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The Art of Nonfiction : A Guide for Writers and Readers
Ayn Rand
Book, $12.95
Culled from sixteen informal lectures Ayn Rand delivered to a select audience in the late 1960s, this remarkable work offers indispensable guidance to the aspiring writer of nonfiction while providing readers with a fascinating discourse on art and creation....
Writing Life Stories
Bill Roorbach
Book, $23.95
A friendly instruction book for writers, this guide offers stimulating exercises to teach writers how to open up memory, shape scenes from experience, develop characters, and more.
Death Sentence : the decay of public language (hardcover)
Don Watson
Book, $22.95
‘ ... in public life the language has never been held in less regard. It withers in the dungeons of the technocratic mind. It is butchered by the media. In politics it lacks all qualifications for the main game.’ Don Watson Almost sixty years ago,...
Business of Freelance Journalism
Grant McDuling
Book, $12.95
Most journalists dream of one day being able to go it alone – of being able to freelance in some exotic location without having a boss to answer to. They know, too, that the only thing that can possibly top that adrenalin rush they get from seeing...
Art of Creative Nonfiction
Lee Gutkind
Book, $12.95
A blueprint for writing creative nonfiction-and getting it sold Creative nonfiction is writing that seeks to tell true stories in a style as personal, provocative, and dramatic as fiction. Lee Gutkind, a pioneer in writing and teaching creative nonfiction,...
Damn! Why Didn't I Write That? : How Ordinary People Are Raking in $100,000.00...
Marc McCutcheon
Book, $9.95
Learn the techniques and strategies for creating a best-selling nonfiction niche book. Providing step-by-step advice to guide the novice book writer from original idea to publication. Scores of niche publishing successes are presented and discussed.
Writing from Personal Experience : How to Turn Your Life Into Salable Prose
Nancy Davidoff Kelton
Book, $23.95
More than just a "how-to" reference, this guide weaves an inspiring, engaging read with invaluable instruction for turning personal experiences into salable prose.
Inventing the Truth : The Art and Craft of Memoir
William Knowlton Zinsser
Book, $18.00
In this perfect companion for anyone beguiled by memoirs or embarking on writing one, nine distinguished authors -- Russell Baker, Jill Ker Conway, Annie Dillard, Ian Frazier, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alfred Kazin, Frank McCourt, Toni Morrison, and Eileen...