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This research guide for writers and journalists offers practical advice and information for both new and experienced researchers, from organisation and methods of research to obtaining information from foreign countries. This edition contains updated information on electronic research methods.

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The third section, in its four essays, focuses on the design, development, administration, and evaluation of basic writing courses, the use of computers in basic writing classrooms, the role of the writing lab, and the preparation of basic writing teachers.

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This entertaining and highly readable book gives anyone writing in the sciences a clear and easy-to-follow guide to the English language.

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This entertaining and highly readable book gives anyone writing in the sciences a clear and easy-to-follow guide to the English language.

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First he told readers how to write it, then he told them how to perfect it, now Syd field takes them behind the movie moguls' closed doors and shows how to sell a screenplay--and earn upwards of $100,000 in the process.

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Featuring a collection of twelve teaching-focussed essays, this work includes an introduction to the subject of creative writing by Graeme Harper. Each chapter draws on key points about the nature of teaching and learning creative writing, and covers various genres of creative writing, including prose fiction, poetry, screen writing, and others.

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Featuring a collection of twelve teaching-focussed essays, this work includes an introduction to the subject of creative writing by Graeme Harper. Each chapter draws on key points about the nature of teaching and learning creative writing, and covers various genres of creative writing, including prose fiction, poetry, screen writing, and others.

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A veteran journalist and published author presents a complete guide for succeeding in book publishing, with tips on submitting proposals and manuscripts, searching for an agent, marketing, knowing one's legal rights, and much more. An analysis of current trends and forecasts is included.

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This expert's guide through the elements of a nonfiction book proposal is filled with exercises designed to help a writer conceive and create a desirable proposal as well as checklists to keep track of the project's progress.

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Now in its fourth revised edition, The Christian Writers Manual of Style provides answers to writers, editors, and proofreaders most pressing questions about language, style, and usage, focusing on the particular issues involved in religious writing.

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Just as a compass provides direction for an explorer, so does motivation provide direction for characters in fiction. The "compass" of character motivation is composed of four points: Lack, Yearning, Resistance, and Desire.

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Modern journalism can be a treacherous terrain, but with The Complete Guide to Article Writing as your companion, you'll not only survive the journey--you'll be able to write pieces that inform, entertain, inspire, delight--and sell!

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Get advice from the best in the business on every stage of the novel-writing and publishing process!.

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The Craft of Professional Writing, 2nd edition, is the most complete manual ever written for every form of professional (and professional quality) writing.

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High-quality original writing doesn't happen by accident; it results from a logical, inquiry-based process. Educators will be able to apply the concepts and techniques in this book to help their students master the critical writing process.

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An examination of the dynamics of writing review. Areas addressed include: learning to write in organizations; writing review as an opportunity for socialization; writing review as an opportunity for individuation; and implications for future research.

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A comedy set in a magazine publishers by dramatist Meredith Oakes.

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The editor's job encompasses much more than correcting commas and catching typos. Your chief mission is to help writers communicate effectively--which is no small feat. Whether you edit books, magazines, newspapers, or online publications, your ability to develop clear, concise, and focused writing is the key to your success.

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This text describes the necessary steps in gathering scientific and technical information. College students majoring in technical writing and the sciences are not always familiar with the methods and techniques to this critical element of the research and writing process.

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While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel.

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Quit your lackluster day job, and live the life you've always wanted.Filled with insider secrets, candid advice, and Zachary Petit's trademark humor and blunt honesty, The Essential Guide to Freelance Writing won't just show you how to survive your freelancing writing career--it will teach you how to truly thrive.

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A definitive guide to the art of fact checking for researchers emphasizes the important but frequently overlooked need to corroborate facts and information, explaining how to research facts, read for accuracy, determine what must be checked, assess the value and validity of various sources, check qu