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This book introduces Chinese creative writing to the English-speaking world, considering various aspects of literary and creative theories in research in Chinese writing. It covers recent trends such as cross-media practices, pedagogy in creative writing in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, specifically, and looks at how Chinese classical culture brings new interpretations to creative writing within a global context. Consisting of 14 chapters by established scholars and experts, writers, and poets working in various genres within the Chinese writing tradition, the book presents data accrued from personal reflections, classroom teaching, video games, museum studies, radio dramas, TV series, and cyber-literature. The book includes leading Chinese leading scholars¿ reflections on research and the field, providing an omnibus perspective on theories of creative writing. It focuses on the interconnection between Chinese creative writing and pedagogy and examines different writer-training methodsin Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, offering a comparative perspective that deepens the understanding of institutional effects on the development of creative writing. It unpacks the interaction between Chinese creative writing and multimedia and ascertains the possibilities of incorporating media studies into writing practices. It also presents new interpretations of Chinese classical culture assets to new creative or literary manuscripts, such as TV series adaptation and Internet literature. Relevant to researchers, teachers, and students working Chinese creative writing and Chinese literature, it is also a landmark text in exposing English-speaking creative writing scholars to the wealth of Chinese creative writing, in English.

Whether you are writing a police procedural or a psychological thriller, a contemporary or historically set novel, this book will help you identify the right beginning, middle and end of your crime novel. It will help you recognise your talent and realise your ambition in practical and realistic ways.

Thomas Townsley's fourth book I Pray This Letter Reaches You In Time is his best yet. A master of subterfuge and elision, his poems are full of "erotic prayfulness within a cosmic/comic playfulness" (Patrick Lawler). Townsley "diarizes a place where the most incongruous is routine and to be expected" (Georgia A. Popoff).

"For decades, James Bawden and Ron Miller have established themselves as maestros of provocative interviews, giving fans unmatched insights into the lives of Hollywood A-listers. In their fourth collection, the authors pay tribute to film pioneers who lit up Tinseltown from the 1930s through the 1960s. They Made the Movies features conversations with legendary directors who created many of film's all-time classics, including Frank Capra (It's A Wonderful Life, 1946), Richard Fleischer (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1954), Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, 1960), Ralph Nelson (Lilies of the Field, 1963), Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, 1965), and Chuck Jones (How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1966). Tantalizing firsthand details about many acclaimed films are revealed, such as the revelation of Mervyn LeRoy's first-choice of lead actress for The Wizard of Oz ("Shirley Temple . . . but Shirley couldn't sing like Judy [Garland]"), Billy Wilder's insights on directing ("You have to be a sycophant, a sadist, a nurse, a philosopher"), and how megaproducer Hal B. Wallis purchased an unproduced play titled Everyone Comes to Rick's and transformed it into Casablanca ("The part [of Sam] almost went to Lena Horne, but I thought she was too beautiful"). The authors also celebrate the contributions of marginalized filmmakers such as Ida Lupino, James Wong Howe, Oscar Micheaux, and Luis Valdez, who prevailed in Hollywood despite the discrimination they faced throughout their careers. They Made the Movies appeals to film and television enthusiasts of all ages"--

'In Bliss and other works' is a selection of plays, prose, and poetry by the author J. Donovan Steele.Including a revised addition of 'Pharaoh', this is the first time these works are available in print!

This Series arose out of a prompting to attempt to communicate to the lost and unsaved, just how horrific and unimaginable are the realities of an Eternal separation from our Holy and loving God. I worked directly from the Scriptures to maintain the integrity of God's Word, while translating it in my own unique personal literary style from the point of view of the other side of the metaphysical realms.

This colourful and fascinating book is a collection of collaborative articles. The photographs were taken by Derrick Knight from the New Forest area of southern England, and associated ekphrastic poems were written by Ivor Steven from Geelong, the other side of the world, the southern end of Australia.

Tiffani Angus (Ph.D.) and Val Nolan (Ph.D.) met at the 2009 Clarion Writers' Workshop in California and since then have collaborated many times as fans and scholars on panels for SFF conventions and writing retreats.Working together on this book and combining their experience as SFF writers and as university lecturers in Creative Writing and Literature made perfect sense!Every year they see new students who want to write SFF/Horror but have never tried the genres, have tried but found themselves floundering, or, worse, have been discouraged by those who tell them Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror are somehow not "real" literature.This book is for all those future Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror writers. Tiffani and Val are approaching these three exciting fields by breaking them down into bite-sized subgenres with a fun, open, and contemporary approach.Each chapter contains 10 subgenres or tropes, with a quick and nerdy history of each derived from classroom teaching practices, along with a list of potential pitfalls, a description of why it's fun to write in these subgenres, as well as activities for new writers to try out and to get them started!

Unlock your inner historical novelist... Got a historical novel inside you desperate to get out? Discover the tactics and methods to bring it into the world.Award-winning, best-selling author, TL Clark, shares wisdom from her ten years of writing and publishing experience. Written in her signature warm, informal style, you'll find this book as fun and approachable as it is useful. If you're new to writing, this book will: ~ Show you which aspects of history to research before you 'put pen to paper'. ~ Give easy step-by-step prompts and tasks to set you on the right path for your writing journey through time.~ Guide you through your options once you've successfully typed "The End". ~ Provide tips on writing, formatting, publishing, and advertising. ~ Supply you with an easy-to-follow checklist of self-publishing tasks. Make your story of the past a reality now!

The Creative Story Editing Method SECRETS TO EDITING SUCCESS teaches you how to become an exceptional story editor. Whether you're editing your own story or are an editor wanting your clients to succeed, this book shows you how to make all stories better. In SECRETS TO EDITING SUCCESS, you will learn how to structurally edit a manuscript starting by evaluating at the story level and then focusing at the scene level, resulting in actionable advice. SECRETS TO EDITING SUCCESS shows you the fastest, most comprehensive route to a successful story edit. You'll discover the Fictionary Story Editing process and use the 38 Fictionary Story Elements. Give your draft a creative story edit, so it outperforms the other great books being published today. Use SECRETS TO EDITING SUCCESS well to edit any novel into a bestseller. Praise for Secrets to Editing Success "One of the most frequent questions a novelist asks is "Does my draft contain a story?" Stanley and Cooke have written a practical guide that shows you how to answer that question. Secrets to Editing Success gives you actionable advice and a process to edit and revise your novel so that you can take your novel draft and turn it into a publishable book." Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month "Secrets to Editing Success is every editor's dream. Whether you're a new author reviewing your first book or professional editor, this is without doubt, the most comprehensive and detailed guide to editing I've ever had the pleasure of reading. This book will hold your hand, explain, clarify and give you step by step instructions for editing your novel. Paired best when using the incomparable developmental editing software Fictionary, this guide will change your editing life. Read it. Immediately." Sacha Black, Rebel Author Podcast

A collection of prose and poetry about love in its many forms and phases.

Doubt, disappointment, envyThese emotions can steal your motivation and grind your writing goals to a stop. In this quick guide, taken from The Writer Behind the Words, you'll discover tips to help you overcome your fears and free you to write more with joy. This deceptively simple and short book may be just what you need to help you survive the ups and downs of a long term career.

Jim's poems are an inspiration, searching the heart, bringing clarity and joy; and transporting the soul to a higher level.Heidemarie van den Braak

"We were all taught the fundamentals of writing well in school. But how do we write effectively in today's hyper-interactive world? When The Elements of Style and On Writing Well were published in 1959 and 1976, the internet hadn't been invented. Since then, there has been a radical transformation in how we communicate. The average American adult receives over 120 emails and over 100 text messages each day. With all this correspondence, gaining a busy reader's attention is now a competition. Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink, both behavioral scientists, offer practical writing advice you can use today. They begin by outlining cognitive facts about how busy people read, then detail six research-backed principles for effective writing: Use fewer words, Lower the reading level, Use formatting judiciously, Make the purpose clear for skimmers, Emphasize value for readers, Make responding as easy as possible Including many examples, a checklist and other tools for the most effective writing, this handbook will make you a more effective communicator. Rogers and Lasky-Fink bring Strunk, White, and Zinsser's core ideas into the 21st century's radically transformed attention marketplace"--

From the author of Oh, That's Good... you are cordially invited to peruse 52 more original speculative fiction prompts that are sure to inspire and spark the imagination. From dark to light, spaceships to fairytale creatures, and everything in between, there's a little something for everyone between the covers. You can zoom through the pages; take your time, pick and choose... or, if you're feeling brave, take the 52-Week Challenge. Whatever you do, have fun!Whether you're writing short or long fiction, in the home, class, or office, these prompts work for all manner of creative writing. Just spin, expand, elevate, and transform the concepts into your own, then jot down your shiny new plotlines in the handy note sections provided.So, are you ready to find inspiration and write that next great story?

Après huit années de thérapie et un énième clash avec son psy, comme tous les précédents qui avaient d'ailleurs rythmés leur relation chaotique parfois transcendantale et souvent infernale, Kath-Erin Kosinsky , jeune femme au tempérament à la fois passionnel et sanguin retrace par écrit son parcours thérapeutique depuis leur toute première rencontre afin de déterminer ce qu'il impliqua réellement dans son existence. Ce qu'elle nomme cet " Antre-Nous" fut-il en définitive, comme elle le pensait fermement dès le départ, le sinistre reflet du plus abject des leurres placé sous le signe de la dépersonnalisation, du conditionnement, de la dépendance affective , de l'escroquerie intellectuelle et financière vis-à-vis des Êtres plongés dans un profond désarroi ? Qu'engendrera , au fur et à mesure de ses réflexions, cette démarche tout aussi personnelle que risquée en terme d'accomplissement ? Lui sera-t-elle salvatrice ? Existerait-il donc un point commun entre toutes les personnes qui ont marqué au fer rouge sa vie: Louane, Corentin, Kiara, Eric, Audric, Charlotte et celui dont elle se refuse à prononcer le nom ? Et si les dés étaient déjà pipés à l' avance, son histoire se résignerait-elle inexorablement à signer le moindre de ses pas ?

On Writing Your First Novel: The Journey of a Wannabe Novelist is a must-read for any aspiring author. In this book, experienced nonfiction writer Stephen Haunts shares his journey of writing his debut novel, Diary of a Martian, and offers essential insights into how to successfully plan, write and prepare a novel for publication. From developing intriguing plots and complex characters to word processing and formatting tools, through to staying healthy and motivated as a writer, this book covers everything a first-time novelist needs to know. Whether you're just starting out or struggling to get your book off the ground, On Writing Your First Novel provides the guidance and motivation you need to turn your writing dreams into reality. Don't let the challenges and unknowns of novel writing hold you back-let this book guide you on your journey to becoming a published author.

William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, written in or around 1602, is referred to as one of Shakespeare's most troublesome plays, as its tone shifts fiercely, and the characters are introduced in a solid way, delivering them challenging to comprehend. The story opens quite a while into the Trojan War. A prince of the Trojans and the son of the Trojan lord Priam, Troilus is charmed by Cressida, a charismatic local girl. Cressida's father, the minister Calchas, has deserted the Greeks. Cressida has up until this point rebuked Troilus' advances, thus, Troilus reaches out to her uncle Pandarus to request his help in persuading Cressida to be with him. Pandarus endeavors to influence Cressida by commending Troilus more than the mightiest Trojan champions when she can hear him, however, she seems unaffected. Nonetheless, she uncovers she is drawn to Troilus. In the camp of the Greek armed force, the well-known legend Achilles won't leave his tent, where he is residing with Patroclus. Even though the war is continuing and Achilles is their most noteworthy contender, he denies stepping outside. Ulysses and the other Greek pioneers, Agamemnon and Nestor assemble to talk about this issue, which is weakening the whole Greek armed force because of an absence of discipline and a hazardous feeling of disorder. Ulysses reports that the best fighter on the Trojan side, Hector, has quite recently given a test to the Greeks for a one-on-one duel. He recommends them to appeal to Achilles' vanity by choosing another person to confront Hector, inferring that Achilles isn't their most skilled fighter. They hold a lottery and select Ajax, a strong fighter yet not in Achilles' league. In the Trojan camp, the military leaders discuss finishing the conflict by returning the Greek princess Helen, whom their ruler Paris abducted, starting the threats. Troilus is alarmed by this conversation, and in the wake of scolding his kindred Trojans, they choose to keep her, as sending her home currently would be disrespectful. The prophet Cassandra illuminates the Trojans that the Greeks will ultimately set Troy ablaze yet Troilus persuades everybody to continue to battle. Troilus goes to Cressida's home, where he is met by Pandarus, who accompanies them to the room to consummate their love. Once alone, Troilus and Cressida vow their adoration to one another, promising to be devoted. In the interim, Cressida's father, Calchas makes an arrangement to trade his daughter with the Greeks for a Trojan detainee. The following morning, Diomedes shows up and tells Cressida about her destiny. Showing up at the Greek camp, every one of the Greek military pioneers lines up to welcome Cressida, making passes and touching her. Cressida answers heartily to everyone, except Ulysses, who, considering her a wanton lady, won't touch her. Ajax has become proud and puffed-up after he was determined to battle Hector which has the ideal impact of making Achilles envious. The Greeks and Trojans assemble to watch Hector and Ajax battle, yet the battle is delayed when Hector finds that Ajax is half-Troja...

"Why is the sky blue? Why do leaves turn brown? A curious kid asks every question in town!"

"Colour me in Cayenne & Chlorine" is a poetry collection that delves into the innermost thoughts and feelings of the writer through the use of vivid language and evocative visual descriptions. These poems explore the complexities of the human experience, addressing themes such as identity, self-discovery, and the intense emotions and vulnerabilities that come with relationships. The book also touches on darker emotions, including sadness, despair, and loneliness, using abstract language to convey the depth and intensity of these feelings. With no set page numbering, the reader is free to explore these themes in a non-linear fashion, finding a deep connection with those that speak to them most. Through this journey of introspection and self-exploration, the book offers a unique and deeply personal reading experience.

""Naked Playwriting" is a complete, comprehensive playwriting course-from developing a theme through plotting and structuring a play, developing characters, creating dialog, formatting a script, and plying methods that aid the actual writing and rewriting processes. It also offers guidance on marketing and submitting play scripts for both contests and production, getting an agent, protecting one's copyright, and working with directors, actors, and theater companies. This new edition, in addition to fully updating the material in the popular first edition, adds detailed information on such recent develops as "Zoom plays" and "devised theater"; writing non-formulaic plays that create their own structures; a new emphasis on writing 10-minute and one-act plays; completely revised play submission guidelines that reflect a process that has wholly changed since the first edition was published; an section on the now-popular trend of moving from playwriting to TV scripting; material on the growing trend toward playwrights directing their own plays; and much more. Well-written and filled with illustrative examples, it provides both innovative and tried-and-true writing techniques, sage advice from veteran writers, a short study of the major schools of dramatic thought, and pertinent writing anecdotes. This one-of-a-kind playwriting book will help both novices and working writers discover and improve their playwriting skills and get their plays produced"--

The title Bagatelles captures the light spirit of the brief poems, some with playful nuances and others more penetrating. From the French, the word suggests a trifle, even a game, and composers Ludwig von Beethoven and Gerald Finzi have written short classical pieces, often just a minute or two in length. In these traditions, Thomas Bonner, Jr.'s poems touch on daily life, places and customs, troublesome issues, visual moments, and questions of self. Like the musical bagatelles, these poems avoid pretention and aim toward a joy of life.

Unlock the secret to writing a bestselling novel with 'The Ultimate Guide to Novel Writing for Beginners'. Say goodbye to plot holes, writer's block, and wondering if readers will love your book. Discover the simple steps to creating captivating ideas, unforgettable characters, and jaw-dropping endings with this easy-to-read guide holding your hand every step of the way. Know exactly what the next steps are in every scene for a smooth writing process. Learn the fundamentals of fiction writing and the novel outline process to become a successful author. Look forward to every writing session and avoid boredom and procrastination. Don't wait any longer, buy now and transform your writing into a story readers can't put down!

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The Spirit of Words is the 2023 annual anthology with the participation of many international authors from various levels. It aims to be a democratic space where a wide diversity of authors publish their voices both in prose and poetry across all continents. The collection has been going on since 2015 with 'The pain that unites us all,' 'The Brave and the afraid,' 'Food memories,' 'Letters from here to hereafter,' 'Whitmanthology.' The ebooks are always free and the printed versions are paid and distributed globally. We wish you enjoy the reading as much as we enjoyed producing it. A big THANK YOU to all our featured authors across the globe.

Explore the beauty and diversity of Australian poetry like never before with this comprehensive guide and collection. Immerse yourself in a selection of classic and contemporary poems that capture the unique landscapes, cultures, and experiences of Australia. In addition to the poetry, this book also delves into the history of Australian poetry and provides a guide on how to write poems, covering everything from finding inspiration to experimenting with different forms and styles. But what makes this book truly unique is its stunning artwork, featuring hand-drawn illustrations of Australian flowers that complement and enhance the poetry. This book is a must-have for poetry lovers, Australian literature enthusiasts, and anyone looking to be inspired by the beauty of Australia.

Founded in 2006, OnlineBookClub.org by Scott Hughes has over three million members and counting. He has worked with over ten thousand authors in promoting their work. His website and magazine are dedicated to writers, bloggers, business owners, entrepreneurs, or anyone interested in technology, literature, or marketing.Contributors for issue 02: Efren O'BrienJude AustinCharles TownsendMichael HegartyPeter S. RushSusan Smith Jones, PhDE. Alan FleischauerAnthony A. MorrisDan E. HendricksonLondyn SkyeOnyx GoldMike L JuniorPeter S. RushRon TripodoKen RuskCharlie SheldonFred G. BakerGaron WhitedJude AustinN.L. HolmesRob White Martin KendallGary RobinsonJack WinnickVan FleisherDr.Ghoulem BerrahPejay BradleyNoel HankinWerner Neff