A Manual of Writer's Tricks Essential Advice for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers

by Carroll, David L.; Bykofsky, Sheree

• ISBN13: 9781569246078
• ISBN10: 1569246076
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-23
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

The author of How to Prepare Your Manuscript for a Publisher now presents more essential advice for fiction and nonfiction writers. This invaluable reference offers easy access to stratagems and tried-and-true literary shortcuts that help writers save time, improve style and avoid common pitfalls. Whether a beginner or student, amateur or professional, readers will refer time and again to David Carroll's practical tips for: writing with expression; improving structure; correcting and rewriting with greater efficiency; developing "writer's logic"; avoiding the hazards of burnout, boredom and lack of motivation; dealing with writer's block; and reworking scholarly prose for greater clarity.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Sheree Bykofsky
Introduction: Why Henry's Face Was Red	xi
Finding the Right Word	1	(12)
Tone	13	(14)
Tricks for More Expressive, Colorful Writing	27	(18)
Useful Stylistic Tricks	45	(22)
Improving Stucture	67	(18)
Correcting, Rewriting, and Surviving	85	(26)
Exercises That Build Writing Skills	111	(6)
Tips on Writing from Famous Writers	117	(10)
Suggested Readings	127