a writing guide for mothers Hopper, Kathryn Ann 1972- creator text cau Berkeley, CA Viva Editions c2012 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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xxi, 229 p. ; 21 cm. USE YOUR WORDS introduces the art of creative nonfiction to women who want to give written expression to their lives as mothers. Written by award-winning teacher and writer, Kate Hopper, this book will help women find the heart of their writing, learn to use motherhood as a lens through which to write the world, and turn their motherhood stories into art. Each chapter of USE YOUR WORDS focuses on an element of craft and contains a lecture, a published essay, and writing exercises that will serve as jumping-off points for the readers' own writing. Chapter topics include: the importance of using. Advance praise for Use Your Words; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction: Why Use Your Words?; Chapter 1: Getting Started; Chapter 2: Creative Nonfiction and Motherhood; Chapter 3: Motherhood Myths and Models; Chapter 4: Our Children as Characters: Character Development; Chapter 5: Voice Increative Nonfiction; Chapter 6: Using Humor as a Tool; Chapter 7: Mother Fear; Chapter 8: Writing the Hard Stuff; Chapter 9: Where Is Your Mind?: Reflection in Creative Nonfiction; Chapter 10: Our Parenting Partners; Chapter 11: Structure: How to Put It Together; Chapter 12: Re-Visioning Your Writing. Chapter 13: Publishing: From Blogs to BooksChapter 14: Keeping the Momentum Going; Appendix; Contributors; Acknowledgments; About the Author; To Our Readers. by Kate Hopper (fowarded by Hope Edelman). Includes index. Creative writing Creative nonfiction Mothers Authorship Motherhood Parenting Escritura creativa Madres Paternidad literaria Crianza de niños PN 145 H798u 2012 808/.0420852 9781936740123 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC 190529 20230411090118.0 spa