Helps students build skills in writing, learning, proof-reading, grammar and test-taking.

George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times

Have you ever pondered upon this idea that you and the people around can be All Right if we ALL WRITE? Expression is a relief for humanity. Because the more we restrict ourselves from talking and behaving a certain way the more we walk towards darkness. Sometimes we lack a voice, we don't know what to feel and how to feel and that is when external words help create a mirror in which we can see our inner reflection. You see when we write we consciously or unconsciously weave words that narrate to us our story. A story that we consciously suppress either because we think it isn't worth thinking about or sharing or it gets inhibited by others' judgment. But you see stories have an incredible power it oozes out from us the moment we get a little vulnerable. Writing, therefore, defines our vulnerability and dictates why we feel what we feel. It introduces us to our unique expression so that we can be fearless to sing our own songs. To be a writer you will never require to fit into any eligibility criteria the reason being there are no criteria. It is a medium of expression that teaches you to be boundless and when the aim is to know no bounds, everyone is worthy. You don't need to be an ace writer, you don't have to write volumes about something, you just have to write about yourself to get a direction in life. Writing is that simple yet profound. Writing heals past bruises, broadens your horizons, helps you love yourself, and assists you in self-introspection. Writing is a divine force that expells your sadness.

Tackle the challenges of memoir writing and share your story. 'Cathy is the person who first told me to write about my mental health when I was nervous to do so. She is a great writer herself and this is brilliant.' - Matt Haig, author of Reasons to Stay Alive Why do we want to write and what stops us? How do we fight the worry that no-one will care what we have to say? What can we do to overcome the obstacles in our way? Sunday Times bestselling author Cathy Rentzenbrink shows you how to tackle all this and more in Write It All Down, a guide to putting your life on the page. Complete with a compendium of advice from amazing writers such as Dolly Alderton, Adam Kay and Candice Carty-Williams, this book is here to help you discover the pleasure and solace to be found in writing; the profound satisfaction of wrestling a story onto a page and seeing the events of your life transformed through the experience of writing a memoir. Perfect for seasoned writers as well as writing amateurs and everyone in between, this helpful handbook will steer you through the philosophical and practical challenges of writing, whether you're struggling with writers block or worrying what people will say. Intertwined with reflections and exercises, Write It All Down is at once an intimate conversation and an invitation to share your story.

All Write Already is a daily how-to guide designed to help you write and edit a novel in a year at a manageable pace. With step-by-step instruction, two bestselling authors with over ninety published books will share how to craft your story, utilizing publishing tips and tricks they’ve learned along the way. Unique strategies for plotting your tale, creating a vibrant story world, and breathing life into the characters. Motivation and advice from over twenty-five bestselling authors. Preparing your manuscript for the next stage. Why not begin writing now?

Rev. ed. of: The everything guide to writing children's books / Lesley Bolton. c2002.

The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment... Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends—and better people—through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it.

What does the gospel say about your fears? What does it say about the irrational ones, like sinkholes in the Target parking lot? How does it speak to the rational ones, like pet scan predictions? And does the gospel have a word for the fears you feel you'll have for life, like the possibility of losing the one you love most? Growing up in the green room of SNL, being born to a fire-eater and adopted by a SWAT cop, having internal organs explode, and adopting a deaf girl from China, Scarlet Hiltibidal has been given some strange life experiences—and lived in fear through most of them. But life changed for Scarlet when she learned to hold the gospel up to her fears. She realized that though she can't fix herself or protect herself, Jesus walked into this broken, sad, scary place to rescue, love, and cast out her—and your—fear. Seeing life in light of the cross will help you avoid fear, overcome fear when you can’t avoid it, and live beyond fear when you don’t overcome it. You don't have to be afraid of all the things.

This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.

The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat! screenwriting methodology to the world of novel writing. Revealing the 15 "beats" (plot points) that comprise a successful story--from the opening image to the finale--this book lays out the Ten Story Genres (Monster in the House; Whydunit; Dude with a Problem) alongside quirky, original insights (Save the Cat; Shard of Glass) to help novelists craft a plot that will captivate--and a novel that will sell.