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The new writer's handbook 2007: a practical anthology of best advice for your craft & career
Publisher
Scarletta Press
Publication Date
c2007
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - 1st ed.
All writers are vain / Erica Jong
Creativity, motivation & discipline. Writing rhythms / Jane Yolen
The benefits of messiness / Eric Abrahamson with Michael McLaughlin
Strange friut / Lynn Viehl
Where do ideas come from? / Philip Martin
Ingredients / Jonathan Carroll
Choosing words / Lu Chi translated by Sam Hamill
The cultivation of mindstates / Gabriel Gudding
How many writers? / Kristy Kierman
The three cosmic rules of writing / Dennis Palumbo
Instructions / Neil Gaiman
Developing Intuition / Sheri McConnell
The treadmill journal / Gregory Martin.
The craft of writing. The art of the start / Brandi Reissenweber
The 3-act structure / Ridley Pearson
The invisible writer / William G. Tapply
Beyond showing & telling / J. Mark Bertrand
A checklist for character & conflict revisions / Gregory Martin
Lyricism in sex scenes / Rosina Lippi
Haiku techniques / Jane Reichhold
What Dr. Seuss can teach us / Laura Backes
Glamour & grammar / Evan Morris
M-factors: qualities that help you break into major magazines / Marcia Yudkin
Recreating nonfiction scenes / Larry Getlen
Getting the tough interview / Linda Formichelli
The line between fact & fiction / Roy Peter Clark
Psychological action in nonfiction / Lynn Franklin
Join a chritique group / Linda Adams
Snappy introductions / Marylaine Block.
Pitching & proposals. How to pitch your stories to an editor / Paula Neal Mooney
The blind pitch / Whitney Joiner
Pitching your book to an agent / Katharine Sands
How to write a query letter / Brenda Coulter
Perfecting your live pitch / Paula Roe
Nonfiction proposals / Jeff Kleinman
Working with a small press / Philip Martin
Understanding editorese / Linda Sue Park.
Marketing your work. Your press kit / Theresa Meyers
How authors can help each their publishers with marketing / Linda Carlson
How to get great testimonials / Jay Lipe
Planning author events in bookstores / David Unowsky
Tips for a well-attended event / Jenna Glatzer
Focus on niche markets / Kate Bandos
The potential of tips booklets / Paulette Ensign
Writing white papers / Michael Stelzner
Have a positive influence / Deborah Raney.
Internet skills. Your author website: five tips / Patrice-Anne Rutledge
Creating an online portfolio / Moira Allen
Why aren't you blogging? / Lani Voivod
Fundamentals of blogging / Steve Weber
10 tips on writing the living web / Mark Bernstein
You email signature / Linda Formichelli.
Literary insights and last words. How to speak a book / Richard Powers
Books as a gateway drug / L. J. Schmidt
Time traveling by words, music, & art / Robert Gray
Literary fiction / Rachel Donadio
Thank you for hating my book / Katha Pollitt
The origin of names / John Clayton
Discovering home ground / Barry Lopez
Into the light / Mick Silva
On being a minor writer / Bruce Holland Rogers
Writing a new world / Mary Piper.
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9780976520160
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