The follow-up to How To Write and Sell Short Stories, this step-by-step guide will help transform story writers into novelists.

Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl. Now she’s turning her attention to improving our vocabulary—one word at a time.

Whether you’re a screenwriter wanting to create an original series, a film school student aware that real careers are on television staffs, or a writer trying to break in, Writing For TV Drama Series is the complete guide to the unique craft of writing drama series for television.

The Story Within: New Insights and Inspiration for Writers employs the compelling art of memoir to illuminate craft, providing fresh advice and clear instruction on the subject of writing.

Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, and Literary Agents: Who They Are! What They Want! How to Win Them Over! is now available in an updated 22st edition.

Write What You Don't Know is a friendly manual for aspiring screenwriters. It encourages you to move beyond your comfort zones in search of stories.

What makes a movie or screenplay great has little to do with antagonists, sacred quests, or clever dialog. What matters is whether it has a well-structured and engaging Inner Game.

Four-time Edgar Award–winning author Lawrence Block’s definitive essay collection on the art of writing fiction.

Stay organized with humor and style with The New Yorker 2012 Desk Diary.

The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English gives readers all the tools they need to perfect their use of English, to instill meaning, and to charm through their writing.

The Film Novelist is the first primer on writing film novels— whether you are a beginning novelist, a seasoned writer wanting to cross over into script/novel writing, or a creative writing teacher looking for proven ways to launch new writers.

How to Write It, by Sandra E. Lamb, is the essential resource for writing eloquent personal and professional self-expression with clarity, confidence, and style.

Script mechanic and sitcom-writing instructor Marc Blake strips down the sitcom into its component parts and provides a one-of-a-kind how-to guide for aspiring writers and media professionals for one of the most difficult and demanding genres on TV.

Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies gives you tricks of the trade and proven tips on all the steps to write a YA book, from developing an idea to publication.

The “calling card” script is one that expresses your voice and gets you noticed and on your way to becoming an accomplished writer whose work is commissioned and put into production.

Both enlightening and encouraging, Next Word, Better Word demystifies a subtle art form and shows writers how to overcome obstacles in the creative process.

The Best Words: More than 200 of the Most Excellent, Most Desirable, Most Suitable, Most Satisfying Words is a useful and engaging miscellany by the author of The Dictionary of Concise Writing

Some things are worth fighting for.  Your career is one of them.  If you're going to make it in Hollywood, your script has to fight its way through the competition.  This book is your coach, cut man, and manager all rolled into one. 

Lit from Within offers creative writers a window into the minds of some of America’s most celebrated contemporary authors. Witty, direct, and thought-provoking, these essays offer something to creative writers of all backgrounds and experience.  

Story Line: Finding Gold in Your Life Story is a practical and spiritual guide to drawing upon your own story and fictionalizing it into your writing.

Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer, (2nd Ed.), demystifies the process of becoming a writer and gives aspiring writers all the tools they need to become successful freelance writers, get their names in print, and start earning a healthy income from writing.

Now Write! Screenwriting: ScreenwritingExercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers is an essential handbook featuring never-before-published writing exercises from acclaimed screenwriters.

Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.

Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, and Literary Agents: Who They Are! What They Want! How to Win Them Over! is now available in an updated 21st edition.

A special 10th anniversary edition of Stephen King's critically lauded, million-copy bestseller about the craft of writing.

The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World

"Decade-by-decade snapshots from prolific lexicographer Steinmetz explain amazing American English-language vocabulary growth since 1900."  - Library Journal

The world's preeminent mythology scholar explores the mystery and meaning of marvelous words in Wordcatcher: An Odyssey Into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words.

No book had more influence on twentieth-century writers of English than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. Now Oxford is bringing back the original long-out-of-print first edition of this beloved work, enhanced with a new introduction by one of today's leading experts on the language, David Crystal

The Play That Changed My Life offers readers a unique peek into the theatrical influences of some of the nation's most important dramatists.

Grammar Girl serves up 365 tips for successful writing that are sure to engage and inspire in a tip-of-the-day devotional.

For language buffs and lexicographers, copy editors and proofreaders, and anyone who appreciates the connection between language and culture—the illuminating story of “proper English.”

Written by established travel writers and bursting with invaluable advice, this inspiring and practical guide is a must for anyone who has ever yearned to turn their travels into saleable tales.

The Elements of Story: Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing by Francis Flaherty, a New York Times editor, provides essential advice on style, grammar, and story design.

Everyone has a story to tell. Fearless Confessions is a guidebook for people who want to take possession of their lives by putting their experiences down on paper—or in a Web site or e-book.

Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay is a must-have if you are an aspiring columnist, essayist, or memoirist—or just a writer who needs a bit of help in getting your story told.

Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within provides a fresh, inspiring instructional approach to writing poetry for the beginner as well as the more experienced poet seeking renewal.

The Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Movie Idea to Hollywood by Ken Rotcop shows you how to make the most of your sales presentation and get your project sold.

Common Errors in English Usage is a definitive, timeless book that has a place on the bookshelf (or nightstand—it’s that good) of anyone who loves to read, write, or discuss English.

In Semantic Antics, lexicographer Sol Steinmetz takes readers on a fascinating journey to learn how hundreds of words have evolved from their first meaning to the meanings used today.

An indispensable treasury of wisdom and insight from the literary masters of our age.

In this brilliantly imagined book, author Danell Jones mines the diaries, essays, correspondence, and fiction of a literary legend to create an unforgettable master class in the art of writing.

Practical instruction and inspirational commentary on the power of good writing from Dr. Mary Pipher.

In this unique guide, writer/producer Ellen Sandler shares the secrets she learned while writing for hit shows like Everybody Loves Raymond and Coach.

In Story, McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his seminars (considered a must by industry insiders), providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen.