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How to become a famous writer before you're dead : your words in print and your
Gore, Ariel
Adult Nonfiction 808.02 G
Gore, Ariel
Adult Nonfiction 808.02 G
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| Contents | Page |
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| Preface | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Part 1 - Give Yourself a Lit Star Makeover | |
| 1 - Write | p. 07 |
| 2 - Dream | p. 16 |
| 3 - Objectify Yourself | p. 17 |
| 4 - How I Became a Novelist: An Interview with Marc Acito | p. 20 |
| 5 - See Yourself as an Artist and an Entrepreneur | p. 25 |
| 6 - Don't Tell Me You're Too Old | p. 29 |
| 7 - Embrace Your Genius | p. 29 |
| 8 - Get Your Heart Smashed, but Just Once or Twice | p. 31 |
| 9 - How to Stay Flash-proof: An Interview with Julia Alvarez | p. 32 |
| 10 - Keep Your Mouth Shut | p. 39 |
| 11 - Choose a Good Vice | p. 41 |
| 12 - Be Just as Crazy as You Are | p. 41 |
| 13 - You Have to Be Strong: An Imagined Interview with Haruki Murakami | p. 42 |
| 14 - Fight for Your Time | p. 47 |
| 15 - Only Change Your Name If You Have To | p. 49 |
| 16 - Develop a Superhero Alter Ego | p. 52 |
| 17 - Watch Out for Stalkers and Wannabes | p. 55 |
| 18 - Demolish Arrogance | p. 57 |
| 19 - Ask Magnificent Meteor | p. 60 |
| Part 2 - Master Your Craft | |
| 20 - Discover Your Lineage | p. 67 |
| 21 - Practice | p. 69 |
| 22 - Stories Are Like Feral Kittens: An Interview with Ursula K. Le Guin | p. 70 |
| 23 - Rush It | p. 76 |
| 24 - Listen | p. 78 |
| 25 - Study Words | p. 80 |
| 26 - Don't Say Plethora | p. 82 |
| 27 - Confessions of an Outcast Writer: An Interview with Floyd Salas | p. 84 |
| 28 - Take the Book's Dare | p. 90 |
| 29 - Embody Character | p. 95 |
| 30 - Become an Architect | p. 97 |
| 31 - Get Cinematic | p. 101 |
| 32 - The Tell-All Memoir: An Interview with Michelle Tea | p. 103 |
| 33 - Lather, Rinse, Repeat | p. 107 |
| 34 - Relax the Rules | p. 110 |
| 35 - Get the Hell Back to Writing: An Interview with Dave Barry | p. 111 |
| 36 - Ask Magnificent Meteor | p. 113 |
| Part 3 - Publish Before You're Ready | |
| 37 - Make a Fool of Yourself | p. 119 |
| 38 - Write for Strangers | p. 122 |
| 39 - Start Small | p. 124 |
| 40 - Ayun Sez Publish Now!: An Interview with Ayun Halliday | p. 125 |
| 41 - Be an Anthology Slut | p. 128 |
| 42 - Make a Zine | p. 132 |
| 43 - It Is What It Is: An Interview with Moe Bowstern | p. 140 |
| 44 - Ten Excellent Reasons to Self-Publish | p. 148 |
| 45 - Make Your Own Books | p. 149 |
| 46 - Volunteer Power and Dirty Gasoline: An Interview with Jim Munroe | p. 152 |
| 47 - Print on Demand | p. 159 |
| 48 - All Media at My Command: An Interview with Susie Bright | p. 162 |
| 49 - Blog This | p. 167 |
| 50 - Ask Magnificent Meteor | p. 169 |
| Part 4 - Play with the Big Dogs | |
| 51 - Be Nice to Interns | p. 175 |
| 52 - How to Piss Off an Editor | p. 176 |
| 53 - Meet Your Deadlines | p. 178 |
| 54 - Size Matters | p. 179 |
| 55 - The Possibility of Disaster: An Interview with Dave Eggers | p. 180 |
| 56 - Don't Submit Blindly to Published Authors | p. 184 |
| 57 - Revel in Rejection | p. 186 |
| 58 - When Destiny Calls: An Interview with Bertice Berry | p. 189 |
| 59 - Write a Proposal | p. 194 |
| 60 - Get an Agent | p. 196 |
| 61 - Do Your Homework: An Interview with Cosmic Editor | p. 199 |
| 62 - Some Perils of Success | p. 209 |
| 63 - Ask Magnificent Meteor | p. 215 |
| Part 5 - Become a Brazen Self-Promoter | |
| 64 - Learn to Talk | p. 221 |
| 65 - Grab the Mic | p. 223 |
| 66 - "I Still Shake Onstage": An Interview with Daphne Gottlieb | p. 225 |
| 67 - Alert the Press | p. 229 |
| 68 - When Journalists Are Not Your Friends | p. 234 |
| 69 - The Queen of Self-Promotion: An Interview with Margaret Cho | p. 236 |
| 70 - Take to the Radio Waves | p. 240 |
| 71 - Get Your Book Banned | p. 241 |
| 72 - Champion Other Lit Stars | p. 245 |
| 73 - Treat the World as Your Own Personal Clubhouse: An Interview with Erika Lopez | p. 247 |
| 74 - Organize an Outrageous Headlong Cross-country Tour | p. 253 |
| 75 - Stand Out on the Corner in a Gorilla Mask and a Pink Tutu | p. 257 |
| 76 - Don't Insult the Folks Who Show Up | p. 258 |
| 77 - Send Thank-You Notes | p. 260 |
| 78 - Remember Why You Came Here | p. 261 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 263 |
| About the Author | p. 265 |
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