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True Stories: Guides for Writing From Your Life
True Stories Guides for Writing From Your Life Author:Rebecca Rule, Susan Wheeler We all have stories to tell about our lives & the lives of people we know. Here is help to commit those stories to paper. Describes the writing process, from the inkling of a subject, to drafts, to specific writing skills, to final product. Each skill is shown briefly & clearly, with outstanding examples from published as well as student writing... more » to illustrate each point. Covers critical topics such as: writing not to rehash, but to discover; finding a subject & narrowing it; writing scenes & dialogue; developing conflict; stressing important moments & points; using outstanding details & facts, time summaries & stretches, flashbacks, endings, & more; ways to find meaning & add depth; revising & editing; curing writer's block; & giving & receiving constructive criticism.« less