"The Little Guide to Getting Your Book Published takes prospective authors from idea to draft manuscript to published book in a step-by-step process"--

Bestselling author Elizabeth George has spent years teaching writing, and in Write Away she shares her knowledge of the creative process. George combines clear, intelligent, and functional advice on fiction writing with anecdotes from her own life, the story of her journey to publication, and inside information on how she meticulously researches and writes her novels. George's solid understanding of craft is conveyed in the enticing manner of a true...

A collection of essays in which the author explores methods of writing based on her experience in Zen meditation. "Hundreds of books are around that tell how to avoid bad writing. Here is one that tells how to create good writing. What a pleasant surprise. The secret of creativity Natalie Goldberg makes clear, is to subtract rules for writing, not add them. It's a process of "uneducation" rather than education. Most people are baffled at how to teach...

Discusses all aspects of the scriptwriting business, including how to strengthen your writing technique, script format, finding a reliable agent, and much more.

Why is TV writing different from any other kind of writing? Writing for television is a business. And, like any business, there are proven strategies for success. In this hands-on guide, television writer and producer Sandler shares the trade secrets she learned while writing for hit shows. She offers concrete advice on everything from finding a story to getting hired on a current series. Filled with exercises and practical wisdom, this handbook outlines...

“Ranks with Vonnegut’s best and goes one step beyond . . . joyous, soaring fiction.”—The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Broad humor and bitter irony collide in this fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, who, at age seventy-one, wants to be left alone on his Long Island estate with the secret he has locked inside his potato barn. But then a voluptuous young widow badgers Rabo into telling his life story—and...