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Seasons change and holidays come and go, but the love of writing
remains constant throughout the year. Write Away; A Year of Musings
and Motivations, combines monthly insightful and humorous stories
with tips, tools and interactions that encourage writers to reflect
on where they are and where they want to be. From Writing Naked to
Writing an Effective Query Letter, the essays remind readers of the
unique nuances in the life of a writer and provide practical advice
for strengthening skills and knowledge. Each month opens with a
place to record goals and action plans. A back section provides
resources and tools to help readers stay on track and stay
informed. Inspirational quotes, reflective questions, and short
exercises keep motivation and energy flowing. The writing journey
can be long, and full of twists and turns, but there is always a
lot to learn and laugh about along the way
A 30-day course to write simple, sharp and attractive letters for
all occasions This book is a compilation, in simple and practical
manner, of all letters a person may use to express his
views/idea/opinion on all occasions, such as, personal, social and
business. The course is intended to be completed within 30 days.
The book comes along with a CD that contains the English
translation of all Hindi letters included in the book. The book
contains sample of informal letters (personal letters, and letters
to family, friends and relatives etc.) and formal ones (addressed
to government, non-government, business, editors etc.). This book
will be found quite useful in writing quality: and impressive
letters in every field.
Master Arabic script - in which the Koran is written - with this
straightforward guide from Teach Yourself, the No. 1 brand in
language learning. Read and write Arabic script is a clear
step-by-step guide to the written language, with plenty of examples
from real-life texts to show how it works in context and lots of
exercises to reinforce your learning. This new edition has an
easy-to-read page design. Now fully updated to make your language
learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the
benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching
experience, but now with added learning features within the course
and online. Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design
and interactive features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and
ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick
tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your
progress.
The Writer's Passage is a journey through time in which writers
engage with all the vital stages in the history of world
literature. In this course of thirty-five lessons, millennia of
human experience is turned by way of the alchemy of story into fuel
for new creative writing. The journey begins in the childhood of
language - in nursery rhyme, fable and fairy tale and then turns to
the powerful myths of creation. Myths bestow a powerful charge -
simply to hear them can be salutary. To engage with them through
creative writing intensifies the experience exponentially, bringing
them fully alive with opportunities for creative growth. After
that, the course travels through historic time, following the trade
routes of culture from ancient India to the twenty-first century.
Through depth encounters with the work of Sappho and Socrates,
Shakespeare and Ginsberg, students enter the lives of the poets and
join in their projects. The shift of perspective demanded by the
exercises in this book is in itself deeply liberating. The scope of
the soul is enlarged merely by trying on the soul-skin of a
different time, culture and personality - to serenely reformulate
the eightfold path of the Buddha or passionately hurl oneself into
the battle fury of the Viking; to tangle with the verbal eroticism
of Sappho or the righteous passion of the prophets. To become the
pure Parzival of the medieval epics and then the devil in Goethe's
Faust is an unmatched gymnastic for the creative soul. In this
approach, rarely does the student of creative writing have
difficulty producing work. On the contrary, many find that any
existing blocks dissolve. To engage with this journey is an act of
integration, an artistic initiation into the vitality of literature
and the manifold ways of being human. In this way the work also
serves as a course in personal development, undertaken through the
medium of writing.
To achieve in their higher education studies students have to develop excellent research and writing skills. Without these skills it is unlikely that students will achieve the levels required to move beyond undergraduate studies.
The South African edition of Assignment & Thesis Writing is destined to become a classic, as its Australian predecessor, with students in higher education. The book has now been adapted with local examples to ensure relevance for students in South African institutions.
This text is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students in South African institutions, who wish to further develop their writing and research skills.
The works featured in the 2012 edition of Tacenda Literary Magazine
contribute to a nuanced understanding of the multifaceted world of
crime and punishment, providing a literary window onto a world of
hurt and loss and enduring hope that is too often hidden from view.
The Clearing Folk School is where Norbert Blei taught a weeklong
writing workshop every summer for nearly 40years. e school, built
by landscape architect Jens Jensen, is situated atop one of the
most beautiful bluffs in DoorCounty. is is Norbert Blei's
DoorCounty, the subject of much of his writing. Nearly two years
prior to his death in 2013, Norbert invited some of his long-time
students (all accomplished writers themselves) to contribute essays
to a book he intended to write about his years as a teacher at e
Clearing. The book would be his personal perspectives on teaching,
students, and the importance of place, specifically The Clearing.
The Professor's Quarters is a collection of those student essays
compiled and edited by long-time Blei students and writers: Alice
D'Alessio, Albert DeGenova, Jude Genereaux, and Susan O'Leary. This
is a book about love. The love of a teacher, a place, and the
writing life.
This book is a unique manual that explores all nine human senses in
seven chapters for use by Christian speakers and writers.
Applications are encouraged by exercises, a speaker's checklist,
writing samples, and a writer's guide. Bible references encourage a
deeper appreciation of being created by God for a sensory
experience. The common senses of smell, taste, touch, sight, and
hearing are covered as well as thermoception, nociception,
equilibrioception, and the kinesthetic sense. With two degrees in
environmental science, Gary A. Burlingame has researched and
lectured internationally on the application of the human senses to
make observations of man made and natural environments. Scientists
continue to unlock the mysteries of the human senses because they
know how vital our senses are to a healthy and enjoyable life.
After presenting this information to a writer's group, he was
encouraged to develop a manual because there was nothing like it on
the market. Thus, this book's purpose is to draw on the latest
scientific knowledge while reflecting back on what God has revealed
in the Bible to better equip speakers so they can more deeply
engage their audiences, and to help writers bring to life their
characters and scenes in their stories. Richer Descriptions is
written as a handy guide for use by speakers and writers. It
provides a good resource for writers' and speakers' conferences.
Pastors will find this guide full of exciting information and ideas
for enriching their sermons. Fiction, non-fiction, science fiction,
fantasy, romance, and mystery writers will find helpful tips for
making richer sensory descriptions.
Every writer gets a flood of ideas from time to time and it is best
to have some way to make a note of all those ideas for use later on
when the actual writing starts. The "Writing Journal for the Speedy
Writer" is perfect. It allows the budding author to keep a track of
all the great ideas that come out of a brainstorming session or
those thoughts that come up throughout the day. There is an
adequate amount of space to get the writing done in addition to the
fact that the pages can be dated for reference by the user.
"One Hundred Great Essays" collects one-hundred of the most
teachable and rewarding essays used in today's college composition
class. The anthology combines classic, commonly taught essays with
frequently anthologized contemporary essays by today's most highly
regarded writers. The selections are broadly diverse in both
subject matter and authorship. Essays have been selected as both
models for good writing and useful springboards for student
writing. An introductory section discusses the qualities of the
essay form and offers instruction on how to read essays critically,
and shows students how to use the writing process to develop their
own essays
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