Work Writing

From Attorney Ryan, the most well-known labor lawyer in America, the complete guide to workers’ rights that your boss doesn’t want you to read Life for working people is getting harder and more expensive. While employers clamp down with return-to-office mandates, productivity trackers, and...

The Inner Work will take you on a hero’s journey through the uncharted depths of your subconscious mind to understand your shadows and unlock the greatness of your full potential. Through the uprooting of limiting beliefs and transcendence of themes of consciousness which perpetuate suffering, true freedom and lasting happiness will finally be revealed. By process of radical self-analysis and a practical three-step method, The Inner Work invites you to let go of your struggle with life. If you are a human, and you want to be happy, this book is for you.

We’re poised at a stunning point in human history: the advent of generative AI. As writing teachers we are faced with this profound question: Can we evolve alongside this technology, and bring it into our classroom in ways that enhance rather than harm the integrity of our work?

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WRITING with fresh testimonials from fellow writers about why they love Stephen King and On Writing—and a few new words on the joy of writing from King himself. *ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME* Immensely helpful and illuminating to any...

Mastering ChatGPT Agent Mode: Build Your Own AI-Powered Workforce Without Writing a Single Line of Code Step into the future of productivity with this practical, motivational, and deeply instructional guide to building your own AI assistant system—no tech background required. Mastering ChatGPT Agent Mode is your all-in-one bootcamp for turning ChatGPT into your personal secretary, marketing manager, customer support team, ad strategist, product designer, inventory tracker, financial analyst, and more. Whether you're a solo entrepreneur, a small business owner, a project manager, or a ...

The Complete Book of Grant Writing is the ultimate grant book that shows you how to write a grant proposal if you're seeking funding through government grants, foundation grants, and specialty grants. Grant proposal writing is an intricate process where any bits of misinformation or formatting errors can mean the difference between securing funding or not. Professional grant writer Nancy Burke Smith and philanthropy consultant and grant maker E. Gabriel Works unveil the secrets behind how to find and successfully apply for grants.

Turn Your Words into Wealth — Even with Zero Experience! Are you ready to start a profitable copywriting business from scratch? In Copywriting for Beginners, business author Jef Benson reveals how complete beginners can earn 6 figures writing persuasive content for clients and brands worldwide. Whether you want to freelance from home, build an agency, or create your own digital products, this step-by-step guide gives you the blueprint to master the art of copywriting — and make money doing it. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Write words that sell — without sounding “salesy” Find ...

This piece of writing by famed samurai Musashi (1584–1645) is the single-most influential work on samurai swordsmanship, offering insights into samurai history, the Zen Buddhist state of "no-mind" that enables warriors to triumph and the philosophical meaning of Bushido — "the way of the warrior."

It all begins with a blank page and a burning desire to escape the ordinary. For me, freelance writing started as a simple experiment — an evening escape from a job that drained me. I had no connections, no fancy degree in English, and no clue how people actually made money typing words. But I did have curiosity, grit, and a laptop. What followed was a transformation so radical that it redefined my understanding of freedom and wealth.

In this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and master class, Melissa Febos tackles the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing intimately while offering an utterly fresh examination of the storyteller's life and the questions which run through it.

Ranging widely from Homer to David Foster Wallace, from What Maisie Knew to Make Way for Ducklings, Wood takes the reader through the basic elements of the art, step by step. He sums up two decades of insight with wit and concision, resulting in nothing less than a philosophy of the novel, which has won critical acclaim nationwide, from the San Francisco Chronicle to the New York Times Book Review.

The Prompt Recipe: A Practical Guide to Prompt Engineering and AI Interaction Unlock the full potential of AI tools like ChatGPT—without guesswork, gimmicks, or copy-paste hacks. If you’ve used generative AI, you’ve seen both its promise and its pitfalls. Sometimes it delivers exactly what you need. But more often, the results feel generic, vague, or off-target. The problem isn’t the tool—it’s how we’re using it. This book introduces a powerful idea: a great prompt isn’t a magic formula, it’s a thinking strategy. Whether you're a consultant, entrepreneur, marketer, manager...

Struggling with writer’s block? Haunted by the blank page? Write Your Worst First Draft is your ultimate guide to overcoming perfectionism and rediscovering the joy of writing. This refreshingly practical and inspiring book is packed with tips, tools, and real-life examples to help you: Write freely without judging yourself. Embrace the messiness of first drafts—because all great stories start somewhere. Use proven strategies like freewriting, writing sprints, and word count tracking to build momentum. Learn from the struggles of famous authors who turned rough drafts into iconic works....

Building on his national bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject. Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and...

No Email List? No Website? No Problem.How to get more readers without losing your sanity... If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by book marketing—if you’ve wondered whether you really need a website, social media presence, or a "brand"—you’re not alone. Most authors are trying to market in ways that simply don’t work anymore, wasting countless hours and money with nothing to show for it. The 21-Day Bestselling Author Platform is the ultimate guide for modern authors who want to stop spinning their wheels and start seeing results. Forget all the conflicting advice and outdated ...

Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people consume. They are the all-stars of the entertainment world, comprising the vast majority of popular stories worldwide. That’s why businesses—movie studios, production companies, video game studios, and publishing houses—buy and sell them. Legendary writing teacher John Truby provides a guide to understanding the major genres of the story world.

Whether you talk, text, or email, Effective Communication at Work has everything you need to help boost your workplace performance and productivity. From honing listening to polishing speaking and writing skills, this essential guide delivers simple, powerful strategies and timely tips that can help you increase the impact of your business communication and correspondence both online and offline. Learn how to build stronger relationships and advance your career by mastering the art of effective communication.

There’s nothing like a well-crafted, guided story starter to put a stop to that dreaded empty computer screen! Story Prompts That Work includes enough detailed prompts to write a story a week for an entire year (and then go back and use the prompts again the next year). Each prompt has enough options and examples that they’ll work well for just about anyone. Carly Berg is a freelance writer who’s also been both an editor and a teacher, so she’s got you covered on this one. Other Books by Carly Berg: Writing Flash Fiction: How To Write Very Short Stories and Get Them Published (Then ...

Tarot is the most effective tool available for strengthening your intuition, which is key for intentional manifestation. Here, author of Guided Tarot Stefanie Caponi shows you how to bring your desires to life. Creativity shapes reality, and our words are our spells. Whether you're a seasoned...

Are you ready to take the plunge into publishing your book? Not so fast. The difference between a poorly written book and a publication that can capture hearts, change lives, entertain, or inform lies in the words. Your job, as author, is to get the words in the right order. Every. Word. Matters. First-time authors, and even veteran writers, go down rabbit holes with their writing, and sometimes it’s the editor who helps dig them out of those traps. Nothing like an amateur blunder to label your manuscript substandard. Amateurish. Real writing takes place after you have the bones down ...