Writing Resources

"Write for Your Life is a guide for those who don't, won't, or think they can't write--what Anna Quindlen calls 'civilians.' Using examples past, present, and future--from Anne Frank to Toni Morrison to members of her own family--Quindlen makes vivid all the ways in which writing connects us, to ourselves and to those we cherish. From love letters written after World War II to journal reflections from nurses and doctors today, and using her personal...

This book will show you how to create your own haiku, and will help you to think up memorable words and images, and write the three short lines that make a great haiku.

Practical advice from a successful and expert writer of historical and crime novels: William Ryan, writer & creative writing teacher. Learn the craft of effective storytelling with the Writers' & Artists' Guide to How to Write. Novelist William Ryan introduces the techniques needed to construct, craft and draft a novel. He provides tried-and-tested examples and details on what to consider when writing for any audience, across any genre. Each chapter...

Teach young writers on using their "writing radar" to unearth story ideas from their everyday lives.

Describes the elements that all "breakout novels" share and details writing techniques to make a book stand out and succeed.