The Authentic Swing by Pressfield, Steven -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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ALSO BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD For Phil , and for Henry TABLE OF CONTENTS GOLFERS & WRITERS FINDING THE IDEA GROWING UP IN THE YARD RIPPING OFF KRISHNA “YOU CAN’T DO THIS TO ME!” WHERE DO IDEAS COME FROM? NEW IDEAS CADDYSHACK HABITS MY HOUSE SHOULD A BOOK HAVE A CONCEPT? A SIDENOTE ON STEALING STRUCTURES WHERE AM I GONNA SET THIS DAMN THING? MAGIC WHERE DO CHARACTER NAMES COME FROM? A GREAT STEAL IN GOLF IN THE KINGDOM WHAT I STOLE HOW A WRITER THINKS FINDING THE THEME

A SUBJECT THAT GRABS YOU GOLF IS AN INDIVIDUAL SPORT IN GOLF, YOUR OPPONENT MAY NOT IMPEDE YOU IN GOLF, YOU PLAY IT AS IT LAYS GOLF IS PLAYED FROM A STANDING START IN GOLF, THE PLAYER POLICES HIMSELF THE GOLFER CAN PLAY ONLY ONE SHOT AT A TIME THE GOLFER CAN ONLY SWING HIS OWN SWING IN GOLF, THE PLAYER HAS TIME TO THINK GOLFERS CHOKE THE GOLFER’S GREATEST ENEMY IS HIMSELF GOLF IS A MENTAL GAME THE GOLFER HAS A CADDIE

WRITING IT COVER THE CANVAS

INSTINCT HOW WRITING WORKS RESEARCH A CHARACTER’S VOICE NOVELS AND SCREENPLAYS I NTERMEDIARY CHARACTERS MULTIPLE POINTS OF VIEW A CHARACTER SMARTER THAN I AM STORIES ARE ALWAYS WISER THAN WE ARE

THE AUTHENTIC SWING HOW WRITING WORKS, PART TWO

THE AUTHENTIC SWING WALKING THE COURSE DOES A STORY NEED A PHILOSOPHY? THE MENTOR -PROTEGE STORY HOW WRITING WORKS, PART THREE THE GOLF SWING IS NOT LEARNED, IT IS REMEMBERED JUNAH LOSES HIS AUTHENTIC SWING MY PHILOSOPHY FINDING OUR VOICE “WHO ARE YOU, JUNAH?” THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE AUTHENTIC SWING THE AUTHENTIC SWING, PART TWO THE FIELD AND THE PLAYER JUNAH’S PROBLEM BAGGER IS JUNAH LIVING ON TWO LEVELS AT ONCE

THE MOVIE JAKE CALLING

TIMING THE PREMIERE GOOD MANNERS IT’S HARD TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT GOLF THE BEST THING ABOUT THE MOVIE THE SECOND BEST THING ABOUT THE MOVIE ROBERT REDFORD AND THE HON. ANDER CRENSHAW (R-FL) A PROCESS OF SELF-DISCOVERY

WRITE THE NEXT ONE

SMART WRITERS AND DUMB WRITERS WHAT THE MOVIE BUSINESS TEACHES YOU YOUR CAREER IS OVER, KID THE MUSE IS A LADY