authorship

Have you ever wanted to write a true story? Whether your goal is to tell your own story or someone else's, this book will help you bring the details to life.

Whether you want to write a puzzling mystery, a lighthearted romance, a dark sci-fi epic, or a tale that borrows from your own life, a blank page can be the starting point.

Want to write an outstanding opinion piece? From start to finish, this book takes you through the steps of writing a commentary, a letter to the editor, or a review.

Nineteen American playwrights, including David Auburn, Tina Howe, David Ives, Diana Song, and Charles Fuller, describe the plays that most influenced them.

"Tulip and her dog Rex collect words in their notebook, which they later use to tell an imaginative story"--Provided by publisher.

Reveals the creative methods of literature's most transformative figures. Contains a mini biography of each author and how they focused solely on his or her writing process. Not a how-to book but instead details how the writers' methods came about from within the context of the lives they lived.

As the performers in Sir Sidney's circus discover that friendship and teamwork are more important than winning a trophy for The Greatest Star on Earth, circus mice Bert and Gert write a book on how to be kind for rotten ringmaster-in-training Barnabas Brambles to read.

At college in New York City, Janie Johnson, aka Jennie Spring, seems to have successfully left behind her past as "The face on the milk carton," but soon she, her families, and friends are pursued by a true-crime writer who wants their help in telling her kidnapper's tale.

Using sticky notes, an author tries to convince her publisher that her book is about figs, not pigs, but the wording, illustrations, and even recipes present pigs as growing on trees, and tasty with orange and ginger sauce.