伦妮·布朗（Renni Browne），美国文学出版界长青树，从事编辑工作超过五十年。她在二十出头就踏入出版界，凭借对文字的敏感度，迅速成为著名文学出版社 William Morrow 的资深编辑。在1980年创办了全美第一家全方位的编辑顾问公司「编辑部」（The Editorial Department），多部畅销作品曾得力于伦妮的修稿服务，如长踞《纽约时报》畅销金榜的雪薇·史蒂文斯《失踪之后》。 戴夫·金（Dave King），知名独立编辑，亦是写作杂志《作家文摘》（Writer’s Digest）特约编辑。经手书稿从悬疑小说、历史小说、青少年小说、爱情小说到个人回忆录都有。目前和老伴住在美国麻州，自耕蔬果，养两只鸡，拥有一片自己的森林，最大愿望是所有他的客户有朝一日都能成为全职作家。

Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories. In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the editing techniques the...(展开全部)

Summary Strategies for building systems that can be adapted for new situations with only minor programming modifications. Time pressures encourage programmers to write code that works well for a narrow purpose, with no room to grow. But the best systems are evolvable; they can be adapted for new situations by adding code, rather than changing the existing code. The authors desc...(展开全部)

The author begins with showing how to solve common problems of writing. He covers: how to recognize common problems of writing, and words and phrases that should be cut; how to shorten cumbersome sentences; how to arrange the elements of pairs, series, and compound subjects and predicates; how to recognize and rectify mismanaged participles; and how to be on the lookout for the...(展开全部)

Characters refusing to talk? Plot plodding along? Where do good ideas come from anyway? In this wonderfully practical volume, two-time Edgar Award-winning novelist Lawrence Block takes an inside look at writing as a craft and as a career. From studying the market, to mastering self-discipline and "creative procrastination," through coping with rejections, Telling Lies for Fun &...(展开全部)

You've always dreamed of writing science fiction and fantasy tales that pull readers into extraordinary new worlds and fantastic conflicts. Best-selling author Orson Scott Card shows you how it's done, distilling years of writing experience and publishing success into concise, no-nonsense advice. You'll learn how to: • utilize story elements that define the science fiction and ...(展开全部)

The essential guide for all writers. With over 700 examples of original and edited sentences, this book provides information about editing techniques, grammar, and usage for every writer from the student to the published author.

Offers tips and advice on writing science fiction, discussing the rules of fiction, and how to structure a successful story

In recent years, the world of animation has expanded far beyond the Saturday morning cartoons that generations of Americans grew up watching. Recent years have seen a boom in animation--hit prime-time television series, blockbuster cutting-edge digitally animated features, conventional animation The expanding market is luring writers who have an eye toward the future and an eag...(展开全部)