| Edition |
First edition |
| Description |
viii, 305 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: can't we just text or something? -- Why write? -- The "I" at the center of "write" -- I-thou relationships -- Writing as exploration of self -- Writing as exploration of subject -- Writing as a locus of play -- INTERLUDE: the writer's seven (or however many) deadly sins -- What to write and how -- Tell youself what you want to say -- Voice actor -- Beginning before you begin -- Beginnings -- The part between the ends -- Endings -- Don't edit a flying leap -- The problem with process -- Detailing your prose (1) -- Soaring practice -- Exercises from literature -- Writing exercises that illuminate academic or professional tasks -- Sentences and their friends -- INTERLUDE: rules to live, or at least write, by -- Oh, yeah? Prove it! -- Even the Nile has a source -- Revision: it ain't pretty, but... -- Detailing your prose (2) -- Conclusion: the exquisite pain of never being quite finished -- Appendix: bold statements (and bald-faced truths). |
| Summary |
Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching and writing--and invoking everyone from Hemingway to your third-grade teacher--retired professor Thomas C. Foster guides you through the basics of writing. With How to Write Like a Writer you'll learn how to organize your thoughts, construct first drafts, and (not incidentally) keep you in your chair so that inspiration can come to visit. |
| Subject |
Authorship.
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| ISBN |
0063139413 |
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9780063139411 |
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9780063139459 (hardcover) |
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0063139456 q(hardcover) |
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