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Index
Cover
Praise for THE WRITER’S PRACTICE
About the Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Getting Started
Before We Begin . . .
Who Are You? (As a Writer)
Section I: Introduction to the Writer’s Practice
How Do I . . . ? (Instructions)
Should I . . . ? (Review)
Section II: Skills Drills
Who Are They? (Profiling)
Where Did You Go? (Sense Memory)
You Did What? (Adventure Report)
Is It True? Did It Really Happen? (Experience vs. Memory)
Section III: Analytical Writing
What’s the Right Thing to Do? (Ethical Dilemma)
If It Isn’t True, Why Do People Believe It? (Conspiracy Theory Analysis)
Who Are We? (Rhetorical Analysis of a Commercial)
What’s So Funny? (Rhetorical Analysis of a Work of Humor)
What’s Going to Happen? (Playing the Pundit)
What If . . . ? (Alternate History)
How’s It All Going to End? (Judging the Apocalypse)
Section IV: Research and Argument
What Do They Mean? (Argument Summary and Response)
Huh? Say What? (Research Translation)
Why Should I Trust This? (Understanding Sources)
Hey, Whaddaya Know? (Trivia Questions and Annotated Bibliography)
Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? (Impossible Argument)
You’ve Got to Do This! (Passion Argument)
Why Am I So Angry and What Can I Do About It? (Problem/Solution Argument)
What Do You Want to Say? (Finding Your Own Argument)
Section V: Other Writing Experiences
May I . . . ? (Proposal)
Make Me Laugh (Jokes)
Are You Trying to Make Me Angry? (Conflict Letter)
How Can I Help You Help Me? (Solution Letter)
If I Knew Then What I Know Now (Advice to Your Former Self)
What Should I Do? (Advice to Someone Else)
No, Seriously, Make Me Laugh (Short Imagined Monologue)
Who Is This Stranger? (Profile)
Who Is This Special Person? (Tribute)
The Right Word vs. the Almost Right Word (Thinking About Sentences)
Section VI: This Is the End
Who Are You Now? (As a Writer) (This Is the End . . . of This Book)
Appendix
Acknowledgments
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