Best Writing Reference
When you need advice on how to present information, including text, data, and graphics, for publication in any type of format--such as college and university papers, professional journals, presentations for colleagues, and online publication--you will find the advice you're looking for in the "Publication Manual."
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The APA could have done a better job stressing the fact that the work done behind an article needs to important and original, and the form of the writing needs to reflect that,"
"I bought this because I needed to write Psychology papers in APA format, and it has helped."
"This book is a must for any student whose school requires APA Format 6th edition."
"Despite keeping this book on top of my desk where it is always handy for reference, I find that it rarely answers the questions that I ask of it."
"I don't know if I can trust this copy of my APA book that I received from NEWBOOKSWORLD to reference for my papers now."
"For example, this book was useless for citing a TED Talks video or a class syllabus."
"Worst of all, the Kindle edition does not work with Kindle's online reader (read.amazon.com), which is where most people using this book would probably use the Kindle edition."
"There are rub marks and dents all over the cover, there is a gouge mark along all of the pages that you can see when the book is closed, and the inside of the cover (where the blank white page is glued the the inside of the cover) looks like a first grader used a bottle of Elmer's glue to attach it. There is literally nothing professional looking about this book, from the dust cover to the page material."
Through a series of creative and quirky prompts, acclaimed guerilla artist Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in destructive acts — poking holes through pages, adding photos and defacing them, painting pages with coffee, coloring outside the lines, and more — in order to experience the true creative process. “ Wreck This Journal encourages you to stop fretting about quality and start relishing the artistic process.” —Oprah.com. “I love this book and the playful way that Keri Smith teaches people the act of creating by putting you right on the spot. Wreck This Journal is a fun, interactive book that you will want to work in every day. “Wreck this Journal makes a great gift for someone who's going through a stressful time, needs a form of release, or anyone who could use a few minutes of fun.” — Jactionary. “Calling all bookworms and creative doodlers, Wreck This Journal is the perfect book to spruce up your summer. “A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.” — TIME Magazine.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I never even realized I was creative until this book came around."
"Somewhere in the book you will find a page that tells you to attach a string to the spine of the book and swing wildly."
"They had fun throwing it out the window, freezing it, taking it in the shower...just all kinds of things. My daughters girl scout troop uses them as well and they have fun."
"My one complaint is that if you did everything the book tells you to do, the book would never survive."
"The book can be purchased with several different front covers, so you can choose the one you like the best (they’re all the same book, so don’t get the set unless you want 4 of the same book in order to start another when you finish your first one or give the others as a gift)."
"I plan to purchase another copy for myself, it will be a fun summer activity."
"My 10 yr old daughter loves this book."
"Each page gives you a direction of a way to basically destroy the book one page at a time."
Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders—the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Not to mention the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, Turkmenistan's 40-year hole of fire called the Gates of Hell, a graveyard for decommissioned ships on the coast of Bangladesh, eccentric bone museums in Italy, or a weather-forecasting invention that was powered by leeches, still on display in Devon, England. “Fair warning: It's addictive.” — NPR, “Cosmos & Culture” “In this gorgeous collection, the celebrated Atlas Obscura website is condensed into 480 pages of awe-inspiring destinations. “Odds are you won’t get past three pages without being amazed at something truly strange that you didn’t know existed.” — San Francisco Chronicle. “Richly illustrated, delightfully strange, this compendium of off-beat destinations should spark many adventures, both terrestrial and imaginary.” — Boston Globe. “Whether describing a Canadian museum that showcases world history through shoes, a pet-casket company that will also sell you a unit for your severed limb, a Greek snake festival, or a place in the Canary Islands where inhabitants communicate through whistling, the authors have compiled an enthralling range of oddities. Featuring full-color illustrations, this hefty and gorgeously produced tome will be eagerly pored over by readers of many ages and fans of the original website.”— Booklist (Starred Review). a wonderful browse [for] armchair travelers who enjoyed Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York and Frank Warren’s PostSecret .” — Library Journal. It's the kind of book that makes you want to pack in your workaday life and head out to places you'd never have dreamed of going, to see things you could not even have imagined. “ Atlas Obscura is a joyful antidote to the creeping suspicion that travel these days is little more than a homogenized corporate shopping opportunity. Here are hundreds of surprising, perplexing, mind-blowing, inspiring reasons to travel a day longer and farther off the path. Never start a trip without knowing where a haunted hotel or a mouth of hell is!”. —GUILLERMO DEL TORO, filmmaker, Pan’s Labyrinth “ What a strange and wonderful book! Each page reveals some hidden realm—a realm that is frightening, or funny, or magical, or simply mad, but that always leaves the reader in wonder.”. —DAVID GRANN, author of The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon. Be grateful when visiting the Karni Mata Rat Temple if one of the 20,000 venerated rodents runs across your bare foot—it is considered good luck.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Revel in the places that you've seen!"
"I read a short description of the book in the travel section of the SF Chronicle a few weeks ago, and made the purchase based on that. That said, there are items about things I have no interest in seeing, e.g., “Lake Monsters of the USA,” but there don’t seem to be many of that sort of thing included. As with "Lake Monsters," even if you (or a recipient) aren't likely to visit many of the places described, I think for many curious people this would make for an interesting read even without the travel element. It's not a perfect book, and I don't think any one book can be perfect for all readers, but I do think it's very good and I can easily recommend it for anyone who might be potentially interested."
"This book exceeded my already higher-than-average expectations."
"This is a nice touch, because you may remember that somewhere there is an island that was a medieval dumping ground for Black Plague victims, but you don't remember the name. In the Special Index, you find the category "Islands" and soon you'll find the entry on Poveglia, off-limits to exploration because the Plague virus can lay dormant for centuries. Each entry has an accompanying photo or illustration."
"As I said to my friend I sent it to, "just a great book to keep on the shelf so that anytime you're traveling somewhere you can grab it and find a couple of things to do that many other sources might not mention or that are special to the personality of a destination.""
Best Academic & Commercial Writing Reference
Presents a style manual that covers manuscript structure and content, writing style, grammar, quotations, tables, footnotes, results display, and source citation for psychological and social sciences literature.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The APA could have done a better job stressing the fact that the work done behind an article needs to important and original, and the form of the writing needs to reflect that,"
"I bought this because I needed to write Psychology papers in APA format, and it has helped."
"This book is a must for any student whose school requires APA Format 6th edition."
"Despite keeping this book on top of my desk where it is always handy for reference, I find that it rarely answers the questions that I ask of it."
"I don't know if I can trust this copy of my APA book that I received from NEWBOOKSWORLD to reference for my papers now."
"For example, this book was useless for citing a TED Talks video or a class syllabus."
"Worst of all, the Kindle edition does not work with Kindle's online reader (read.amazon.com), which is where most people using this book would probably use the Kindle edition."
"There are rub marks and dents all over the cover, there is a gouge mark along all of the pages that you can see when the book is closed, and the inside of the cover (where the blank white page is glued the the inside of the cover) looks like a first grader used a bottle of Elmer's glue to attach it. There is literally nothing professional looking about this book, from the dust cover to the page material."
Best Children's Literature Writing Reference
Your friends will now introduce you as their ‘bestselling author friend.’ Write the best possible book and give your audience awesome value. Three Volumes for the price of One in which the author, who has written multiple bestsellers, shares all her secrets. Mimi credits her mentors in the book and thanks Jenny Wagner, Grace Chapman, Michael Hyatt, Chandler Bolt, John Kremer, Tom Morkes, Penny Sansevieri, Paul Brodie, Dave Chesson, Tim Grahl, Barry Watson, Ocean Reeve for their support. As a bonus, the book includes many secrets from her bestselling author friends such as Joanna Jast, Kathryn Jones, Kylie Ansett, Nick Daniel, Davina Chessid, Rupert Colley, Brittany Barbera and Sally Miller. This book is incorrectly named - it is the complete Encyclopedia and Wikipedia of how to be a successful bestselling author. It is chocked full of easy to follow instructions and the latest information for getting your book launch to go smoothly. It pulls back the curtain on the launch process and reveals tons of helpful resources all together in the one place. Mimi removes the stress from publishing by taking us by the hand and guiding us with her own experiences as a best selling author. Specific instructions on the entire self-publishing process, up to date information and a multitude of extra resources ensure that this easy to follow book is a must for all writers. Having published several books, she goes through the high's and low's that she experienced and tells you the best way to navigate through this rigorous process. Not only does she give you the contacts and resources that she uses but she compiled the findings of numerous #1 Best Selling Amazon Authors and their insights.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I love having all the information, I need, in one place."
"I am a book coach, and I have read all that there is on Amazon when it comes to book publishing."
"The Holy Grail of Book Launching by Mimi Emmanuel is a comprehensive guide to help self-published authors successfully launch their books - and a must have book for authors who are planning to do so!"
"This book is a One-Stop Shop for everything you need (or could ever imagine) to know about putting together and “launching” a book, but never even knew to ask!"
"Since I'm in the process of writing my first book I need to learn all I can about the dreaded book launch and marketing phase. I particularly liked Book #3 where she provides stories from some successful authors and how they did their book launch. This is a very extensive manual on the art of book launching and the aftermath of book marketing."
"Mimi Emmanuel has put together the best book on the process of launching and marketing your self-published book."
Best Editing Writing Reference
This seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has been prepared with an eye toward how we find, create, and cite information that readers are as likely to access from their pockets as from a bookshelf. It offers updated guidelines on electronic workflows and publication formats, tools for PDF annotation and citation management, web accessibility standards, and effective use of metadata, abstracts, and keywords. The citation chapters reflect the ever-expanding universe of electronic sources—including social media posts and comments, private messages, and app content—and also offer updated guidelines on such issues as DOIs, time stamps, and e-book locators. ( Washington Post ). “This manual stands as an indispensable and thoughtfully constructed English language and style resource for those compelled, by enthusiasm or responsibility, to attend to the minutiae of written expression.”. ( Publishers Weekly ). “As it incorporates contemporary examples (e.g., NOOK, Lady Gaga), CMS, as expected, offers sensible, clear advice on matters great and small for authors’ guidance—such as the treatment of names of ships and spaceships, use of the en dash, how to edit electronic manuscripts, and the ins and outs of documenting and citing works of many kinds.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought CMOS 17 primarily for two reasons: (1) my CMOS 16 was battered and torn, beaten down by years of abuse and page-cornering; (2) I like to keep up with the changes, even if Bowie is dead. The biggest changes in content in CMOS 17, compared with CMOS 16, are an added subsection on syntax and expansion of the discussions of copyright and permissions. Another change one may not notice without CMOS 16 in hand, unless one happens to be a publisher/typographer, is with fonts. If so, I recommend GARNER'S MODERN ENGLISH USAGE by Bryan Garner (still weighty and not quite as comprehensive, but a bit more entertaining—and Garner is the contributor of the Usage chapter in CMOS, so the information in his book is consistent with that provided in CMOS) and EDITOR-PROOF YOUR WRITING by Don McNair (nice and short but absolutely loaded with information that can make a subpar writer an above-average one—maybe). Given the number of discordant reviews of his book by obviously failed writers (and because I've read it cover to cover and can attest to its quality), I'd say McNair has a live one."
"Even so, this is a very good resource to clarify some rules of usage that we can forget or we never learned in school. It would be lovely if folks who bought a copy of this pricey tome also got access to more examples at the CMOS site and ongoing notifications of revisions of rules before the next edition released. Some changes to hyphenation-- head hunting becomes head-hunting; e-mail is now email--and some differences in certain uses of commas are also included in the new edition."
"It's easy to find the rule you're looking for, and they include multiple examples of each rule."
"Briefly, I like the organization and I love the index--a real old-fashioned index done by a professional indexer that means if it's in the book you can find it However, I simply haven't used it was much as I though I would."
"The Chicago Manual of Style is the gold standard."
"It's THE book for fiction editors."
"Quite the doorstop, but a great reference."
Best Erotica Fiction Writing Reference
THE EROTICA HANDBOOK also includes a thesaurus with a mountain of sexy synonyms to help speed up your writing. Working from home has never been easier, and erotica is the only genre where new authors can price a short story at $2.99 and sell 100 copies in three weeks.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Clearly written, to the point, and free of artifice, this book was a clear guide to approaching the creation and publishing of erotica on Amazon."
"I've read a lot of books on writing, but this is by far one of the best. Please write more writing motivational books."
"I just read it cover to cover."
"I read this in one evening."
"Love this book, I feel more confident about the framework of my erotica novels."
"If you are thinking of getting into it, you'll need a solid path to follow."
"I will surely read it again a few more times, maybe more!"
"My eyes have been opened to a realistic way to make money being creative and having fun."
Best Fiction Writing Reference
Through a series of creative and quirky prompts, acclaimed guerilla artist Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in destructive acts — poking holes through pages, adding photos and defacing them, painting pages with coffee, coloring outside the lines, and more — in order to experience the true creative process. “ Wreck This Journal encourages you to stop fretting about quality and start relishing the artistic process.” —Oprah.com. “I love this book and the playful way that Keri Smith teaches people the act of creating by putting you right on the spot. Wreck This Journal is a fun, interactive book that you will want to work in every day. “Wreck this Journal makes a great gift for someone who's going through a stressful time, needs a form of release, or anyone who could use a few minutes of fun.” — Jactionary. “Calling all bookworms and creative doodlers, Wreck This Journal is the perfect book to spruce up your summer. “A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.” — TIME Magazine.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I never even realized I was creative until this book came around."
"Somewhere in the book you will find a page that tells you to attach a string to the spine of the book and swing wildly."
"My one complaint is that if you did everything the book tells you to do, the book would never survive."
"The book can be purchased with several different front covers, so you can choose the one you like the best (they’re all the same book, so don’t get the set unless you want 4 of the same book in order to start another when you finish your first one or give the others as a gift)."
"I plan to purchase another copy for myself, it will be a fun summer activity."
"My 10 yr old daughter loves this book."
"Each page gives you a direction of a way to basically destroy the book one page at a time."
"Bought some more as gifts for my young kids, they love the spontaneity of it, the destruction, and all around fun! We don't always follow the pages exactly and often go off and do our own little thing, sticking to it as we feel."
Best Journalism Writing Reference
You will see the powerful and deceptive methods of manipulation that affect us all, as numerous organizations and political activists cunningly plot to have their stories seen, heard, and believed by as many people as possible. The depths of lies, distortions, and omissions from traditional mainstream media will shock you; and now they’re colluding with the top tech companies trying to maintain their information monopolies. Mark's YouTube channel has over 1 million subscribers and more than 400 million views, and his viral videos have been mentioned on the Fox News Channel, CNN, the Drudge Report, TMZ, the New York Daily News , the Washington Times , and other media outlets around the world.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I believe a person that is not ready to be awakened may experience severe soul pain and Mark forgot to put "Trigger warning" on the cover but still I believe for awakened people this is going to be great laugh and joy to read pages and see how death of media complex is unravelling and humanity awakening while people that still caught in nets of news manipulators may feel really bad but after few weeks I believe healing effects of truth will be refreshing."
"The book mentions how our leftists media is trying to persuade us to accept insanity like there being more than 2 genders, and how the media is pushing fake hate crimes committed by leftists in attempt to frame Trump supporters as Nazis,white Supremacists,KKK members, and racist."
"A lot of people don't know history and how much the media has been involved with the CIA and FBI and the rest of our federal gov't to create stories, manipulate events, etc."
"The news media has become so untrustworthy, the majority of sane Americans have seen this before even reading Marks book!"
"Great book and well written!!!!"
"Excellent book; this will not disappoint."
"Awesome work once again by Mark Dice as he exposes the nature of propaganda - otherwise known as the mainstream news in America."
"A must read."
Best Newspapers & Magazines Writing Reference
Your friends will now introduce you as their ‘bestselling author friend.’ Write the best possible book and give your audience awesome value. Three Volumes for the price of One in which the author, who has written multiple bestsellers, shares all her secrets. Mimi credits her mentors in the book and thanks Jenny Wagner, Grace Chapman, Michael Hyatt, Chandler Bolt, John Kremer, Tom Morkes, Penny Sansevieri, Paul Brodie, Dave Chesson, Tim Grahl, Barry Watson, Ocean Reeve for their support. As a bonus, the book includes many secrets from her bestselling author friends such as Joanna Jast, Kathryn Jones, Kylie Ansett, Nick Daniel, Davina Chessid, Rupert Colley, Brittany Barbera and Sally Miller. This book is incorrectly named - it is the complete Encyclopedia and Wikipedia of how to be a successful bestselling author. It is chocked full of easy to follow instructions and the latest information for getting your book launch to go smoothly. It pulls back the curtain on the launch process and reveals tons of helpful resources all together in the one place. Mimi removes the stress from publishing by taking us by the hand and guiding us with her own experiences as a best selling author. Specific instructions on the entire self-publishing process, up to date information and a multitude of extra resources ensure that this easy to follow book is a must for all writers. Having published several books, she goes through the high's and low's that she experienced and tells you the best way to navigate through this rigorous process. Not only does she give you the contacts and resources that she uses but she compiled the findings of numerous #1 Best Selling Amazon Authors and their insights.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Mimi has written another amazing book about the process of book launching and book publishing."
"This book does not."
"I love having all the information, I need, in one place."
"I am a book coach, and I have read all that there is on Amazon when it comes to book publishing."
"The Holy Grail of Book Launching by Mimi Emmanuel is a comprehensive guide to help self-published authors successfully launch their books - and a must have book for authors who are planning to do so!"
"This book is a One-Stop Shop for everything you need (or could ever imagine) to know about putting together and “launching” a book, but never even knew to ask!"
"Since I'm in the process of writing my first book I need to learn all I can about the dreaded book launch and marketing phase. I particularly liked Book #3 where she provides stories from some successful authors and how they did their book launch. This is a very extensive manual on the art of book launching and the aftermath of book marketing."
Best Play & Scriptwriting Writing Reference
From his quiet debut, The Man Who Had All the Luck , and All My Sons , the follow-up that established him as a major talent, to career hallmarks like The Crucible and Death of a Salesman , and later works like Mr. Peters’ Connections and Resurrection Blues , the range and courage of Miller’s moral and artistic vision are here on full display. He gives you arias.” —Dustin Hoffman “[ Death of a Salesman ] was our story that we did not know until we heard it.” —David Mamet “Arthur Miller is a playwright for all seasons and all nations.” —Christopher Bigsby "The greatest playwright of the 20th Century." "Arthur was the last of the three great theatrical voices of the American century - O'Neill, Williams, Miller."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"As for the book itself, it is very bulky, not good for travel for sure."
"I have only read two of the plays but they are as powerful as any plays I have ever read."
"So awesome to have all of his work in one book!"
Best Poetry Writing Reference
An award-winning photographer asked several children "What is the best part of you? Photographer Ewald worked with 15 ethnically diverse North Carolina school-children and their teachers to investigate how kids feel about their bodies. Each child selected a favorite body part and contributed a signed, handwritten paragraph or poem about it.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I love this book, and I used it in my third grade classroom."
"Such a beautiful book."
"I used this book to introduce opinion writing with my 1st and 2nd graders, and they loved it."
"I love the idea of this book."
"Love this!"
"Used this for a project with my students (grades 3-5) and they loved the book!"
"Beautiful photographs!"
Best Romance Fiction Writing Reference
In this beautifully illustrated compendium of all things Outlandish, Gabaldon covers the first four novels of the main series, including: • full synopses of Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, and Drums of Autumn • a complete listing of the characters (fictional and historical) in the first four novels in the series, as well as family trees and genealogical notes. • a comprehensive glossary and pronunciation guide to Gaelic terms and usage. • The Gabaldon Theory of Time Travel, explained. • frequently asked questions to the author and her (sometimes surprising) answers. • an annotated bibliography. • essays about medicine and magic in the eighteenth century, researching historical fiction, creating characters, and more. • professionally cast horoscopes for Jamie and Claire. • the making of the TV series: how we got there from here, and what happened next (including “My Brief Career as a TV Actor”). • behind-the-scenes photos from the Outlander TV series set. For anyone who wants to spend more time with the Outlander characters and the world they inhabit, Diana Gabaldon here opens a door through the standing stones and offers a guided tour of what lies within. For nine years, four books, and nearly 4,000 pages, Diana Gabaldon has entranced readers with her talent for historical authenticity, dramatic plot lines, and strong characters in the Outlander series.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It not only has the synopses to her first 3 or 4 novels, there's an alphabetical listing of all the characters (who have appeared thus far), plus some odds and ends like her travel experiences w/ airports, public restrooms and her public relations tours, her responses to reader's questions (it never ceases to amaze me what people ask or request), her writing process and some personal tidbits about her family and pets."
"It makes a great resource for information on all things Outlander (understand the book summaries only cover the first 4 books, the other 4 books are in Volume Two)."
"The book gives a who's who list of the characters for the first four books."
"Fun books -- one for the first four volumes and one for the second.. "Revised'?"
"Perfect for when you want to jog your memory without having to read the whole book over."
"Diana explains how she became a writer and makes things I normally would skip over in any other book fun to read and a fascinating journey to help inspire others to embrace their hidden Author, consider writing and never give up."
"This is such a great book to have if you are reading the Outlander series."
"I try to just read to the book I am on so there are no spoiler."
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing
utilize story elements that define the science fiction and fantasy genres build, populate, and dramatize a credible, inviting world your readers will want to explore develop the "rules" of time, space and magic that affect your world and its inhabitants construct a compelling story by developing ideas, characters, and events that keep readers turning pages find the markets for speculative fiction, reach them, and get published submit queries, write cover letters, find an agent, and live the life of a writer. He won both the Hugo and Nebula science fiction awards for best novel for two consecutive years - something no other writer has done.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Got some insights."
"This must be the kindest, funniest, most no-nonsense book on craft I've ever read, and I've read a lot of good ones."
"This book was very helpful in understanding how he writes his books as well as providing a basic understanding of how to write Science Fiction and Fantasy."
"He also recommends some good reads for seeing what he means, and quotes from other authors as an example."
"Great points."
"A great read and even though I am half way finished reading it I wrote down some of the books Orson Recommended but some of them aren't up to date or are no longer in print."
"I really enjoyed this book since I'm writing my first Sci-Fi novel."
"One of my favorite quotes from the book is "A problem is created every time you avoid doing your part.""
Best Technical Writing Reference
Use the fourth edition of "the little book" to make a big impact with writing. "No book in shorter space, with fewer words, will help any writer more than this persistent little volume." "The book remains a nonpareil: direct, correct, and delightful." "It's hard to imagine an engineer or a manager who doesn't need to express himself in English prose as part of his job. It's also hard to imagine a writer who will not be improved by a liberal application of The Elements of Style ."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"edition (the one with the blue cover that is expanded) and I own the 3rd edition (which is not expanded). I've always struggled with being concise in my writing, and this book is THE book to help you maximize your writing."
"I think this would be an excellent little guide for high school and college age students."
"Classic book, I don't know one better."
"I bought this for a family member who is writing a book."
"It was the required text for English 8, a course taught by the author and printer of the book, William Strunk Jr. Strunk called it "the little book," an apt label for a book of forty three pages. There's a fourth edition, a fiftieth anniversary edition, even an illustrated edition. The New York Times says that, "It's as timeless as a book can be in our age of volubility." "The beginner should approach style warily, realizing that it is himself he is approaching, no other; and he should begin by turning resolutely away from all devices that are popularly believed to indicate style--all mannerisms, tricks, adornments. The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.""
"a century has passed since this book was written, and thousands have attempted to surpass it, without succees."
"This should be a required text for college freshman, or high school seniors as they strive to improve their writing."
"It is by-far the best book book for conveying a message with concision and clarity."
Best Travel Writing Reference
In this beautifully illustrated compendium of all things Outlandish, Gabaldon covers the first four novels of the main series, including: • full synopses of Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, and Drums of Autumn • a complete listing of the characters (fictional and historical) in the first four novels in the series, as well as family trees and genealogical notes. • a comprehensive glossary and pronunciation guide to Gaelic terms and usage. • The Gabaldon Theory of Time Travel, explained. • frequently asked questions to the author and her (sometimes surprising) answers. • an annotated bibliography. • essays about medicine and magic in the eighteenth century, researching historical fiction, creating characters, and more. • professionally cast horoscopes for Jamie and Claire. • the making of the TV series: how we got there from here, and what happened next (including “My Brief Career as a TV Actor”). • behind-the-scenes photos from the Outlander TV series set. For anyone who wants to spend more time with the Outlander characters and the world they inhabit, Diana Gabaldon here opens a door through the standing stones and offers a guided tour of what lies within. For nine years, four books, and nearly 4,000 pages, Diana Gabaldon has entranced readers with her talent for historical authenticity, dramatic plot lines, and strong characters in the Outlander series.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It not only has the synopses to her first 3 or 4 novels, there's an alphabetical listing of all the characters (who have appeared thus far), plus some odds and ends like her travel experiences w/ airports, public restrooms and her public relations tours, her responses to reader's questions (it never ceases to amaze me what people ask or request), her writing process and some personal tidbits about her family and pets."
"It makes a great resource for information on all things Outlander (understand the book summaries only cover the first 4 books, the other 4 books are in Volume Two)."
"Diana explains how she became a writer and makes things I normally would skip over in any other book fun to read and a fascinating journey to help inspire others to embrace their hidden Author, consider writing and never give up."
"I try to just read to the book I am on so there are no spoiler."
"As I started the 8th book, I realized that I may need to brush up on the history of Claire and Jamie."
"As with all of Diana's books there is a huge amount of information."
"Perfect for when you want to jog your memory without having to read the whole book over."
"Love her books, every one, read them over and over again and still can't get enough of them."
Best Writing Skill Reference
One of the biggest problem areas for writers is conveying a character's emotions to the reader in a unique, compelling way. Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi are bestselling authors, writing coaches, and international speakers.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a very good tool for all writers, whether you are writing a book, writing a. school assignment, or writing a letter to motivate someone, this thesaurus will. be helpful."
"Both works start the same, but the book by Renni Browne and Dave King, which I reviewed prior to this book, continues as a lecturing text giving extended advice to writers of novels and short stories. As a reference tool, this work, like others, belongs within arm's reach of the writer's work station. For me, it was a matter of highlighting certain examples of words and phrases which showed what characters could be feeling, selecting words that I might use in my current work of fiction in progress, particularly works that would apply to the immediacy of a situation rather than to those that were more extensive and required reaching beyond a particular scene."
"It's really a desk reference to the way people react to various emotions, including how they look to the outside, how the react internally and mentally, and the long term effect of these emotions. Frankly, I'm an observant and emotional person, so I didn't feel like I needed a lot more insight into emotions. But it is a real handy tool to help writers get a handle on various ways emotions play out and helps the descriptions from becoming one-dimensional."