Frederick Busch has a voracious appetite for reading and writing great literature. A Dangerous Profession explores this passion in a series of thoughtful, funny, insightful essays on topics ranging from books encountered during his boyhood in Brooklyn to the etiquette of literary critique learned once he had become a published author. Vividly describing his career's growth as he coped with financial insecurity and scavenged for private writing ...

Whether you are a novice writer, or an immediate journalism student; in a freshmen English class; writing a speech, a technical report, advertising copy, or promotional or publicity material; beginning a magazine article or book; or working on any other writing project, you need to face the demands of that blank computer screen. You need to not only fill the blank screen, you need to begin your project effectively, introducing your subject to ...

This guide is the answer for native Spanish speakers who want to improve their writing.
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Make the Ultimate of all connections - a direct line to your Highest Power- through writing. Solve your problems and live your life purpose as a result. Step-by-step instructions for using this connection to complete your book in 90 days or less as well. New Age/Writing/Inspiration ...

Editorial lessons from a professional book and magazine editor. The book tackles the most common mistakes made by writers. ...

This is the first full-length collection in composition studies to tell the story of teaching and writing in urban universities in cities such as Birmingham, Pittsburgh, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Detroit. Bruce McComiskey and Cynthia Ryan visit the fascinating history of various urban universities to illustrate how specific writing programs and instructors have engaged in the changing missions and priorities of their ...

No other reference on the shelf today provides as many listings specifically for children's writers, illustrators, and their work. ...

Earnest in its exploration, at ease in its curiosity, and unsatisfied with its speculation, this wonderful book of poems, Thirty Years War, launches free of the banality of much contemporary poetry by subverting technique in order to discover wisdom. It succeeds wonderfully. Raised in northern Florida and Georgia, Patricia Ferrell currently resides in Manhattan, where she makes a living as an eBay alchemist, turning the trash of New York City ...

Fifth edition of this essential guide to improving every aspect of your writing skills. ...

The work of an author doesn't end when the completed manuscript is sent to the publisher. In today's world of publishing, successful authors must take part in the marketing of their own books. The skills needed for promoting books are much different than those needed to research and write books. For many authors speaking before a public gathering is a painful experience. For more than a decade, Bruce E. Mowday has been researching, writing, ...