Writing Exercises

For aspiring writers, few experiences offer the thrill of a well-taught creating writing workshop—imagine the surge of fresh ideas filling your mind, exercise by exercise, as you absorb the skills of the craft from a seasoned expert, almost effortlessly. Now you can experience this unmatched...

Learn from the masters. Shape your craft. Write the novel you were born to write. Dracula is a haunting tale of fear, devotion, and courage as a small band of determined souls confront an ancient evil and discover that love, loyalty, and shared belief are the strongest weapons against darkness. The Dracula Writer’s Companion pairs perfectly with any edition or audiobook of Bram Stoker’s classic, offering practical writing insights that help you see exactly how his craft works and how to apply his techniques to your own fiction. This companion transforms your reading experience into a ...

The Writing Exercise When journalist Jack Carter starts a simple writing prompt to shake off a creative slump, he stumbles onto the cold trail of Beverly Langford—a teenage girl who vanished two decades ago without a trace. But this isn’t just a mystery. It’s a setup. The deeper Jack digs, the more he realizes someone has been rewriting the story all along. From old biker clubs to crooked lawyers and buried city records, The Writing Exercise pulls Carter into a web of lies, leverage, and a past that won’t stay buried. What begins as fiction turns into investigation—and the line ...

In Fiction Writing 101, you’ll find a complete guide to nailing a successful book—from the seed of an idea right through to the finished manuscript....

Struggling to find inspiration or battling writer’s block? Whether you’re an aspiring author, a seasoned storyteller, or someone just looking to reconnect with the joy of writing, this book is your ultimate guide to unlocking your creative potential. With 101 unique exercises, you’ll dive into character creation, sensory details, dialogue, and even explore new genres like mystery, fantasy, or romance.

You can now learn all the secrets on how to write beautiful music with this carefully designed guide to songwriting! The audiobook is packed with methods, ideas, and advice on how to improve your skills and unleash your talent for unique results! Learn everything from chords, notes, and keys to lyrics and rhythm, adopt the habits and mentality of successful songwriters, and become the best! With this guide, you will also learn all the practical details you need to know about copyrights, piracy, and royalties so you can finally become a true professional!

You don’t need a degree. Just a pen, a little courage and THIS BOOK! The Only Poetry Writing Book You’ll Ever Need: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide for Complete Beginners is exactly what it says: a clear, encouraging introduction to writing poetry, made for real people who are just getting started. No fluff. No confusing theory. Just the essential tools, techniques, and examples that help you write your very first poem and then your second, and your third. Why this book? ✓ For complete beginners: Written for those with zero experience; no prior knowledge needed ✓ Clear, concise, and ...

THE VOCABULARY BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WANT A WORKBOOK. You already speak English. The grammar holds up and the listening is fine. But the right word arrives a beat too late, or it does not arrive at all, and a sentence that should have landed cleanly comes out approximate. This book was built for that problem, and nothing else. MOST WORD LISTS ARE PADDED. THIS ONE WAS CUT. Every headword was checked against published language-level frameworks before it earned a place. Words a B1 reader already owns were removed. So were the fossils that pad out most vocabulary books, the ones no living ...

Unlock the Power of Poetry to Reshape your Thinking, Restore your Balance, and Reclaim your Life. CBT: SELF-THERAPY POETRY — A Right-Brain Approach to Cognitive Behavior Therapy offers a fresh and creative alternative to traditional self-help and mental health workbooks. Instead of relying on heavy jargon or endless worksheets, it blends evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques with the healing art of poetry — guiding you to challenge negative thoughts, improve emotional health, and develop daily habits that truly support your well-being. Inside, you’ll discover: Poems ...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, MARCH 2026 'I devoured it.' - NIGELLA LAWSON 'Few people have aged so gracefully and enterprisingly as Prue. How she's done it is a revelation, full of humour and practical advice.' - DELIA SMITH 'Oh my days, this book is an absolute JOY! It is like sitting down with...

Improve your Italian vocabulary and absorb real grammar naturally while solving a thrilling murder mystery set in Rome! When a cold case resurfaces in the historic streets of Trastevere, American journalist Arthur Finch starts asking the questions nobody wants to hear. To find the truth, he will need his instinct, his notebook — and the help of Rome's most feared prosecutor. Specially written for A2-B1 (Pre-Intermediate) language students, this graded reader combines the suspense of a classic detective story with a complete, structured learning framework. Designed for maximum ...

Step into the future of artificial intelligence with Mastering Gemini AI, your definitive guide to Google's revolutionary multimodal AI platform. Laurence Svekis GDE and best-selling educator with over a million students worldwide, easy-to-follow resource designed to help readers unlock the full capabilities of Gemini—Google's cutting-edge family of large language models. What makes Gemini different? Unlike traditional AI models that work only with text, Gemini represents a major leap forward. It’s built from the ground up to understand and generate content across multiple formats: text...

Transform Your Writing Journey with "Just One a Day Writing Prompts Workbook" - Unleash Your Storytelling Talents, Even If You're Short on Time! Unleash Your Creative Potential with a Year's Supply of Unforgettable Writing Sparks! Every writer knows that the key to exceptional writing lies in the power of unique and captivating ideas. Prepare to ignite your imagination as you dive into this extraordinary collection of meticulously crafted writing prompts that will spark your creativity like never before! With many prompts covering various genres, this book is your gateway to unleashing your...

At dawn, the Colosseum is the most beautiful place in the world. But this morning, in an area closed “for restoration,” a man lies on the ground: Davide Ricci, tour guide, thirty-two years old. A workplace accident, they say immediately. But Davide was not supposed to be there. And above all: why does a tour guide enter a construction site at night? Arthur Finch knew Davide: he was the best guide in Rome, and a month earlier he had told him a strange sentence: “Arthur, the walls of the Colosseum talk. The problem is what they say about money.” Meanwhile, someone has decided to stop ...

Dijiste:Anyone can write a good biography as long as they are able to overcome their initial fears, with dedication and with the intention to look deep into their own lives. When we are writing, some of our initial doubts have to do with how to start, how to organize our memories, and if we should use the first or third person of the singular. And new questions come up as we write along, being the most distressing one if we will be able to make it. And, although I don’t have an answer for that, I do know that we can get results if we are constant in our objectives. But I also know that ...

Introducing The Art of Storytelling, an essential guide for anyone looking to hone their writing skills and craft compelling stories that leave a lasting impact. Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, this book is packed with valuable insights and practical tips that will help you take your storytelling to the next level. Chapter by chapter, you'll learn how to build a strong foundation for your story, create vivid settings that transport your reader to another world, and develop characters that feel real and engaging. You'll explore different perspectives and techniques for...

Through their many bestselling books, Natalie Goldberg and Julia Cameron have done nothing less than deepen the way millions of us experience the art and practice of writing and creativity. Now with The Writing Life, Cameron and Goldberg join forces for the first time in this revealing dialogue...

Five stand-alone historical novels. Five centuries of Italian history. One collection to learn Italian by reading real stories, not textbook dialogues. From a gladiator school in Caesar's Rome to Leonardo's workshop in Florence, from the barricades of Garibaldi's Italy to the deck of Columbus's Santa Maria and a convent scriptorium copying the last cantos of Dante's Paradiso — each novel in Testimoni d'Italia puts an invented witness inside a real historical moment, at the exact point where one ordinary life brushes against a name everyone knows. BOOK 1 — Il Lupo di Cesare. Rome, 59 BC....

Your most potent writer's tool is your own mind, Natalie Goldberg says. From there springs the detail and truth that give your written words power and authenticity. Now this bestselling author introduces you to the pleasure of creating vivid memoirs of your own with Old Friend from Far Away...

A marriage of silences. A corrupt hand inside the Prosecutor's office. And the most dangerous question in Rome: who protects the protector? Marco is a journalist who stopped looking at his wife the day he stopped looking at himself. Chiara works at the Prosecutor's office, where files that should explode quietly disappear. After the loss that broke their family, they live like strangers — until a car follows Chiara along the Lungotevere, and their separate investigations turn out to be the same one. The final, most advanced novel of the series, written for Italian learners at level B1-B2 ...