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Marketing books
(updated 1 September 2008)
USA marketing books
Writer's Market 2009 is now available
Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2009
Novel and Short Story Writer's Market 2009
Australian government style manual
The Style Manual is the essential Australian reference for publishing professionals in the public and private sectors.
Audio Books
Our companion website Audio Books Direct has audio versions of how-to-write and inspirational books by some of our most popular authors including Natalie Goldberg, Stephen King, Ayn Rand, Brenda Ueland and Julia Cameron.
Our recent bestsellers
How to Write a Children's Picture Book
This volume shows aspiring children's picture book writers that no matter how carefully they labor over a story's tone, word choice, plot, character, setting, theme and style, they must have a thorough grasp of its structure for it to succeed.
How to Write a Children's Picture Book Volume II
Whereas Volume I of this series investigates the overall structure of children's picture storybooks at the macro level, this volume, Volume II, investigates the very building blocks of picture storybooks at the micro level: the word, the sentence, the...
How to Write a Children's Picture Book III
Many of us think of children's picture books as being written mostly with simple declarative sentences. What an eye-opener to learn that they are actually filled with delightful figures of speech. I am not talking here about the common figures of speech...
Creating Character Emotions
Sweaty palms. Butterflies in the stomach. Pacing back and forth. There is no doubt this character is nervous. But isn't there a more original, more vivid way to express this emotion? Absolutely. In this unique book, Ann Hood will help you find fresh,...
Self-editing for Fiction Writers 2nd edn
Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories. Renni Browne and...
20 Master Plots (pb)
This book shows the reader how to take timeless storytelling structures and make them immediate for fiction that's universal in how it speaks to readers' hearts and contemporary in detail and impact. Each chapter includes brief excerpts and descriptions...
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Browsing the categories (left side of page)
While some of book categories are self-explanatory, it's not always obvious where to find some types of books. For example, books on poetry, writing for children, scriptwriting, fiction and non-fiction are all listed under 'Composition & creative writing'.