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Author Moore, Dinty W., 1955- author.

Title The story cure : a book doctor's pain-free guide to finishing your novel or memoir / Dinty W. Moore.

Publication Info. Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, 2017.

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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  808.3 MOORE    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  808.3 MOO    Check Shelf
Description 181 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary "Creative writing professor Dinty W. Moore prescribes remedies for the most common stumbling blocks novelists and memoirists encounter when embarking on their writing project"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index.
Contents Introduction: Notes from a book doctor -- Part I: Cures -- The story cure: diagnosing problems of the heart -- Your first breath: where story begins -- Prescription for healthy prose: character, dialogue, and setting -- The lifeblood test: scene and sensory detail -- A visit with the throat and eye doctors: voice and point of view -- The strong skeleton: plot and structure -- Part II: Checkups -- Keeping fit: moving from first draft to fifteenth draft -- An apple a day: healthy habits for any writer -- The Book Doctor's final illegible scribbles.
Subject Fiction -- Authorship.
Fiction -- Technique.
Autobiography -- Authorship.
Creative writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reference.
Autobiography -- Authorship. (OCoLC)fst00822600
Creative writing. (OCoLC)fst00882489
Fiction -- Authorship. (OCoLC)fst00923713
Fiction -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst00923755
Other Form: Online version: Moore, Dinty W., 1955- author. Story cure. Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, 2017 9780399578816 (DLC) 2016055182
ISBN 9780399578809 (paperback)
0399578803 (paperback)
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