The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. View More...
The internet has transformed the ways in which scholars and scientists shar e their findings with each other and the world, creating a scholarly commun ication environment that is both more complex and more effective than it wa s just a few years earlier. "Scholarly communication" itself has become an umbrella term for the increasingly complex ecosystem of publications, platf orms, and tools that scholars, scientists, and researchers use to share the ir work with each other and with other interested readers. Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know® offers an accessible overview of... View More...
This book is a study of the computer as a new technology for reading and wr iting -- a technology that may replace the printing press as our principal medium of symbolic communication. One of the main subjects of Writing Space is hypertext, a technique that allows scientists, scholars, and creative wr iters to construct texts that interact with the needs and desires of the re ader. Bolter explores both the theory and practice of hypertext, demonstrat ing that the computer as hypertext represents a new stage in the long histo ry of writing, one that has far-reaching implications in the fields o... View More...
A tight clean softcover, no markings throughout: From the best-selling author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Bingo, here is a writers' manual as provocative, frank, and funny as her fiction. Unlike most writers' guides, this one had as much to do with how writers live as with mastering the tools of their trade. Rita Mae Brown begins with a very personal account of her own career, from her days as a young poet who had written a novel no publisher wanted to take a chance on, right up to her recent adventures as a Hollywood screenwriter. In a sassy style that makes her outspoken advice as entertaining a... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. 1982, Thirteenth Edition, Hardcover with dust jacket, 739 pages. View More...
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Must reading for writers, agents, and anyone else who cares about the futur e of publishing. Richard's passion and understanding shine through the turm oil of the industry and illuminate what must be done for a brighter future -- Michael Larsen, A.A.R., author of Literary Agents: What They Do, How The y Do it, and How to Find and Work with the Right One for You Richard Curtis leads us through both the history and business of modern pub lishing with insight and expertise unmatched in the field. Highly recommend ed for writers who wish to survive ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The handbook takes readers through the research paper process step by step, and includes information on narrowing the topic, outlining, note taking, etc. Before dealing with such mechanics of writing as spelling, punctuation, and format, the manual covers the use of catalogs (online and paper), indexes, and databases in the library and offers a list of some standard print and electronic reference works. The sections on documentation in text and citati... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. THE WRITER'S HARBRACE HANDBOOK, 6th Edition, is grounded in the belief that an understanding of the rhetorical situation--the writer, reader, message, context, and opportunity for writing--provides the best starting point for effective writing and reading. This comprehensive handbook guides student writers in employing that rhetorical understanding as they choose the most effective information to include, the best arrangement of that information, and ... View More...
2nd EDITION. The best-selling Scott Foresman Handbook has proven again with this edition that it is still the most comprehensive and innovative writing handbook available. Examples of real writers at work gives this book human expression and reinforces key points about writing, style, and mechanics. Readers using The Scott Foresman Handbook will know what good writing means today and what they will need to know in the future. It incorporates the latest theories and technologies, including civic literacy, visual rhetoric, online research, and service learning and other emerging trends. Topics i... View More...
'Writing for Mass Communication, ' Second Edition fulfills a vital need in today's information revolution. Written for the first- or second-year journ alism student, it provides instruction in all the major areas of media writ ing, from news and entertainment through opinion and persuasion; from writi ng for newspapers and television to writing copy for advertising and public relations departments. In addition, Writing for Mass Communication, Second Edition is interesting and easy to read and understand. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The ultimate survival guide, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days takes the aspi ring screenwriter the shortest distance from blank page to complete script. Viki King's Inner Movie Method is a specific step-by-step process designed to get the story in the writer's onto the page. This method guides the woul d-be screenwriter through the writing of a movie. It answers such questions as: How to clarify the idea you don't quite have yet How to tell if your ide... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Written by a literary agent who has successfully placed writers' manuscripts with more than 100 publishers, this newly revised book takes you through every step of writing a nonfiction book proposal: test your idea's market potential and effectively relate that idea in your proposal, prepare an introduction that conveys your book's purpose and audience, as it compels the editor to read on, pick the best editors and publishers to pitch your proposal to... View More...
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: The best guide available for remembering and writing stories that turn regular photo albums into lifestory photo albums. 128 pages of helpful text, hands-on exercises, and lifestory examples. The Photo Scribe helps to recall the stories of your life and will show you how not only to write better captions but to go beyond captions into lifestory writing. Your albums can go from being just lovely pages to telling your story and the story of your family. View More...
