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Burning Down the House by Charles Baxter
epub |eng | | Author:Charles Baxter

In the act of dying, Quilty visually brings forth Lolita. There she is, her visual traceries coming out of his mouth. He has taken her innocence, and it’s inside him. ...
( Category: History & Criticism August 18,2018 )
My Twenty-Five Years in Provence by Peter Mayle
epub |eng | 2018-06-25 | Author:Peter Mayle

* * * — One other result of interviews that were published in the British press was that I began to receive letters from readers, and I’ve kept them all, ...
( Category: Travel Writing August 18,2018 )
The London Scene by Virginia Woolf
epub |eng | 2013-01-27 | Author:Virginia Woolf [Virginia Woolf]

IT IS a commonplace, but we cannot help repeating it, that St Paul’s dominates London. It swells like a great grey bubble from a distance; it looms over us, huge ...
( Category: Essays & Correspondence August 14,2018 )
5,000 Words Per Hour: Write Faster, Write Smarter by Chris Fox
epub |eng | 2015-06-18 | Author:Chris Fox [Fox, Chris]

Voice Dictation I divide my writing career into two phases: before I learned about voice dictation, and after. My love-hate relationship with dictation began fifteen years ago. I thought it ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides August 14,2018 )
Garibaldi by Lucy Riall
epub |eng | | Author:Lucy Riall

Once again, the epistolary formula is used to great effect here. Contrasting the intimate experience with the public pose, the humility of the man with his political fame, the letter ...
( Category: Europe August 13,2018 )
Between You & Me by Mary Norris
epub |eng | 2015-03-10 | Author:Mary Norris

My heart leaped up when I read in the Times about an appearance by three stellar British writers—Salman Rushdie introducing a conversation between Martin Amis and Ian McEwan. The reporter, ...
( Category: Words, Language & Grammar August 12,2018 )
The Rough Guide to Taiwan by Rough Guides
epub |eng | 2018-07-25 | Author:Rough Guides

Alishan National Scenic Area 阿里山國家風景區; ālǐshān guójiā fēngjǐngqū Stretching from the foothills of western Taiwan all the way to the Yushan National Park, the extraordinarily diverse ALISHAN NATIONAL SCENIC AREA ...
( Category: Asia August 12,2018 )
Arabia by Jonathan Raban
epub |eng | 2018-08-10 | Author:Jonathan Raban [Jonathan Raban]

In the evenings I took long walks along the wharves, where the dhow cargoes were laid out in heaps and bales. The laden dhows, set to sail at first light, ...
( Category: True Crime August 11,2018 )
The General by Paul Williams
epub |eng | 2012-08-10 | Author:Paul Williams [Paul Williams]

CHAPTER 11 The Jinx The Beit paintings brought bad luck to Martin Cahill and his gang. Associates of the General have always claimed that after the spectacular art heist nothing ...
( Category: Psychology August 11,2018 )
Writing from the Inside Out by Stephen Lloyd Webber
epub |eng | | Author:Stephen Lloyd Webber

PLOTTING EXERCISE The plot of a story is a causal sequence that results in change that engages the reader. It is beneficial for me personally to have a good amount ...
( Category: Creativity August 11,2018 )
Academic Writing for International Students of Science by Bottomley Jane
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Bottomley, Jane.

6) Misuse and overuse of these drugs, however, have contributed to a phenomenon known as antibiotic resistance. • The adoption of cloud computing has contributed to a phenomenon known as ...
( Category: Schools & Teaching August 11,2018 )
How to Write a Brilliant Romance: The Easy, Step-By-Step Method of Crafting a Powerful Romance (Go! Write Something Brilliant) by Susan May Warren
epub |eng | 2016-01-05 | Author:Susan May Warren [Warren, Susan May]

Here’s an idea: Write the dialogue, and then go through it and ramp it up, adding in the subtexting, the meaningful action, and especially the Zingers. Don’t expect to get ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides August 11,2018 )
The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure by Caroline Paul
epub, azw |eng | 2016-02-29 | Author:Caroline Paul [Paul, Caroline]

STAY WARM You’re outside and starting to shiver. Stuff your clothes with dry leaves, small twigs, and moss! Why? The air spaces trap heat, just like the light loft in ...
( Category: Activities, Crafts & Games August 11,2018 )
5 secrets of a story structure by weiland k m
epub |eng | 2016-08-14 | Author:weiland, k m [weiland, k m]

Chapter 5 The Moment of Truth at the Midpoint THE MIDPOINT IS your story’s second major Plot Point. It lands at the 50% mark, halfway through the Second Act, and ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides August 11,2018 )
Writing to Learn by William Zinsser
epub |eng | 2013-08-10 | Author:William Zinsser

I like the casual purity of that sentence. It says everything it needs to say, and the word “marvel” gives it emotional weight, telling us that something remarkable is going ...
( Category: Writing, Research & Publishing Guides August 11,2018 )

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