Writing from Life: How to Turn Your Personal Experience into Profitable Prose (How to Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (931 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1845284194 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
You will learn how to write about what you know - and you certainly know a lot. With this book you'll never run out of ideas, and writer's block will be a thing of the past.. The author, Lynne Hackles, will show you how to make your own 'Raking up your past' file - using memories, lists, diaries, newspapers, smells, family trees, etc. The good news is that the older you are, and the older you get, the more experiences you have had - so you'll always have something to write about. This book will show you how your own personal experiences can provide you with an endless supply of ideas for your writing - whether fiction or non-fiction. Plus how to turn your own anecdotes, recounted to friends and family, into useful prose; and how to fashion the passed-down history of your ancestors into a family saga. With this book you'll also learn how to: - Sell a snippet
What any writer needs Grace Rostoker I was a wannabe writer for longer than I care to admit, having had fifteen minutes of fame with a short story published in a national magazine several years ago, and then for some time after that - zilch! I wish I had had this book back then, because after my flash in the pan success I didn't know what to do next. The plot for my story came to me out of the blue and begged to be written, but when I eagerly waited for inspiration to strike again Well, Lynne Hackles has now told me exactly what to do and her advice is both inspiring and realistic. I've heard the advice to 'write what you know' so many times but couldn't manage to trans
This book will prod you onward. 'london-morning-paper --london-morningpaper . Highly recommended. 'I suggest you take it with you when you travel to work You will begin thinking, and often times those are the moments to begin a new journey
. She leads writing workshops and runs tutorials for a leading correspondence school. Since then she has turned hundreds of personal experiences into stories which have sold in the UK and abroad. The first words LYNNE HACKLES ever sold netted GBP2