Why I Don't Write

2021-06-15
Why I Don't Write

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  • Author: Susan Minot
  • Publisher: Vintage
  • ISBN: 1984899872
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 177

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A “clear-eyed and fearless” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of ten short stories from the award-winning author of Evening “Tender, precise, emotional, insightful, and funny.”—JULIANNE MOORE A writer dryly catalogs the myriad reasons she cannot write; an artist bicycles through a protest encampment in lower Manhattan and ruminates on an elusive lover; an old woman on her deathbed calls out for a man other than her husband; a hapless fifteen-year-old boy finds himself in sexual peril; two young people in the 1990s fall helplessly in love, then bicker just as helplessly, tortured by jealousy and mistrust. In each of these stories Susan Minot explores the difficult geometry of human relations, the lure of love and physical desire, and the lifelong quest for meaning and connection. Her characters are all searching for truth, in feeling and in action, as societal norms are upended and justice and coherence flounder. Urgent and immediate, stunningly observed, deeply felt, and gorgeously written, the stories in Why I Don't Write showcase an author at the top of her form. “Intimate, adventurous, stark and lyrical . . . Few short story collections shine as brightly.”—Portland Press-Herald

Writing the Natural Way

1983
Writing the Natural Way

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  • Author: Gabriele L. Rico
  • Publisher: Tarcher
  • ISBN: 9780874772364
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 290

Shows all writers how effective writing can beas natural as telling a story to a friend, and as easy as daydreaming.

Why I Don't Write Like Franz Kafka

2002
Why I Don't Write Like Franz Kafka

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  • Author: William Wilson
  • Publisher: University of Alabama Press
  • ISBN: 9781573661010
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 154

Nearly 25 years later, FC2 is proud to reissue this classic collection of short fiction by William S. Wilson that seems even more relevant today.

Great Stories Don't Write Themselves

2019-11-12
Great Stories Don't Write Themselves

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  • Author: Larry Brooks
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 0593188284
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 258

One of the most common questions new writers ask professionals is how they wrote their book—what was their process for storytelling? Did they use an outline to plan the book, or write it from the seat of their pants? But really the question should be about the general principles and nature of storycraft—does every part of a story have what it needs to keep readers turning the pages? Bestselling author and creator of StoryFix.com Larry Brooks changes the sound of the writing conversation by introducing a series of detailed criteria for novelists of every level and genre to refer to while writing, regardless of their preferred writing method. Beginning with the broadest part of the story, the early checklists help writers to ensure that their novel is based on a premise rather than an idea, and gradually hones in on other elements to keep the story moving forward including: · dramatic tension · narrative strategy · scene construction Readers won't know or care about the process. But what Brooks offers here is a chance for readers to make the most of whichever process they choose, and in doing so cut years off their learning curve.

The Authentic Swing

2013-09-24
The Authentic Swing

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  • Author: Steven Pressfield
  • Publisher: Black Irish Entertainment LLC
  • ISBN: 1936891077
  • Category : Self-Help
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 147

The Story Behind THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE If you've read his books THE WAR OF ART and TURNING PRO, you know that for thirty years Steven Pressfield (GATES OF FIRE, THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN etc.) wrote spec novel after spec novel before any publisher took him seriously. How did he finally break through? Ignoring just about every rule of commercial book publishing, Pressfield's "first" novel not only became a major bestseller (over 250,000 copies sold), it was adapted into a feature film directed by Robert Redford and starring Matt Damon, Will Smith, and Charlize Theron. Where did he get the idea? What magical something did THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE have that his previous manuscripts lacked? Why did Pressfield decide to write a novel when he already had a well established screenwriting career? How does writing a publishable novel really work? Taking a page from John Steinbeck's classic JOURNAL OF A NOVEL, Steven Pressfield offers answers for these and scores of other practical writing questions in THE AUTHENTIC SWING.

Monkeys

2010-10-26
Monkeys

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  • Author: Susan Minot
  • Publisher: Open Road Media
  • ISBN: 1453202943
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 111

DIV DIVMinot’s bestselling debut: A moving novel of familial love and endurance in the face of shattering tragedyDIV /div/divDIVMonkeys is the remarkable story of a decade in the life of the Vincents, a colorful Irish Catholic family from the Boston suburbs. On the surface, they seem happy with their vivacious mother Rosie at the helm. But underneath, the Vincents struggle to maintain the appearance of wealth and stability while dealing with the effects of their father’s alcoholism. When a sudden accident strikes, their love for one another is tested like never before./divDIV /divDIVWritten by the bestselling author of Evening, Monkeys is a powerful story of one family’s struggle to overcome life-changing tribulations and Minot’s wrenching ode to the ties that bind even the most wounded of families./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features a new illustrated biography of Susan Minot, including artwork by the author and rare documents and photos from her personal collection./div /div

Moms Don't Have Time To

2021-02-16
Moms Don't Have Time To

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  • Author: Zibby Owens
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster
  • ISBN: 1510765972
  • Category : Literary Collections
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 282

JOIN AWARD-WINNING PODCASTER ZIBBY OWENS OF MOMS DON’T HAVE TIME TO READ BOOKS ON A JOURNEY FILLED WITH FOOD, EXERCISE, SEX, BOOKS, AND MORE. It’s impossible to ignore how life has changed since COVID-19 spread across the world. People from all over quarantined and did their best to keep on going during the pandemic. Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast MomsDon’t Have Time to Read Books and a mother of four herself, wanted to do something to help people carry on and to give them something to focus on other than the horrors of their news feeds. So she launched an online magazine called We Found Time. Authors who had been on her podcast wrote original, brilliant essays for busy readers. Zibby organized these profound pieces into themes inspired by five things moms don’t have time to do: eat, read, work out, breathe, and have sex. Now compiled as an anthology named Moms Don’t Have Time To, these beautiful, original essays by dozens of bestselling and acclaimed authors speak to the ever-increasing demands on our time, especially during the quarantine, in a unique, literary way. Actress Evangeline Lilly writes about the importance and impact of film. Bestselling author Rene Denfeld focuses on her relationship with food after growing up homeless. Screenwriter and author Lea Carpenter and Suzanne Falter, author, speaker, and podcast host, focus on loss. New York Times bestselling authors Chris Bohjalian and Gretchen Rubin write about the importance of reading. Others write about working out, love and sex, eating and cooking, and more. Join Zibby on her journey through the winding road of quarantine and perhaps you, too, will find time.

100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write

2014-09-02
100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write

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  • Author: Sarah Ruhl
  • Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
  • ISBN: 0374711976
  • Category : Performing Arts
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 179

100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write is an incisive, idiosyncratic collection on life and theater from major American playwright Sarah Ruhl. This is a book in which chimpanzees, Chekhov, and child care are equally at home. A vibrant, provocative examination of the possibilities of the theater, it is also a map to a very particular artistic sensibility, and an unexpected guide for anyone who has chosen an artist's life. Sarah Ruhl is a mother of three and one of America's best-known playwrights. She has written a stunningly original book of essays whose concerns range from the most minimal and personal subjects to the most encompassing matters of art and culture. The titles themselves speak to the volume's uniqueness: "On lice," "On sleeping in the theater," "On motherhood and stools (the furniture kind)," "Greek masks and Bell's palsy."

Click'd

2017-09-05
Click'd

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  • Author: Tamara Ireland Stone
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • ISBN: 1484798481
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 281

Allie Navarro can't wait to show her best friends the app she built at CodeGirls summer camp. Click'd pairs users based on common interests and sends them on a fun (and occasionally rule-breaking) scavenger hunt to find each other. And it's a hit. By the second day of school, everyone is talking about Click'd. Watching her app go viral is amazing. Leaderboards are filling up! Everyone's making new friends. And with all the data Allie is collecting, she has an even better shot at beating her archenemy, Nathan, at the upcoming youth coding competition. But when Allie discovers a glitch that threatens to expose everyone's secrets, she has to figure out how to make things right, even if that means sharing the computer lab with Nathan. Can Allie fix her app, stop it from doing any more damage, and win back the friends it hurt-all before she steps on stage to present Click'd to the judges? New York Times best-selling author Tamara Ireland Stone combines friendship, coding, and lots of popcorn in her fun and empowering middle-grade debut.

You Don't Have to Write a Book

1997
You Don't Have to Write a Book

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  • Author: Hal Stone
  • Publisher: Delos Publications
  • ISBN: 9781565570603
  • Category : Authorship
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

In this brilliantly conceived and executed book, they erase forever the guilt and self criticism of non-doing that has plagued western civilization. If you have ever aspired to write a book, or if you are identified with doing rather than being, this book will change your life. Prepare for a great adventure!