Writers Craft, Signed (18 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. This book is in as new condition and is signed by the author. This book distills the author's 20 years of teaching and creative thought into a guide for writers. The book will help you structure your book or story. train you in observation skills, and provide you with more effective ways to getting published. The book will guide you in creating a writer's life that is more productive and rewarding. Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit environmental restoration and education. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some underlining; else Very Good. Inscribed "For Clare Natalie Goldberg Taos, N.M. 7/01". In this long-awaited sequel to her bestselling books Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind, Natalie Goldberg takes us to the next step in the writing process: turning our flashes of inspiration?the thunder and lightning of creation?into a polished piece of work. Thunder and Lightning. Natalie Goldberg (born January 4, 1948) is an American popular author and speaker. She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice. Goldberg has studied Zen Buddhism for more than thirty years and practiced with Dainin Katagiri Roshi for six years. Goldberg is a teacher who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her 1986 book Writing Down the Bones sold over a million copies and is considered an influential work on the craft of writing. Her 2013 book, The True Secret of Writing, is a follow-up to that work. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. ***Please Read*** Signed Copy by Jane Smiley one of the Conference Lectures - First Printing - No marks on text - My shelf location - bn1-b-23*. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 5.5 X 8.5 inches. 138 pages. Paperback. Good. Light wrinkle to cover corner and front end page. Inscribed by author Kim Stafford and dated "spring, 2006". Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Used: Like New. SIGNED by author. Nearfine book & jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Inscribed to a named person and signed by Goldberg on title page in black ink and dated Taos, NM 1/01, 1st print (full # line), text new looking tight clean unmarked, light soiling top edge of text block, boards clean and show a minor bump to bottom front tip, dust jacket NOT price-clipped, dj shows ordinary mild shelf wear, Very Good Plus/Very Good overall condition. Signed by Author.

First Printing with full number line down to 1. Inscribed by author (Rachel Friedman Ballon) on front flyleaf. Otherwise inside is clean and unmarked. Nudging to corners. Small tears at corners of dust jacket. Rubbing on dust jacket. Dust jacket has wear. See photos.

A few page corners creased, light wear to corners. spine remains crease-free and tight. Author/poet's signature to title page. Third printing of the trade paperback edition. Rare as such. BP/On Writing.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Wrappers. 444pp. Black and white illustrations. Fine. Signed by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. "First edition: April 1996", full printing line with "1", LCCN 95-36292, and ISBN on its copyright page, with publisher's original "$24.95" price on its jacket's front flap. SIGNED, with no personalizations or inscriptions, by EIGHT authors: Greg Bear, Pat Cadigan, Karen Joy Fowler, Joe Haldeman, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, and Kim Stanley Robinson. Each of these authors has two stories in this anthology, and all but Pat Cadigan signed BOTH of their story title pages . so FIFTEEN signatures in all. This book is in near fine condition, marred only by light bumps on its spine ends. Its binding is sound and square, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn, with bright gilt titles on its spine. Pages are unworn and otherwise unmarked. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in fine condition: bright, whole, unmarked, and unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description. Signed by Author(s).

[0-920633-38-2] 1988. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 8vo. Signed. Illustrated card covers. Reminders and reflections for writers, on the essence of the creative process. Clean, tight, bright.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. Viking, 2023. Hard cover, first edition; signed by author on title page. Fine condition in Fine dust jacket. Signed.

Condition: FINE. First printing. Twelve authors select one of their stories and include an essay which focuses on how they crafted a particular aspect of that story: style, character, etc. SIGNED by FOUR authors: Nancy Kress on the title page; Greg Bear at his story "Sisters"; John Kessel at "Buddha Nostril Bird" and Joe Haldeman at "Feedback." Other authors include Pat Cadigan, Bruce Sterling, Lucius Shepard, Harold Waldrop, Kim Stanley Robinson, Pat Murphy, Karen Jay Fowler, James Patrick Kelley. xii, 368 pp Fine in fine dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine in Archival Plastic Cover. First Edition. A lovely First Edition signed on the title page by the subject of the book, well-known author Ernest Gaines. Comprised of interviews with the author with a focus on his body of work as of 1987. As the author of many important books, including "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman," the book includes the author's insights into his writing and many photos from his life. In Fine yellow-beige cloth, the book is very clean and bright. With a Fine dustjacket in plastic cover with the original price ($19.95) and no chips or tears.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Printing. Fine in red & green wraps with black lettering. SIGNED, inscribed & dated in year of publication by the Author on title page. Writing, Signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition. 136pp +index,octavo. illustrated. A fine copy in dust jacket. Signed and dated by Gaines. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Signed By Nancy Kress, James Patrick Kelly, Greg Bear, Pat Murphy, Kim Stanley Robinson, Karen Joy Fowler, Joe Haldeman, John Kessel, Pat Cadigan, & Howard Waldrop. A First Edition, Second Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine, first edition and first printing copy, soft cover, signed by Elmore Leonard on the Contents page for his contribution, "Embalming With Perma-Glo". Very scarce signed. In fine, collectible condition. Signed by Author(s).