Author: Susanna Rich
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780205331857
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Flexible Writeris designed for those who believe that writing is a process and that frequent writing and revision is essential to improve one's skills.Throughout, the book encourages readers to be flexible in their writing as purposes and audiences change. The book is also designed to be flexible enough to encourage writers of different ages and cultural backgrounds to write with confidence. Divided into four parts, with chapters that can be followed in sequence, or used as needed, in part or whole, the fourth edition emphasizes a focused approach to writing with increased attention to computer-based writing and research and documentation. Part I focuses on the writer and provides strategies for confidence-building and getting started. Part II offers a dynamic writing process model with separate chapters devoted to identifying purpose and audience, collecting and drafting, focusing, organizing, consulting, and revising. Part III presents six chapters which offer writing strategies for both personal and academic purposes. Part IV is designed to help writers better understand sentence-level choices and to show that grammar and punctuation can vary in different kinds of discourse.For those seeking to develop their writing skills at the essay level.
The Flexible Writer
Author: Susanna Rich
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780205331857
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Flexible Writeris designed for those who believe that writing is a process and that frequent writing and revision is essential to improve one's skills.Throughout, the book encourages readers to be flexible in their writing as purposes and audiences change. The book is also designed to be flexible enough to encourage writers of different ages and cultural backgrounds to write with confidence. Divided into four parts, with chapters that can be followed in sequence, or used as needed, in part or whole, the fourth edition emphasizes a focused approach to writing with increased attention to computer-based writing and research and documentation. Part I focuses on the writer and provides strategies for confidence-building and getting started. Part II offers a dynamic writing process model with separate chapters devoted to identifying purpose and audience, collecting and drafting, focusing, organizing, consulting, and revising. Part III presents six chapters which offer writing strategies for both personal and academic purposes. Part IV is designed to help writers better understand sentence-level choices and to show that grammar and punctuation can vary in different kinds of discourse.For those seeking to develop their writing skills at the essay level.
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780205331857
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Flexible Writeris designed for those who believe that writing is a process and that frequent writing and revision is essential to improve one's skills.Throughout, the book encourages readers to be flexible in their writing as purposes and audiences change. The book is also designed to be flexible enough to encourage writers of different ages and cultural backgrounds to write with confidence. Divided into four parts, with chapters that can be followed in sequence, or used as needed, in part or whole, the fourth edition emphasizes a focused approach to writing with increased attention to computer-based writing and research and documentation. Part I focuses on the writer and provides strategies for confidence-building and getting started. Part II offers a dynamic writing process model with separate chapters devoted to identifying purpose and audience, collecting and drafting, focusing, organizing, consulting, and revising. Part III presents six chapters which offer writing strategies for both personal and academic purposes. Part IV is designed to help writers better understand sentence-level choices and to show that grammar and punctuation can vary in different kinds of discourse.For those seeking to develop their writing skills at the essay level.
The Flexible Writer
Author: Susanna Rich
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780205265992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Fledgling writers must know the basics of writing in order to get published. Writing is a process that involves prewriting, writing, revising, and writing again. Often, writers will go through the process numerous times before they are pleased with the outcome. This book approaches writing from a basic level and helps novice writers learn to understand that good writing is the result of an often long and frustrating process. This book is divided into four parts. Part one focuses on the writer and provides strategies for confidence building and getting started. Part two offers a dynamic new writing process model; part three presents writing strategies for both personal and professional purposes. Finally, part four is designed to help writers better understand sentence-level choices. Anyone who wants to improve and enhance their current writing.
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780205265992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Fledgling writers must know the basics of writing in order to get published. Writing is a process that involves prewriting, writing, revising, and writing again. Often, writers will go through the process numerous times before they are pleased with the outcome. This book approaches writing from a basic level and helps novice writers learn to understand that good writing is the result of an often long and frustrating process. This book is divided into four parts. Part one focuses on the writer and provides strategies for confidence building and getting started. Part two offers a dynamic new writing process model; part three presents writing strategies for both personal and professional purposes. Finally, part four is designed to help writers better understand sentence-level choices. Anyone who wants to improve and enhance their current writing.
The Flexible Lyric
Author: Ellen Bryant Voigt
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820340065
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
These nine eloquent and skillfully crafted essays by a distinguished poet examine the art of lyric poetry in all aspects of its design and structure. Through attentive readings of a variety of artists, including her contemporaries, Ellen Bryant Voigt celebrates the structure and elasticity of lyric poems. She argues for reading as a writer reads--with equal parts passion and analysis. Her analyses of the effects of tone, image, voice, and structure connect brilliant theory with tangible examples. Intimate as well as informative, the collection begins with a discussion of the creative process and Voigt's fascination with the writing of Flannery O'Connor and Elizabeth Bishop. Readings of lyric poems by Shakespeare, Sidney, Poe, Stevens, Williams, Larkin, Bogan, Roethke, Plath, Levertov, Berryman, and others demonstrate the roles of gender, point of view, image, and music in poetry. An experienced teacher, Voigt focuses on the lyric but encourages, in any study of poetry, original thinking, attention to structure, and, above all, close reading of the work itself. An intelligent and thought-provoking marriage of art and scholarship, The Flexible Lyric exemplifies, with fierceness, dedication, and precision, how the making of poems is not just a trade but a calling.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820340065
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
These nine eloquent and skillfully crafted essays by a distinguished poet examine the art of lyric poetry in all aspects of its design and structure. Through attentive readings of a variety of artists, including her contemporaries, Ellen Bryant Voigt celebrates the structure and elasticity of lyric poems. She argues for reading as a writer reads--with equal parts passion and analysis. Her analyses of the effects of tone, image, voice, and structure connect brilliant theory with tangible examples. Intimate as well as informative, the collection begins with a discussion of the creative process and Voigt's fascination with the writing of Flannery O'Connor and Elizabeth Bishop. Readings of lyric poems by Shakespeare, Sidney, Poe, Stevens, Williams, Larkin, Bogan, Roethke, Plath, Levertov, Berryman, and others demonstrate the roles of gender, point of view, image, and music in poetry. An experienced teacher, Voigt focuses on the lyric but encourages, in any study of poetry, original thinking, attention to structure, and, above all, close reading of the work itself. An intelligent and thought-provoking marriage of art and scholarship, The Flexible Lyric exemplifies, with fierceness, dedication, and precision, how the making of poems is not just a trade but a calling.
Shufflers
Author: Frank Haberle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736403327
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
In the tradition of Denis Johnson and Charles Bukowski, author Frank Haberle's 21 interwoven stories will take you to minimum wage America of the 1980s, where opportunities are few and situations are precarious. Sometimes funny but always honest, Shufflers is a grand tour of a world in plain sight, a world in which no one hopes to travel. Danny lives on the outskirts of society, traveling randomly from New York to Alaska to Colorado to San Francisco and beyond, often cold and hungry, sometimes drunk and always struggling to survive. To get by he works as a ski lift operator, fry shack manager, jackhammer operator, and any other jobs he can get his hands on. Along the way, he learns about resilience and fortitude from the usually invisible characters who populate the outskirts of our world. Danny is trying to make a path to something better and avoid becoming just one more shuffler. Reviews: "Frank Haberle is a storyteller's storyteller - down-to-earth, subtle, humble, but confident when it counts. In Shufflers he blends experience, craft, wisdom and wit to put forth a collection of tales that will move you emotionally when you read it- and mean even more to you after you read it."-John McCaffrey, Author, Two-Syllable Men and Book of Ash "I love Frank Haberle's stories and will dive into a new one any chance I can get-face first, off a cliff, without looking. I know I will land knee-deep in nostalgic music and memorable events, then swim around in painful regrets surrounded by beautiful imagery I can't shake--and I will just lie there floating happy. Open this collection anywhere and become an instant fan."-Milda DeVoe, Author and Founding Executive Director of Pen Parentis I yearn for a world that embraces eccentrics and perhaps deems them prophets. Shufflers, introduces us to folks now faded into crevices -the Stickmans, Cashtown Annies, and T-Shirt Ladies who continue to struggle with dignity in a divided 21c America. Frank Haberle's skillfully rendered stories remind us to pay attention to damaged individuals, renew our capacities to have spontaneous experiences, and remember the what-the-hellishness of youth.-Lori Kent, Hunter College and Founder of Code Vert Arts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736403327
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
In the tradition of Denis Johnson and Charles Bukowski, author Frank Haberle's 21 interwoven stories will take you to minimum wage America of the 1980s, where opportunities are few and situations are precarious. Sometimes funny but always honest, Shufflers is a grand tour of a world in plain sight, a world in which no one hopes to travel. Danny lives on the outskirts of society, traveling randomly from New York to Alaska to Colorado to San Francisco and beyond, often cold and hungry, sometimes drunk and always struggling to survive. To get by he works as a ski lift operator, fry shack manager, jackhammer operator, and any other jobs he can get his hands on. Along the way, he learns about resilience and fortitude from the usually invisible characters who populate the outskirts of our world. Danny is trying to make a path to something better and avoid becoming just one more shuffler. Reviews: "Frank Haberle is a storyteller's storyteller - down-to-earth, subtle, humble, but confident when it counts. In Shufflers he blends experience, craft, wisdom and wit to put forth a collection of tales that will move you emotionally when you read it- and mean even more to you after you read it."-John McCaffrey, Author, Two-Syllable Men and Book of Ash "I love Frank Haberle's stories and will dive into a new one any chance I can get-face first, off a cliff, without looking. I know I will land knee-deep in nostalgic music and memorable events, then swim around in painful regrets surrounded by beautiful imagery I can't shake--and I will just lie there floating happy. Open this collection anywhere and become an instant fan."-Milda DeVoe, Author and Founding Executive Director of Pen Parentis I yearn for a world that embraces eccentrics and perhaps deems them prophets. Shufflers, introduces us to folks now faded into crevices -the Stickmans, Cashtown Annies, and T-Shirt Ladies who continue to struggle with dignity in a divided 21c America. Frank Haberle's skillfully rendered stories remind us to pay attention to damaged individuals, renew our capacities to have spontaneous experiences, and remember the what-the-hellishness of youth.-Lori Kent, Hunter College and Founder of Code Vert Arts
Write Great Fiction - Plot & Structure
Author: James Scott Bell
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1582976848
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Craft an Engaging Plot How does plot influence story structure? What's the difference between plotting for commercial and literary fiction? How do you revise a plot or structure that's gone off course? With Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure, you'll discover the answers to these questions and more. Award-winning author James Scott Bell offers clear, concise information that will help you create a believable and memorable plot, including: • Techniques for crafting strong beginnings, middles, and ends • Easy-to-understand plotting diagrams and charts • Brainstorming techniques for original plot ideas • Thought-provoking exercises at the end of each chapter • Story structure models and methods for all genres • Tips and tools for correcting common plot problems Filled with plot examples from popular novels, comprehensive checklists, and practical hands-on guidance, Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure gives you the skills you need to approach plot and structure like an experienced pro.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1582976848
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Craft an Engaging Plot How does plot influence story structure? What's the difference between plotting for commercial and literary fiction? How do you revise a plot or structure that's gone off course? With Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure, you'll discover the answers to these questions and more. Award-winning author James Scott Bell offers clear, concise information that will help you create a believable and memorable plot, including: • Techniques for crafting strong beginnings, middles, and ends • Easy-to-understand plotting diagrams and charts • Brainstorming techniques for original plot ideas • Thought-provoking exercises at the end of each chapter • Story structure models and methods for all genres • Tips and tools for correcting common plot problems Filled with plot examples from popular novels, comprehensive checklists, and practical hands-on guidance, Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure gives you the skills you need to approach plot and structure like an experienced pro.
Wicked as They Come
Author: Delilah S. Dawson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451657889
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Dawson's darkly tempting debut drops her unsuspecting heroine into a strange faraway land for a romantic adventure that's part paranormal, part steampunk . . . and completely irresistible. Original.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451657889
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Dawson's darkly tempting debut drops her unsuspecting heroine into a strange faraway land for a romantic adventure that's part paranormal, part steampunk . . . and completely irresistible. Original.
The Masked Rider
Author: Neil Peart
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1554907136
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Neil Peart's travel memoir of thoughts, observations, and experiences as he cycles through West Africa, reveals the subtle, yet powerful writing style that has made him one of rock's greatest lyricists. As he describes his extraordinary journey and his experiences ' from the pains of dysentery, to a confrontation with an armed soldier, to navigating dirt roads off the beaten path ' he reveals his own emotional landscape, and along the way, the different "masks" that he discovers he wears. "Cycling is a good way to travel anywhere, but especially in Africa. You are independent and mobile, and yet travel at people speed ' fast enough to travel on to another town in the cooler morning hours, but slow enough to meet people: the old farmer at the roadside who raises his hand and says, 'You are welcome,' the tireless women who offer a smile to a passing cyclist, the children whose laughter transcends the humblest home."
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1554907136
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Neil Peart's travel memoir of thoughts, observations, and experiences as he cycles through West Africa, reveals the subtle, yet powerful writing style that has made him one of rock's greatest lyricists. As he describes his extraordinary journey and his experiences ' from the pains of dysentery, to a confrontation with an armed soldier, to navigating dirt roads off the beaten path ' he reveals his own emotional landscape, and along the way, the different "masks" that he discovers he wears. "Cycling is a good way to travel anywhere, but especially in Africa. You are independent and mobile, and yet travel at people speed ' fast enough to travel on to another town in the cooler morning hours, but slow enough to meet people: the old farmer at the roadside who raises his hand and says, 'You are welcome,' the tireless women who offer a smile to a passing cyclist, the children whose laughter transcends the humblest home."
The Writer's Mindset
Author: Chris Hall
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325118635
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Chris Hall uses mindset language (optimism and persistence, thinking flexibly and staying open to new learning, empathy, transfer, risk-taking, metacognition) to shift writing instruction back to the writer's identity. Revision isn't a stage of the writing process but an awareness that's present through all stages of writing: What did I think before and what do I think right now? How do I reconcile those two ideas to create something good? Cultivating this awareness leads not only to students' greater agency but also skill growth (as Chris's student examples show)"--
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325118635
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Chris Hall uses mindset language (optimism and persistence, thinking flexibly and staying open to new learning, empathy, transfer, risk-taking, metacognition) to shift writing instruction back to the writer's identity. Revision isn't a stage of the writing process but an awareness that's present through all stages of writing: What did I think before and what do I think right now? How do I reconcile those two ideas to create something good? Cultivating this awareness leads not only to students' greater agency but also skill growth (as Chris's student examples show)"--
Elastic
Author: Leonard Mlodinow
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101870931
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
The best-selling author of Subliminal and The Drunkard’s Walk teaches you how to tap into the hidden power of your brain. “Elastic is a book that will help you survive the whirlwind.” —Daniel H. Pink, author of When and A Whole New Mind Named to the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Longlist In this startling and provocative look at how the human mind deals with change, Leonard Mlodinow shows us to unleash the natural abilities we all possess so we can thrive in dynamic and troubled times. Truly original minds capitalize when everyone else struggles. And most of us assume that these abilities are innate, reserved for a select few. But Mlodinow reveals that we all possess them, that we all have encoded in our brains a skill he terms elastic thinking—and he guides us in how to harness it. Drawing on groundbreaking research, Mlodinow outlines how we can learn to let go of comfortable ideas and become accustomed to ambiguity and contradiction; how we can rise above conventional mindsets and reframe the questions we ask; and how we can improve our ability to solve problems and generate new ideas—critical skills for achieving professional and personal success in our quickly morphing world.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101870931
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
The best-selling author of Subliminal and The Drunkard’s Walk teaches you how to tap into the hidden power of your brain. “Elastic is a book that will help you survive the whirlwind.” —Daniel H. Pink, author of When and A Whole New Mind Named to the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Longlist In this startling and provocative look at how the human mind deals with change, Leonard Mlodinow shows us to unleash the natural abilities we all possess so we can thrive in dynamic and troubled times. Truly original minds capitalize when everyone else struggles. And most of us assume that these abilities are innate, reserved for a select few. But Mlodinow reveals that we all possess them, that we all have encoded in our brains a skill he terms elastic thinking—and he guides us in how to harness it. Drawing on groundbreaking research, Mlodinow outlines how we can learn to let go of comfortable ideas and become accustomed to ambiguity and contradiction; how we can rise above conventional mindsets and reframe the questions we ask; and how we can improve our ability to solve problems and generate new ideas—critical skills for achieving professional and personal success in our quickly morphing world.
The Writer
Author: William Henry Hills
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description