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Books : Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short StoryIn association with Amazon.com Availability: Available for download now
Label: Amazon Manufacturer: Amazon Number Of Pages: 14 Publication Date: August 01, 2005 Publisher: Amazon Release Date: June 21, 2005 Studio: Amazon Sales Rank: 589105 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: "Why Writers Are Cranky" is an essay in the manner of my book on the psychology of writing, WORD WORK: SURVIVING AND THRIVING AS A WRITER. The companion article, "Five Emergency Tools for Short Stories," shares five methods that I use for coming up with and developing fiction ideas in a hurry. The first piece is philosophy. The second one is a hands-on how-to for a writer who wants to write fiction on demand, even if he or she has no story idea to begin with. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Informative ReadThis is a quick read that would be perfect for a little inspiration when trying to come up with some ideas for a short story from complete scratch. The first part is a valid, informative, and amusing view of the writer as a a cranky perfectionist. The second part divulges the authors personal techniques for coming up with short stories off the top of his head. The ideas are solid and I have no doubt they'd be useful in that particular situation. For novel writing or for brainstorming short stories ... Read More Rating: - Appreciation from one cranky author to anotherAs a writer myself for over ten years, I've studied writing as much as time has permitted me, and I very much enjoy reading pieces which bring me fresh and inspiring insights into the philosophies and methods of writing. While I've read many books and articles on writing, only a few, like Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury, or Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively by Rebecca McClanahan, have served to get me excited about writing by reminding me of the reasons why I write. Read More Rating: - I'm going to try a slightly different tack......since most of the reviewers below me have done a stellar job of covering the precise contents of scribe Rogers' "short-short" article, I'm not going to get into that. Please scroll down to some of the colleagues below for their insights on the cleverness of Mr. Rogers' suggestions for breaking out of the temporary writing doldrums. There was something in his this writer's bio that I actually found quite fascinating -- the connection between how psychology and writing interconnect (this ... Read More Rating: - Revel In Being Cranky!This two-part essay is a look at the nuts and bolts of being a writer. The first part examines the nature of the writer's mind and why writers always seem to be trying to outrun failures nobody else can see. The second is a list of applied tactics to produce work on a tight deadline. Part one, "Why Writers Are Cranky," starts from the presumption that writers, as a class of people, are dissatisfied with the whole world, themselves included, and are trying to do something right. Why else, ... Read More Rating: - Helpful Hints Served With Chaos, Oxymorons, And CrankinessBruce Holland Rogers offers up a humorous, yet real world, assessment of the perils and pitfalls of writing, as well as insight into the worth of writing as a process. The first half of this Amazon Short deals with the general attitude of writers, specifically, why are they so cranky? His insight is keen and, I think, accurate. I believe the ability to re-read your previous work without the ability to improve it is the key factor in authorial crankiness, and a vexation unlikely to disappear anytime soon. ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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