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“Sin que importe quién es su interlocutor —desde Bernardo Hoyos hasta Amparo Grisales, desde Rodolfo Llinás hasta Alicia Machado—, María Elvira logra siempre volvérnoslo interesante, despertar nuestra atención y nuestras ganas de seguir el trazo de esa vida y esas ideas que se nos van apareciendo allí gracias al tino magistral con que ella las lleva”. Del Prólogo de Juan Esteban Constaín

Longtime teacher and novelist Alice LaPlante shares 100 original exercises that will simultaneously push you into a corner and give you the tools to write yourself out of it. LaPlante explains the purpose of each exercise—to sharpen your ear for dialogue, generate surprising images, or access intense emotions—and breaks down student examples to reveal how to achieve these goals.

In this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed writer Alex Wheatle shows how music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse and his imprisonment as a young man protesting against systemic racism and police brutality. Abandoned as a baby to the British care system, Alex Wheatle grows up...

Brought to you by Penguin. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - until now. Whether you're a Vegas regular or have only heard the city's tales through whispers, this book will surprise and astound you . . . It's not just the five-star dining, or the casinos, or the clubs, or the crowds. It's...

Writing a manuscript is hard enough. The idea of creating, publishing, and marketing it can be daunting. Having a road map can make all the difference. Twenty-time best-selling author and the CEO of Brodie Consulting Group knows what to teach you, because he’s done it all before.

Mit Witz, Haltung und untrüglichem Gespür für die relevantesten Themen unserer Zeit stellt Hengameh Yaghoobifarah vermeintliche Gewissheiten infrage und entlarvt, was in Deutschland alles schiefläuft–egal ob es um Körper, Kapitalismus oder Kartoffeln geht.

NaNoWriMo is a worldwide event where authors come together online to write a 50,000 word novel in a single month. While the event itself is a challenge, this guide covers 101 tips and tricks on how you can write the best novel possible in just 30 days. Uncover the secrets and tricks of the trade to writing a full-length novel, the best way to develop your story, and how to write thousands of words every day with ease.

When God Equips a Writer is a book about overcoming doubt, imposter syndrome, and inner critics to embrace God’s destiny for you and your writing.

Need to polish your business writing skills and become the most valuable, versatile, and marketable employee you can be? Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, you can become one with practice and persistence!

Aspects of the Novel is compiled from a series of lectures delivered in 1927 by E. M. Forster at Trinity College, Cambridge, in which he discussed the English language novel. By using examples from classic texts, he explores the seven universal aspects of the novel: story, characters, plot, fantasy, prophecy, pattern, and rhythm.

This audio book takes a step-by-step approach to the problems that stand between you and greater success in your studies. Starting with your basic perspective, motivation, and procrastination, you will learn to build a routine that is tailored to you and will protect you from sudden bulimic learning. Explanations of your internal and external structure will help you filter out and address your difficulties in organization and time management.

Charles Dickens was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. THE SHIPWRECK: Never had I seen a year going out, or going on, under quieter circumstances. Eighteen hundred and fifty-nine had but another day to live, and truly its end was Peace on that sea-shore that morning.

Writing professional emails is both an art and a science. How you communicate via email can help establish your professional brand. Learn what to include and how to structure your professional emails to make a positive impact on your career.

Job hunting is tough, but writing an awesome resume doesn't have to be. Get practical tips for writing a resume that gets past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and into human hands.

Are cover letters still necessary? Absolutely, and now more than ever, it's critical to get them right so you can stand out from the masses and tell some of your story before landing an interview. It's your opportunity to show your enthusiasm for the role, along with your skills and experience. In this book, we'll talk about how to complement your resume with an awesome cover letter.

Wordsmithy is for writers of every sort, whether experienced veterans, still just hoping, or somewhere in between. Through a series of out-of-the-ordinary lessons, each with its own takeaway points and recommended readings, Douglas Wilson provides indispensable guidance, showing how to develop the writer's craft and the kind of life from which good writing comes.

Over the course of six weeks, listeners learn the radical new skill needed to take their creativity and their creative work to the next level: how to connect with the intuitive power within themselves and trust the answers they receive. For followers of the Artist’s Way program and newcomers alike, this exciting new guidebook will teach listeners how to find greater happiness, productivity, and creative inspiration.

Fehlt dir die Zeit, um deinen Traum vom Schreiben zu verwirklichen? Ich verrate dir schon hier ein Geheimnis: Sie fehlt dir nicht. Sie ist da. Und es liegt in deiner Macht, sie zu finden, sie dir zu nehmen und sie zu nutzen, um deinen Traum zu leben. In diesem Buch teile ich meine persönliche Planungsmethode mit dir, die es mir erlaubt hat, in vier Jahren über zwanzig Bestseller zu veröffentlichen. Zusammen finden wir heraus, wo du Zeit finden kannst und wie du sie am besten nutzt, um deine Ziele zu erreichen - oder besser gesagt, um deine Ziele täglich zu (er)leben.

A book can transform its author into a film producer, video game producer, a publishing company owner, a motivational speaker, a consultant, and much more. The intent of this book is to assist in building human legacies by providing an affordable way to move into being an author, building a brand of yourself, and creating wealth with creativity.

Information literacy is about as attractive as teeth extraction. However, for PhD students and citizens more generally, information literacy enables us to sift and sort knowledge from opinion, and expertise from a vibe. Know What You Do Not Know: Information Literacy for PhD Students provides a context around the folk devils of our time: plagiarism, self-plagiarism, influencers and populists. Most importantly, Know What You Do Not Know demonstrates how to take notes, how to reference with clarity, and how to build an opinion into a referenced and considered argument.

Do you know how to market your book? Honorée has sold hundreds of thousands of books in ways most authors have never considered. She's coached authors to successful writing careers, and has co-authored and managed many books.

Let’s face it: in the sea of self-publishing, most authors’ books don’t get noticed, much less read. They put in all this work to write a book that no one sees. This is where Spirit Media’s Ultimate Book Marketing Guide comes into play to change the trajectory of the entire publishing experience.

Throwing spaghetti at a wall. Sound familiar? That's what being stuck feels like sometimes. "Why is this happening and how do I fix it?" This is only one of the questions we ask ourselves when we feel stuck and frustrated and can't write.

AI4 Authors is an accessible and practical guide that recognizes the controversies and ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI. It provides actionable advice and tools for authors to use AI responsibly, from generating creative inspiration to collaborating with others in the writing process, and from editing and proofreading to analyzing data and promoting their books.

Whether you’re ready to share your expertise with the world, want to launch a book that will serve you for your entire career, or are tired of releasing books that don’t do anything to help your business, On Good Authority is for you. Culled from dozens of interviews with top founders, CEOs, thought leaders, and authors like Robert Greene, Chris Voss, and Jay Abraham, On Good Authority walks you through a proven system for planning, promoting, and profiting from your own how-to book while also breaking down how this kind of book can build your authority in ways nothing else can.

From his best-selling series, The Art of World Building, author Randy Ellefson provides more than 3000 World Building Prompts to inspire creators for everything they might want to invent.

A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time A must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in...

The Complete Art of World Building brings together volumes one through three in The Art of World Building series. This how-to guide will make listeners a master of inventing imaginary worlds and help a setting stand out from the multitude of fantasy and SF worlds audiences see.

As writers, we’ve all experienced the dread of staring at a blank page for hours—sometimes days on end. You know what you want to say, but just can’t seem to write it the way you imagined. Writer’s block happens to all writers at some point. The difference between those who remain stuck versus those who create freely is knowing how to navigate it. In “How to Cure Writer’s Block”, author James Frazier guides us through 3 simple steps to shift our perspective and open the pathway to unlimited creative expression.

On May 7, 1945, journalist Edward Kennedy bypassed military censorship to be the first to break the news of the Nazi surrender executed in Reims, France. While, at the behest of Soviet leaders, Allied authorities prohibited release of the story, Kennedy stuck to his journalistic principles and refused to manage information he believed the world had a right to know. No action by an American correspondent during the war proved more controversial.