The writer's quotebook : 500 authors on creativity, craft, and the writing life / compiled, arranged, and edited by Jim Fisher.
| Other author | Fisher, Jim, 1939- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xii, 239 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Part One: The Creative Process -- 1. Creativity -- 2. Talent -- 3. The Difficulty of Writing -- 4. Why Writers Write -- 5. Writer's Block -- 6. The Writer's Personality -- Part Two: Craft -- 7. Outlining -- 8. Plots and Plotting -- 9. Setting -- 10. Point of View -- 11. Characterization -- 12. Dialogue -- 13. Description -- 14. Style -- 15. Rewriting -- 16. Titles -- Part Three: The Writing Life -- 17. The Writing Life: In General -- 18. Getting Started -- 19. Creative Writing Classes, Workshops, and Writer's Conferences -- 20. Rejection -- 21. Work Habits, Rituals, and Daily Word Quotas -- 22. Money, the Day Job and the Economic Reality of Writing -- 23. Productivity -- 24. Reviews -- 25. Readers -- 26. Literary Awards -- 27. Despair -- 28. Booze -- 29. Hollywood -- 30. Fame -- Sources of Quotations. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005035516 |
| ISBN | 0813538823 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813538822 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN6084.A86 W75 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |