NaNo for the New and the Insane    by Lazette Gifford
Price: Free! 35970 words. Language: English. Published by A Conspiracy of Authors  on August 28, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.
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NaNo for the New and the Insane is a short work dedicated to helping people stay on track for the month long NaNoWriMo event in November of each year.

12 Critical Strategies for Effective Email Communication    by Jeff Finkelstein
Price: Free! 2640 words. Language: English. Published on July 9, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Etiquette.
Most people do not send effective email messages. I know. I spend a lot of time analyzing email messages for our clients, and measuring and tracking their effectiveness. Whether you send large email newsletters or just use email to communicate with friends, colleagues and customers, following these twelve strategies will make your email more effective.

Leigh Brackett (ology) Volume 1    by Blue Tyson
Price: Free! 521110 words. Language: English. Published on June 8, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing and books.
This book is about the work of science fiction writer Leigh Brackett, and is a companion to the Leigh Brackett (ology) website and collects the content found at the site. Brackett was known as the Queen of Space Opera, and famous for a series of brilliant planetary romance adventures, particularly those of Eric John Stark on Mars, Venus and Skaith.

Guide to the Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror    by Blue Tyson
Price: Free! 51790 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing and books.
All the 5 star, 4.5 star and 4 star novels, collections, anthologies and short stories.

The Storyteller's Art: How Not to Bore Your Reader to Sleep, Tears, or Homicide    by Francis Porretto
Price: Free! 36330 words. Language: English. Published on February 21, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.
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Do you want to tell memorable, vivid, life-altering stories? With plots that embed real knowledge about the natures and ways of men? Do you want to create characters that will haunt your readers' dreams? Do you want to learn the discipline to unite all the above, without overdressing your plots or distoring your characters to make them serve a theme for which they're ill-equipped? Start here!

Space Opera and Planetary Romance Reader Guide    by Blue Tyson
Price: Free! 62850 words. Language: English. Published on May 29, 2010. Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing and books.
A ratings guide for these sub-genres of Science Fiction, both by Author and by Type.

How to Get Published    by Lisa Saunders
Price: Free! 11280 words. Language: English. Published on July 27, 2009. Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing and books.
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How did Paris Hilton's dog get published when humans have such a hard time? Author shares advice on publishers, query letters, book proposals, self-publishing and book promotion.

119 Witty Quotes From A to Z    by E. P. Ned Burke
Price: Free! 3050 words. Language: English. Published on September 29, 2008. Nonfiction » Reference » Quotations.
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Place this attractive PDF e-book with the cleverest quotes from many of the most brilliant minds on your desktop now.

How to Write a Great Query Letter    by Noah Lukeman
Price: Free! 15080 words. Language: English. Published on July 20, 2009. Nonfiction » Reference » Writing skills.
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Many books have been written about the query letter. But few have been written by literary agents, who receive thousands of queries each year and who grapple with them on a daily basis. New York literary agent Noah Lukeman offers his insights on the query letter, sharing an insider's perspective, giving insights and practical tips about what works and what doesn’t.