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Preface Introduction How The Practice of Creative Writing Works Asking Generative Questions
Part OneFOUNDATIONS
1 Finding Focus The Mind’s Eye Subject as FocusDeveloping Focus Lack of Focus *Neil Gaiman’s “8 Rules for Writing”Writing Projects Readings *Jarod Rosello, Robot Camp *Writers on Writing (Jarod Rosello) *John Brehm, The Poems I Have Not Written *Writers on Writing (John Brehm) *Och Gonzalez, What I Do on My Terrace Is None of Your Business Writers on Writing (Och Gonzalez) 2 Reading as a Writer Tips for Reading as a WriterTo Read Is To TravelStrategies for Close ReadingGenres: An OverviewClosely Reading Your Own WorkReading Work By PeersReading to WriteWRITING PROJECTS READINGS Van Jordan, af•ter•glow Sebastian Matthews, Buying Wine *Lee Herrick, My California *Writers on Writing (Lee Herrick) *Ira Sukrungruang, Chop Suey *Nancy Stolham, I Found Your Voodoo Doll on the Dance Floor After Last Call Vincent Scarpa, I Go Back to Berryman’s *Writers on Writing (Vincent Scarpa) * Ted Chiang, The Great Silence Marco Ramirez, I am not Batman 3 Creating from Components Core Components of Creative WritingGenre-Specific Components Components of Narrative: Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction Components of Poetry Gwendolyn Brooks, We Real Cool Components of PlaysWRITING PROJECTS COMPONENTS WORKSHOP READINGS Kim Addonizio, First Poem for You Terrance Hayes, Liner Notes for an Imaginary Playlist Dylan Thomas, Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night Brenda Miller, Swerve Writers on Writing (Brenda Miller) Raymond Carver, Cathedral Part TwoSTRATEGIES 4 Images The Principles of Images Creating with Images A Word on IdeasWRITING PROJECTSIMAGES WORKSHOPREADINGS *Ross Gay, Ode to Sleeping in My Clothes Natalie Diaz, My Brother at 3 a.m. Dylan Landis, In My Father’s Study upon His Death Writers on Writing (Dylan Landis) *Thao Thai, Counting Bats Mary Robison, Pretty Ice Akhil Sharma, Surrounded by Sleep 5 Energy The Principles of Energy Manipulating Energy TROUBLESHOOTING ENERGYWRITING PROJECTS ENERGY WORKSHOPREADINGS Betsy Sholl, Genealogy Brian Turner, What Every Soldier Should Know *Jamila Osman, Fluency *Beth Ann Fennelly, One Doesn’t Always Wish to Converse on Airplanes *Beth Ann Fennelly, Small Talk at Evanston General *Beth Ann Fennelly, Why I’m Switching Salons *Beth Ann Fennelly, Two Phone Conversations Writers on Writing (Beth Ann Fennelly) Brian Arundel, The Things I’ve Lost Rick Moody, Boys *Brenda Peynado, What We Lost *Rebecca Roanhorse, Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™ *Kristina Halvorson, Now We’re Really Getting Somewhere 6 Tension The Principles of Tension Maintaining Tension Manipulating Tension WRITING PROJECTS TENSION WORKSHOP READINGS *Natalie Diaz, Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation Jenifer Hixson, Where There’s Smoke Rod Kessler, How to Touch a Bleeding Dog Marisa Silver, What I Saw from Where I Stood Jessica Shattuck, Bodies Peter Morris, Pancakes 7 Pattern Pattern by Ear E. E. Cummings, (Me up at does) Pattern by Eye WRITING PROJECTSPATTERN WORKSHOP READINGS Gregory Orr, The River Randall Mann, Pantoum *Edna St. Vincent Millay, What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, and Where, and Why *Julie Azzam, How to Erase an Arab *Writers on Writing (Julie Azzam) *Ken Liu, Paper Menagerie 8 Insight Reading for InsightPrinciples of Insight PRACTICING INSIGHT Three Pitfalls WRITING PROJECTSINSIGHT WORKSHOPREADINGS *Julia Koets, Boys *Writers on Writing (Julia Koets) * Pablo Neruda, Ode to My Suit *Joy Harjo, She Had Some Horses (part one) *Dana Spiotta, Control Brian Doyle, Two Hearts Michael Cunningham, White Angel 9 ShapePrinciples of ShapeAdditional Techniques for Shaping Your WorkPitfallsShaping a Story: A Writer at Work EDITING AND PROOFREADING WRITING PROJECTS SHAPE WORKSHOP Part ThreeFORMS 10 Finding Form Forms: Recipes for WritersCreating a Portfolio of FormsAbecedarius Anaphora Braid Comics and Graphic Narratives Flash Ghazal Journey List Monologue Pantoum Play/Screenplay Sestina Sonnet Villanelle Part FourTHE WRITING LIFE 11 Reaching ReadersPreparing to Publish Live Readings Literary Magazines: Print and DigitalPortfolios and ChapbooksQUESTIONS TO ASK: Writing an Artist’s Statement 12 Writing Resources Smart SearchingSocial Media Resources Instruction in Specific Genres
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