TY - BOOK AU - See,Carolyn TI - Making a literary life: Advice for writers and other dreamers SN - 067946316X (acidfree paper) AV - PS 3569 S451m 2002 U1 - 813/.54 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Random House KW - See, Carolyn KW - See, Carolyn, KW - Novelists, American KW - 20th century KW - Biography KW - Novelistas estadounidenses KW - Siglo XX KW - Biografías KW - Fiction KW - Authorship KW - Novela KW - Autoría N1 - pt. I. Before. Keep it to yourself What's your material? A thousand words a day Charming notes Pretend to be a writer Hang out with people who support your work Do some magic Make rejection a process Getting published, Part I pt. II. The writing. Character Plot Point of view Geography, time, and space Building a scene Rewriting pt. III. During, and after. That first trip to New York Getting published, Part II Magazines, grants, and fun with the tax man It's a marriage N2 - The author offers an inspirational guide to the writing life, sharing anecdotes about favorite writers along with such sage advice as "Keep your aspirations to yourself" and "Learn to tease the good ideas out of yourself." UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random054/2002024673.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random044/2002024673.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random0411/2002024673.html ER -