The Now Write! book series - writing exercises by top writers and teachers published by Tarcher/Penguin.

Want to write a book? Whether you write (or aspire to) novels, creative nonfiction, screenplays, or short fiction… if you’re looking for insight, inspiration and self-development, the writing exercises in the Now Write! series will help you achieve your goals.

Now Write! - The first book in the series, a collection of personal creative writing exercises from some of today’s most celebrated novelists, short story writers, and writing teachers, including Jill McCorkle, Amy Bloom, Robert Olen Butler, Steve Almond, Jayne Anne Phillips and Virgil Suárez.

Now Write! Nonfiction features the personal writing exercises of today’s masters of creative nonfiction such as legendary essayist Gay Talese (Thy Neighbor’s Wife), New York Times best-selling authors Ishmael Beah (A Long Way Gone), Reza Aslan (No God But God), Tilar Mazzeo (The Widow Clicquot), Pulitzer Prize winner John Matteson (Eden’s Outcasts), and many more!

Now Write! Screenwriting is a must-have handbook featuring never-before-published writing exercises from the acclaimed screenwriters of RAGING BULL, ALI, TERMINATOR 2, GROUNDHOG DAY, CAPE FEAR, Lost, True Blood, The Shield, and many other hit films and television shows.

Now Write! Mysteries is an essential guide to writing mysteries, suspense, crime, thriller and other mystery genres.

Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror explores the most popular genres with essay and writing exercise contributions from TV and movie writers, poets, teachers and legendary authors. Coming out late 2013.