Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Jane Urquhart -- Generosity, Time and Final Advice / Anne Giardini -- Coming to Know My Grandmother through Her Writings / Nicholas Giardini -- Writers Are Readers First -- Myths That Keep You from Writing -- Boxcars, Coat Hangers and Other Devices -- To Write Is to Raid -- Be a Little Crazy; Astonish Me -- What You Use and What You Protect -- Pacing, Passion and Tension -- Where Curiosity Leads -- The Love Story -- The Short Story (and Women Writers) -- Writing What We've Discovered - So Far -- Open Every Question, Every Possibility -- Writing from the Edge -- Be Bold All the Way Through -- From the Letters -- Acknowledgements -- Sources -- Index.
Summary:
Now in her own words, as clear and straightforward as a glass of water, comes the best possible guide to the writing process, from conception to publication. This essential work, drawn by her daughter and grandson from her voluminous correspondence with other writers, essays, notes, comments, criticism and lectures, is a last gift from one of our finest novelists meant for both aspiring and established writers.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.