"Scientists, engineers, medical professionals, and others share their insights in order to debunk the myths, correct the misconceptions, offer advice on getting the details right, and help writers create more realistic yet engaging stories to satisfy discerning readers."--From back cover.

Both autobiography and primer, Escaping into the Open is an inspiring, practical handbook on the joys and challenges of the writing life. Renowned author and writing instructor Elizabeth Berg interweaves the story of her own journey from working mother to bestselling novelist with encouraging advice on how to create stories that spring from the heart. Continually in print since its original 1999 publication, this invaluable resource is a true and...

Trisha wants to write something that will please her demanding writing teacher, who is rumored to have never given a student an A.

A sweeping, atmospheric novel about European identity, centered on a hotel that encapsulates the continent's manifold contradictions.

Jerome enjoys collecting and using words that he hears, reads, or sees, and then decides to share his collection with others.

"In Bearnard Writes a Book, the hilarious follow up to writer Deborah Underwood and illustrator Misa Saburi's Bearnard's Book, Bearnard decides to write a book for his best friend."--Amazon.

"A dazzling literary debut novel-within-a-novel, in the vein of The Prophets, about a young author writing about the forbidden love affair between E.M. Forster and Mohammed el Adl--in which Mohammed's story collides with his own, blending fact and fiction"--