Posted by qpen on May 19, 2010
Review
-This is a clear, insightful book about reading and writing by one of the most gifted teachers of writing today. She wrestles the art of good writing from the clutches of the muse and brings it down to earth where we can have a go at it. With humor and generosity, she shares her good ideas and love of craft. It is a nourishing read, second only to taking one of Barbara’s classes.- – Linda Hunt, actress -There are too many technical, academic writing texts out there. B (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 14, 2010
“A fine book for self-publishers set to take advantage of today’s best entry to self- publishing.” Aaron Shepard, author of Aiming at Amazon.This book cuts through all the hype that surrounds the publishing industry. Learn how to register your own publishing imprint and reap the benefits of passive income that successful writing provides. This book shows you, step-by-step, how to set up your own publishing company and self-publish your own nonfiction book WITHOUT the expense o (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 9, 2010
With The Write-Brain Workbook, writers will never have to face a blank page again. This one-of-a-kind guide provides a full year of writing exercises and games designed to get thoughts brewing and the pen moving across the page. It: -Provides 366 10-minute exercises to build momentum and turn off the left side of the brain -Helps readers generate work by painlessly leading them into new writing every day -Stimulates creativity with a stunning 4-color package and easy-to (more…)
Posted by qpen on April 7, 2010
Making Music Make Money will educate songwriters and aspiring music business entrepreneurs in the basics of becoming an effective independent music publisher. Eric Beall, creative director for Zomba Music Publishing, covers everything you need to know to get published, including: the role of a music publisher; copyright – how to get one, use one, and make money from one; building a business plan; identifying which songs to sell and to whom; and much more.
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Posted by qpen on March 14, 2010
Learn How to Write Your Own Sales Copy in One Day!Web Copywriting: Essential or Not?One of the things that makes the Internet so appealing is the fact there is plenty of useful and entertaining information to be found. Of course, some website owners prefer to simply copy data from other sources as a way to flesh out the content of their sites. When this happens, they miss out on some great opportunities. Here are just a couple of reasons why original web copywriting is not only (more…)
Posted by qpen on March 7, 2010
There are many books available that will guide the academic to substantive academic writing. However, approximately 85% of publications are written by 15% of the academic population. Many academics experience the writing process as very difficult and painful, and give up writing rather than trying to surmount the obstacles. Writing Your Way to Success takes a fresh look at the publishing game and offers tried and true strategies that allowed two new academics to experience publi (more…)
Posted by qpen on February 27, 2010
Review
“…Just reading her words will make you want to write.” – Victoria Moran, author of Creating a Charmed Life”You’ve just given me the best book to recommend to my writing students. And you! You, who say you cannot write or do not know how to write?read this. You! You, who feel lost and do not know where to turn?read this. Janet shows you the best road?the one that leads to what your soul already knows.” ?Mary Anne Radmacher, author of Live Boldly and Lean Forward into (more…)
Posted by qpen on February 19, 2010
Review
Writing about our feelings and putting our emotions on paper can help improve our health, as recent scientific evidence suggests. Chia Martin has used this approach, along with conventional therapies, in her experience with cancer. Her story is a vivid reminder of the importance of psychological and spiritual issues in health-care. — Larry Dossey, M.D. author, Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words
This book applies tried and true methods of journal (more…)
Posted by qpen on February 11, 2010
From Publishers Weekly
Ignore the title, which is bad. It’s okay, even, to ignore the writing exercises. Barbara Abercrombie’s Writing Out the Storm: Reading and Writing Your Way Through Serious Illness or Injury is a moving, unsentimental portrait of the author with breast cancer, as she navigates her fear of death and love of writing with intelligence and grace; it’s a worthwhile book for anyone who’s ever thought about writing or thought about sickness. With excerpts from the (more…)
Posted by qpen on February 3, 2010
Review
“[This] is a book for the writer hidden or not so hidden in us all…It is a book for any age, to be read in little bits or all at once, and to be reread regularly.”–Inland;>
Here is a personal and compassionate book for everyone – writers, poets, teachers, lovers of life, and especially those seeking to find their writing voices again or for the first time.
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Posted by qpen on January 27, 2010
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Posted by qpen on January 22, 2010
Selling is the number one skill you MUST learn if you are going to be in business, and this applies online too. If you don’t know how to sell, your business will have a very hard time succeeding. And your words are what will make you sell online.How YOU Can Write Your Own Sales Letter That Kills – Which Produces a Minimum 2-4% Conversion Rate – And Save $10,000 From Hiring Your Own Copywriter!At Long Last… YOU Can Now Write Your Own Professional Copy That Sells… Because I Am (more…)
Posted by qpen on January 18, 2010
Review
“…An excellent, practical guide to writing with conversion rates in mind” — Nick Usborne, Author, Net Words: Creating High Impact Online Copy”…this is a must have volume.” — Larry Chase, WDFM.com Publisher and Author”Any business-person who wants to succeed online should read and implement the tactics and strategies found in this book” — Michael Drew, Entrepreneur Press”This is the Strunk & White of writing for the web.” — Dan Janal, Founder of PR Leads and Author” (more…)
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Posted by qpen on January 10, 2010
From Booklist
Kaye provides a bountiful supply of ways to ward off writer’s block in young children. Her encouraging writing activities will help students in kindergarten through third grade enjoy the creative process and gradually master the skills needed for proficient, accurate authorship. She suggests starting kindergartners off with “wribbling” –a writing method combining scribbling and writing; then she moves on to story maps, followed by word games. Obviously a great tool (more…)
