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From screenwriter and author J. Michael Straczynski, Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer offers expert insider advice to help fellow writers establish lasting careers as storytellers.
From screenwriter and author J. Michael Straczynski, Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer offers expert insider advice to help fellow writers establish lasting careers as storytellers.
CONTENTS
Introduction: Why This Book? 1
BECOMING A WRITER
In Which We Discuss Murdered Typewriters,
Lost Loves, and the Writing Impulse 7
Who Are You? Version 1.0 21
Writing for the Workshop 27
Sanding It Down 35
Building Characters and Worlds 43
Muse-Ings 55
You Can't Sell an Idea 63
Shark Alert! 71
Hearing Voices 81
Finish the Damned Thing 87
Hills, Valleys, and the Refractory Period 93
Questions of Intent 99
How to Build a Monster in Three Easy Lessons 105
To the University or College Student 113
Systems of Creation 121
Making Time 131
Value Added 135
STAYING A WRITER
Who Are You? Version 2.0 141
Nota Bene 143
Agents of Darkness 151
Imposter Syndrome 161
Annnnd Here's the Pitch 167
Several Hundred Words About Writer's Block 177
Turning It Upside Down 183
Two for the Price of Fun 189
What's in the Box? 195
The Thick Plotens 199
Living (or at Least Surviving) the Writing Life 205
Concluding Thoughts: Touching the World 215
Acknowledgments 221
Index 223
About the Author 229
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Theater & Film |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 230 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781950665884 |
| ISBN-10: | 1950665887 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Straczynski, J. Michael |
| Hersteller: | BenBella Books |
| Maße: | 228 x 154 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.06.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,299 kg |
CONTENTS
Introduction: Why This Book? 1
BECOMING A WRITER
In Which We Discuss Murdered Typewriters,
Lost Loves, and the Writing Impulse 7
Who Are You? Version 1.0 21
Writing for the Workshop 27
Sanding It Down 35
Building Characters and Worlds 43
Muse-Ings 55
You Can't Sell an Idea 63
Shark Alert! 71
Hearing Voices 81
Finish the Damned Thing 87
Hills, Valleys, and the Refractory Period 93
Questions of Intent 99
How to Build a Monster in Three Easy Lessons 105
To the University or College Student 113
Systems of Creation 121
Making Time 131
Value Added 135
STAYING A WRITER
Who Are You? Version 2.0 141
Nota Bene 143
Agents of Darkness 151
Imposter Syndrome 161
Annnnd Here's the Pitch 167
Several Hundred Words About Writer's Block 177
Turning It Upside Down 183
Two for the Price of Fun 189
What's in the Box? 195
The Thick Plotens 199
Living (or at Least Surviving) the Writing Life 205
Concluding Thoughts: Touching the World 215
Acknowledgments 221
Index 223
About the Author 229
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Theater & Film |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 230 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781950665884 |
| ISBN-10: | 1950665887 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Straczynski, J. Michael |
| Hersteller: | BenBella Books |
| Maße: | 228 x 154 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.06.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,299 kg |
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