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Author:

Moore, Dinty W., 1955- author.

Title:

The story cure : a book doctor's pain-free guide to finishing your novel or memoir / Dinty W. Moore.

Publisher:

Ten Speed Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

181 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subject:

Fiction--Authorship.
Fiction--Technique.
Autobiography--Authorship.
Creative writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Reference.
Autobiography--Authorship.
Creative writing.
Fiction--Authorship.
Fiction--Technique.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Notes from a book doctor -- Part I: Cures -- The story cure: diagnosing problems of the heart -- Your first breath: where story begins -- Prescription for healthy prose: character, dialogue, and setting -- The lifeblood test: scene and sensory detail -- A visit with the throat and eye doctors: voice and point of view -- The strong skeleton: plot and structure -- Part II: Checkups -- Keeping fit: moving from first draft to fifteenth draft -- An apple a day: healthy habits for any writer -- The Book Doctor's final illegible scribbles.

Summary:

"Creative writing professor Dinty W. Moore prescribes remedies for the most common stumbling blocks novelists and memoirists encounter when embarking on their writing project"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0399578803
9780399578809

OCLC:

(OCoLC)956625906

LCCN:

2016036789

Locations:

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)