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Bird by Bird
By: Anne Lamott
Narrated by: Anne Lamott
Length: 6 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times).
“Superb... Read more
Writing an Identity Not Your Own
By: Alex Temblador
Narrated by: Alex Temblador
Length: 9 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
A practical guide to help authors authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than their own.
Do you have the tools to authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than your own? It’s not a subject that’s generally taught in creative writing programs, and there are so few craft books and online... Read more
Match Me If You Can
By: Sandy Barker
Narrated by: Nicolette Chin & Ben Higgins
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
'This story will have you laughing, swooning, & wishing it would never end.' Aimee BrownPoppy Dean lives and breathes romance - in her job at least. As a matchmaker at an elite London agency, she spends her days finding the perfect Mr Right for pretty much everybody but herself.When Tristan Fellows walks into the agency, Poppy knows she’s in... Read more
View audiobookHow To Write a Mystery
By: Mystery Writers of America
Narrated by: Cary Hite, Caroline McLaughlin, Nigel Patterson...
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
From 70 of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries—from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers—“this is a writing guide that readers and writers will turn to again and again” (Booklist, starred review).
Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is known for providing unparalleled... Read more
The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy
By: Austin Kleon
Narrated by: Austin Kleon
Length: 4 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
An audio compilation ofSteal Like an Artist, Show Your Workand Keep Going. Read by the author, it’s the bestselling and transformative series on how to unlock your creativity, find community and an audience in the digital age, and stay focused, creative and true to yourself—for life. Includes full text from:Steal Like an Artist: The New York... Read more
View audiobookThe Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village
By: Joanna Nell
Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Joanna Nell's life-affirming debut is a moving, funny, heartwarming tale of love and community in the spirit of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Grace and Frankie
The life of 79-year-old pensioner PEGGY SMART is as beige as the décor in her retirement village. Her week revolves around aqua aerobics and appointments with her doctor.... Read more
Save the Cat!
By: Blake Snyder
Narrated by: George Newbern
Length: 5 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Here's what started the phenomenon: the bestseller, for over fifteen years, that's been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying, others... Read more
View audiobookSnow Like Ashes
By: Sara Raasch
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
A striking fantasy tale of dark magic, dangerous politics, and discovering your true self—perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now the Winterians' only hope for freedom is... Read more
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