Writing from Personal Experience : How to Turn Your Life into Salable Prose,9781582973395

Writing from Personal Experience : How to Turn Your Life into Salable Prose

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ISBN13: 9781582973395
ISBN10: 1582973393
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-05-31
Publisher(s): Lightning Source Inc
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Summary

More than just a "how-to" reference, this guide weaves an inspiring, engaging read with invaluable instruction for turning personal experiences into salable prose.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1(3)
CHAPTER 1 My Mystery 4(7)
CHAPTER 2 Sunday Near The Park With Me 11(4)
CHAPTER 3 Every Day Between You and You 15(5)
CHAPTER 4 Just Do It Man! Just Do It! 20(4)
CHAPTER 5 Writers in Training 24(4)
CHAPTER 6 Whole Days Can Be Trouble 28(4)
CHAPTER 7 Say No/Say Later 32(3)
CHAPTER 8 Writing Is Acting on Paper 35(4)
CHAPTER 9 It's Not About the Niña or the Pinta 39(4)
CHAPTER 10 Surprise! Surprise! 43(3)
CHAPTER 11 The "What to Bring" List 46(5)
CHAPTER 12 Word Pictures 51(12)
CHAPTER 13 Statements as Leads 63(6)
CHAPTER 14 Now What? 69(9)
CHAPTER 15 Three Components of a Personal Experience Piece 78(9)
CHAPTER 16 How to Put the Components to Work 87(21)
CHAPTER 17 Writing About "Nots" 108(5)
CHAPTER 18 Everyone Can Hear Music 113(3)
CHAPTER 19 Being Somewhere Else: Getting Ideas 116(6)
CHAPTER 20 One True Thing 122(3)
CHAPTER 21 Write What You Know 125(3)
CHAPTER 22 Keeping a Journal 128(3)
CHAPTER 23 My Mother and Willy Loman 131(4)
CHAPTER 24 George and Abe 135(3)
CHAPTER 25 If you Ask People How They Are, They Might Tell You 138(3)
CHAPTER 26 The Subtext 141(4)
CHAPTER 27 The Difference Between "Aha" and "Oy Vay" 145(3)
CHAPTER 28 Likeable Voices 148(3)
CHAPTER 29 Oona the Tune and Onward 151(4)
CHAPTER 30 Lousy First Drafts 155(3)
CHAPTER 31 Night Came: Six Tips for Tightening 158(4)
CHAPTER 32 Not Enough Cocktail Lounge: Nine More Tips for Revising 162(5)
CHAPTER 33 Why You Hit snags and What You Can Do 167(5)
CHAPTER 34 Is it Funny? 172(4)
CHAPTER 35 Rejections 176(5)
CHAPTER 36 Don't Turn Your Friends and Loved Ones Into Critics 181(4)
CHAPTER 37 Writing Classes: Me as a Student 185(6)
CHAPTER 38 Getting the Most From Writing Classes 191(4)
CHAPTER 39 Will You Hold for the Editor in Chief? 195(3)
EPILOGUE 198(2)
APPENDIX
Part One Cover Letter
Part Two "Waiting for Daddy"
Part Three Editor's Analysis
200(8)
INDEX 208

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