The story cure : a book doctor's pain-free guide to finishing your novel or memoir
Title:
The story cure : a book doctor's pain-free guide to finishing your novel or memoir
Author:
ISBN:
9780399578809
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
181 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction: Notes from a book doctor -- Part I: Cures -- The story cure: diagnosing problems of the heart -- Your first breath: where story begins -- Prescription for healthy prose: character, dialogue, and setting -- The lifeblood test: scene and sensory detail -- A visit with the throat and eye doctors: voice and point of view -- The strong skeleton: plot and structure -- Part II: Checkups -- Keeping fit: moving from first draft to fifteenth draft -- An apple a day: healthy habits for any writer -- The Book Doctor's final illegible scribbles.
Summary:
"Creative writing professor Dinty W. Moore prescribes remedies for the most common stumbling blocks novelists and memoirists encounter when embarking on their writing project"--
