Huge numbers of people want to write for children but it is notoriously difficult to find a publisher in this increasingly comeptitive area. This inspiring & practical guide from acknowledged expert on children's publishing Louise Jordan will show you how to make your work stand out from the crowd & appeal to commissioning editors & of course your intended audience. ...

Have you got a great idea for a screenplay but dont know how to write it visually? Then this book is for you. It will give you the vital information you need to know before you write your script; the vital techniques you need to learn when youre writing your script. But more importantly it will show you how to market your script after its written. These three vitally important stages will make your script STAND OUT from the crowd. Your will learn about:-
- Preparing outlines & synopses & treatments.
- The Three Act Structure
- Writing powerful opening scenes & compelling scenes to follow
- Techniques to make your script stand out
- Writing effective dialogue
- Writing a logline to use as a powerful marketing tool to interest an agent or producer.
- Professional script formatting
- Organisations that help screenwriters
- How to copyright your work
- How to market your script
- The Twenty important things to check before you send out your script










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Writing short stories is both a science & an art. You need a certain amount of skill but you will increase your chances by studying your market & learning what magazine editors are looking for. It is not always obvious. How to Write Short Stories will take you as a would-be writer through the tricks of the trade by:
- helping you discover what the different magazines are looking for & how to think up ideas to suit;
- demonstrating how you can write different slants such as twist in the tales & feel-good stories;
- advising on how you can win fiction competitions. How To Write Short Stories is packed with tips "es & inside angles from magazine editors & relevant experts.


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So you want to write songs & you want to write them on guitar. This is the book that shows you exactly how. Taking tips & tricks from classic songwriters from Bob Dylan to The Beatles to Tori Amos How To Write Songs On Guitar" takes you through the four main elements of a song
- rhythm melody lyrics & harmony
- & inspires you to combine them in exciting new ways. This revised & expanded edition adds 32 pages of contemporary examples & new ideas. Packed with chord diagrams tips on recording demos recommended listening programmes & much more with " How To Write Songs On Guitar" youll soon be producing better more memorable songs."

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Writing good essays is a vital study skill for all stages of education from GCSE to degree level. This highly successful & thoroughly practical guide leads you step-by-step through the whole process including:
- How to put your ideas into shape
- Making your essay coherent & giving it conviction
- How to think straight & argue well
- How to write a good introduction & conclusion
- Improving your style
- Editing & rewriting Now in its 6th edition this book has been thoroughly revised & updated to take account of feedback from teachers & students including the requirements of online research. Use the techniques & exercises in this book to develop the originality & good writing that examiners look for
- & write essays of distinction every time.






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This innovative nursing textbook provides a clear guide to writing a winning dissertation. It contains advice & guidance in overcoming many of the difficulties students often face in this process. Written by experts in the field each chapter provides scenarios with effective solutions & clear principles to follow to answer the issues raised. The book guides you through the stages of finding & assessing literature to answer a clear dissertation question & the practical skills of writing & structuring a successful dissertation. Chapters include:
- Starting your dissertation journey
- Developing a successful dissertation question
- Sourcing & accessing key literature
- Essential research principles & processes
- Critically appraising research articles
- Implementing evidence-based health care in practice
- Taking your dissertation further including publications & conferences. Accompanied by a website featuring a range of resources including an unabridged example of a completed dissertation How to Write Your Nursing Dissertation is essential reading not just for nursing & health care students completing dissertations but all students who need critical appraisal & assignment writing skills.






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Where do our clothes come from? Whats the link between gorillas & mobile phones? Does chocolate grow on trees? Answering these questions & many more How We Make Stuff is an engaging exploration of the way we use Earths natural resources. Featuring pop-ups pull-tabs & booklets it is an interactive extravaganza! The first title in the series How The World Works won the prestigious Royal Society Young Peoples Book Prize. ...

There are some people you can't imagine life without. What at the end of it all is really important? Liv & her friends can't imagine a life different from now: freedom lifelong friendships & dreams that are still within their reach. Then Liv dies. For those left behind
- Mia Fraser Anna Norm & Melody
- everything stops. Their lives & dreams are frozen in time. In the years that follow they decide to meet on Liv's birthday to raise a toast & celebrate her life even though none of them are living their own
- not really. Time marches inexorably on & yet without Liv the lynchpin of the group they are all flailing. Mia & Fraser are quietly falling apart because of the secret they share & as truths are unearthed & their friendships are tested to the limit they have to ask themselves
- is it time to get on with the business of actually living?



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Games make up a huge part of childhood & memories of specific games stay with us throughout our lives. They form an integral part of growing up & stimulate imagination & creativity. From hide & seek to complex card & board games street games that require no equipment to elaborate rainy day amusements we all have experience of entertaining ourselves as children. In this fascinating trip down memory lane former curator of dolls & games at the V&A Museum Caroline Goodfellow explores the history of childhood games & how they have changed from ancient times to the modern day. From ancient board games to childhood pastimes of the Middle Ages through to the street games of the 1950s & 1960s & the experience of children in the current decade she delves into the differences in games over time & region. Bound to awaken distant memories of childhood her history of this most pleasurable of subjects transports the reader to another time & is a nostalgic look at how we played. ...

How do you lead a fulfilling life? That profound question animates this book of inspiration & insight from world-class business strategist & bestselling author of The Innovators Dilemma Clayton Christensen. After beating a heart attack advanced-stage cancer & a stroke in three successive years the world-renowned innovation expert & author of one of the best selling & most influential business books of all time
- The Innovators Dilemma
- Clayton M. Christensen delivered a short but powerful speech to the Harvard Business School graduating class. He presented a set of personal guidelines that have helped him find meaning & happiness in his life
- a challenge even the brightest & most motivated of students find daunting. Akin to The Last Lecture in its revelatory perspective following life-altering events that speech subsequently became a hugely popular article in the Harvard Business Review & is now a groundbreaking book putting forth a series of questions & models for success that have long been applied in the world of business but also can be used to find cogent answers to pressing life questions: How can I be sure that Ill find satisfaction in my career? How can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse my family & my close friends become enduring sources of happiness? How can I avoid compromising my integrity (and stay out of jail)? How Will You Measure Your Life? is a highly original surprising book from a singular business figure. Its a book sure to inspire & educate readers
- companies & individuals students of business mid-career professionals & even parents
- the world over.




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