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Please keep this on elib.techOk there seems to be some interest in creative writing over here so, I thought I should share those ones as well…here’s the last…even the last of my self help shelf I can give this pile of stuff to charitythanks a lot to those who left me a kind word of thanks, or a bit of ratio!Enjoy!Any ratio transfer is welcome (I know I’m anonymous, contact the staff but mention this product instead of my name)———————————Product DescriptionUrsula K. Le Guin’s extraordinary writing primer is full of charm, wit, and opinion. Le Guin likens writing to “steering a craft,” and as one reads through this volume, one has the sense of floating down a river, with the waves of Le Guin’s words lapping at one’s craft. Le Guin veers sharply from the mainstream of contemporary writing manuals by challenging their very definition of story. While it is common to “conflate story with conflict,” Le Guin writes, she finds that limiting. “Story is change,” she says. While that change may be the result of conflict, it is just as likely to evolve from “relating, finding, losing, bearing, discovering, [or] parting.” Le Guin demonstrates this complexity with well-hewn excerpts from the works of such writers as Jane Austen, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charlotte Brontë, and especially Virginia Woolf. The many aspects of fine fiction writing Le Guin addresses here include the role of the narrative sentence (its “chief duty [is] to lead to the next sentence–to keep the story going”); avoiding exposition doldrums (“break up the information, grind it fine, and make it into bricks to build the story with”); and the concept of “crowding and leaping.” While prose should be “crowded with sensations, meanings, and implications,” don’t forget that “what you leave out is infinitely more than what you leave in.”Accompanying Le Guin’s text is a handful of clever writing exercises, each as enticing as its name. Among them are “I am García Márquez,” which requires writing with no punctuation; “Chastity,” which challenges one to write without adjectives or adverbs; and “A Terrible Thing to Do,” which proposes taking an earlier exercise and cutting it–by half.reviews here:http://www.amazon.com/Steering-Craft-Exercises-Discussions-N…my other scans:meditationBecoming the Lotus: How to master the Full Lotus PoseWilliam Hart – The Art of Living – Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. GoenkaBuddhadasa Bhikkhu – Mindfulness with Breathing – a Manual for Serious BeginnersimprovPhilip Bernardi – Improvisation Starters: A collection of 900 Improvisation Situations for the TheaterTom Salinsky, Deborah Frances-White – The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Theatre, Comedy, and BeyondKeith Johnstone – Impro for StorytellersmiscRobert Bolton – People Skills: How to Assert yourself, Listen to others and Resolve conflictPeter Post – Essential Manners for MenBarbara Bradford – Intonation in Context: Intonation Practice for Upper-intermediate and Advanced Learners of Englishspeed readingWade E. Cutler – Triple Your Reading Speed (3rd edition)Peter Kump – Breakthrough Rapid ReadingAlexander techniqueRichard Craze – Alexander Technique (Teach Yourself)Michael Gelb – Body learning: An Introduction to the Alexander TechniqueBalk & Shields – Master the Art of Working Out: Raising Your Performance with the Alexander TechniqueRichard Brennan – The Alexander Technique Workbook: Your Personal Programme for Health, Poise and Fitness How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live: Learning the Alexander Technique to Explore Your Mind-Body Connection and Achieve Self-Mastery Noel Kingsley – Perfect Poise, Perfect Life: Bring Your Body into Balance and Revolutionise Your Life (Alexander technique) Patsy rodenburgPatsy Rodenburg – Presence: How to Use Positive Energy for Success in Every SituationPatsy Rodenburg – The Right to Speak: Working with the VoicePatsy Rodenburg – Speaking ShakespeareCreative writingJanet Burroway –  Imaginative Writing: The Elements of CraftJanet Burroway – Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft Robert Olen Butler – From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing FictionSteering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew