Writing brave and free : encouraging words for people who want to start writing

Writing brave and free Encouraging words for people who want to start writing

Ted Kooser

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Subjects
Authorship.
Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press c2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Ted Kooser (-)
Other Authors
Steve Cox, 1939- (-)
Physical Description
177 p. ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-177).
ISBN
9780803278325
  • 1. Writing Brave and Free
  • 2. What's Standing in Your Way?
  • Section 1. Yes, You Can
  • 3. What Do You Know?
  • 4. Enchanting Details
  • Section 2. Rules? We Don' Need No Stinkin' Rules!
  • 5. No Shoulds, No Should Nots
  • 6. Input and Output
  • Section 3. Getting Started
  • 7. The Ten-Minute Exercise
  • 8. Overcoming Obstacles to Extended Writing
  • 9. Developing the Habit of Writing
  • 10. Don't Forget to Read!
  • Section 4. The Environment for Writing
  • 11. The Writer's Tools
  • 12. Your Clean, Well-Lighted Writing Place
  • 13. Relax! The World Is Resting on Your Shoulders
  • Section 5. You and Your Readers
  • 14. What Reader Do You Have in Mind?
  • 15. Writing for Friends and Relations
  • 16. Writing for Strangers
  • 17. Taking Control
  • 18. About Your Imaginary Reader
  • Section 6. Elements of a Piece of Writing
  • 19. The Country of Memory
  • 20. Writing about One Thing
  • 21. Getting Organized
  • 22. Sensory Detail
  • 23. Suspense
  • 24. The Size and Scope of Things
  • 25. A Sentimental Journey
  • 26. Transparency
  • 27. The Unexpected Detail
  • 28. It's a Figure of Speech
  • 29. Before Us on the Table
  • 30. Be Positive, Emphatic, Clear, and Active
  • 31. Transformative Experience
  • Section 7. Revision and Getting Help
  • 32. Revise and Wait
  • 33. Getting Advice, Taking Criticism
  • Section 8. The Business of Writing
  • 34. How Publishing Works
  • 35. How to Get Published
  • 36. Self-Publishing, Electronic Publishing, and Vanity Publishing
  • 37. A Few Observations about Copyright
  • 38. Fair Use
  • 39. Obtaining Permission to Quote
  • 40. Protecting Your Copyright
  • 41. Conveying Rights: Contracts
  • 42. Libel and Invasion of Privacy
  • Section 9. Acknowledgments and Further Reading
  • 43. Acknowledgments
  • 44. How to Write
  • 45. Copyright, Libel, and Invasion of Privacy

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