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 | Teach Yourself Writing for Children and Getting Published Product# 460683378 Selling for $12.95 "Writing kids' books isn't child's play, but a sophisticated process all its own. Here aspiring writers will find professional insights on children's literature, from picture books to both youth fiction and nonfiction. This practical guide encourages both first-time and experienced authors every step of the way. Updated edition offers timely information on new technology and websites." |
 | Teach Yourself Writing Crime Fiction Product# 460683443 Selling for $10.95 "'What makes a good crime story and how do I write one?' 'Teach Yourself Crime Fiction answers these questions for aspiring writers. It analyzes the elements of crime fiction, including classic detective fiction, comic crime fiction, the feminist sleuth, and more. And it leads readers through the process of crafting a piece, showing them how to recognize a good idea for a novel, set a scene, shape characters, develop a plot, research background, use literary techniques and maintain a style, and dig out when they get stuck. It also includes advice on how to sell a novel." |
 | 265 Troubleshooting Strategies for Writing Nonfiction Product# 460683496 Selling for $14.95 "This back-to-basics troubleshooting guide covers all aspects of writing for beginning nonfiction writers. It pinpoints the challenges writers can encounter at every stage of the writing process--from prewriting and drafting to revising and editing --and provides effective procedures and problem-solving strategies for overcoming them. Unique in its approach, each of the book's chapters addresses a common writing question or problem faced by writers. '265 Troubleshooting Strategies for Writers shows readers how to generate new ideas and organize them, polish their editing skills and avoid common grammatical errors, deal with writer's block, and much more." |
 | The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms Product# 460686708 Selling for $17 "Completely revised for its second edition and includes 2,000 new idioms. Provides clear and concise definitions and explains how the idioms should be used. Softcover." |
 | The Aims of Argument: A Brief Guide Product# 460766891 Selling for $47.25 "'The Aims of Argument 'is a process-oriented introduction to argumentation with unique coverage of the aims, or purposes, of argument: to inquire, to convince, to persuade, and to mediate. In contrast to other approaches, the focus on aims provides rhetorical context that helps students write, as well as read, arguments." |