci-fi can be about robots, clones, computer technology, cyborgs, life under the ocean or on other worlds, or even an alternative version of our Earth. Author Michael A. Schuman shows aspiring writers how to write a gripping tale of science fiction.
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Unlock the mysteries of fictional settings with this guide to the key concepts and definitions. From famous places and urban and rural settings to science fiction and fantasy worlds, this book provides a clear and accessible reference to the field of creative writing. Written for beginners, it is the perfect resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of this rapidly evolving field. With clear explanations, this book is your go-to reference...
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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.
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c2010
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"The National Geographic Kids Action Journal is perfect for the 5 million middle grade readers that love National Geographic Kids magazine. Each page in this book presents readers with inventive, fun, and funky instructions for simple and entertaining tasks that will help them explore themselves and the world around them"--Publisher's website.
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2019
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A business case is a logical, structured argument to bring about business change, aimed at the decision makers in an organisation. A persuasive, well-written business case can win over your readers and get you the all-important approval you need.
In this book you'll discover the do's and don'ts of pitching your ideas through a business case. You'll learn what the essential components of a business case are, including what key questions you should...
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On normal Fridays, the Ducksters fly to France to visit Grandpa Fred. But on Friday, June 13, the Duckster ducklings find themselves aboard the Mars Express, zooming into space WITHOUT Mom and Dad! Paired with back matter that supports a better understanding of the featured grammar concept, this wild adventure story explains when and where to use capitalization.
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This engaging book helps readers understand how to write in a journal, conveying this writing's purpose, its essential elements, and all steps of the writing process. Each book also features a "Write Like a Pro" special feature, infographic, several "Did You Know?" facts, a table of contents, a reading comprehension quiz, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of...
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Sasha sings. Sasha sings loudly. Shimmering Sasha sings loudly and softly to her fans. The charming story of Sasha, a flamboyant opera-singing hippo, illustrates sentence construction, starting with a simple subject and predicate and building to include a variety of other parts of speech. Back matter provides a more in-depth look at grammar concepts.
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