Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method - Couverture souple

Weinberg, Gerald M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 093263365X ISBN 13 : 9780932633651

Editeur : Dorset House Publishing Co Inc.,U.S., 2005

Synopsis

Gerald M. Weinberg, author of more than forty books -- including eighteen published by Dorset House -- reveals his secrets for collecting and organizing his ideas for writing projects.

Drawing an ogy to the stone-by-stone method of building fieldstone walls, Weinberg shows writers how to construct fiction and nonfiction manuscripts from key insights, stories, and quotes.

The elements, or stones, are collected nonsequentially, over time, and eventually find logical places in larger pieces. The method renders writer's block irrelevant and has proved effective for scores of Weinberg's writing class students.

If you've ever wanted to write a book or article -- or need to revitalize your writing career -- don't miss this intimate glimpse into the mind behind some the computer industry's best books.

Topics Include:

* learning to care about what you have to write
* exercises in playing with your words
* when is it plagiarism
* the structure of creation versus the structure of presentation
* stimulate your memory
* getting published
* and much more

Insights from the Book

"What would you really like to write? For many would-be writers, this is the hardest exercise of all. They've never in their lives allowed themselves to think about what they wanted. So, put aside everything your teachers told you, your parents told you, your boss told you, your spouse told you, or I told you. Dream your dream. Would you like to write about how to play pinball? What it feels like to canoe a Class Five rapids? Your grandmother's knitting? What's wrong with the design of some computer system? Peace in Ireland? What you'd like your children to know about you? Something to amuse your grandchildren? How you get in touch with God? I can't tell you. This is where you have to find out for yourself."

"Can it be more than one thing? Certainly. Are you allowed to get it 'wrong'? Absolutely.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 093263365X
• ISBN 13: 9780932633651
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 189
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible