Who Will Believe My Verse?The Code in Shakespeare's Sonnets by James Leyland
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
The small volume of 154 short poems entitled 'Shake-speares Sonnets' published in 1609 has mystified readers for centuries. Why are they so cryptic? Some scholars have felt that they are in some way autobiographical, while others have viewed them as abstract poetical exercises. Part of the problem is th ...Show more
Wild Things: How We Learn To Read and What Can Happen If We Don't by Sally Rippin
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We love wayward children in literature. Not so much in life. When Sally Rippin discovered her child was struggling to read, the best-selling children’s author assumed it would sort itself out over time. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Her son’s dyslexia and ADHD went undiagnosed for years, leaving ...Show more
Winning Not Fighting: Why You Need to Rethink Success and How You Achieve It with the Ancient Art of Wing Tsun by John Vincent; Sifu Julian Hitch
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Winning Not Fightingdraws on the philosophy of Wing Tsun, an ancient Chinese martial art, to offer a profound and practical guide to achieving success at work, life and business.By explaining what these teachings reveal about decision-making, professional relationships, personal targets and positivity, ...Show more
Wonderworks : Literary invention and the science of stories by Angus Fletcher
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
'Fascinating. It blew my mind!' - Malcolm GladwellWonderworks reveals that literature is among the mightiest technologies that humans have ever invented, precision-honed to give us what our brains most want and need.
Word for Today by Roly Sussex
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Did you know that the word salary comes from the Latin salfor 'salt', since part of the payment to Roman soldiers was in salt? That braces and suspenders used to refer to different items of clothing? Or that trolls have migrated from fairytales to online discussion forums? The English language is curren ...Show more
Words in Progress by DK
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Let your ink and your imagination flow with this write-in journal. From first-time writers to experienced authors, blank-page syndrome can hit anyone at any time. Whether you want to write screenplays, novels, a memoir, or poetry, these inspiring and thought-provoking prompts will help you to let go, ...Show more
Wordy - Sounding off on high art, low appetite and the power of memory by Simon Schama
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
'Wordy is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall fo ...Show more
Working - Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A. Caro
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Robert A. Caro, 'one of the great reporters of our time and probably the greatest biographer' (Sunday Times), is one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation, whose biographies are widely considered to be masterpieces.In Working he offers a captivating account of his life as a writer, describing ...Show more
Write Cut Rewrite: The Cutting Room Floor of Modern Literature by Dirk Hulle, Mark Nixon
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
An illumination of writing's mysteries through examining the words and ideas that were edited out of renowned novels, poems, and plays. Imagine looking over your favorite author's shoulder and witnessing the moment they begin writing the opening chapter of their best-loved novel. What you might see is t ...Show more
Writely or Wrongly: An Unstuffy Guide to Language Stuff by Joanne Anderson
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips s ...Show more
Writers' Letters: Jane Austen to Chinua Achebe by Michael Bird, Orlando Bird
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling
Writers' Letters is a collection of fascinating letters written by great writers, from Dickens to De Beauvoir. Delve into the lives and work of some of the world's great writers with this intriguing collection of correspondence. There is much to discover in this illustrated compendium of letters written ...Show more
Writers' and Artists' Guide to Self-Publishing - How to Edit, Produce and Sell Your Book by Writers' & Artists' Yearbook
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Category: Reading, Writing & Storytelling | Series: Writers' and Artists' Ser.
Self-publishing is a growing area and writers need independent and reliable advice they can trust. This guide is full of practical, nuts-and-bolts information on each aspect of the DIY-publishing process, from editing and page layout, cover design and book production, publicity and selling. Each chapter ...Show more