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YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE ART OF GETTING PUBLISHED.

This smart and comprehensive book shows how to plan or a published future - by showing fifty mistakes to avoid if you want to get your book published.

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There are many ways prospective authors routinely sabotage their own work. But why leave it to guesswork This title shows how you can ensure that your manuscript never rises above the level of unpublishable drivel; that your characters are unpleasant, dimensionless versions of yourself; and that your plot is digressive, tedious and unconvincing.

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A powerful little book about what happens when women find their voice.

INCLUDES A NEW BONUS CHAPTER ON 'HOW TO OWN THE ZOOM'

'Full of helpful concepts...

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From dardledumdue, which means daydreamer in East Anglia, through forkin robbins, the Yorkshire term for earwigs, to clemt, a Lancashire word that means hungry, this title investigates an astonishingly rich variety of regional expressions, and provides insight into the history of the English language.

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If you know sentences, you know everything. Good sentences promise nothing less than lessons and practice in the organization of the world. This title offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader).

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Umberto Eco's wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, published in English for the first time.

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The essential guide to writing for children.

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This inspiring book is full of professional tips and techniques that producers, agents and script editors would give you themselves - if only they had the time.

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A behind-the-scenes tour for booklovers everywhere.

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Takes readers from Aristotle's investigation of metaphor right up to the neuroscientific insights into how metaphor works in the brain. This title explores how a life without metaphor, as experienced by some people with autism spectrum disorders, significantly changes the way a person interacts with the world.

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Relearn the essential rules of the English language, from grammar and punctuation to sentence construction, and improve your spelling and vocabulary. This is an accessible yet fun way to revisit the English language while enjoying a walk down memory lane - and remembering the stuff you really shouldn't have forgotten...

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An improv instructor and writer presents the first book to harness the creative power of improvisation exercises to help both aspiring and seasoned authors defeat writer's block and generate new ideas.

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The home of trusted Irish dictionaries for everyday language use.

A handy Irish to English and English to Irish dictionary. Offering learners at home, school and in the office extensive and up-to-date coverage of Irish and English in a compact, portable format.

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The home of trusted Irish dictionaries for everyday language use.

This Irish to English and English to Irish dictionary offers excellent coverage of today's language and usage. Clear presentation and layout allow maximum accessibility in a portable, hard-wearing format.

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How do we really make ourselves understood to other people This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are.

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Many people feel they might have a book in them - but how do you know whether you have what it takes to be a writer, whether your writing is any good, what you should write about and whether you should dedicate proper time to begin your dream This book helps you to discover whether there is a talented writer in you.

All the authority of the Faber Academy but at a 10th of the price. For the first time you have the chance to learn everything you need to know about writing and getting published in one place, with practical tips, exercises, and expert advice.

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With 50 beginnings and 50 endings of short stories or novels in every genre to start you off, plus hot tips for creative writing, such as plotting and characterisation, use of simile and metaphor, dos and don'ts, and how to keep track of your characters, the writing process is made understandable and accessible to all.