
The Joy of Writing
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Includes Interviews With: Alex Barris • Ted Barris • Jack Batten • Fred Bodsworth • June Callwood • Stevie Cameron • Robert Collins • Elaine Dewar • Will Ferguson • Trent Frayne • Bob Fulford • Charlotte Gray • Richard Gwyn • Stephen Kimber • Ken McGoogan • Roy McGregor • Linda McQuaig • Farley Mowat • Knowlton Nash • Peter Newman • Stephanie Nolen • John Sawatsky • Russell Smith • Edna Staebler • Walter Stewart • Betty Jane Wylie • Jan Wong
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"I think I'm at wits end..."
Introduction: About This Book
Chapter One: Weasel Words
"Read! Read! Read! Write! Write! Write! Rewrite! Rewrite! Rewrite!"
1. When I retire..."
2. The rules of the game
3. The one that got away
4. The pain of rejection
Chapter Two: The Learning Process
"You write like an angel"
1. A sense of style
2. The spell of the North
3. Why bother?
Chapter Three: Writing What You Know
"What is the book really about?"
1. Making plans
2. The joy of recycling
3. The roulette wheel of timing
Chapter Four: The Joy of Research
"Always describe the people; always describe the places"
1. Establishing shots
2. The importance of texture
3. Filling in the picture
Chapter Five: Digging Deep
"Don't be a one-book writer"
1. Cutting and pasting
2. The Big Question
3. The joy of organizing
4. Thinking and dreaming
5. Don't shoot the editor
Chapter Six: Storytelling
"Grab 'em by the throat and never let 'em go!"
1. Getting started
2. Finishing touches
3. The old blue pencil
4. Whatcha gonna call it?
5. Cover stories
Chapter Seven: Afterthought
"Use a bad review to sell your book"
1. Reviewing the reviewers
2. Perchance to sleep
3. Selling your wares
Coda: Letters from the Author
"There's no easy way to write a book"
Thirty Rules for Up-and-Coming Writers
Author's Note
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