Writing Basics

22 books

Creative Writing from Scratch cover
Creative Writing from Scratch Wang Xiaomai Posts & Telecom Press · 2020 Creative Writing from Scratch is an introductory guide to creative writing by Wang Xiaomai (real name Wang Yahui), a PhD in modern and contemporary li…
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Rating 4.5
A Brief Discussion of Poetic Realm 俞陛云 Beijing Publishing House · 2011 A Brief Discussion of Poetic Realm is an introduction to Tang poetry written by the modern scholar and poet Yu Biyun for his grandchildren, who "wishe…
The Right Way: From Essay Writing to Creative Writing cover
The Right Way: From Essay Writing to Creative Writing 陈崇正 Tsinghua University Press · 2016 The Right Way: From Essay Writing to Creative Writing is an introductory craft guide by novelist and literary editor Chen Chongzheng, written for midd…
The Elements of Style (Fully Revised Edition) (Chinese-English Bilingual Edition) cover
The Elements of Style (Fully Revised Edition) (Chinese-English Bilingual Edition) 威廉·斯特伦克 Central Compilation & Translation Press · 2013 The Elements of Style is an English writing guide written in 1918 by William Strunk Jr., a professor in the English department at Cornell University. …
Comedy: Inspiration, Technique, and Creative Principles for Breaking Through Bottlenecks cover
Rating 4.0
Comedy: Inspiration, Technique, and Creative Principles for Breaking Through Bottlenecks 斯科特·迪克斯 / a土人 · 2026 With one simple comedy writing formula—or joke-writing formula—you can learn how to write comedy and immediately produce your own original comedic tex…
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Rating 4.0
Story Stylist 伦妮·布朗 / 戴夫·金 / Guo Zaining Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 Lawrence Block, the crime novelist beloved by Wong Kar-wai, strongly recommends it: two experts offer the most concrete, practical, and entertaining w…
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Rating 4.2
How Stories Can Be True and Fascinating: A Master Class in Creative Nonfiction Writing 李·古特金德 / 苏心一 World Publishing Corporation · 2025 What is creative nonfiction? It is the use of vivid narrative techniques from fiction or film to present compelling real scenes and stories—that is, u…
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Rating 3.7
Basic Techniques of Writing 萨姆·利思 / 褚旭 Jiuzhou Press · 2023 Must you strictly follow correct grammar when writing? Does being concise and easy to understand mean using the simplest vocabulary? How should you av…
Yue Haixiang's Official Document Course cover
Rating 3.8
Yue Haixiang's Official Document Course Yue Haixiang · 2026 This is a practical book focused on official document writing, covering three dimensions: official document writing, official document examples, and o…
Famous Teachers Teach Me to Write Essays · Grade 1 cover
Rating 2.7
Famous Teachers Teach Me to Write Essays · Grade 1 乔健 Wenxin Publishing House · 2025 Grounded closely in the textbook, this book fully integrates the concepts of the new curriculum standards and selects pieces that reflect the characte…
Learning to Write from Scratch cover
Rating 3.0
Learning to Write from Scratch 周晓丹 Peking University Press · 2025 This book is divided into five chapters, starting from the fundamentals of writing and drawing on the authors' own writing experience. It focuses on t…
Methods of Writing: Writing Well Takes Just These Steps (2021 Edition) cover
Rating 4.1
Methods of Writing: Writing Well Takes Just These Steps (2021 Edition) Xia Mianzun / 刘薰宇 Kaiming Press · 2021 First published by Kaiming Book Company in 1922, this book grew out of Xia Mianzun's lecture notes at Changsha First Normal School and Chunhui Middle …
KET High-Score Writing: Detailed Explanation and Intensive Practice cover
Rating 3.4
KET High-Score Writing: Detailed Explanation and Intensive Practice 涂秋玲 Zhejiang Education Publishing House · 2021 This book addresses the new changes and requirements of the reformed KET exam. Starting from writing fundamentals such as word choice, high-frequency …
Learning to Write from Scratch cover
Rating 3.3
Learning to Write from Scratch 杨晓菁 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2020 A short, powerful report that showcases your expressiveness! A practical, actionable plan that showcases your execution! A personal statement that mov…
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Rating 2.6
Students' Handbook for Learning Writing Feng Zhiyuan Liaohai Publishing House · 2025 This set of Student Language and Writing Study Handbooks comprises five volumes, including the Student Idiom Study Handbook, the Student Words and Sen…
The Lure of the Pen: A Book for Would-Be Authors cover
Rating 3.2
The Lure of the Pen: A Book for Would-Be Authors Flora Klickmann Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Rating 2.5
Abbreviations and Signs Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1860-1 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Rating 4.0
The Author‘s Craft Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Fallen Flowers on the Water Are All Writing: Ye Shengtao on Writing cover
Rating 4.0
Fallen Flowers on the Water Are All Writing: Ye Shengtao on Writing Ye Shengtao Kaiming Press · 2017 "Falling Flowers and Flowing Water Are All Essays" is a book by Mr. Ye Shengtao that teaches people how to write; its full title is Falling Flowers an…
Seventy-Two Writing Lessons: Xia Mianzun and Ye Shengtao Teach You How to Write cover
Rating 4.2
Seventy-Two Writing Lessons: Xia Mianzun and Ye Shengtao Teach You How to Write Xia Mianzun / Ye Shengtao Kaiming Press · 2017 Seventy-Two Lessons in Writing: Xia Mianzun and Ye Shengtao Teach You How to Write