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Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Thousands of writers--from first-time authors to #1 New York Times best-selling authors--have learned from Lisa Mangum's masterful literary advice and inspiration. Now she's collected the best of her writing and editing tips in this helpful book that covers the entire writing and querying process, from nurturing a story idea all the way to submitting a polished manuscript-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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Storytelling is an emotional and intellectual journey wherein a narrator or performer
or teller takes an audience through a new world that is experienced by words,
movement, props and story aids. Storytelling has at its heart the story. The story
is that unit of information that is a fictional account of event, a conflict, or a
transformation. Stories are a way to code knowledge, pass on wisdom and advise.
Storytelling allows us to access...
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
This illuminating anthology follows the sonnet through its various moments and makers over five and a half centuries. Edward Hirsch and Eavan Boland, two of our foremost poets, focus on vicissitudes, paying particular attention to how individual poets―from Shakespeare to Strand―have claimed these fourteen lines: lengthened them, shortened them, elaborated on them, and, in turn, been defined by them. Three sections―The Sonnet in the Mirror, The...
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Español
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La metáfora de la cacería sirve, quién lo creyera, para explicar el periodismo. Varios periodistas notables y famosos, desde García Márquez hasta Martín Caparrós, han hecho la comparación del cazador para expresar sus experiencias y sentimientos como reporteros. Todos coinciden en que en el oficio hay instinto, intuición, pálpito, olfato, destreza. Y en que para encontrar la almendra de la historia se necesita astucia. Y también acecho,...
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Español
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El periodismo deportivo siempre ha sido considerado el patito feo de las ciencias de la información. De ahí la necesidad de un análisis completo y riguroso sobre su ética que contribuya a su profesionalización. En este ensayo novedoso, se analizan más de treinta películas y series que ofrecen ejemplos a partir de los cuales se abordan los problemas éticos inherentes a la profesión. El catálogo abarca desde clásicos de Hollywood de la talla...
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English
Description
Feed the beast!
From a newsroom battle cry to the lamentation of reporters under deadline, the beast - the news - needed nourishment to be satiated. To do this properly, reporters were guided by principles like professionalism and objectivity. But that canon has been cast aside. The food is now tainted, poisonous to the once-thriving beast.
The beast is dying.
Mainstream media and its audience once enjoyed an unspoken covenant; the...
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Español
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¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué narices es eso del lenguaje no binario? ¿Es lo mismo que el lenguaje neutro o el inclusivo? ¿Sabes perfectamente qué son, pero te gustaría saber cómo utilizarlos? ¿Tienes curiosidad sobre cómo se usa el lenguaje no binario y para qué puede ser útil? Si quieres conocer en qué se diferencia del lenguaje inclusivo y cómo se complementan uno con el otro, ¡enhorabuena, has dado con el libro correcto!
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English
Description
Creation is one of the most enjoyable activities in the world and a low-capital, income-generating method. However, for beginners, it can be a bewildering task with no clear answers. The author has compiled various elements of storytelling found in works around the world (such as novels, films, and comics) into this easy, concise, and accessible book. It includes storytelling, clichés, items, skills, world-building, and events. This book, filled...
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Español
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En procesos educativos, el taller estimula las potencialidades de los sujetos y ofrece elementos para la formación intelectual de estos, gracias a la práctica disciplinada y compartida con otros y al principio del aprender haciendo. Por otro lado, quienes se interesan por la escritura, tanto académica como creativa, identifican en la literatura un estímulo que los enfrenta a procesos de análisis, reflexión, argumentación y búsqueda de un estilo.
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Español
Description
Este nuevo libro de la periodista y editora de género María Fitzgerald presenta a los lectores distintas crónicas periodísticas sobre temas de gran coyuntura y reflexión nacional, como lo son las mutilaciones oculares en el marco del Paro Nacional de 2021, la trata de mujeres con fines de explotación sexual en las grandes ciudades capitales, los estragos de la minería ilegal y las desapariciones extrajudiciales. Tomando como protagonistas a...
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Español
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Sin duda, la literatura en lengua inglesa nos ha dado a algunos de los mejores escritores de la historia. Desde el gran William Shakespeare a Walter Scott, o desde Lord Byron a Walt Whitman, William Blake o Jane Austen, lo cierto es que la nómina de escritores en esta lengua destaca por su número, calidad y aportaciones a todos los géneros literarios.
En este libro, un profesor y especialista en literatura inglesa, docente en la University of Pittsburgh,...
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English
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"The Leader's Bookshelf" identifies the "Top 50" books that can help anyone become a better leader. The works selected were based on hundreds of interviews with the most senior active and retired four-star U.S. military leaders who identified books from which they gained the special insights, which helped propel them to success in the most demanding leadership challenges. Each of those fifty works -- novels, memoirs, biographies, autobiographies,...
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English
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Unlock the secrets of successful writing with "How to Write a Book: Expert Tips and Tools for Every Stage of the Writing Process" by Bill Vincent. Whether you dream of crafting an epic science fiction saga or compiling an endearing photo collection of puppies, this comprehensive guide is your ultimate companion. Divided into two essential parts, this book first delves into the creative aspects of writing, offering insights, strategies, and inspiration...
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English
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3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: Outlining, Story Structure and Plotting!
Book 1)
Outlining: Step-by-Step Essential Chapter Outline, Fiction and Nonfiction Outlining Tricks Any Writer Can Learn
Is Your Novel Losing the Plot?
Sometimes we can be too close to a story to see clearly. If you find that you begin to change the plot midway, or struggle to think of one at all, this book deals specifically with keeping you on...
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English
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Repulsive - The Post Office" by Jeff Mace is a heartfelt memoir about his tough times with homelessness and his challenging job of the USPS. Jeff shares his long career in HVAC and the auto industries before joining the postal service, where he faced many difficulties, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. His story also includes memories of an adventurous childhood and daring stunts inspired by Evil Knievel. This book gives readers an honest look...
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English
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An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. The story of the world in the last five thousand years is above all the story of its languages.
Some shared language is what binds any community together, and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. Yet the history of the world's great languages...
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English
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Are you ready to embark on an unforgettable journey into the world of writing? Whether it's crafting your first novel, exploring self-publishing, or simply wishing to enhance your writing skills, Unlock Your Writing Potential: Essential Tips for Aspiring Authors is your essential guide to navigating the complexities and joys of writing.
In this comprehensive guide, Rae A. Stonehouse-author, speaker, and self-publishing consultant-shares invaluable...
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English
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Miscommunicating Social Change analyzes the discourses of three social movements and the alternative media associated with them, revealing that the Enlightenment narrative, though widely critiqued in academia, remains the dominant way of conceptualizing social change in the name of democratization in the post-Soviet terrain. The main argument of this book is that the "progressive" imaginary, which envisages progress in the unidirectional terms of...
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English
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The pioneering and still essential text on semantics, urging readers to improve human communication and understanding with precise, concrete language.
In 1938, Stuart Chase revolutionized the study of semantics with his classic text, Tyranny of Words. Decades later, this eminently useful analysis of the way we use words continues to resonate. A contemporary of the economist Thorstein Veblen and the author Upton Sinclair, Chase was a social theorist...
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