How Writers Work

图书信息

作者	Fletcher, Ralph
出版社	HarperCollins
ISBN	9780062014900
出版时间	2010-08-10
字数	8.3万
分类	HarperCollins,进口书,外文原版书,小说

读书简介

The Secret of WritingIts misleading to think of writers as special creatures, word sorcerers who possess some sort of magic knowledge hidden from everyone else. Writers are ordinary people who like to write. They feel the urge to write, and scratch that itch every chance they have. Writers get their ideas down on paper using particular strategies that seem to work for them. These strategies are available to anyone who wants to be a writer... Revealed!There is no secret. But there is a process. If you like to write, there are definite steps you can take to help you reach your goals. Good writing isn't forged by magic or hatched out of thin air. Good writing happens when human beings follow particular steps to take control o their sentences-to make their words do what they want them to do.This book will show you how writers work, how you can become a writer, and how you can find a process that works for you

目录

Dedication

Contents

The Secret of Writing

One: A Place Where Words Can Grow

Two: Finding an Idea

Three: Brainstorming

Four: A Salad of Ideas by Gordon Korman

Five: Breaking the Ice: Getting Started

Six: Going with the Flow

Seven: Interview with Drew Lamm

Eight: Rereading

Nine: Revision: Radical Surgery

Ten: Interview with Ben Mikaelsen

Eleven: Proofreading

Twelve: Publishing: Going Public

Thirteen: Writer’s Block and Other Monsters

Last Thoughts

Selected Reading

Acknowledgments

Also by Ralph Fletcher

Copyright

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