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On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft

Stephen King - Scribner; 10 Anv edition
Format: Book

“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic...
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Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew

Ursula K. Le Guin - The Eighth Mountain Press
Format: Hardcover

Ursula K. Le Guin generously shares the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime's work.
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Writing in Pictures: Screenwriting Made

Joseph McBride - Vintage
Format: Paperback

Writing in Pictures is a refreshingly practical and entertaining guide to screenwriting that provides what is lacking in most such books: a clear, step-by-step demonstration of how to write a screenplay.Seasoned screenwriter and writing teacher Joseph McBride breaks down the process into...
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

William Strunk - Longman
Format: Paperback

You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when...
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Magic words : writing great books for children and young adults

Cheryl Klein - W W Norton
Format: Print book

This master class in writing children's and young adult novels will teach you everything you need to know to write and publish a great book. The best children's and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl...
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Draw Out the Story: Ten Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics

Brian McLachlan - Owlkids Books

From single-panel comics to full-blown graphic novels, there are dozens of ways to use comics to tell a story. And whether kids want to write or draw something funny or scary, long or short, made-up or true-to-life, cartoonist and author Brian McLachlan maintains there are just ten crucial...
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