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Book

Storyteller : helpful hints and tall tales from the writing life

Call Number

  • 808.02 S893 (OSH)

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Publication Information

Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2024]

Physical Description

91 pages ; 23 cm

Summary

"During his lengthy writing career, Carlton Stowers has had his highs and lows, all the while learning more and more about his chosen craft. In STORYTELLER, he chronicles the pitfalls and prat falls, suggests how best to pitch a book or article to editors, the do's and don'ts of research and interviewing. While spinning a humorous story or two along the way, the author touches on the entire spectrum of writing for a living..."--

Contents

  • Foreword
  • What This is Not
  • Freelance Writing
  • Days of an Ink-Stained Wretch
  • Accidental Crime Writer
  • East of West
  • The Process
  • Interviewing
  • Where Story Ideas Come From
  • Style
  • Editors: Friend or Foe
  • Literary Agents
  • Voices: Yours and Theirs
  • Ghostwriting
  • Writing Fiction
  • Work for Hire
  • Rubber Chicken Delight
  • Promoting One's Wares
  • And Finally--
  • Author's Bibliography

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