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From Big Idea to Book: Create a Writing Practice That Brings You Joy [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 192 pages, kõrgus x laius: 178x127 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2022
  • Kirjastus: Microcosm Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1648410626
  • ISBN-13: 9781648410628
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 192 pages, kõrgus x laius: 178x127 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jun-2022
  • Kirjastus: Microcosm Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1648410626
  • ISBN-13: 9781648410628
Teised raamatud teemal:
"Want to write a book? Half the battle is finding a practice that works for you. Successful author and creativity expert Jessie Kwak is here to help you do just that-and have fun doing it. In her view, every part of the process is important: idea generation, development, research, planning, drafting, revising, and publication and are all covered here in friendly, accessible detail. As in her previous book, From Chaos to Creativity, Kwak helps you set up a system that makes the most of your creative ideasand helps them find their best form-and their audience. Fiction and nonfiction writers alike can use this book as a muse, a checklist, and a resource for getting your ideas out of your head and into the world"--
Foreword 11(2)
Introduction: Learning to Love the Process 13(9)
Who is This Book For?
15(5)
About This Book
20(1)
Take Action
21(1)
Part One Planning
22(62)
Planning Is Writing
25(1)
A Couple of Notes
26(1)
Take Action
27(2)
Coming up with Ideas
29(10)
Get Inspired
30(1)
Get Bored
30(1)
Get Distracted
31(1)
Scratch Out Small Ideas
32(1)
Start Brainstorming
33(1)
List What Thrills You
34(1)
Keeping Track of Your Ideas
35(2)
Take Action
37(2)
Developing Your Idea
39(8)
Step 1 Find the Spark and Improvise on It
39(1)
Step 2 Define the Core and Feel Out the Edges
40(2)
Step 3 Write Out Your Idea Succinctly
42(2)
Take Action
44(3)
Understanding Your Audience
47(8)
Defining Your Audience
49(3)
Take Action
52(3)
Researching Your Book
55(10)
Nonfiction
55(2)
Fiction
57(3)
Knowing When to Stop Research
60(1)
Take Action
61(4)
Outlining
65(19)
Outlining nonfiction
65(5)
Take Action
69(1)
Outlining Fiction
70(10)
Pantsing
72(4)
Plotting
76(2)
Story Structure
78(2)
Take Action
80(1)
Understanding the Size of Your Idea
80(4)
Part Two Drafting
84(46)
Working the Word Mines
89(16)
Create the Brain Space
90(4)
Mine Those First-Draft Words
94(3)
Commit to Making Time
97(4)
Where Should You Start Writing?
101(2)
Take Action
103(2)
Silencing Your Critical Voice
105(14)
Remember That No One Writes Amazing First Drafts
108(1)
Visualize---and Neutralize---Your Critical Voice
109(1)
Get a Change of Scenery
110(1)
Practice Low-Stakes Writing
110(1)
Just Get Going
111(1)
Keeping Your Critical Voice from Silencing You
112(4)
Take Action
116(3)
Getting Unstuck
119(8)
Figure Out Why You're Stuck
120(1)
Leave Yourself a Crumb Trail
120(1)
Refill the Creative Well
121(1)
Reconnect with Your Why
122(3)
Take Action
125(2)
Finishing the Draft
127(3)
Take Action
128(2)
Part Three Revising
130(47)
Four Steps to Revision
135(24)
Rediscovering the Core Idea
137(4)
Take Action
141(1)
Fixing the Major Problems
141(6)
Read Through Your Draft and Catalog Problems
142(2)
Start Big and Go Small
144(2)
Take Action
146(1)
Fixing Section-Level Problems
147(6)
Fiction
149(1)
Nonfiction
150(1)
Take Action
151(2)
Polishing Your Prose
153(1)
Take Action
154(5)
Working with Early Readers
159(18)
Critique Partners
159(2)
Beta Readers
161(2)
Alpha Readers
163(2)
Tips for Working with Early Readers
165(2)
Take Action
167(1)
Working with an Editor
168(9)
A Field Guide to Editors
169(1)
Drafting Stage
169(1)
Polishing Stage
170(1)
Hiring the Right Editor
171(2)
Working with Editors
173(1)
The Editorial Letter
173(2)
Line Edits and Copy Edits
175(2)
Part Four What's Next?
177(10)
Put It Out There
181(6)
Traditional Route
182(1)
Self-Publishing Route
182(1)
Which Should You Choose?
183(1)
Find Community
183(2)
And Finally
185(2)
Resources
187
Books on Writing
187(2)
Mindset
187(1)
Planning
187(1)
Story Structure
188(1)
Doing the Work
189(1)
Revision
189(1)
Writing Podcasts
189