Marion Street Press specializes in books about words and writing and we have some cool authors your audience will love! Whatever your medium: print, web, broadcast, or live, our knowledgeable and engaging authors will provide your audience with an entertaining and educational segment, show or interview about words: where they came from, where they’re going, and how they have changed as we have evolved and how we can use them to bear witness to our lives.
Alana Baranick, Jim Sheeler and Stephen Miller
Life on the Death Beat. (ISBN: 1-93338-02-4 2005 $16.95)
This book explores obituary writing and makes clear how it is an important part of our lives and can range from a caption under a photograph toa 1,000 word Feature. The authors takes the writer through the step by step process of creating more interesting and meaningful obituaries.
Les Brownlee: The Autobiography of a Pioneering African-American Journalist (ISBN: 978-1-933338-10-1 January 2007 $24.95 )
This book is an inspiration to anyone who can understand having obstacles placed in their path. Les' story recounts some of the those obstacles and the family, friends, and associates who helped him jump every hurdle in front of him to become a trailblazing, award winning journalist.
Les Brownlee was a man of many firsts: the Army's first black commissioned artillery officer, the first black reporter for both a major Chicago radio and television station and the first autobiography published by Marion Street Press, Inc. Les' book takes you through the ups and downs of his life to become an accomplished, respected journalist.
Les Brownlee passed away in 2005.
Diana Burrell and Linda Formichelli
The Renegade Writer (ISBN: 1-933338-00-8 2005 $14.95)
The Renegade Writer's guide to Query Letters That Rock (ISBN: 1-933338-09-1 2007 $14.95)
The Renegade Writer will inspire wannabe writers to break free of rules and regulations and get on the path to being a freelance writer. Query Letters that Rock shows those writers how to write letters that grab the attention of agents, editors and publishers. If writing is what do and what you want to do, these two books show you how to do it better.
Diana Burrell writes for Family Circle, Fitness, USA Weekend and other publications. Linda Formichelli writes for Parenting, Saveur, The Writer and other publications and is the author of The Secret of Successful Weight Loss. Topics: Freelance writing, publishing
Broadcast Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Television News reporting and Production (ISBN 1-933338-14-8 2006 $19.95)
If you're thinking about being a news reporter or being part of news production, this book is must reading. Cappe covers the spectrum from writing to interviewing to videography. The book also contains interview tips and writing assignments.
Yvonne Cappe is a broadcast journalism professor at the University of Kentucky and a former newsroom executive producer. She was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from the College of Communications and Information Studies at the University of Kentucky. Topics: Broadcasting, Journalism, Production, Writing for the Media
Family Words: A Dictionary of the Secret Language of Families (ISBN: 1-933338-17-0 May 1, 2007 $14.95)
This 160 page book is filled with words used by family members to describe everyday objects or events such as Jimmie Juice which is the yucky drippings at the bottom of the refrigerator. The book was compiled from contributions from families all across the country.
Paul Dickson is the author of more than 45 non-fiction books including The Dickson Baseball Dictionary and Labels for Locals: What to call People from Abilene to Zimbabwe. Topics: Words: history and evolution, the ‘inside’ language used in families, Congress, war and baseball. Collecting words.
The Wrong Word Dictionary: 2,000 Most Commonly Confused Words (ISBN: 0-9729937-7-0 2005 $14.95)
Having trouble telling the difference between a robbery and burglary? Well, both could land you in jail or in prison - not the same thing, you know. The Wrong Word Dictionary helps the writer find the right words to be used in the right place at the right time. The book is also filled with humorus illustrations that help get the point across.
Dave Dowling has been a technical writer, editor and instructor for more than 25 years and is currently president of Write On Course, LLC (writeoncourse.com) a company that specializes in business and technical writing seminars. His new book: The Dictionary of Worthless Words will be published in September 2007 Topics: Writing, Business Writing, and Word Usage
The Dimwit’s Dictionary: 5,000 Overused Words and Phrases and Alternatives to Them.
(ISBN: 1-933338-11-3 October 2006 $19.95)
The Dictionary of Concise Writing: 10,000 Alternatives to Wordy Phrases.
(ISBN: 1-933338-12-1 October 2006 $19.95)
Robert Hartwell Fiske has pulled together those words and phrases he would banish from the English lexicon and explains why we can do without them. The Dimwit’s Dictionary and The Dictionary of Concise Writing are guides to eliminating stale language and replacing it with crisp, concise speech and writing.
Robert Hartwell Fiske is the author of He is the editor and publisher of The Vocabula Review, an online journal about the English language. Topics: English Language – Writing and Speaking, Word Usage, History and Evolution of the English Language
Robert Freedman and Steven Roll
Journalism That Matters (ISBN: 1-933338-08-3 2006 $16.95)
This book explores a medium not usually available to the general public: business to business trade publications and gives specific examples of how those publications have a dramatic impact on society. Journalism That Matters teaches journalists to seek the truth and to write it more effectively.
Robert Freedman is senior editor, Realtor Magazine and the 2003-2005 president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
Steven Roll is state tax law editor, State Tax Report, Bureau of National Affairs, Washington, D.C. and president of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He has written for Business Week Online, among other business publications. Topics: Business Journalism, Business to Business Communicatios
The Concise Guide to Copy Editing (ISBN: 0-9729937-1-1 2003 $12.95)
Heads You Win (ISBN: 0-9729937-0-3 $12.95)
If you're a copy editor, you're responsible for the written work from the caption to the content. These books by Paul LaRocque will assist you in doing your job with a higher level of quality and efficiency.
Championship Writing: 50 Ways to Improve Your Writing
(ISBN 0-9665176-3-6 April 2004 $18.95)
The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well
(ISBN: 0-9665176-9-5 November 2003 $18.95)
On Words: Insight Into How Our Words Work – and Don’t
(ISBN: 1-933338-20-2 June 1, 2007 $16.96)
Paula LaRocque believes good writing is “clear, precise, graceful, brief and warm and bad writing is not.” Her books help writers to eliminate fuzzy writing and to take the burden of reading off the reader.
Paula LaRocque is a communications consultant and a columnist for Quill magazine. Her commentaries are regularly aired on National Public Radio in Dallas. Paula was elected to the Associated Press Managing Editors Executive Board in 1998 and in 2001, she received that organization’s Meritorious Service Award for exemplary contribution to journalism. She is working on her first novel, a mystery. Topics: Writing, Word Usage
The Thinker’s Thesaurus (ISBN: 0-9729937-9-7 September 2005 $16.95) is not your parents’ thesaurus. This one features more sophisticated alternatives to common words as well as clarifiers to make sure you’re using the right word and provides examples of the words taken from recent publications.
Peter Meltzer is a practicing attorney in Philadelphia specializing in creditors’ rights and has taught classes as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Rutgers University Law School. He has had a lifelong interest in lexicology. Topics: Lexicology, Word Usage
Pen & Sword: A Journalist's Guide to Covering the Military (ISBN: 0-9665176-4-4 2001 $24.95)
Understanding how the military operates is more important than ever. In his book, Offley gives insight on how to oraganize a military beat, how to deal with the Pentagon and how to be in the field with military units. The book also includes a background reading list and a glossary fo acronyms.
Ed Offley has been a reporter and editorial writer since 1972, and has specialized in defense and military subjects for the past 20 years. He has appeared on CNN, C-Span, and NPR and is co-author of two books, "Lifting the Fog of War" and "Digital War." Topics: Military Journalism
John Walston
The Buzzword Dictionary: 1,000 Phrases Translated from Pompous to English.
(ISBN: 1-933338-07-5 September 1, 2006 $14.95) This book is dedicated to the proposition that some of us would rather ‘conversate’ than have a conversation. The Buzzword Dictionary examines how we have moved away from simple descriptions to more pompous definitions for those things we encounter and do everyday.
John Walston has been a Deputy Managing Editor of USA Today, and founder of the Wilmington Writers’ Workshop and creator of BuzzWhack.com. He is currently a senior group publisher for one of the largest business-to-business newsletter companies in the U.S. Topics: Word Usage, Business language, News writing
Author Profiles
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