Robert's rules of writing : 111 unconventional lessons that every writer needs to know / Robert Masello.
Whether you're working on a novel or a script, a memoir or a blog, an epic poem or a newspaper piece, you're going to have to find the best way to express yourself clearly, persuasively, and entertainingly. Drawing on his many years of experience, Robert Masello addresses all the issues that confront, and all the problems that beset, writers of all stripes. -- Adapted from back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 1621537838
- ISBN: 9781621537830
- Physical Description: viii, 223 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Second edition
- Publisher: New York : Allworth Press, [2021]
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Burn your journal -- Get a pen pal -- Throw out your thesaurus -- Zip the lip -- Call out the thought police -- Don't overinflate the balloon -- Skip the Starbucks -- Take the Zoloft -- Lose the muse -- Get rolling -- Let the well refill -- Tell, don't show -- Play God -- Stop reading -- Don't get trendy -- Write what you read -- Make 'em worry -- Memo yourself -- Take liberties -- Know the territory -- Settle down -- Pick your poison -- Shut out the noise -- Map that route -- Wing it -- Don't look back -- Let it marinate -- Overcome your separation anxiety -- Call "action!" -- Pile it on -- Reduce clutter -- Offer an appetizer -- Don't tense up -- Plant now, harvest later -- Say what? -- Show what you know -- Make 'em care -- Flaw your hero -- Perfect your villain -- Skip the truth -- Strip down to your briefs -- Go subliminal -- Cook up a story -- Let them lead the way -- Make an entrance -- Do double duty -- Be a tease -- Keep the faith -- Fly solo -- Go for broke -- Lay down the law -- Keep your promises -- Sweat the small stuff -- Hit your marks -- Don't push your luck -- Take a walk around the block -- Lose your form -- Set an alarm clock -- Fall in love -- Get rejected -- Indulge the fantasy --- Pick a personage -- Ham it up -- Know no shame -- Pass the scuttlebutt -- Come to your senses -- Turn up the heat -- Go inside -- De-claim! De-claim! -- Take the long way -- Show no mercy -- Doubt everyone -- Find your ideal -- Kill the passion -- Grumble and fuss -- Engage the enemy -- Mix it up -- Graph it -- Join up -- Stake your claim -- Get in style -- Change your spots -- Tone it up -- Make 'em laugh! -- Befriend your editor -- Choose your words -- Choose their words, too -- Beware of easy inspiration -- Add a dash of metaphor -- Rid yourself of writing words -- Convert yourself -- Punctuate that thought -- Build the perfect reader -- Don't believe everything you read! -- Pass the scalpel -- Gather ye moonbeams! -- Lose your perspective -- Take up whittling -- Save every scrap -- Engage in no false advertising -- Keep your prose clean -- Don a disguise -- Protect your inspiration -- Magnetize yourself -- Spill your secrets -- Hit the snooze alarm -- Call it quits -- Grant yourself a title -- Love words -- Break the rules.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 808.02 MAS (Text) | 37810435785265 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 808.02 Masello (Text) | 30519010817529 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
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