Writing brave and free: encouraging words for people who want to start writing

Contents......Page 8
1. Writing Brave and Free......Page 12
2. What’s Standing in Your Way?......Page 16
SECTION 1: Yes, You Can......Page 18
3. What Do You Know?......Page 20
4. Enchanting Details......Page 22
SECTION 2: Rules? We Don’ Need No Stinkin’ Rules!......Page 26
5. No Shoulds, No Should Nots......Page 28
6. Input and Output......Page 32
SECTION 3: Getting Started......Page 36
7. The Ten-Minute Exercise......Page 38
8. Overcoming Obstacles to Extended Writing......Page 43
9. Developing the Habit of Writing......Page 47
10. Don’t Forget to Read!......Page 52
SECTION 4: The Environment for Writing......Page 54
11. The Writer’s Tools......Page 56
12. Your Clean, Well-Lighted Writing Place......Page 60
13. Relax! The World is Resting on Your Shoulders......Page 62
SECTION 5: You and Your Readers......Page 66
14. What Reader Do You Have in Mind?......Page 68
15. Writing for Friends and Relations......Page 71
16. Writing for Strangers......Page 74
17. Taking Control......Page 79
18. About Your Imaginary Reader......Page 81
SECTION 6: Elements of a Piece of Writing......Page 84
19. The Country of Memory......Page 86
20. Writing about One Thing......Page 90
21. Getting Organized......Page 92
22. Sensory Detail......Page 96
23. Suspense......Page 99
24. The Size and Scope of Things......Page 101
25. A Sentimental Journey......Page 105
26. Transparency......Page 107
27. The Unexpected Detail......Page 109
28. It’s a Figure of Speech......Page 111
29. Before Us on the Table......Page 116
31. Transformative Experience......Page 122
30. Be Positive, Emphatic,Clear, and Active......Page 119
SECTION 7: Revision and Getting Help......Page 124
32. Revise and Wait......Page 126
33. Getting Advice, Taking Criticism......Page 129
SECTION 8: The Business of Writing......Page 136
34. How Publishing Works......Page 138
35. How to Get Published......Page 143
36. Self-Publishing, Electronic Publishing, and Vanity Publishing......Page 156
37. A Few Observations about Copyright......Page 163
38. Fair Use......Page 166
39. Obtaining Permission to Quote......Page 169
40. Protecting Your Copyright......Page 172
41. Conveying Rights: Contracts......Page 173
42. Libel and Invasion of Privacy......Page 177
SECTION 9: Acknowledgments and Further Reading......Page 180
43. Acknowledgments......Page 182
44. How to Write......Page 183
45. Copyright, Libel, and Invasion of Privacy......Page 187