{"product_id":"becoming-a-writer-isbn-9780874771640","title":"Becoming a Writer","description":"A reissue of a classic work published in 1934 on writing and the creative process, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Writer\u003c\/i\u003e recaptures the excitement of Dorothea Brande's creative writing classroom of the 1920s. Decades before brain research \"discovered\" the role of the right and left brain in all human endeavor, Dorothea Brande was teaching students how to see again, how to hold their minds still, and how to call forth the inner writer.Foreword by John Gardner\u003cbr\u003eIn Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Four Difficulties\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Difficulty of Writing at All; The \"One-Book Author\"; The Occasional Writer; The Uneven Writer; The Difficulties Not in Technical Equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. What Writers are Like\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCultivating a Writer's Temperament; False and Real Artists; The Two Sides of a Writer; \"Dissociation\" Not Always Psychopathic; Everyday Examples of Dual Personality; The Slough of Despond\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Advantages of Duplicity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Process of Story Formation; The \"Born Writer\"; Unconscious and Conscious; The Two Persons of the Writer; The Transparent Barrier; Keep Your Own Counsel; Your \"Best Friend and Severest Critic\"; The Right Recreation; Friends and Books; The Arrogant Intellect; The Two Selves Not at War; The First Exercise\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Interlude: On Taking Advice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSave Your Energy; Imagination Versus Will in Changing Habits; Displacing Old Habits; A Demonstration; The Right Frame of Mind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Harnessing the Unconscious\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWordless Daydreams; Toward Effortless Writing; Double Your \"Output\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Writing on Schedule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging to Write; A Debt of Honor; Extending the Exercise; Succeed, or Stop Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The First Survey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading Your Work Critically; The Pitfalls of Imitation; Discovering Your Strength; A Footnote for Teachers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Critic at Work on Himself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Critical Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eBe Specific in Suggestions\u003cbr\u003eCorrection After Criticism\u003cbr\u003eThe Conditions of Excellence\u003cbr\u003eDictating a Daily Regime\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Readings as a Writer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead Twice\u003cbr\u003eSummary Judgment and Detailed Analysis\u003cbr\u003eThe Second Reading\u003cbr\u003ePoints of Importance\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. On Imitation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImitating Technical Excellence\u003cbr\u003eHow to Spend Words\u003cbr\u003eCounteracting Monotony\u003cbr\u003ePick Up Fresh Words\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Learning to See Again\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Blinders of Habit\u003cbr\u003eCauses of Repetitiousness\u003cbr\u003eRecapturing Innocence of Eye\u003cbr\u003eA Stranger in the Streets\u003cbr\u003eThe Rewards of Virtue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. The Source of Originality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Elusive Quality\u003cbr\u003eOriginality Not Imitation\u003cbr\u003eThe \"Surprise Ending\"\u003cbr\u003eHonesty, the Source of Originality\u003cbr\u003eTrust Yourself\u003cbr\u003e\"Your Anger and My Anger\"\u003cbr\u003eOne Story, Many Versions\u003cbr\u003eYour Inalienable Uniqueness\u003cbr\u003eA Questionnaire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. The Writer's Recreation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBusmen's Holidays\u003cbr\u003eWordless Recreation\u003cbr\u003eFind Your Own Stimulus\u003cbr\u003eA Variety of Time-Fillers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. The Practice Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Recapitulation\u003cbr\u003eThe Contagiousness of Style\u003cbr\u003eFind Your Own Style\u003cbr\u003eThe Story in Embryo\u003cbr\u003eThe Preparatory Period\u003cbr\u003eWriting Confidently\u003cbr\u003eA Finished Experiment\u003cbr\u003eTime for Detachment\u003cbr\u003eThe Critical Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. The Great Discovery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Five-Finger Exercises of Writing\u003cbr\u003eThe Root of Genius\u003cbr\u003eUnconscious, Not Subconscious\u003cbr\u003eThe Higher Imagination\u003cbr\u003eCome to Terms with the Unconscious\u003cbr\u003eThe Artistic Coma and the Writer's Magic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. The Third Person, Genius\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Writer Not Dual But Triple\u003cbr\u003eThe Mysterious Faculty\u003cbr\u003eReleasing Genius\u003cbr\u003eRhythm, Monotony, Silence\u003cbr\u003eA Floor to Scrub\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. The Writer's Magic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eX Is to Mind as Mind to Body\u003cbr\u003eHold Your Mind Still\u003cbr\u003ePractice in Control\u003cbr\u003eThe Story Idea as the Object\u003cbr\u003eThe Magic in Operation\u003cbr\u003eInducing the \"Artistic Coma\"\u003cbr\u003eValedictory\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Conclusion: Some Prosaic Pointers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTypewriting\u003cbr\u003eHave Two Typewriters\u003cbr\u003eStationery\u003cbr\u003eAt the Typerwriter: WRITE!\u003cbr\u003eFor Coffee Addicts\u003cbr\u003eCoffee Versus Maté\u003cbr\u003eReading\u003cbr\u003eBook and Magazine Buying\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Chicago, \u003cb\u003eDorothea Brande\u003c\/b\u003e (1893–1948) was a widely respected journalist, fiction writer, and writing instructor. Brande is widely known for her enduring guide to the creative process, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Writer\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1934 and still popular today. In 1936, Brande published a masterwork of practical psychology, \u003ci\u003eWake Up and Live! \u003c\/i\u003eThe book entered more than 34 printings and sold more than 1 million copies. For many years, \u003ci\u003eWake Up and Live!\u003c\/i\u003e, with its simple and sound advice for personal excellence, rivaled the popularity of contemporaneous works such as \u003ci\u003eThink and Grow Rich\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Win Friends and Influence People\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304028000485,"sku":"NP9780874771640","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780874771640.jpg?v=1767722334","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/becoming-a-writer-isbn-9780874771640","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}