The Story Cure: A Book Doctor's Pain-Free Guide to Finishing Your Novel or Memoir

A collection of cures for writer's block, plotting and characterization issues, and other ailments writers face when completing a novel or memoir, prescribed by the director of creative writing at Ohio University.

People want to write the book they know is inside of them, but they run into stumbling blocks that trouble everyone from beginners to seasoned writers. Drawing on his years of teaching at both the university level and at writing workshops across the country, Professor Dinty W. Moore dons his book-doctor hat to present an authoritative guide to curing the issues that truly plague writers at
all levels. His hard-hitting handbook provides inspiring solutions for diagnoses such as character anemia, flat plot, and silent voice, and is peppered with flashes of Moore's signature wit and unique take on the writing life.

Author: Dinty W. Moore
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Published: 05/02/2017
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780399578809