Tag: Writing

Writing a Novel in Five Days While Traveling The Tricks and Techniques of Writing Fiction While Away from Home


Free Download Dean Wesley Smith, "Writing a Novel in Five Days While Traveling: The Tricks and Techniques of Writing Fiction While Away from Home "
English | ISBN: 1561460214 | 2018 | 58 pages | EPUB | 500 KB
One of the most prolific writers in modern fiction writing shows you how he does it.Author of over one-hundred-and-fifty novels, USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith gives an intimate day-to-day, minute-by-minute account of how he wrote a full novel in five days while traveling.From tips on how to prepare for the writing to what to do when the trip gets in the way, Dean deals with it all. A moment-by-moment account of what it feels like to write a novel in five days while traveling.And yes, he wrote this book while writing the novel. A don’t-miss read into the mind of a prolific and bestselling fiction writer.

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Writing Muslim Identity The Construction of Identity


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2011 | 142 Pages | ISBN: 1441136665 | PDF | 1 MB
The relationship between Islam andthe West is one of the most urgent and hotly debated issues of our time. Thisbook is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of the way in which Muslimsare represented within modern English writing, ranging from the novel, throughmemoir and travel writing to journalism. Covering a wide range of texts andauthors, it scrutinises the identity ‘Muslim’ by looking at its inscription inrecent and contemporary literary writing within the context of significantevents like the Rushdie Affair and 9/11. Examining the wide range of writinginternationally that takes Islam or Islamic cultures as its focus, the authordiscusses the representation of Muslim identity in writing by non-Muslimwriters, former Muslim ‘native informants’, and practising Muslims.

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Observing Writing Insights from Keystroke Logging and Handwriting


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English | 2019 | pages: 399 | ISBN: 9004392513 | PDF | 5,4 mb
Observing writing: Insights from Keystroke Logging and Handwriting is a timely volume appearing twelve years after the Studies in Writing volume Computer Keystroke Logging and Writing (Sullivan & Lindgren, 2006). The 2006 volume provided the reader with a fundamental account of keystroke logging, a methodology in which a piece of software records every keystroke, cursor and mouse movement a writer undertakes during a writing session. This new volume highlights current theoretical and applied research questions in keystroke logging and handwriting research that observes writing. In this volume, contributors from a range of disciplines, including linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, modern languages, and education, present their research that considers the cognitive and socio-cultural complexities of writing texts in academic and professional settings.

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Critical Pedagogy in the Language and Writing Classroom


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032399155 | 215 Pages | PDF (True) | 4 MB
This volume introduces theory-to-practice-based critical pedagogy grounded in Paulo Freire’s scholarship to language and literacy learning settings. The chapters present authentic experiences of teacher-scholars, feature real-world examples and activities ready for implementation in the classroom, and provide nuanced guidance for future teachers. The examples and activities from teacher-scholars place critical pedagogy at the heart of classroom contexts and cover key topics, including place-based pedagogy, contemplative pedagogy, technology within the classroom, and translingual and multimodal paradigms. The chapters include further readings and discussion questions that challenge assumptions and promote deeper reflection, and can be modified for different teaching contexts. This practical volume is essential reading for students and scholars in TESOL and critical pedagogy.

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Because Writing Matters Improving Student Writing in Our Schools


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English | ISBN: 0787980676 | 2006 | 144 pages | EPUB | 403 KB
This updated edition of the best-selling book Because Writing Matters reflects the most recent research and reports on the need for teaching writing, and it includes new sections on writing and English language learners, technology, and the writing process.

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