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Beautifully illustrated and fantastically detailed, Dracopedia: The Bestiary is a modern, but no less unsettling reimagining of the ancient version. It is an A-to-Z artist's guide to animals of the legendary world. Some, like the griffin and yeti, may be familiar to you. Others may seem new and strange.

The ultimate book of dragons, the Dracopedia Field Guide includes drawings and details about more than 85 dragons from around the world. Learn how to tell the difference between different types of dragons, where to find them, what to look for when searching for dragon eggs and much more.

Shows you how to use a viewfinder to determine cropping and framing to create the best relationship of value masses. This work helps you learn to analyse paintings in terms of colour shapes of value, hue and intensity - the elements that make a painting. It also includes before/after examples to illustrate how use the rules for good composition.

A Poetry Journal to Poem Your Days Away! Don't wait for inspiration to strike! Whether you're an aspiring or published poet, this book will help you get in a frame of mind to make creative writing a consistent part of your life. With prompts from Robert Lee Brewer's popular Writer's Digest blog, Poetic Asides, you'll find 125 ideas for writing poems along with the journaling space you need to respond to the prompt. • 125 unexpected poetry prompts such as from the perspective of an insect, about a struggle, or including the word change • Plenty of blank space to compose your own poems • Tips on unique poetic forms and other poetry resourcesPerfectly sized to carry in a backpack or purse, you can jot down ideas for poems as you're waiting in line for a morning coffee or take it to the park for a breezy afternoon writing session. Wherever you are, your next poem is never more than a page-turn away.

Offers answers to the common questions asked by creatives. This book teaches readers, the nuts and bolts of running a creative services business. It includes topics such as creating a marketing plan; learning which marketing tools are more effective and how to use them; and, learning how to establish contact with potential clients.

Includes step-by-step instructions, focusing on the difficult elements of fiction, including transitions, prologues, subtext, revelations, misdirections and balance. This work also contains strategies on blending these unique components throughout a work.

Helps researchers and writers master the internet. This book provides detailed, practical techniques that the novice or experienced Internet user can immediately put to use. Clear explanations and screen shots help readers locate the web sites and interpret information on the credibility of the site's information.

20 stunning patterns to color and love! Get lost in patterns or make a hummingbird fly off the page with an unexpected combination of reds and pinks. The perforated pages are ideal for framing and gifting, though you may want to hold on to your favorites! The Tula Pink Coloring Book is sure to get your creative juices flowing.

Create fabulous fashion moments! Drawing on 20+ years of fashion illustrating experience, Jennifer Lilya uses acrylic paint and black ink to show you how to draw the clothes, poses and attitudes behind runway-worthy art.

The must-have reference for novel writers!If you're serious about transforming your writing into vibrant, engaging, and marketable fiction, you've found the right book. The Breakout Novelist gives you the craft and business know-how you need to make your stories stand out.Veteran literary agent Donald Maass brings together the best innovative and practical information from his previous books and workshops to help you set your novel apart from the competition. Maass shares examples from successful and contemporary writers across all genres to equip you with strategies for crafting compelling fiction--from core elements like character, setting, description, and plot, to more advanced techniques including theme, tension, and suspense. Plus, you'll find over 70 practical exercises to help you evaluate your writing to the breakout level.You'll also learn from Maass's experiences from more than three decades in the publishing industry. Get straight talk from an insider about agents, contracts, industry changes, and how to be the kind of author who builds a successful career book after book.If your goal is to craft powerful stories that capture your audience's attention from the first page to the last, then The Breakout Novelist is an indispensable reference.

Strong combination of examples, techniques, and exercises. Practical tools in each chapter allow novelists to apply these methods immediately to create fiction that transcends genre, creates realities unique to its authors, conjures characters who feel more "real" than real people, and shows readers the world around them in new ways.

Where do you get your ideas?It's a question that plagues every writer. And once you've got an idea, what then? Ideas without a plan, without a purpose, are no more than pleasant thoughts. So how do you come up with those ideas, and how do you turn them into writing that will engage your reader?The Writer's Idea Book is here to help you find the answers. Utilizing more than 400 prompts and exercises, you'll generate intriguing ideas and plumb their possibilities to turn them into something amazing.This indispensable guide will help you: • Develop good writing habits that foster creativity • Explore your own life for writing material • Draw inspiration from the world around you • Find form for your ideas, develop them into a piece of writing, and make them betterLet The Writer's Idea Book give you the insight and self-awareness to create and refine ideas that demand to be transformed into greater works, the kind of compelling, absorbing writing that will have other writers asking "where do you get your ideas?"

Reveals the keys to achieving your dream. This work includes the start to finish fundamentals you need to produce and launch a first novel. It offers readers advice on both writing and publishing their first novel, from the perspective of a published author and seasoned agent. It is useful for aspiring and struggling writers everywhere.

Featuring advice from some of the best names in the field, this guide covers horror traditions, the art and craft of writing horror, and where the genre is going next.

Unique, beautifully illustrated guide to the anatomy, habits and history of 13 different types of lifelike dragons that includes sketches, drawings and step-by-step colour painting demonstrations.