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And Now We Dance, Linda Senn, ISBN 0966567250
Our Price $29.60, weight 325 grams, PB, In Stock
Journaling for the woman within. Has your heart forgotten how to dance? Sometimes women feel overwhelmed by personal identity issues, obligations, fear of judgement, shoulds, and false guilts. Over the course of time, those struggles eat away at our basic sense of joy and fulfillment. Rediscover the joyuful love spirit that is an essential part of your own inner woman.  

The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing, Timothy Harper, ISBN 0312318529
Our Price $27.00, weight 320 grams, PB,In Stock
A Workbook for Writers' Groups - keeping the magic in your Writing Group. The workshops cover a variety of genres and writing techniques, giving exercises to work through progressively. Tips of the trade are also provided, dealing with editing, manuscript presentation and dealing with writer's block. If you don't have a writers' group as yet, there are suggestions given for how to start one.

The Craft of Writing Poetry, Alison Chisholm, ISBN 0749002891
Our Price $25.00, weight 210 grams, PB, In Stock
Everyone with a love of words can write a poem and The craft of Writing Poetry is designed to show how it can be done and to take the mystique out of doing so. Its advice is basic and practical: rhythm and metre, rhyme and free verse, classical forms, vocabulary and the special grammar of poetry - all are discussed as Alison Chisholm takes the aspiring poet from the first spark of an idea to its final revision and so analyses the whole formation of a poem in detail.

Developing Characters for Script Writing, Rib Davis, ISBN 0713669500
Our Price $27.95, weight 210 grams, PB, In Stock
This book deals with the creation and writing of characters for the script media of stage, radio and screen. Presenting munerous examples and giving much practical advice, chapters deal with the roots of a character, the complex character, the relationship between character and plot, and audience identification with character.

The English Studies Book, Rob Pope, ISBN 0415257107
Our Price $51.50, weight 750 grams, PB,In Stock
An introduction of Language, Literature and Culture. 2nd Edition. This book is designed to support students and teachers working across the full range of language, literature and culture. Combining the functions of study guide, creitical dictionary and text anthology, it has rapidly established istelf as a core text on a wide variety of degree programmes, nationally and internationally.

The Enterprising Writer, Michael Meanwell, ISBN 1740660935
Our Price $34.95, weight 325 grams, PB, In Stock
How to make a successful living as a freelance writer. This is practical advice based on experiences and insider secrets, written by an Australian writer. Learn how to turn your skills with words into an acceptable income. There are a range of copywriting techniques and templates for building your own sustainable home-based business in the world of commercial writing.

How to Read a Poem and fall in love with poetry, Edward Hirsch, ISBN 0156005662
Our Price $28.00, weight 450 grams, PB, In Stock
How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, distinguished poet and critic Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can make a difference. In a marvelous reading of verse from around the world, including work by Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, Wallace Stevens, and Sylvia Plath, among many others, Hirsch discovers the true meaning of their words and ideas and brings their sublime message home into our hearts. A masterful work by a master poet, this brilliant summation of poetry and human nature will speak to all readers who long to place poetry in their lives.

Journaling for Joy - The Workbook, Joyce Chapman, ISBN 087877226X

Our Price $22.50, weight 420 grams, PB, In Stock
Writing your way to personal growth and freedom. This workbook offers a method of journaling by which you write from your heart and soul with a single focus: to bring your thoughts and work to the point where joy emerges. You will take a close look at who you are now and what you want in your life, inviting your deep inner knowing to emerge. Throught the journaling techniques in this book, you will assume your rightful position as the main character in your life, and determine your future out of conscious choice.


Letter Perfect, David Sacks, ISBN 0767911733
Our Price $24.00, weight 400 grams, PB, In Stock
David Sacks has embarked on a fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabet-and into cultural history-in" Letter Perfect. Clearly explaining the letters as symbols of precise sounds of speech, the book begins with the earliest known alphabetic inscriptions (circa 1800 b.c.), recently discovered by archaeologists in Egypt, and traces the history of our alphabet through the ancient Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans and up through medieval Europe to the present day. But the heart of the book is the twenty-six fact-filled "biographies" of letters A through Z, each one identifying the letter's particular significance for modern readers, tracing its development from ancient forms, and discussing its noteworthy role in literature and other media.

Loose Ends, Eldonna Bouton, ISBN 0967038405
Our Price $24.00, weight 450 grams, PB, In Stock
A Journaling tool for tying up the incomplete details of your life and heart. Are you ready to let loose of your lifelong collection of emotional baggage? What if you were to die tomorrow? What words would be left unspoken? Over 30 simple and direct exercises to assist you in releasing guilt, shame and pain so you can let go of the past and live in the present. This book is a catalyst for healing and celebration.

The Many Faces of Journaling, Linda Senn, ISBN 0966567277
Our Price $30.50, weight 310 grams, PB, In Stock
Topics and techniques for personal journal writing. Explore the many different aspects and faces of Journaling. It's all as close as your pen and paper or your computer keyboard. Linda Senn is the author or numerous books and presents journaling, writing, self-improvement and divorce workshops.

Round Table Magic, Pencil Orchids Creative Writing Group, ISBN 0958734321
Our Price $21.50, weight 300 grams, PB,S In Stock
A Workbook for Writers' Groups - keeping the magic in your Writing Group. The workshops cover a variety of genres and writing techniques, giving exercises to work through progressively. Tips of the trade are also provided, dealing with editing, manuscript presentation and dealing with writer's block. If you don't have a writers' group as yet, there are suggestions given for how to start one.

Screenwriting for Dummies, Laura Schellhardt, ISBN 0764554867
Our Price $34.00, weight 570 grams, PB,In Stock
Find your voice, craft your story, and sell your screenplay. This friendly guide walks you through the essential elements of a good screenplay,from crafting the plot to character development to writing compelling dialogue. Explanations in plain English.


Who said that?, Renie Gee, ISBN 0715318497
Our Price $16.00, weight 170 grams, PB, In Stock
Find an ice-breaker or a gem to impress your friends with this collection of quotations compiled by Renie Gee. From the serious views of ancient philosophers, through pearls of literature and poetry, to the notable sayings of present-day personalities, quotable quotes are brought together in one easy to use volume.

Words for all Occasions, Michelle O'Regan & Erin Mew, ISBN 1864763647
Our Price $9.95, weight 225 grams, PB, In Stock
Words for life's 'occasions' - the celebrations, the commiserations and the consolations. Birthdays - Weddings - Friendship- Anniversaries - Babies - Get Well - Religious Events - Invitations, and a collection of sayings for every occasion.

Words that Sell, Richard Bayan, ISBN 0071467858
Our Price $31.50, weight 330 grams, PB, In Stock
More than 6,000 entries to help you promote your products, services and ideas. Find perfect words and phrases to win over customers with descriptions and benefits that create appeal. Written by an award-winning copywriter, this book is also a great resource for the creative writer in any genre, and also includes helpful lists of commonly misspelled words, confusing words, pretentious phrases to avoid and more.

The Writer's Guide, Irina Dunn, ISBN 1865088323
Our Price $35.00, weight 700 grams, PB, In Stock
A companion to writing for pleasure or publication. Writing is a craft, an art, a gift, a revelation: it is also often challenging an dlonely work. And that is just the start - whether your aim is to get through the obstacle course of publishing or to develop a talent into a sustaining occupation. The Writer's Guide offers ideas and practical help towards all kinds of goals - for writing fiction or fact, for work or pleasure, for print, performance or the screen, for personal development or a wide readership.

Writing as a Business, Ken Methold, ISBN 0733310540
Our Price $29.95, weight 300 grams, PB, In Stock
Writers are among the world's worst business people. Not only do they often not know what they are entitled to, they don't even know how to get what they think they are entitled to. Writing as a business is an indispensable guide for all Australian authors who need to know more about the business aspects of writing. Drawing on more than forty years' experience as an author, publisher, film and television producer and bookseller, Ken Methold gives sound, pithy and up-to-the-minute advice on a range of issues.

Writing to save your life, Michele Weldon, ISBN 1568387423
Our Price $30.00, weight 550 grams, PB, In Stock
How to honour your story through Journaling. Journaling can be used as a path to deeper intimacy with ourselves. Writing helps us to break free from the noisy internal dilogue that fills our heads and provides an outlet for our repressed emotions. Even the non-writer will be shown how to express themselves honestly and authentically.

Your Mythic Journey, Sam Keen & Anne Valley-Fox ISBN 0874775434

Our Price 26.00, weight 200 grams, PB, In Stock
We all tell stories about who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. These personal myths in turn shape who we become and what we believe - as individuals, families,and nations. This book offers readers the tools to detect the story line in their own lives and to write and tell it to others, opening up a hidden world of self-discovery and meaning.

Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. -Rumi

Abbreviations:

HC        Hard Cover
PB         Paper Back
RRP      Recommended Retail Price
S           S
SH        Second Hand

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Flower Cards
20 Assorted Notecards & Envelopes $12.95
300 grams. Five different designs.