The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing

by Laurie E. Rozakis

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Provides steps to writing novels, short stories, plays, poetry, scripts, screenplays and more. It features tips for unlocking the secrets behind creative writing and warm up exercises for overcoming writer's block, plus essential information on selling a work, finding an agent, negotiating contracts and fees, and dealing with success and failure.

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I love Idiot Books. Easy to read, loaded with information. This book covers the fundamentals of writing novels, short stories, poetry, biographies, textbooks, reference books, magazine articles, plays, and screenplays. It also has tips on getting published, finding and dealing with an agent, and the legal issues involved.

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Laurie E. Rozakis, Ph.D., has published dozens of books. She is a full professor of English and humanities at Farmingdale State University of New York and has taught English and grammar for more than 15 years

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing

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808.042Literature & rhetoricLiterature, rhetoric & criticismRhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literaturesRhetoric and anthologiesHandbooks for writersEnglish
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PE1408 .R7777Language and LiteratureEnglish languageEnglishModern English
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