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Students today are writing more than ever. Everyone's an Author
bridges the gap between the writing students already do-online, at
home, in their communities-and the writing they'll do in college
and beyond. It builds student confidence by showing that they
already know how to think rhetorically and offers advice for
applying those skills as students, professionals and citizens.
Because students are also reading more than ever, the third edition
includes new advice for reading critically, engaging respectfully
with others and distinguishing facts from misinformation.
The reason one writes isn't the fact he wants to say something. He
writes because he has something to say. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Entering university can be challenging and confusing for new
students as they encounter large first-year classes and demanding
independent study responsibilities for the first time. Writing
English with style provides essential skills for university success
by honing writing, reading, researching and studying competencies.
Writing English with style is has been upgraded and expanded,
addressing new areas such as listening and note taking skills and
the Chicago Manual of Style referencing system. Recognising that
understanding sentence construction, paragraph development and
essay writing are only as sound as the grammar that is used, an
entire chapter is devoted to reviewing and revising those necessary
building blocks of communication. Each chapter has been revamped to
provide more helpful examples and workable assignments to aid the
reader in applying the skills acquired. Writing English with style
is aimed at first-year college students, but will be equally
valuable to the final year or postgraduate second language speaker.
Sell your book the easy way --- sell a proposal You can get paid to
write a book. It's easily possible to make a fast $10,000, or even
a six figure amount. You could even make seven figures --- over a
million dollars for twenty pages of text. It sounds incredible, but
a fast seven figures is certainly possible if you have a HOT, hot
idea or have had an experience that hundreds of thousands of people
want to read about. In his 2001 book about writing non-fiction, Why
Didn't I Write That?, author Marc McCutcheon says that it's not
hard to make a good income: "you can learn the trade and begin
making a respectable income much faster than most people think
possible." The good part is that you don't need to write your book
before you get some money. You write a proposal, and a publisher
will give you an advance, which you can live on while you write the
book. Writing a proposal is the smart way to write a book. It's the
way professional writers sell non-fiction. Selling a book on a
proposal is much easier than selling a book that you've already
written. A book proposal is a complete description of your book. It
contains the title, an explanation of what the book's about, an
outline of chapters, a market and competition survey, and a sample
chapter. A book proposal functions in the same way as any business
proposal does: you're making an offer to someone you hope to do
business with. It will be treated by publishers in the same way
that any business treats a proposal. A publisher will read your
proposal, assess its feasibility, cost it, and if it looks as if
the publisher will make money, the publisher will pay you to write
the book. When you've sold your proposed book to a publisher, your
role doesn t end with writing your book. You re in partnership with
your publisher to ensure the book's success. If you do your part,
both you and your publisher will make money."
Students like little books. They want affordable course materials.
They need to read and write and do research. And now they need more
help than ever before listening, engaging respectfully with others,
and distinguishing between facts and fiction. We've got the book
for all that. It's called Let's Talk, and it's by Andrea Lunsford.
This indispensable guide for writers provides details of hundreds
of literary agents, book publishers, and magazines; including
contact details, types of material accepted, and how to approach
them Subject indexes for each area provide easy access to the
markets you need, with specific lists for everything from romance
publishers, to poetry magazines, to literary agents interested in
thrillers. It also provides unparalleled access to international
markets. The internet has made the publishing industry more global
than ever, with markets increasingly accepting submissions by email
(some no longer accept postal submissions at all). Other
directories have failed to respond to this, continuing to focus on
one single country, but this directory provides you with that
all-important access to overseas opportunities that are now just an
email away. And by focusing exclusively on what's important to
writers - contact details for literary agents, publishers, and
magazines - this directory is able to provide more listings at a
lower price. There are no adverts, no advertorials, and no
unnecessary articles or obscure listings padding out hundreds of
pages. Two established alternative directories both run to over 800
pages, yet one has only 204 pages of publisher, agent, and magazine
listings, and the other has only 10 pages devoted to literary agent
listings This book does better on both counts, and yet remains
substantially cheaper than either alternative. The book also
includes free access to the firstwriter.com website, where you can
find even more listings. You can also benefit from other features
such as advanced searches, daily email updates, feedback from users
about the markets featured, saved searches, competitions listings,
searchable personal notes, and more
All students are required to write assignments. Despite this, there
seem to be few books available that provide concise guidelines as
to how to compile them. Those that are available are often outdated
and complicated, and do not illustrate well how the information,
once gathered, should be integrated and implemented. Assignment
writing uses practical examples to show clearly how to approach and
write an assignment. Contents include the following: The process of
assessing, planning, writing, editing and handing in an assignment;
Technical requirements, such as the use of scientific language,
abbreviations, tables and figures, as well as neatness and binding;
Referencing techniques and the compilation of a list of sources;
Formatting the document, from cover to cover. Assignment writing is
aimed at all students needing to produce assignments to the
standard required by tertiary institutions.
A productive writer writes regularly, produces goal-directed
written work and enjoys the process. Productive writing addresses
the problem of why some people publish with ease and others
struggle, and seeks to take the non-productive writer and turn him
or her into a prolific one. Important themes in the book are
dealing with writer's block, procrastination and making time to
write. An array of explanations, research and activities is
presented to encourage exploring, thinking, speculating, testing,
documenting, questioning and developing authority. Crafting the
document itself is just one part of the writing spectrum. The
increasing focus on research and publishing at universities and
universities of technology makes this book an important
contribution to the available literature on research. Addressing
throughput for postgraduate students and output for academic staff,
the book is aimed at both these categories. Productive writing
complements two earlier research books by Cecile Badenhorst,
Research writing and Dissertation writing, and focuses on important
aspects of research that are not covered in those books.
Teaching writing is not for the faint of heart, but it can be a
tremendous gift to teachers and students. Students often approach
writing courses with trepidation because they think of writing as a
mystical and opaque process. Teachers often approach these same
courses with dread because of the enormous workload and the
often-unpolished skills of new writers. This approachable
composition textbook for beginning writers contends that writing
can be a better experience for everyone when taught as an
empathetic and respectful conversation. In a time in which
discourse is not always civil and language is not always tended
carefully, a conversation-based writing approach emphasizes
intention and care. Written by a teacher with more than fifteen
years of experience in the college writing classroom, Composition
as Conversation explores what happens when the art of conversation
meets the art of writing. Heather Hoover shows how seven
virtues--including curiosity, attentiveness, relatability,
open-mindedness, and generosity--inform the writing process and can
help students become more effective writers. She invites writers of
all skill levels to make meaningful contributions with their
writing. This short, accessible, and instructive book offers a
reflective method for college-level writing and will also work well
in classical school, high school, and homeschool contexts. It
demystifies the writing process and helps students understand why
their writing matters. It will energize teachers of writing as they
encourage their students to become careful readers and observers,
intentional listeners, and empathetic arguers. The book also
provides helpful sample assignments.
Learn your world. Achieve more with Our World, Second Edition, a
best-selling seven-level series for young learners of English.
Experience more of the real world with content that motivates
learners to use English, including surprising photography,
meaningful stories and readings, immersive video, and incredible
National Geographic Explorers. Learn more about the world through
cross-curricular topics that challenge learners and deepen their
understanding of the world in English. Help learners achieve more
through collaborative projects, extensive critical thinking and
visual literacy work, and activities that inspire meaningful
thinking and sharing. Our World truly brings the world into the
classroom and improves learning outcomes, motivating learners to
use English to show the world what they can do - and achieve more.
Used and loved by millions of students for its lively and practical
advice, this is the book that demystifies academic writing and
shows how to engage with the views of others. Extensively revised
in response to feedback from our community of adopters, this
edition of "They Say / I Say" is an even more practical companion
for students, featuring a new chapter on research, new exercises,
expanded support for reading and an expanded chapter on Revising.
Learn your world. Achieve more with Our World, Second Edition, a
best-selling seven-level series for young learners of English.
Experience more of the real world with content that motivates
learners to use English, including surprising photography,
meaningful stories and readings, immersive video, and incredible
National Geographic Explorers. Learn more about the world through
cross-curricular topics that challenge learners and deepen their
understanding of the world in English. Help learners achieve more
through collaborative projects, extensive critical thinking and
visual literacy work, and activities that inspire meaningful
thinking and sharing. Our World truly brings the world into the
classroom and improves learning outcomes, motivating learners to
use English to show the world what they can do - and achieve more.
This book explains the functions and correct uses of 21 of the most
used punctuation marks like the apostrophe, brackets, semicolon,
dashes, and also some you may not know about like guillemets,
forward slash, or the interpunct. The book is humorous, fully
illustrated using real life scenarios with stylish cartoons, and is
for a wide age range (young to aging) and intelligence (emerging to
expert). Written in down-to-earth easy to understand language, this
book is ideal for young people learning to read and write, and
reluctant teenage readers. It is also for professional editors and
writers, or anyone with an interest in writing, language, grammar
and punctuation. It makes an ideal gift, birthday present or
special occasion gesture. If you have an interest in punctuation or
would like to know more about punctuation, then this book is for
you!
Have you ever wanted to write a novel or short story but didn't
know where to start? If so, this is the book for you. It's the book
for anyone, in fact, who wants to write to their full potential.
Practical and jargon-free, rejecting prescriptive templates and
formulae, it's a storehouse of ideas and advice on a range of
relevant subjects, from boosting self-motivation and confidence to
approaching agents and publishers. Drawing on the authors'
extensive experience as successful writers and inspiring teachers,
it will guide you through such essentials as the interplay of
memory and imagination; plotting your story; the creation of
convincing characters; the uses of description; the pleasures and
pitfalls of research; and the editing process. The book's primary
aim is simple: to help its readers to become better writers.
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