Sneaky Little Revolutions: Selected essays of Charmian Clift by Charmian Clift
$34.99 AUD
Category: Writing
‘I know it’s a daring suggestion, but I’ll make it anyway.’ Charmian Clift was a writer ahead of her time. Lyrical and fearless, her essays seamlessly the personal and the political. In 1964, Charmian Clift and her husband George Johnston returned to Australia after living and writing for many years i ...Show more
Writing Coach in a Box by Alan Anderson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Writing
What should you look for when you're re-reading a draft? What are the most common mistakes first-time authors make? How can you inject excitement into flat prose? How do you make readers root for your protagonist? What verbs should you avoid, and which must you use? Why should you mix long and short sen ...Show more
A Date with Language by David Crystal
$49.99 AUD
Category: Writing
A collection of 366 facts about language to enliven each day of the year. In this ingenious and diverse collection of 366 stories, events, and facts about language, David Crystal presents a selection of insights from literary and linguistic writers, poets, and global institutions, together with the ...Show more
The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl by Mignon Fogarty
$36.99 AUD
Category: Writing | Series: Quick and Dirty Tips Ser.
One hundred million podcast downloads say it all: Mignon Fogarty's kicky, practical, and easy-to-remember advice about style and usage has won her fans across the globe. Her first book, <i>Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing</i>, hit the <i>New York Times</i> b ...Show more
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
$22.99 AUD
Category: Writing
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "Not many books about writing manage to be both as practical and entertaining as this one. Even if you've never read a Stephen King novel, the insights he shares will change how you read and write (and maybe how you live)." ...Show more
Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2022 by Bloomsbury Yearbook
$55.00 AUD
Category: Writing | Series: Writers' and Artists' Ser.
The latest edition of the bestselling guide to all you need to know about how to get published, is packed full of advice, inspiration and practical information. The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook has been guiding writers and illustrators on the best way to present their work, how to navigate the world ...Show more
Writing a Non-boring Family History by Hazel Edwards
$22.95 AUD
Category: Writing
Family history sleuthing is the biggest hobby worldwide. Amid a sea of genealogy books, Hazel Edwards has written a practical handbook on how to craft stories about our ancestors in an interesting way that other people will want to read. She addresses the vital issues of: injecting life into a name on a ...Show more
Emigres - French Words That Turned English by Richard Scholar
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
English has borrowed more words from French than from any other modern foreign language. French words and phrases-such as a la mode, ennui, naivete and caprice-lend English a certain je-ne-sais-quoi that would otherwise elude the language. Richard Scholar examines the continuing history of untranslated ...Show more
Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion by Louise Louise; Wilder Willder
$22.99 AUD
Category: Writing
A dazzling dictionary of book blurbs, filled with writing tips, literary folklore and publishing secrets A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A small masterpiece. There is something funny, notable or awe-inspiring on every single page' Jenny Colgan, Spectator A joyful celebration of books - the perfect gift for bi ...Show more
Men Explain Things to Me - And Other Essays by Rebecca Solnit
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Category: Writing
In her comic, scathing essay "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca Solnit takes on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She writes about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don't, about why this arises, and how this aspect of the gender wars works, air ...Show more
Confabulations by John Berger
$16.99 AUD
Category: Writing | Series: Modern Classics
'Language is a body, a living creature ...and this creature's home is the inarticulate as well as the articulate'. John Berger's work has revolutionized the way we understand visual language. In this new book he writes about language itself, and how it relates to thought, art, song, storytelling and pol ...Show more
The Writer Laid Bare: Emotional Honesty in a Writer’s Art, Craft and Life by Lee Kofman
$32.99 AUD
Category: Writing
Inspired by her popular writing courses, Lee also offers practical advice on drafts, edits and how to achieve a life/writing balance. How combining her writing with motherhood led her to recognise that ‘ the pram in the hall’ issue is real. Plus the ultimate reading list of books you really should ...Show more