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Provides information for writers about various details of everyday life, government, war, the economy, and the society of nineteenth-century England.

"Batman" editor and writer Dennis O'Neil provides instruction on writing comics, discussing story structure, drama, subplots, characterization, script preparation, miniseries and maxiseries, graphic novels, ongoing series, story arcs, the Levitz paradigm, megaseries, adaptations, and continuity.

Presents thirty-three essays on short story writing, discussing pedagogy, the relation of stories to the writer, and culture, gender, and politics, featuring artists such as Amiri Baraka, Velma Pollard, and Chris Offutt.

Presents reasons for writing "chick lit" and provides guidance on character creation, tone, language, dialogue, plot, pacing, grammar, revision, and publishing.

A practical resource guide for writing essays on William Shakespeare, with advice for students designed to help them develop their analytical skills and understand Shakespeare's works.

Defines the fiction genres of science fiction and fantasy, offers advice for writing successful science fiction and fantasy, and explains how to find markets for getting stories published.

Offers illustrated, step-by-step instructions on a variety of sculpture techniques, arranged alphabetically from armature to welding, and includes a discussion of sculpting materials, and a gallery of finished works.

Examines the fundamentals of storytelling in comic book style and offers advice on story construction and visual narratives.

A full-color instructional guide to drawing Hip-Hop gear, characters, graffiti, and environments.