Overview

A collection of cures for the most common stumbling blocks writers face when completing a novel or memoir, prescribed by the director of creative writing at Ohio University. A collection of cures for writer's block, plotting and characterization issues, and other ailments writers face when completing a novel or memoir, prescribed by the director of creative writing at Ohio University. People want to write the book they know is inside of them, but they run into stumbling blocks that trouble everyone from beginners to seasoned writers. Drawing on his years of teaching at both the university level and at writing workshops across the country, Professor Dinty W. Moore dons his book-doctor hat to present an authoritative guide to curing the issues that truly plague writers at all levels. His hard-hitting handbook provides inspiring solutions for diagnoses such as character anemia, flat plot, and silent voice, and is peppered with flashes of Moore's signature wit and unique take on the writing life.

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Author:   Dinty W. Moore
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Ten Speed Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.60cm
Weight:   0.185kg
ISBN:  

9780399578809

ISBN 10:   0399578803
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   02 May 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS Introduction: Notes from a Book Doctor 1 PART I: CURES  1 | The Story Cure: Diagnosing Problems of the Heart 7 2 | Your First Breath: Where Story Begins 31 3 | Prescriptions for Healthy Prose: Character, Dialogue, and Setting 57 4 | The Lifeblood Test: Scene and Sensory Detail 79 5 | A Visit with the Throat and Eye Doctors: Voice and Point of View 97 6 | The Strong Skeleton: Plot and Structure 125 PART II: CHECKUPS 7 | Keeping Fit: Moving from First Draft to Fifteenth Draft 143 8 | An Apple a Day: Healthy Habits for Any Writer 151 9 | The Book Doctor’s Final Illegible Scribbles 159 Notes 163

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Professor and veteran writer Moore delivers a clear, compact writing guide. . . . few guides are as tight, thorough, and engaging as this one. . . . In a field littered with gimmicky advice, this strong, lean title stands out. -- Booklist . . . a handbook for writers who have encountered artistic ailments such as writer's block, character anemia, flat plot, and silent voice. Moore's signature wit and wisdom are once again on display in this useful guide for writers of all levels of experience. -- Poets & Writers Praise for Dinty W. Moore's Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy: . -. . a guide to writing essays that is both brilliantly instructive and wonderfully entertaining. -. . . Highly recommended for writers and anyone who loves to laugh out loud while they read. -- Library Journal (starred review) [A] witty and disarming new book. . . . he sneaks in answers so we are left with a touch of wisdom as well as laughter. -- BBC.com Moore at his best. It's witty but also substantial, and the conversations between Moore and his interlocutors get to the heart of what makes the essay such a compelling form: its capacity to render, on the page, the human experience. -- The Rumpus . . . the book as a whole will leave you feeling educated, amused, and perhaps even inspired. -- The A.V. Club Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy is an enjoyable read . . . Its witty, modest tone belies the artistry of the essays contained, which are exemplars of the short form. -- Shelf Awareness

Professor and veteran writer Moore delivers a clear, compact writing guide. . . . few guides are as tight, thorough, and engaging as this one. . . . In a field littered with gimmicky advice, this strong, lean title stands out. -- BooklistPraise for Dinty W. Moore's Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy: . -. . a guide to writing essays that is both brilliantly instructive and wonderfully entertaining. -. . . Highly recommended for writers and anyone who loves to laugh out loud while they read. -- Library Journal (starred review) [A] witty and disarming new book. . . . he sneaks in answers so we are left with a touch of wisdom as well as laughter. -- BBC.com Moore at his best. It's witty but also substantial, and the conversations between Moore and his interlocutors get to the heart of what makes the essay such a compelling form: its capacity to render, on the page, the human experience. -- The Rumpus . . . the book as a whole will leave you feeling educated, amused, and perhaps even inspired. -- The A.V. Club Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy is an enjoyable read . . . Its witty, modest tone belies the artistry of the essays contained, which are exemplars of the short form. -- Shelf Awareness

Author Information

DINTY W. MOORE is director of Ohio University's BA, MA, and PhD in creative writing programs. He has authored various books of literary nonfiction as well as textbooks and craft guides, most notably Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy and his memoir, Between Panic & Desire, winner of the Grub Street Nonfiction Book Prize. He has been published in Harpers, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Utne Reader, Salon, Okey-Panky, the Southern Review, the Georgia Review, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Moore is founder and editor of Brevity and is a frequent speaker and teacher at writers' conferences.

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