Summary: After the pen and paper have been gathered, what comes next? In this program, Fay Weldon, Janet Evanovich, Richard Ford, Amit Chaudhuri, Isobelle Carmody, and other highly regarded authors share their approaches to launching a story. From how to jumpstart the imagination to deciding whether to write for a specific market, these writers candidly speak their minds-even about the dreaded writer's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this program, Claire Messud, Jennifer Johnston, Tom Petsinis, Roger McDonald, Hilary Mantel, and other skilled authors talk about the personal qualities that writers depend on to cope with the creative, emotional, and psychological demands of writing. They also offer advice on how to develop the language skills that writers need, explain the importance of doing research, and stress the value...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: How important is the opening line of a book? Does a writer always have to know what is going to happen next? Where should the line be drawn between historic fact and historical fiction? And what are the particular challenges of writing a biography? Drawing on the expertise of Edvard Radzinsky, Fay Weldon, Anson Cameron, John Lanchester, Nicholas Shakespeare, and other respected authors, this...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this program, esteemed authors including Thomas Keneally, Christopher Koch, Eva Sallis, Luke Davies, and Nikki Gemmell focus on two of the most difficult things that inevitably come with a writer's livelihood: writer's block and rejection. The business side of writing-agents, publishers, and editors-is also considered. Some final advice on how to write a story? Sallis says, "Just write-let...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this program, dedicated authors including A. Scott Berg, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Isobelle Carmody, Venero Armanno, and Thomas Keneally explore the ways in which writers deal with fatigue, rejection, and uncertainty in order to sustain their enthusiasm over the years it often takes to write a book and then find a publisher. In addition, they address three core issues involving the mechanics of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In the world of literature, weak plots are lamentable, but weak characters are fatal. "You've got to be involved with them," says Vikram Seth. "You can't find them boring. If you find them boring, forget it. Gathering the insights of Seth, Dorothy Dunnett, Emma Tom, Neal Drinnan, Claire Messud, and other experienced authors, this program spells out the essentials of characterization, from...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005