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Hope in the mail : reflections on writing and life
Item details
- ISBN: 9781984894663
- ISBN: 1984894668
- ISBN: 9781984894670
- ISBN: 1984894676
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Physical Description:
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284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | "Borzoi Book." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | I-Your vault : Writer's gold -- Out of the ashes -- Putting hope in the mail -- Today could be the day -- Defining moments -- Patching bullet holes -- Shifting gears -- II-Writing : Finding your voice -- Fundamentals -- Characters around you -- Growing pains -- Knock-knock -- Backstory -- Trees and rocks -- Villians -- Setting -- Pet pigs and other distractions -- Beginning with the ending -- Infamous sagging middle -- Theme -- Hidden architecture -- Dialogue -- Writing chops -- III-Being a writer : Becoming a finisher -- Revision as archenemy -- Revise, rise, repeat -- Writer's block -- Little about research -- IV-Special cases : Mysteries -- Series is born -- World-building -- Chapter books -- Sequels -- V-Seeds and sprouts : Origin stories -- Boy scout vs. hoodlum -- Flipped -- Breakfast in Birmingham -- Swear to Howdy -- Starting line -- Running Dream -- Memory camp -- Secret Life of Lincoln Jones -- Bridge out -- Wild Bird -- VI-Peek behind the curtain : Because you asked -- Publishing limbo -- Day I met my editor -- Sequel about a sequel -- First arrival -- Editors -- Agents -- Copy editorts -- Book covers and illustrations -- Basic finance -- Traditional publishing -- VII-Final thoughts : Dodging death -- Be the oxygen. |
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| Subject: | Van Draanen, Wendelin Authors Vocational guidance Authorship Technique Authorship Juvenile literature Authorship Juvenile literature |
| Genre: | Young adult literature. Instructional and educational works. Handbooks and manuals. |
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