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Provides information for writers about various details of everyday life, government, war, the economy, and the society of nineteenth-century England.

"Batman" editor and writer Dennis O'Neil provides instruction on writing comics, discussing story structure, drama, subplots, characterization, script preparation, miniseries and maxiseries, graphic novels, ongoing series, story arcs, the Levitz paradigm, megaseries, adaptations, and continuity.

Presents a brief biography of writer Stephen King, including information on his childhood, his education, and his achievements in literature. Includes photographs.

Presents thirty-three essays on short story writing, discussing pedagogy, the relation of stories to the writer, and culture, gender, and politics, featuring artists such as Amiri Baraka, Velma Pollard, and Chris Offutt.

A practical resource guide for writing essays on William Shakespeare, with advice for students designed to help them develop their analytical skills and understand Shakespeare's works.

Describes the Opposing Viewpoints format for writing the expository essay, providing six viewpoints on the topic of the military draft, with model essays and exercises, and supporting research material.

Defines the fiction genres of science fiction and fantasy, offers advice for writing successful science fiction and fantasy, and explains how to find markets for getting stories published.

Examines six controversial essays that debate the issue of the Patriot Act, and includes model essays, sidebar notes and guided exercises.

Chris Crutcher, author of young adult novels such as "Ironman" and "Whale Talk," as well as short stories, tells of growing up in Cascade, Idaho, and becoming a writer.

Contains excerpts from the autobiographies of science fiction author Isaac Asimov in which he reflects on his life and career, and includes comments from his wife, Janet, written ten years after his death.