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Author
Publisher
Soft Skull
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"It's the end of summer, 2003. George W. Bush has recently declared the mission in Iraq accomplished and the unemployment rate is at its highest level in years. Meanwhile, somewhere in the Midwest, Troy Augustus Loudermilk (fair-haired, statuesque, charismatic) and his companion Harry Rego (definitely none of those things) step out of a silver Land Cruiser and onto the campus of The Seminars, America's most prestigious creative writing program, to...
2) What it is
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"How do objects summon memories? What do real images feel like? For decades, these types of questions have permeated the pages of Lynda Barry's compositions, with words attracting pictures and conjuring places through a pen that first and foremost keeps on moving. What it is demonstrates a tried-and-true creative method that is playful, powerful, and accessible to anyone with an inquisitive wish to write or to remember. Composed of completely new...
Author
Series
Story collector volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Viviani Fedeler, proud resident of the New York Public Library, has her sights set on becoming a star reporter. She's thrilled when Miss Hutch announces a story contest where the winner gets their essay printed in the New York Times! But then Viviani gets her first-ever case of writer's block. As she struggles to find inspiration, the library is hit with a strange mystery involving overdue books, secret messages, and perhaps a spy...
Author
Publisher
Usborne Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A clearly presented children's thesaurus with colorful illustrations and helpful suggestions for alternative words to inspire creative writing. It is arranged alphabetically, with a guide to parts of speech and choosing and using words.
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