How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America
$30.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
From 70 of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries--from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers--"this is a writing guide that readers and writers will turn to again and again" (Booklist, starred review). Mystery Writers of ...Show more
The Guide to James Joyce's Ulysses by Patrick Hastings
$48.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
From the creator of UlyssesGuide.com, this essential guide to James Joyce's masterpiece weaves together plot summaries, interpretive analyses, scholarly perspectives, and historical and biographical context to create an easy-to-read, entertaining, and thorough review of Ulysses. In The Guide to James J ...Show more
Words are Eagles by Gregory Day
$30.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
Exquisite and challenging essays on the wonders of the natural world and the cultural complexities of writing landscape in AustraliaA collection of beautiful and moving essays on the wonder of the natural world and the cultural complexities of writing landscape in AustraliaWords are Eagles collects in o ...Show more
Translating Myself and Others by Jhumpa Lahiri
$30.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
Luminous essays on translation and self-translation by the award-winning writer and literary translator Translating Myself and Others is a collection of candid and disarmingly personal essays by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who reflects on her emerging identity as a translator as well as ...Show more
Inside Story: The Wonderful World of Writing, Illustrating and Publishing Children's Books by SOPHIE MASSON
$30.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
Inside Story is a fabulous showcase of the richness and diversity of contemporary Australian children's books. An attractive full-colour production, it is packed with tips, advice, illuminating quotes and anecdotes. The stellar list of contributors includes writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, ag ...Show more
The Writer's Journey - 25th Anniversary Edition - Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler
$50.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
Originally an influential memo Vogler wrote for Walt Disney Animation executives regarding The Lion King, The Writer's Journey details a twelve-stage, myth-inspired method that has galvanized Hollywood's treatment of cinematic storytelling. A format that once seldom deviated beyond a traditional three-a ...Show more
How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book by Rebecca Lee
$35.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
A behind-the-scenes tour for booklovers everywhere.
Portable Magic - A History of Books and their Readers by Emma Smith
$45.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
'A fascinating journey into our relationship with the physical book...I lost count of the times I exclaimed with delight when I read a nugget of information I hadn't encountered before' Val McDermid, The Times Most of what we say about books is really about the words inside them: the rosy nostalgic glow ...Show more
Scene and Structure by Jack M. Bickham
$24.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
Using many examples from his own work, Jack Bickham shows writers how to construct solid, believable narratives that keep editors and readers anxiously turning the pages.'
Inner and Outer Worlds: Gail Jones' Fiction
$45.00 AUD
Category: On Writing | Series: Sydney Studies in Australian Literature Ser.
Gail Jones is one of Australia’s foremost contemporary novelists. Her books have won or been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, the Miles Franklin Award, the Stella Prize, and numerous state literary awards. They are taught in high schools and universities across the country.This colle ...Show more
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told by Blake Snyder
$30.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
In the long-awaited sequel to his surprise bestseller, Save the Cat!, author and screenwriter Blake Snyder returns to form in a fast-paced follow-up that proves why his is the most talked-about approach to screenwriting in years. In the perfect companion piece to his first book, Snyder delivers even mor ...Show more
Dialogue by Mckee Robert
$59.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
DIALOGUE is the follow-up title to Robert McKee's hugely successful STORY. Divided into four sections (The Art of Dialogue, Flaws & Fixes, Creating Dialogue & Dialogue Design) Dialogue teaches how to craft effective speeches for characters. McKee uses scenes from classic films and television pro ...Show more