Questions tagged [book-rec]
A book recommendation provides a source which discusses a particular area of writing or existing works which demonstrate a particular technique.
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Is there a collection of short stories for "Writing Fiction" by Janet Burroway
"Writing Fiction" by Janet Burroway gives numerous short story examples and "Suggested Stories" to read.
Is there a book that collects all of these short stories together?
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First-person, present-tense novels where the plot arcs on deep change within the protagonist's life from the negative to the positive
I'm doing research and preparatory writing on a novel and that's going really well. But I need some perspective on some of the technical issues. I need to dissect a couple of specimens.
What popular ...
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Book recommendation for keeping writing specific / concrete
My job requires formal writing, however after self-review, I found that my writing does not have enough substance. This was confirmed as feedback from higher-ups implied that I use too many phrasal ...
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Reference of plots [closed]
I'm looking for a pair of reference books that covers plots of English literature.
I imagine if you have seen them or used them you'll know what I'm talking about.
I don't remember the title or the ...
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Seeking Comp (Comparison) Titles for my Work-In-Progress [closed]
Seeking comp titles for my WIP. Can you recommend books that meet one or more of these criteria?
Soft sci-fi
Space setting with fantasy feel
Speculative fiction about species that has advanced ...
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How to handle characters being funny in a dire situation without ruining the mood
There's one thing I always find impressive and moving when I see it in accounts of historical events or depicted well in fiction: gallows humour, when a person who is facing likely or certain death ...
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Is the Microsoft Manual of Style appropriate for writing general IT related instructional documents?
I'm currently working for a company's IT department, and one of my tasks is to write documentation for common procedures that we perform, in order to get new employees acquainted with them more ...
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Grammar books recommendation [duplicate]
I am learning to write better, and have read books such as The Lively art of writing and Element of Style. I realize what I am missing is the grammar books that teaches me the different ways to ...
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Book recommendations that feature the canadian north [closed]
Are there any well known (or even lesser known) books (fiction/non fiction) that are written against the beautiful backdrop of the Canadian north? i.e that talks about the nature, the history and the ...
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Could you please suggest a very dense book? [closed]
I'm getting ready for the GRE and am looking for some highly challenging books. Any new bombastic dense context with long weird complex sentences would work for me. I would like to see who dense a ...
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Works of fiction containing non-related but constantly alternating narrative streams?
Chapter is set in a particular period in time, having four - at the time - in no way related characters, each of them with their own separate story. My best feeling is these stories should be ...
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Please suggest an exemplary book for professional writing [duplicate]
I would like to improve my writing style, grammar, and vocabulary, but I'm having a hard time finding a good exemplary book. Most of books I find perfect at first, turn out to be full of flaws and/or ...
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Looking for source material on large, long-lived criminal blackmail rings
I'm writing a story where the main character is trying to take down a very successful, established blackmail ring. I'm looking for some existing good stories about large-scale blackmail to get some ...
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Good book on writing for children?
I've dabbled with the thought of writing a childrens book. It allows my mind to go all out weird, and I believe they are ususally short enough for me to see the project through.
But, as usual, I like ...
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Fiction writing book recommendation for a 10-year old
My 10 year old niece enjoys writing fiction and writes very well for her age.
I would love to encourage her love of writing.
Can anyone recommend a good fiction writing book that is accessible to a ...
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Which edition of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style?
I'm interesting in picking up a copy of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style. Unfortunately I'm a little overwhelmed by the minor variations. Amazon lists 12 different paperback formats, plus a ...
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Urban erotica and authors [closed]
What are some good examples of urban erotica? I am looking for a less explicit version of 9 and half weeks.
The reason for my interest is that I am very interested to take apart the elements of ...
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Books about English Writing
Can you recommend a good reference book about the basics of English writing?
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