authorship

Cleaning his room and talking to his best friend while preparing to write what he knows will be an incredible story, little Ike discovers that he is missing just the right ink to get his project underway, a need that requires extraordinary effort to fulfill.

In Eel-Smack-by-the-Bay, put-upon butler Tristan Benway writes a memoir of his years spent working for the chaotic and eccentric Bellweather family in their lighthouse, as he prepares for his long-awaited departure from indentured servitude.

A writer's handbook for young people, covering the process of writing in general and the techniques of specific literary forms; organizational, communication, and research skills for writers; and the basics of grammar and usage. Includes "almanac" of miscellaneous information for ready reference.

Describes job opportunities for readers with writing skills, and provides information on working with editors, avoiding plagiarism, and using social networking to market one's writing.

"Read about Toni Morrison's life and writings"--Provided by publisher.

Fifteen-year-old Ruby is on top of the world after having a novel published, but accusations of plagiarism send her into hiding at her eccentric aunt's home in upstate New York, where she gets involved in an old mystery and finds her true self again.

Provides contact information and submission guidelines for thousands of markets for writers, covering literary agents, book publishers, Canadian and international book publishers, small presses, consumer magazines, trade journals, newspapers, screenwriting, playwriting, greeting cards, and contests and awards, and includes listings of professional organizations, and other resources.

In this prequel to Candace Bushnell's "Sex and the City," Carrie Bradshaw is enjoying her senior year of high school and her intense relationship with the dashing Sebastian Kydd, until a friend's shocking betrayal threatens to ruin everything.

Shakespeare Shapiro has always hated his name and has always gotten teased about it all the way through school; however, he may get his revenge through his memoirs, a school project, that has chronicled every detail of his life.

Discusses the backstories of fifty books in the English language, including information about the authors and quirky details relating to characters, settings, and influences on books such as "War and Peace," "The Hobbit," and "In Cold Blood.".