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[2011]
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English
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All writing--whether it's an essay, a personal letter, or a detailed business report--is at its most memorable when it's built on the fundamental and critical skills that transform your words from good to great. The first lectures provide the first key to more engaging and effective writing: understanding literary genres and the ways their unique styles can shape and inform your own voice. The focus then shifts to the art of rhetoric and the ways...
542) The book tour
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"Upon the publication of his latest novel, G. H. Fretwell, a minor English writer, embarks on a book tour to promote it. Nothing is going according to plan, and his trip gradually turns into a nightmare. But now the police want to ask him some questions about a mysterious disappearance, and it seems that Fretwell's troubles are only just beginning."--Provided by publisher.
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[2023]
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English
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Bard AI is Google's answer to real time AI power. Unlike its well-known technological relative, ChatGPT, Bard is trained on an infiniset of data and can access the internet in real time. This makes it a powerful tool for anything other major LLMs can do, as well as contemporary research and working with cutting-edge technologies. Bard AI Shortcuts will tap into the experience of some of the greatest experts of our time to share quick lessons for overcoming...
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Isaiah Dunn volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories...
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2011.
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English
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In researching his acclaimed true crime books, Phil Carlo has interviewed some of the most infamous criminals and killers of our times in prisons throughout the country. He has been able to forge trusting relationships with his subjects, enabling him to extract the facts behind their infamous acts and identify what motivated them to commit their horrific crimes. What wasn't known to his readers is that he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a...
548) Wen zhang zi zai
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Wen xue sen lin xi lie volume LF0069
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2016.
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中文(繁體)
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This book collects 79 essays about academic and creative writing. The author, Zhang Dachun (1957–), is a notable Taiwanese novelist, essayist, literary critic and professor of Chinese literature. In these essays, Zhang introduces the core of good writing, essential writing techniques, and styles of storytelling, and shows examples of famous essays by influential writers, such as Lu Xun and Hu Shih.
549) The finishing school
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College Sunrise is a vaguely disreputable finishing school in Switzerland. Rowland Mahler and his wife, Nina, run the school as a way to support themselves while he writes, somewhat falteringly, a novel. Enter seventeen-year-old Chris Wiley, a literary prodigy whose novel-in-progress already has publishers interested. The result is a mix of keen envy and a game of cat and mouse not free of sexual jealousy and attraction. Here Muriel Spark displays...
550) The Relaxed Author
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Do you want to be a more relaxed author? There are plenty of books and tips on writing faster, learning more marketing tactics and strategies, trying to maximize your ranking, hitting the top of the charts, juicing the algorithms, and hacking different ad platforms. While these are all important things-which the authors themselves regularly write and talk about-it's also important to recognize that your author journey is a marathon, and not a sprint....
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Feed Your Online Sales with a Permafree Book on Amazon! You would probably be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't like free stuff. You probably never banked on being able to use that to your advantage as an entrepreneur. Check this out... You can use free stuff to drive traffic and raving fans to your paid content. People do it all the time, and not just with books. Most of us have watched a YouTube video with those magical links in the description,...
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OK, so you're ready to write faster and smarter, beat writer's block, and be prolific. Now, the real struggle begins.
Since writing the first Be a Writing Machine, bestselling author and YouTuber M.L. Ronn has traveled across the world, teaching writers how to unlock new levels of creativity.
Many books and many questions later, he gathered his new learnings into a sequel. He uses this advice daily to boost his word counts-and it has made him an...
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"Nothing heats up Old Town quite like the annual Pie Festival, and this year is no exception, especially since Sophie's professional rival, Natasha Smith, is barred from participating. Sophie, meanwhile, has been asked to oversee the pie-eating contest. But the drama really rolls out when celebrity judge, Patsy Lee Presley, host of television's most popular cooking show, bites the crust during the competition, and Sophie's friends are suspected of...
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Are you a budding writer seeking to enter the amazing world of fantasy fiction? Do you dream of creating rich, immersive worlds full of magic, adventure and unforgettable characters? Look no further than, "How To Write Fantasy Fiction." This comprehensive guide is the ultimate resource for creating your own fantasy world, from developing your plot and characters to designing your own magic system and crafting a believable, immersive setting. With...
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In First Paragraphs, Donald Newlove presented his personal selection of the winningest openings in world literature. In Painted Paragraphs, he did the same for the best descriptive passages ever written. Now, in Invented Voices, Newlove shares with us his choices for the most convincing, the most entertaining, the most memorable pieces of dialogue ever to hit the page-from novels, short stories, movie scripts, and plays.
Among Newlove's favorites...
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Saddle up... it's time to write!
They appear in all sorts of genres, from epic fantasy to the zombie post-apocalypse, but horses can be one of the most difficult topics for authors to get right.
This illustrated guide gives writers a leg up on their fictional equines. You'll find practical tips for crafting authentic equines in your works, avoiding the most common mistakes, and making your four-legged characters gallop right off the page. Included...
557) El héroe
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Español
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¿Qué es un héroe? En su primer libro de no ficción, Lee Child, el creador de Jack Reacher, se propone responder esta pregunta. Para hacerlo se remonta al Neolítico, más de seis mil años atrás, y sigue su rastro hasta la cultura contemporánea, estableciendo ingeniosas conexiones y deteniéndose en los cambios de los significados de las palabras y sus usos. Tan audaz y agudo como en sus novelas, Child compone un ensayo lúcido y argumentado...
558) In Media Res
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In Media Res. Latin for 'into the middle of things.’ Not every story has to start with a long, slow brain-dump of world-building to establish setting. Many modern readers will put the book down and walk away when you do that. Instead, consider starting right in the middle of the action, working forwards as you slowly explain how things got here. Perhaps beginning so simply as somebody knocking on the door. Drop your characters into the middle of...
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"The Novel Writing Guide: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing Your Novel" is your all-in-one companion on the journey to becoming a successful novelist. Whether you're just starting with a blank page or you're a seasoned writer looking to refine your craft and navigate the complex world of publishing, this guide is your essential resource.Starting with the spark of inspiration, you'll explore various sources of creativity and learn how...
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Learn the craft of writing from those who know it best. This is the Writers on Writing Vol.1 - 4 Omnibus — An Author's Guide where your favorite authors share their ultimate secrets in becoming and being an author.
Includes: The Infrastructure of the Gods by Brian Hodge, The Writer's Purgatory by Monique Snyman, Why Rejection is Still Important by Kevin Lucia, Real Writers Steal Time by Mercedes M. Yardley, What Right Do I Have to Write by Jasper...
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