Mazer, Anne.
Summary: After receiving letters from fans asking for writing advice, accomplished authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter joined together to create this guidebook for young writers. The authors mix inspirational anecdotes with practical guidance on how to find a voice, develop characters and plot, make revisions, and overcome writer's block. Fun writing prompts will help young writers jump-start their own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RB Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.02 MAZSummary: "The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar -- an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Much has happened in the years since the publication of the seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The world has transformed, and the Manual has risen to meet the moment. The eighteenth edition of this classic guide for writers,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 CHI1 available in Reference, Call number: R 808.02 CHI
Summary: Features up-to-date listings of publications, editors, magazines, contests, awards, and literary agents, along with articles that describe how to find, manage, and promote an author's work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 WRI1 available in Reference, Call number: R 808.02 WRI
Summary: "The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Psychological Assocation 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word PublicationFoster, Thomas C.
Summary: Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching and writing--and invoking everyone from Hemingway to your third-grade teacher--retired professor Thomas C. Foster guides you through the basics of writing. With How to Write Like a Writer you'll learn how to organize your thoughts, construct first drafts, and (not incidentally) keep you in your chair so that inspiration can come to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: As much a guide to writing as an exploration of the emotional challenges of being a writer, Lamott's book offers a candid and often humorous look at how to tackle these varied obstacles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 808.02 LAMSummary: "Have you ever wanted to write a story but wondered where to start? The Write your own story book is here to help. It's full of inspiring ideas for all kinds of different stories, with space for you to write them in, and writing tips to help you on your way."--Cover back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC 2011