Story Within New Insights and Inspiration for Writers

Name: Story Within New Insights and Inspiration for Writers
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ISBN: 9781615641147

ISBN-10: 1615641149

ISBN-13: 9781615641147

Edition: 2011

Authors: Laura Oliver

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Every reader has a story inside them. Laura Oliver has been teaching aspiring writers how to plumb emotional contradictions for insight for more than a decade in workshops and university classes. Now she has written the book her students have been asking her for, a book that aspiring writers of every genre can use to guide, coach, and encourage them on their journey. The Story Withinemploys the compelling art of memoir to illuminate craft and touches on nuanced subjects only a teacher who is herself actively writing knows to address. Each chapter offers excerpts from Laura's own stories, as well as those of students and published authors and then provides fresh advice and clear instruction…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English




Getting Started



Why We Write, Why We Don't



Point of Origin



Calling a Story to You: Subject



The Science of Inspiration



Navigating a Story



Skills of the Craft



Teaching a Crow to Talk: Voice



Talk to Me: Dialogue



Quintessential Elements



Journal to Freedom



Connection: Making What Happened What Matters



The Secret of Showing (Don't Tell)



On Location: Setting and Place



Character and the Cargo Hold: Using the Past



Plot: What's the Problem?



What's So Funny?



Before You Submit: A Craft Checklist



Spirit: Caring for the Writer



Time and Writing with Children



Using Intuition to Guide Your Work



Jealousy: Your Tough-Love Friend



Choosing Your Genre



Writing Classes and a Wider Audience



Continuing the Journey into the World



Forming a Writing Support Group



Publishing and Rejection



Attending a Writers' Conference



Maintaining Magic



Writing Principles for Mind and Heart


Appendixes



Suggested Reading List



Permissions


Index