Heffron, Jack,  1957- <br/><br/>
The writer's idea workshop :  how to make your good ideas great / 
Jack Heffron. 
 - Cincinnati, Ohio :  Writer's Digest Books,  c2003. 
 - 228 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1: You've got an idea. First thoughts about writing and ideas ; A world of ideas ; The idea file ; The water's fine ; Suspended disbelief and other acts of faith --  pt. 2: Evaluating ideas. Stoking the fire ; Exploding the idea ; Reading is fundamental ; Other people's ideas ; Gaining distance ; Letting go ; Ideas for another time --  pt. 3: Idea parts. Mining for diamonds ; Fish or foul? ; People ; You gotta have arc ; Dot the dragon's eye ; The relativity of truth ; Western Union --  pt. 4: Better ideas. Getting started ; Adding ideas ; Stuck in the middle ; Stuck at the end ; When you're stuck in revision ; Beginning again ; Last words and recommendations. 
<br/><br/> Presents strategies for turning good ideas into great fiction and nonfiction stories, explaining how to spark inspiration, develop ideas into a piece of writing, assess the ideas, analyze story elements, and troubleshoot the manuscript. Includes over three hundred prompts. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1582972176 (hbk.) 9781582972176 (hbk.) 1582972796 (pbk.) 9781582972794 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authorship.<br/>Arte de escribir.<br/>Autoría
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 147  / H461w 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808/.02