Essential Writings

A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools. Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America's most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism, writing, and teaching into a series of...

Why do some stories work and others don't? The answer is structure. In this IPPY and NIEA Award-winning guide from the author of the bestselling Outlining Your Novel, you will discover the universal underpinnings that guarantee powerful plot and character arcs. An understanding of proper story and scene structure will help you to not only perfectly time your story's major events, but will also provide you with an unerring standard to use in evaluating your novel's pacing and progression.

Emerson's enduring reputation, however, is as a philosopher, an aphoristic writer (like Friedrich Nietzsche) and a quintessentially American thinker whose championing of the American Transcendental movement and influence on Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, William James, and others would alone secure him a prominent place in American cultural history. Emerson is often characterized as an idealist philosopher and indeed used the term himself of his philosophy, explaining it simply as a recognition that plan always precedes action. Contents:. History. Self-Reliance. Compensation.

This is the first book to offer the great master's incisive wisdom in short selections taken from the whole range of his voluminous works. The pithy and powerful readings, arranged according to theme, provide a perfect introduction to Dogen - and inspire spiritual practice in people of all traditions.

Father of modern management, social commentator, and preeminent business philosopher, Peter F. Drucker analyzed economics and society for more than sixty years. Now for readers everywhere who are concerned with the ways that management practices and principles affect the performance of...

This book provides answers to the never-ending questions about writing from prospective writers. Many are those who aspire to be writers but feel constrained by feelings of inadequacy. Some have a mental picture of what they wish to share with the world through writing. Their difficulty, however, is with how to translate the contents of the mental picture into tangible material in book form. This book offers practical guidance to demystify the book-writing process. Both established and budding writers stand to benefit from the down-to-earth lessons and approach presented in this book.

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Unleash your creativity with the ultimate fusion of storytelling and AI. The Writer’s AI Toolkit is your hands-on guide to turning ideas into impactful stories, poems, essays, and even marketing copy—with the help of powerful, thoughtfully crafted prompts. Whether you’re an aspiring novelist, a curious poet, a content creator, or just someone staring at a blank page hoping for a spark—this book hands you the keys to unlock AI’s creative potential. Inside, you’ll discover genre-specific prompts, insightful tips on how to talk to AI like a creative partner, and strategies to ...

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: ESSENTIAL LANGUAGE FOR ACADEMIC WRITING Write more academic English with the right words and patterns. Build a reliable phrasebank, master common grammar frames, and learn how to sound precise and objective in essays, reports, and research projects. With answers for self-study. What you’ll learn • Academic phrases for introducing topics, describing data, comparing ideas, and drawing conclusions • Reporting and hedging (e.g., “studies suggest…”, “may lead to…”) to manage tone and claims • High-value collocations and grammar patterns that ...

The Essential Talmud is a masterful introduction by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz to the great repository of Jewish wisdom, the Talmud. A book of profound scholarship and concise pedagogy, The Essential Talmud succinctly describes the Talmud's history, structure, and methodology. It summarizes the Talmud's main principles, demonstrates its contemporary relevance, and captures the spirit of this unique and paradoxical sacred text as a human expression of divine law.

Whether you are new to essential oils, a long-time user, or a healthcare professional wishing to integrate essential oils into your practice, this book will quickly become your go-to resource! Endorsed by MDs, DOs, NPs, and doulas. Thousands of hours of research, clinical observations, ancient practices, and practical use are distilled into this ultimate guide to essential oils that combines evidence-based research with the art of natural healing to realize the maximum benefits of therapeutic essential oils. What’s included: ~ In depth profiles for 88 botanical species of essential oils ...

Let the College Essay Guy take the stress out of writing your college admission essay. Packed with brainstorming activities, college personal statement samples, and more, this audiobook provides a clear, stress-free road map to writing your best admission essay. Writing a college admission essay doesn't have to be stressful. College counselor Ethan Sawyer (a.k.a. The College Essay Guy) will show you that there are only four (really, four!) types of college admission essays. And all you have to do to is figure out which type is best for you.

Exploiting elaborate and aggressive marketing strategies, Big Pharma has seized hundreds of billions of dollars over the last several decades by creating customers instead of cures. Their unlimited and entrenched influence among medical schools, governments, medical professionals, regulatory bodies, policy makers, and consumers has created a population dependent on drugs to feel good. Drugs are not the only answer to health! A mounting body of evidence suggests that essential oils work by influencing some of the same pathways and mechanisms of action as drugs, without the harsh side effects...

This ultimate guide for fiction writers demystifies the eight essential elements that every great narrative needs: concept, character, worldbuilding, theme, plot, structure, scenes, and pacing. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to supercharge your skills, this book is packed with practical insights, clear examples, and actionable tips. Each chapter breaks down the storytelling journey into easy-to-follow steps, empowering writers to craft unforgettable narratives.

Have you ever wondered how to improve your English grammar skills with little to no effort at all? How about the most effective ways to master punctuation and structure sentences like a professional book editor? If so, keep reading because you’re in for a treat...The information contained in this audiobook is designed to help fix your grammar skills once and for all. The application of what you learn in this audiobook can help you see results in as little as one week, and change your life forever.

HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO WRITE A BESTSELLING CHILDREN’S BOOKS, BE ANOTHER J.K. ROWLING? Let this experienced children’s writer show you how You can attain Your Dream! Multi-Award-Winning Middle Grade Author Mariko Tatsumoto reveals the truth about why the highest-selling Adult Book authors like John Grisham, James Patterson, and Rick Riordan are writing Middle Grade Novels. These authors are selling their kids’ books like gang-busters. Many are being turned into movies. This book will teach you all the basics and the secrets to joining the Red Hot Kids’ Book Market. By the time you ...

Master your vocabulary & supercharge your SAT skills with this hands-on guide for academic success! Do you want to memorize essential vocab for passing your SAT with a high score? Do you need a handy quick reference guide to quickly learn over 3000 unique words and concepts? Or do you want to develop a strong, robust vocabulary that empowers you to tackle any situation? Then keep reading... Developing a strong and well-rounded vocabulary is an essential prerequisite for passing your SAT with a top score—but if you’re like most students, you feel overwhelmed and stressed out by complex ...

A Message to Garcia is Hubbard's most famous work. In it, he argues that the greatest hero is the man who simply does his job, completing the task no matter what the obstacles. Within Hubbard's lifetime, the Message was reprinted more than any book besides the Bible.

Longlisted for the Porchlight Business Book Award and The Non-Obvious Book Award Wedding toasts, website copy, social media posts, even holiday cards—you’ll become a sharper everyday writer with this witty and comprehensive guide to clearer, better communication. You’ll never write an...

The Waterfall Technique is a matchless essential oil application method that provides whole-body benefits and encourages optimum wellness. Developed using the principles of natural health modalities—naturopathy, aromatherapy, therapeutic massage, reflexology, and so on—and leveraging modern scientific discoveries, the Waterfall Technique unlocks the full potential of essential oils and restorative touch. It unites a special sequence of clinically significant essential oils and proven restorative touch techniques, each of which serves a specific purpose to balance, renew, oxygenate, ...