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"Each year, colleges are inundated with earnest, eager applications. Your own essay may need to shine from among as many as 60,000 others to get noticed. Get inspired by these 55+ unforgettable student essays that got their authors accepted; see what schools like Cornell, Brown, Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Northwestern University, Duke, and many more are looking for in an essay; read helpful commentary from our experts on what worked--and why"--Back cover.

Do you daydream about dragons, robots, and time-traveling shenanigans? It's time to get that fantastic world that's been stuck in your head onto paper! Whether you're starting your first or tenth novel, Making Myths and Magic was written for you.Fantasy author Shelly Campbell and developmental editor Allison Alexander have teamed up to provide a comprehensive resource, distilling the information they've learned from years in the publishing industry. To keep you inspired and engaged as you grow in your craft, they take a deep dive through science fiction and fantasy novels, movies, and TV shows. Within these pages, you'll learn how to tackle structure, dialogue, tropes, mythology, magic systems, languages, and more.

Lawrence J. Saint nos propone bordear el genuino camino del género negro, con disparos, gansters, soplones, traidores, armas, escondites, frustraciones y muertes, pero también con otro más amable: el trabajo honrado, el compañerismo, la amistad,...el amor. No diríamos que es una novela policíaca. Los protagonistas son detectives con buena relación en la Comisaría, pero al servicio de una empresa privada. Por circunstancias de su tráfico mercantil, Martin O¿Hara y Robert Kane encarnan la responsabilidad de su empresa para custodiar un cargamento importante de vacunas antiCovid en los albores de la pandemia. Dado su importante valor económico, varios esbirros mercenarios tratarán de asaltar el convoy que las transporta. Opera prima en el género, Lawrence J. Saint, no deja de utilizar un lenguaje correcto y ameno que llega a cautivar por la agilidad y la intriga en varios escenarios

Bram Stoker Award© / Benjamin Franklin Award winning writer and editor Michael Bailey [a Shirley Jackson Award nominee and founder of Written Backwards] offers an exploration into the madness of writing, editing, and publishing. Writing is a disease without a cure. Once infected, the virus is in the host for good, until death. Something first sparked a need to create, so what was it? What does it take to survive publishing and continuously improve one's craft?THE BEGINNING: A straight-to-the-point narrative pushes past impostor syndrome, examining the writer life in detail while defining / dissecting fundamentals required to finish a first draft manuscript: character, dialogue, voice, plot, conflict, theme, and setting. THE MIDDLE: The journey continues with a look into manuscript revisions, with advice on breaking bad habits and developing healthy skills to improving intrigue, prose, pace, tense, point of view, show vs. tell, imagery, framework, and structure. THE END: After mastering the art of self-editing, writers will be ready for manuscript presentation, with an understanding of book layout, as well as knowledge of the publishing industry in general, such as with solicitation, rejection, acceptance, promotion, and performance as a professional writer.A book for those who need to write.