In Praise of Good Bookstores by Jeff Deutsch
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing Guides
From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores Do we need bookstores in the twenty-first century? If so, what makes a good one? In this beautifully written book, Jeff Deutsch--the director of Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookst ...Show more
Book Club Journal by Read it Forward
$24.99 AUD
Category: Writing Guides
Ever wish you had a place to capture your conversations about books? Join the club! Whether your meetings are organized affairs or excuses to gather with friends, this brightly designed journal gives you plenty of space for writing, a reading list of crowd pleasers, and fun icebreakers so you can show u ...Show more
Inner Workings: Literary Essays 2000 - 2005 by J. M. Coetzee
$19.99 AUD
Category: Writing Guides
Inner Workings is the second of three collections of literary criticism by J. M. Coetzee, including essays on Musil and Beckett, Bellow and Gordimer. These are concise, accessible introductions to some of the world's greatest writers, by a contemporary master.
Books That Saved My Life - Reading for Wisdom, Solace and Pleasure by Michael McGirr
$34.99 AUD
Category: Writing Guides
Here are forty texts to read at some stage in your life: forty texts that can enrich you in all manner of ways. Some are recent, like Harry Potter; some ancient, like Homer and Lao Tzu. There are memoirs (Nelson Mandela), poetry (Les Murray) and many of the world's great novels, from George Eliot's Midd ...Show more
My Ideal Bookshelf by Thessaly La Force (ed.)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing Guides
A star-studded line-up of writers, artists, designers, musicians, and chefs discuss their favorite books, with irresistible paintings by artist Jane Mount. The books that we choose to keep--let alone read - can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leadin ...Show more
Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded): The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff VanderMeer
$35.00 AUD
Category: Writing Guides
Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism. It also exploits the visual nature of genre culture and employs bold, full-color drawings, maps, renderi ...Show more
On Thomas Keneally: Writers on Writers by Stan Grant
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Category: Writing Guides
Stan Grant is drawn to Thomas Keneally 'for many reasons- we share an Irish heritage and a complicated relationship with religion. I am especially interested in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, which was a formative novel for me. My family shares a connection with the real Jimmy Governor as well. The boo ...Show more
Word for Today by Roly Sussex
$24.99 AUD
Category: Writing Guides
Did you know that the word salary comes from the Latin salfor 'salt', since part of the payment to Roman soldiers was in salt? That braces and suspenders used to refer to different items of clothing? Or that trolls have migrated from fairytales to online discussion forums? The English language is curren ...Show more
Story by Robert Mckee
$60.00 AUD
Category: Writing Guides | Series: Meuthen Film Classics Ser.
Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebri ...Show more
Fucking Apostrophes - A Guide to show you where you can stick them by Simon Griffin
$16.99 AUD
Category: Writing Guides | Reading Level: very good
A hilarious, furious and profoundly useful short guide to the most maddening punctuation in English. Apostrophes are an f'ing pain. The rules about how to use them are complicated, and have evolved haphazardly. Originally written as advice by a copywriter for designers -- wont to insert and remove apost ...Show more
SceneWriting - The Missing Manual for Screenwriters by Chris Perry; Eric Henry Sanders
$36.99 AUD
Category: Writing Guides
You've got an idea for the next great screenplay. Maybe you're just getting started or perhaps you've spent time with other screenwriting books, and you have your hero's journey, plot twists, reversals, and cat-saving scenes all worked out. Either way, what stands between you and an outstanding finishe ...Show more
On Shirley Hazzard: Writers on Writers by Michelle de Kretser
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Category: Writing Guides
'Hazzard was the first Australian writer I read who looked outwards, away from Australia. Her work spoke of places from which I had come and places to which I longed to go ... It was reading as an affair of revelations and gifts. It fell like rain, greening my vision of Australian literature as a stony ...Show more