The Writer's Handbook by Burack, Sylvia K. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

+ Background for Writers

Tools of the Writer's Trade Breaking the Rules Facing Up to Time Doing It for Love What Emily Dickinson Knew Rewriting Confessions of a Lazy Researcher The Statue in the Slab Serendipity and the Writer The Journey Inward An Idea Is Only the Bait The Creative Power of Doing Nothing A Writer's Immortality Rhetorically Speaking Keep Your Writing On Track A Guide to Dealing with Rejections Myths of the Writing Life The Word Police

How To Write Techniques + General Fiction

The Many Hats of a Fiction Writer Sagging Middles and Dead Ends Matters of Fact: Fiction Writers as Researchers Make Your Minor Characters Work for You The Plot Thickens Seven Keys to Effective Dialogue The Novel—You Do It Your Way, I'll Do It Mine Bringing Your Settings to Life Turning Your Experience Into Fiction Dialogue and Characterization Using Real People in Your Stories Novel Writing: Questions and Answers Making Every Word Count in Your Story Putting Emotion Into Your Fiction Pitch-Perfect Dialogue Characters That Move Piquing the Reader's Curiosity Storytelling, Old and New Making the Reader Care

+ Specialized Fiction

How Real History Fits Into the Historical Novel Partners in Grime The Graft of the Espionage Thriller Mistakes to Avoid in Writing Mysteries Ideas in Science Fiction Creating Suspense Twilight for High Noon: Today's Western Detective Novels: The Pact Between Authors and Readers Discovering a Story in History Selling Speculative Fiction Plotting a Mystery Novel Writing the Supernatural Novel Why Horror? Glues to Writing A Mystery Novel Tricks of the Wizard's Trade

+ Nonfiction: Articles and Books

Sleuth, Hunter, Biographer Write What You Don't Know Creative Nonfiction Writing Writing and Selling Your Travel Articles The Business of Graft Writing Writing Human Interest Articles The Key to Interviewing Success Creating Greeting Cards Profiles Take Courage Writing Medical Articles Becoming A Biographer From Food Processor to Word Processor Military Money: Gashing In On Old War Stories When You Write A Personal Experience Article Snooping in the Past: Writing Historical Biographies The Business of Writing About Business True Grime Writing: A Dynamic Field Free-lancing for Your Local Newspaper

+ Poetry

Becoming a Poet The Poet's Choice: Lyric or Narrative On a Girdle What is a Poem? Finding the Right Form for Your Poem love poem5 Poets Speak in Many Voices What Makes Good Poetry? The Shells of Bermuda A Serious Look at Light Verse Of All the Gauls! Handwriting on the Cave Dog Days Gag Rule From "A" to Zebra In Praise of Rhyme The Wisdom of a Wishy-Washy Poet Create Your Own Poet's Library Writing Poetry for Children and Young Adults

+ Playwriting

The Devil's in the Rewrite When the Well Runs Dry Creating Effective Stage Characters Finding A Theme for Your Play

+ Juvenile and Young Adult

Hands-On Research: Finding a Bagpiper Forget the Alamo: Writing History for Children Writing Biographies for Young People Bringing History to Life for Children When You Write Humor for Children Dynamic Details Make a Difference in Children's Fiction Capturing the Young Adult Reader Ten Tips on Writing Picture Books Writing for Children's Magazines Writing Mysteries for Young People When You Write a Biography for Children Writing Nonfiction for Young Readers

+ Editing and Marketing

The Author/Editor Connection What Do Agents Want? Beating the Odds of Rejection How to Get a Literary Agent Negotiating the Book Contract Killing Off Characters ... and Other Editorial Whims

+ Interviews

A Conversation with P.D. James A Conversation with Russell Banks A Conversation with Arundhati Roy A Conversation with Joyce Christmas A Conversation with Elmore Leonard A Conversation with Joan Didion A Conversation with Peter Mayle

+ Where to Sell

Where to Sell

Writers FOOTNOTES