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The Constant Art of Being a Writer

Alexis Leon — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:34:25 +0000

“The most difficult part of being a writer is living the life. There are no guarantees that you will be a success, and, if you are, there are no guarantees that you will continue to succeed. But you keep on working. You have no choice: it’s as if being a writer is encoded in your [...]

The Writer's Idea Book

Alexis Leon — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:19:15 +0000

Jack Heffron, the author of this book, is a freelance writer, editor, actor, and teacher. In this book he has created a resource that will help writers to jump start their writing by developing ideas from the more than 400 prompts.

According to the author writing is an act of hope, courage, joy and celebration. Writing [...]

Keys to Great Writing

Alexis Leon — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:29:04 +0000

The Keys of Great Writing offers great advice about every aspect of the craft, showing you how to develop a writer’s voice that is unique, precise and effective. From grammar to revision strategies, you will find the crucial information you need in short, easy-to-browse sections that enable you to hone your own signature writing approach.

The [...]

The Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference

Alexis Leon — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:25:36 +0000

On Writing Well

Alexis Leon — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:45:23 +0000

Indlish

Alexis Leon — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:41:23 +0000

INDLISH: The Book for Every English-Speaking Indian by Jyoti Sanyal is about fighting commercialese, officialese, and legalese and promoting the use of plain English. Indlish is a compilation of Sanyal’s articles on plain English first printed in his column in The Statesman. Sanyal was formerly Dean of Asian College of Journalism, Bangalore, and [...]

Roget's International Thesaurus

Alexis Leon — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:24:08 +0000

Roget’s International Thesaurus is a classic reference book that has helped millions all over the world to write more clearly and precisely. This is the product of more than a century and a half of continuous expansion, reorganization, and improvement. Today, this book is not only the most time-tested and bestselling thesaurus ever, but, newly [...]

Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method

Alexis Leon — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:07:25 +0000

This is a book on the craft of writing from one of the masters. It is comparable with two classics in this area–On Writing Well [1] and On Writing [2]. In the book, Gerald M. Weinberg, author of more than 40 best-selling books and 400 articles, shares his wisdom on and techniques for writing.

The book [...]

Communicating in Style

Alexis Leon — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:20:57 +0000

If you are a researcher, an academic, a journalist, or a manager—long on technical expertise but short on time—you will find style manuals daunting and tedious. Yet, you may want to give your message that well-groomed look ‘Communicating in style’ shows you how you can do that yourself. This is the claim by TERI, [...]

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Alexis Leon — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:15:09 +0000

This is a book that talks about the craft of writing from a master craftsman who has written more than 50 bestselling, novels. He has also written many novellas, short stories, essays, and articles.

In this book King describes his life, his writing and how to improve both. In King’s case, the writing career and [...]