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Beyond the first draft : the art of fiction
Casey, John
Paper Book
For students and writers alike, a brilliant guide to the craft of writing by the National Book Award-winning author of Spartina. National Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher. In Beyond the First Draft he...
This year you write your novel
Mosley, Walter.
Paper Book
"A straightforward, friendly guide for aspiring writers" (Los Angeles Times): No more excuses. With award-winning author Walter Mosley as your guide, you can write a novel now. "Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls," bestselling...
Elements of fiction
Mosley, Walter
Paper Book
Following his essential writing guide, This Year You Write Your Novel, award-winning author Walter Mosley delivers an eloquent treatise on the craft of fiction writing--part writing guide, part study of the mechanics of the genre. In his essential writing guide, This Year...
The science of storytelling
Storr, Will
Paper Book
Based on the wildly popular creative writing class, this compelling, groundbreaking guide to creative writing is a must-have resource. Enlightening and empowering, The Science of Storytelling has become an invaluable tool for writers of all stripes, whether novelist,...
The Jane Austen writers' club : inspiration and advice from the world's best-loved novelist
Smith, Rebecca
Paper Book
A delightful and informative guide to writing like Jane Austen, written by the five-times-great niece of Austen herselfJane Austen is one of the most beloved writers in the English literary canon. Her novels changed the landscape of fiction forever, and her writing remains as fresh, entertaining and...
Storyville! : an illustrated guide to writing fiction
Dufresne, John
Paper Book
A smart and funny guide to writing fiction, with engaging infographics that bring storytelling techniques to life. Whether you are daunted by a blinking cursor or frustrated trying to get the people in your head onto the page, writing stories can be intimidating. It takes passion,...
Pity the reader : on writing with style
Vonnegut, Kurt
Paper Book
The art and craft of writing by one of the few grandmasters of American literature, a bonanza for writers and readers co-written by Kurt Vonnegut's former student. Here is an entirely new side of Kurt Vonnegut, Vonnegut as a teacher of writing. Of course he's given us glimpses...

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