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041			_aEnglish
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100			_aAmrita Kumar
245			_aKISSING THE DEMON : THE CREATIVE WRITER'S HANDBOOK
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260			_aUttar Pradesh _bHarperCollins India _c2017/01/01
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500			_ao you have a great story to tell but don't know where to begin or how to give it shape? Whether you're an aspiring writer or a seasoned one, a writer of fiction or narrative non-fiction, Kissing the Demon will help you navigate the maze of plot construction, narrative viewpoint, character development, dialogue creation and description even while allowing your imagination to flow. Written by an editor and publisher who has for over four decades nurtured some of India's finest writers, it also tackles the insular world of publishers, agents, contracts and editors. It tells you how to find a publisher or agent, what gets a publisher's attention and what turns it off - all the stuff writers take years to learn. Finally, it offers solutions to the vexing issue of balancing everyday life with writing, a problem every writer faces and the reason why so many books remain unwritten. George Orwell once described writing as a horrible, exhausting experience, and that he wouldn't have written a single book were he not driven by some demon he could neither resist nor understand. Kissing the Demon will make your journey as a writer a little less painful, make you look upon that demon with a little more love.
505			_a1.The Empty Page You must eat broccoli before you begin Why do you want to be a writer? True lies Overcoming writers block How to be both passionate and dispassionate The two lives of a writer Stepping out of script How stories begin The shifting measure of things The importance of research 2.Narrative Techniques Structure and Plot Plot isn't story The plot-story-theme nexus Building a Plot Pacing through plotting Using time as a structural device Is plotting anti-creative? plagiarism-what it is and isn't Characterization The unforgettable Heathcliff The dimensions of being The Houdini Trick The importance of conflict Who is the man on the road? Basing a Character on someone you know Your dramatis personae Narration Who's telling your story ? Finding your voice Psychic distance The Show don't tell principle The essence of style Dialogue The role of speech Integrating dialogue with narrative When silence speaks louder than words Holding the readers interest The writer as ventrriloquist Pacing through dialogue Emoting through dialogue Nine deadly dialogue sins Settings and Description Is the sky really blue ? What if it's really blue The poetic device Sense and Sensibility Detailing and dismantling The descriptive opening Beginnings and Endings To hook or not to hook? Resolution and logical exhaustion Letting go 3.Getting ready to publish Changing your lens Getting the big picture right Micro-editing Finding a Publisher Should you get an agent? How to submit your book How long will you have to wait? Why rejection isn't the end of the road 4.The publishing process What exactly is the publisher's role? What to watch out for in your contract How royalities work How advances work The Editorial department The production department Publicity and marketing Ten Commandments for the writerly life
650			_aCreative writing
650			_aEnglish language--Rhetoric
650			_aAuthorship
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