Critical Intellectuals on Writing

Gary A. Olson
Paperback - $31.95

A fascinating look at how some of the world's most eminent scholars conveive of their own relationship with writing and with the work of being a critical intellectual.

Writing from the Inside Out : Transforming Your Psychological Blocks to Release the Writer Within

Dennis Palumbo
Paperback - $24.95

"Dennis Palumbo has great insight into a writers psyche.... Every writer should have a shrink or this book. The book is cheaper." Gary Shandling, actor, comic, and writer

"wise, compassionate, and funny..." Aram Saroyan, poet and novelist

"Denn ...

How to Write Fiction Like a Pro : A Simple-To-Savvy Toolkit for Aspiring Authors

Robert Newton Peck
Hardcover - $24.95

AZ Murder Goes... Professional

Barbara Peters
Paperback - $24.95

Follow five writers--Joanne Dobson, John Dunning, Nicholas Kilmer, Nancy Pickard, and William G. Tapply--along the professional paths that led to their books and the creation of characters who live on in the mind once the book's covers are closed.

The Author's Handbook

Franklynn Peterson
Paperback - $34.95

Providing essential guidance for both aspiring and experienced authors, the second edition of "The Author's Handbook is a valuable resource for writers of all levels. Extensively updated and expanded to account for significant changes in the publishi ...

The Magazine Writer's Handbook

Franklynn Peterson
Paperback - $39.95

An expanded and updated revision of the already comprehensive first edition, "The Magazine Writer's "Handbook offers insightful strategies addressing virtually every aspect of writing a magazine article for publication. Designed to be useful for both ...

Seven Steps on the Writer's Path : The Journey from Frustration to Fulfillment

Nancy Pickard
Paperback - $21.95

The blank page, the impossible deadline, the rush of inspiration: There is no profession more maddening or more rewarding than being a writer. Yet surprisingly, all writers pass through the same sequence of stages in the course of their careers. It w ...

Elements of Authorship : Unabashed Advice, Undiluted Experience, and Unadulterated Inspiration for Writers and Writers-To-Be

Arthur Plotnik
Paperback - $24.95

Spunk & Bite : A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style

Arthur Plotnik
Hardcover - $26.95

When too tightly leashed, writing chokes and loses its vitality. Although the rules of composition popularized in William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White's "Elements of Style have been "de rigueur for decades, they won't exactly set your writing free.

Thinking Like Your Editor : How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction-- And Get It Published

Susan Rabiner
Hardcover - $42.95

Over 50,000 books are published in America each year, the vast majority nonfiction. Even so, many writers are stymied in getting their books published, never mind gaining significant attention for their ideas -- and substantial sales. Here at last is ...