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Garthine Walker examines how theory has contributed, both explicitly and implicitly, to the writing of early modern history.

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Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction will guide you through the complex and compelling universe of fantasy and science fiction writing and help you unleash your stories on the next generation of readers and fans.

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What makes fantasy different from other types of fiction How do you build a science fiction world Does magic need rules From outer space to cyberspace, from The Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter, fantasy and science fiction are more popular with readers than ever before, and offer a unique set of challenges to the writer.

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Clearly and compactly explains the fundamentals of good fiction-writing, with examples from a wide variety of known writers.

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This book answers every question a doctoral graduate new to publishing could have about writing for a conference, from "Why would I want to publish at a conference"

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This book answers every question a doctoral graduate new to publishing could have about writing for a conference, from "Why would I want to publish at a conference"

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As engagement becomes a trendy academic buzzword, we need sustained examinations of what this might mean in practice. This book investigates and models what writing studies scholars have found, both positive and negative, as they use writing to engage with and, ideally, better the communities in which they work

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In magazines, non-fiction offers many opportunities for the freelance writer. This book discusses surveying the field, ideas, research, style and structure, selling work, interviewing, supplying pictures and problem solving. It includes a section on electronic aids for the magazine writer.

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A practical guide to the process of writing a radio play from first draft to recording studio with advice from radio producers and sound engineers.

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Writing for radio brings together theoretical and practicalaspects of radio writing. It deals with writing for all principal radio genres short stories, plays, documentaries/drama documentaries, talks and features,adaptations/dramatisations, poems, and advertisements.

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This invaluable resource looks at all the latest markets for comedy writers, with new material on writing The Office' style docu-comedies, writing for children's TV, and even how to try out your own jokes in stand-up comedy routines.

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"Series editors: Carole Angier and Sally Cline."

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Video games is a lucrative new market for scriptwriters but writing for video games is complex and very different to traditional media (tv or film). This practical guide shows how you can adapt your writing skills to this exciting medium.

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All active researchers devote much of their energies to documenting their results in journal papers, and all would-be researchers can expect to do so. This comprehensive guide to writing journal papers will be indispensable to students and professional researchers across a range of disciplines, as well as to engineers, members of industry.

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A new handbook to help beginners kickstart their writing by prize-winning author and long-time writing teacher, Kate Grenville

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This writer's guide explains how to write short stories and horror fiction for children and adults. The author shows how to build on the inital idea and develop characters and plot. There are ideas for selecting and approaching publishers and information about contracts and publication.

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The Kidlit Writer's Guidebook is the first interactive writing guidebook for scribes of middle-grade (MG) and young adult (YA) literature from a literary agent's perspective.

(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Teaches writers how to open up memory, access emotion and discover compelling material; shape scenes from experience, as life events become plot lines; and populate stories with the fascinating, silly, and maddening "characters" that surround them.

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Writing Picture Books Revised and Expanded Edition builds off its predecessor's reputation as the go-to resource for any writer just beginning to concept a picture book to writers who have published several books for children and are looking to take their work to another level.

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Popular fiction includes romance, thrillers and fantasy but this is a guide to writing any kind of fiction. It is a guide to starting out, avoiding pitfalls and getting published and includes discussion of ideas, research, style, dialogue and construction in writing.