"A Study Guide for Lorrie Moore's ""How to Become a Writer"""

Author: Gale, Cengage
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2018-12-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0028665465

"A Study Guide for Lorrie Moore's ""How to Become a Writer"", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs."

How to Become a Writer

How to Become a Writer
Author: Lorrie Moore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-04-02
Genre: Authorship
ISBN: 9780571323289

Taken from award-winning writer Lorrie Moore's debut short story collection Self-Help (1985), How To Become a Writer is a wryly witty deconstruction of tips for aspiring writers, told in vignettes by a self-absorbed narrator who fails to observe the wrold around her. A modern classic, this story has been pulled out to accompany the launch of the Faber Modern Classics list.

Self-Help

Self-Help
Author: Lorrie Moore
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-02-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307816893

From the national bestselling author of A Gate at the Stairs—and a master of contemporary American fiction—comes “a funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories" (The New York Times Book Review). In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales marked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
Author: Lorrie Moore
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2012-02-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307816907

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this moving, poignant novel by the bestselling author of Birds of America—and a master of American fiction—we share a grown woman’s bittersweet nostalgia for the wildness of her youth. "An enchanting novel." —The New York Times The summer Berie was fifteen, she and her best friend Sils had jobs at Storyland in upstate New York where Berie sold tickets to see the beautiful Sils portray Cinderella in a strapless evening gown. They spent their breaks smoking, joking, and gossiping. After work they followed their own reckless rules, teasing the fun out of small town life, sleeping in the family station wagon, and drinking borrowed liquor from old mayonnaise jars. But no matter how wild, they always managed to escape any real danger—until the adoring Berie sees that Sils really does need her help—and then everything changes.

Unlock Your Writing Skills & Be the Next Best Selling Author: An Ultimate Guide to Writing Your First Book

Unlock Your Writing Skills & Be the Next Best Selling Author: An Ultimate Guide to Writing Your First Book
Author: Ferdinand H. Quinones M. D.
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-10-06
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 9781726786706

More writers are making money today than at any other time in history. For centuries few have been able to support themselves from the quill or the keyboard alone. Not anymore. With the rise of ebooks and indie publishing there are now more opportunities than ever for writers to generate substantial income from their work. And there is still a traditional publishing industry that needs new talent to keep growing. For years, I dreamed of being a professional writer. I believed I had important things to say that the world needed to hear. But as I look back on what it really takes to become an author, I realize how different the process was from my expectations.To begin with, you don

Write Now!

Write Now!
Author: Kieran Beville
Publisher: Limerick Writers' Centre
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2019
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781999861490

Write Now!: A Guide to Becoming a Writer is a helpful book. It is practical and covers a lot of ground. It begins with self-analysis - with a view to discovering if you have the personal qualities needed to fulfil your ambition to become a published author. It offers encouragement, analyses the nuts and bolts of writing and explores many genres, especially the novel, but also has chapters on newspaper/magazine articles, the short story and poetry. This work will be of benefit to those who want to develop both the craft and art of writing. The author demonstrates how grammar is linked to style and how it aids clarity. If you want to know how to create realistic characters, write good dialogue, set a scene and develop atmosphere it's all here at your fingertips.

Be a Writer: Your Guide to the Writing Life! (Proven Tips and Powerful Techniques to Help Young Writers Get Started)

Be a Writer: Your Guide to the Writing Life! (Proven Tips and Powerful Techniques to Help Young Writers Get Started)
Author: Steve Peha
Publisher: Leverage Factory
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2006-10
Genre: Authorship
ISBN: 0977300005

You¿ve got a voice the world wants to hear¿ideas that deserve to be written down and shared with others. Here¿s the book that shows you how. Packed with practical tips and techniques to help young writers build a solid foundation, this fun, easy-to-use guide is a comprehensive introduction to the world of the written word. You¿ll master essential techniques like how to generate interesting ideas, how to add descriptive detail, and how to beat writer¿s block. Plus, learn how to perform the five most important revisions, and develop other key skills you need to be a successful writer¿--or fun, for school, for college, and for life. You¿ll also be introduced to different types of writing as you learn how to craft memoirs, essays, fiction, book reviews, and more. Includes dozens of exercises and examples to get you going! Chapters1 Be a Writer2 Be a Pre-Writer3 Be a Drafter4 Be a Reviser5 Be an Editor6 Be a Publisher7 Be a Memoir Writer8 Be an Essay Writer9 Be an Editorial Writer10 Be a Fiction Writer11 Be a Book Reviewer

Broken Arrow Boy

Broken Arrow Boy
Author: Adam Moore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1990
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780933849242

Adam Moore describes how he suffered a serious brain injury and recovered with medical help and family support.