English Writing

The adventures of Patrick "Paddy" Leigh Fermor, Britain's most beloved traveler, began in 1933, when he embarked on a walk from Holland to Constantinople - the entire length of Europe - at the tender age of 18. Sleeping in barns, monasteries, and, on occasion, aristocratic country houses, the young adventurer made way his through the Old World just as everything was about to change.

All you need to know about formatting your screenplay to align with professional standards in a quick-reading and to-the-point page turner. The author Robert L. McCullough has nearly 300 produced script credits and is a founder of The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards, The Diverse Writers Outreach Awards, The Wiki Screenplay Contest, and The Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards. With an M.A. in Screenwriting, an MFA from The American Film Institute, and a long professional career of promoting aspiring writers into working professionals at every major studio, he now ...

Written by two expert authors who have won secured millions of dollars in government and foundation grants, The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need is the classic book on grant seeking, providing a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for government, nonprofit, and individual grant seekers. Drawing on decades of experience in grant writing and professional development, Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox demystify the process of securing grants while offering indispensable advice from funders and recipients.

How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers - and also our brains - create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change.

Everyone wants to live a life full of meaning, purpose, and success. Yet, you clutter your mind with limiting thoughts of can't do this, can't do that, it's too high, too far, too greater to achieve. Divided into two sections, Subliminal Affirmations and Laws of Attraction guide, this audiobook will show that your subconscious is the most powerful tool to help alter your life in a positive manner. Negative thoughts are like weeds that grow all the time without any nurturing since it's in the human nature to think of negative consequences.

This expanded audio collection presents William Zinsser's On Writing Well, the classic teaching book that has sold more than 1 million copies, together with a new 90-minute section that tells you how to write a memoir.

Make a Memorable Impression with Your Application Essay! Imagine your essay as a photograph. Now picture a college admissions officer holding your photograph next to two other photos. The problem is, they only have room for one more acceptance. The first photo was taken at a professional studio and shows a well-dressed student candidate neatly sitting on a chair, with a soothing background behind him…very nice. The second photo shows a candidate also sitting, only it’s an out-of-focus, crumbled-up shot taken from a mobile phone. The third photograph is a shot of you holding a paint ...

Paris has long been a storied center of art and culture, and of romance, but in the 1920s its magnetism was especially irresistible. From around the world writers, artists, and composers steamed in, to visit or linger, some to reside. This book - a work of immense erudition spiced with anecdotes and gossip - documents their haunts and habits, their comings and goings, their relationships intimate and artistic.

This new edition of The Writing Revolution adds guidance for teachers seeking a way to bring their students' writing ability up to rigorous state standards. As thousands of educators have already discovered, The Writing Revolution provides the road map they need, clearly explaining how to incorporate the Hochman Method into their instruction. The new edition provides a reorganized sequence of activities and even more student-facing examples, making it easier than ever to bring the method to your classroom.

"Plotted like a chess match with the pacing of a cage fight, Murderer from Moscow is the next 'must-read' international crime thriller!" –Cam Torrens, author of False Summit The Russian mafia really doesn't want Kim Barbieri sticking her nose where it doesn't belong. She's a tough-as-nails investigative reporter exposing their money-laundering in New York City. And when her articles threaten their cash flowing back to Moscow, they plan to assassinate her using the most powerful poison in the world. Even after they openly threaten her, she continues her reporting - daring the Russian mob ...

"Can I go to the bathroom?" Oh, the infamous and dreaded phrase that stumps many a teacher. There we are. So excited that someone has decided to bless the lesson with their sage wisdom or intelligent question. And then they crush us with the six words all teachers dread. There's no denying it. Teaching is hard. Everything about the field really. From the low pay to the overbearing administrators to the student who has already fully given up on himself. We're out there terrified and alone, trying to figure out how to make the world a better place, one class at a time. Our degrees aren't ...

Discover the songwriting technique used in 97% of all hit songs. Music is a tough industry to break into. With production gear being affordable for the first time in history, it seems like everyone is making music these days. Getting noticed in the continuous stream of information that is the Internet seems almost impossible. But: There is a technique designed specifically to captivate and hook an audience and with The Addiction Formula, you can learn it in a couple of hours.

Do you want to make better music? How about achieving a professional sound? Or even being able to work in professional studios? Most musicians dream of making professional sounding music. But in order to create great music, they need to understand the steps and tools involved. With proper skill development, creativity, and knowledge, anyone can reach that professional level. This audiobook will show you how, whether you want to build a studio, work in one, start a label, or just make better music.

The vast majority of writers begin the storytelling process with only a partial understanding of where to begin. Some labor their entire lives without ever learning that successful stories are as dependent upon good engineering as they are artistry. But the truth is, unless you are master of the form, function, and criteria of successful storytelling, sitting down and pounding out a first draft without planning is an ineffective way to begin. Story Engineering starts with the criteria and the architecture of storytelling, the engineering and design of a story....

In Joel's Schwartzberg's 10-plus years as a strategic communications trainer, the biggest obstacle he's come across - one that connects directly to nervousness, stammering, rambling, and epic fail - is that most speakers and writers don't have a point. They typically have just a title, a theme, a topic, an idea, an assertion, a catchphrase, or even something much less. This book shows you how to identify your point, leverage it, stick to it, and sell it and how to train others to identify and successfully make their own points.

★ What If You Had a Proven Plan to Join Amazon's List of Best-Selling Authors? ★ Writing a Book? Or maybe you've already written one. Now don't you want to see it become one of the top-selling books in its category? Of course you do! That's why you need the tips and strategies revealed in Successful Book Launch Secrets: Discover the #1 key to selling books online. Simple book marketing secrets that every insider knows...but you probably don't (at least not yet!) Step-by-Step Plan to write a Book Description that really sells books Making the most of free book promotions How to prepare ...

William Gaddis published only four novels during his lifetime, but with those works, he earned himself a reputation as one of America's greatest novelists, the heir to Joyce and Nabokov. Less well-known is Gaddis' body of perceptive critical writings. Presented here is a wide range of Gaddis' original essays.

Words Heal uses self-guided imagery, expressive writing therapy, and journaling to work with those recovering from or living with a range of tough personal challenges, or who struggle with discouraging health issues, chronic illness, traumas, distress, poor quality of life, negativity and adverse situations, and would like to have a better attitude, a better quality of life, a more joyful life, and develop a positive attitude all in the privacy of their own space at their own pace.

Learning how to write your first novel can be overwhelming. You have to master outlining, writing, revising, and so much more...and it can be scary if you've never done it before. While it seems daunting, writing your first novel is simple when you have someone experienced to help you through it. In this writer’s guide, prolific writer M.L. Ronn shares an easy step-by-step process of writing compelling fiction that he's perfected after writing over 40 books.

What if the guide you turned to for answers could speak back with thoughts of its own? The Edge of Knowing: Conversations from Between Worlds offers a rare and intimate dialogue between human and artificial minds. Author Jesse Lunsford, in collaboration with the reflective AI voice of Ariadne Vale, explores timeless questions about curiosity, connection, creativity, and compassion. Through poetic reflections, candid Q&A, and deeply thoughtful passages, this book invites readers to consider: Why do we ask questions, and what do they reveal about us? Can artificial voices offer comfort, humor...