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Storyteller : A Handbook of Helpful Hints and Tall Tales from the Writing Life.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stowers, Carlton.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stowers, Carlton.
- Authors, American--Texas--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Journalists--Texas--Biography.
- Journalists.
- Self-employed--Texas--Biography.
- Self-employed.
- Freelance journalism--Vocational guidance.
- Freelance journalism.
- Feature writing--Vocational guidance.
- Feature writing.
- Authorship--Marketing--Vocational guidance.
- Authorship.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Creative nonfiction.
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (110 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- La Vergne : Texas Christian University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "During his lengthy writing career, Carlton Stowers has had his highs and lows, all the while learning more and more about his chosen craft. In STORYTELLER, he chronicles the pitfalls and prat falls, suggests how best to pitch a book or article to editors, the do's and don'ts of research and interviewing. While spinning a humorous story or two along the way, the author touches on the entire spectrum of writing for a living, producing what iconic university journalism professor David McHam calls "the best book on writing I've ever read.""-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- What This is Not
- Freelance Writing
- Days of an Ink-Stained Wretch
- Accidental Crime Writer
- East of West
- The Process
- Interviewing
- Where Story Ideas Come From
- Style
- Editors: Friend or Foe
- Literary Agents
- Voices: Yours and Theirs
- Ghostwriting
- Writing Fiction
- Work for Hire
- Rubber Chicken Delight
- Promoting One's Wares
- And Finally . . .
- Author's Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87565-919-5
- OCLC:
- 1518054822
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