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

Synopsis

Creative Writing Professor Dinty W. Moore Prescribes Remedies For The Most Common Stumbling Blocks Novelists And Memoirists Encounter When Embarking On Their Writing Project-- Introduction: Notes From A Book Doctor -- Part I: Cures -- The Story Cure: Diagnosing Problems Of The Heart -- Your First Breath: Where Story Begins -- Prescription For Healthy Prose: Character, Dialogue, And Setting -- The Lifeblood Test: Scene And Sensory Detail -- A Visit With The Throat And Eye Doctors: Voice And Point Of View -- The Strong Skeleton: Plot And Structure -- Part Ii: Checkups -- Keeping Fit: Moving From First Draft To Fifteenth Draft -- An Apple A Day: Healthy Habits For Any Writer -- The Book Doctor's Final Illegible Scribbles. Dinty W. Moore. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 163-170) And Index.