Things I Wish I Did Not Know About Writing: 15 Essays on Dreams, Sorrows, and Proofreading - Couverture souple

Loughran, Rob

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1490534903 ISBN 13 : 9781490534909

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

The essays in this book were written over the last four years and published in various, mostly small and obscure, publications. Their common themes are, now that I’ve seen them all together: Contradiction and Survival. Contradiction: I say in one essay that I’ve given up writing non-fiction articles (like the ones collected here) to concentrate on fiction. Then, in a later essay, I speak of shotgunning out 30 article proposals in 30 days. I also flip-flop and waffle on the importance of marketing and critique groups. This isn’t because I can’t make up my mind, it’s because writing is a contrary, contradictory business. Which, for me, is part of its allure: not knowing what tomorrow may bring. Survival: Writing is a difficult, lonely business and if the 15 pieces here have served as nothing but personal pep talks they have served me well. I hope you enjoy them. At the least I've discovered a surefire method of surviving the pains, twinges and frustrations of writing professionally. I can always write about it.

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À propos de l?auteur

Rob Loughran has 22 books in print. His first novel HIGH STEAKS won the 2002 new Mystery Award. Rob lives and writes in Sonoma County, California

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1490534903
• ISBN 13: 9781490534909
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 94
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg