Beyond the Words The Three Untapped Sources of Creative Fulfillment for Writers

by Goldberg, Bonni

• ISBN13: 9781585421558
• ISBN10: 1585421553
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-03
• Publisher: Tarcher

Summary

Much attention has been paid by experts to the raw creative process. But, says Bonni Goldberg, to be fulfilled as a writer, you have to do more than write. How do you get ideas? How do you shape those ideas as creatively as possible? And how can you share your work with others once you've created it? The answers to these questions can be found in three key aspects of writing that often get short shrift: * Percolation: what takes place before a first draft is written; * Revision: the writer's role after the initial draft; and * Going Public: the writer's mission once the writing is done. In Beyond the Words, Goldberg presents anecdotes, essays, examples, and exercises to help writers realize and maintain balance, flow, and health in their work by being mindful of the whole writing process. Supplying tools for invoking maximum creativity through and beyond a first draft, she offers motives, options, and encouragement to help writers become more passionate and grounded in their writing lives.

Author Biography

Bonni Goldberg is an award-winning poet and writer. She has taught creative writing at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Baltimore, and leads creative writing workshops across the country.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Respect Your Writing	p. 6
Percolation
The Importance of Percolation	p. 15
Practice	p. 21
Read	p. 27
Practice	p. 29
Don't Write Every Day	p. 31
Practice	p. 36
Distillation: Catching the Spirit	p. 39
Practice	p. 43
Write Every Day	p. 46
Practice	p. 51
So, Did You Write Today?	p. 54
Practice	p. 63
Percolation Obstacles	p. 67
Practice	p. 71
Revision
Look Again (and Again ...): Revision	p. 79
Practice	p. 92
Don't Revise	p. 110
Practice	p. 114
Directed Revision: Writing Teachers and Classes	p. 117
Practice	p. 127
Communal Revision: Writing Groups and Partners	p. 130
Practice	p. 136
Revising Obstacles	p. 139
Practice	p. 144
Is It Finished Yet?	p. 148
Practice	p. 151
Going Public
Go Public	p. 157
Practice	p. 164
Don't Go Public	p. 168
Practice	p. 173
Your Audience: The Concentric Circles of Sharing	p. 176
Practice	p. 181
Success Sharing	p. 185
Practice	p. 200
Sharing Obstacles	p. 207
Practice	p. 215
Final Words	p. 220
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