| Share with Us xix -- 1. How I Became A Writer -- Ronny's Book / Judith A. Chance 2 -- A Writer's Journey / Ernest J. Gaines 6 -- Vindication / Ruben Navarrette Jr. 12 -- 1,600 Articles Ago / Gordon Burgett 17 -- At Aunt Jennie's Knee / Cheewa James 22 -- Writer's Song / Josie Willis 27 -- Write--To Conquer Your Fear / Bud Gardner 31 -- From an Abyss to the Mountain Top / Larry Wilde 36 -- Why I Write / Terry McMillan 41 -- We Were All Beginners Once / Lawrence Block 46 -- 2. Living Your Dream -- Alex Haley--A Writer of Destiny / Barnaby Conrad 54 -- Dreams Do Come True / Christine Clifford 61 -- Dreams Lost and Found / Kate M. Brausen 64 -- Dreams Have a Price / Gene Perret 68 -- For Love or Money / Gregory Poirier 71 -- Take That Chance! / Frank Harvey 75 -- 3. Defining Moments -- A Serendipitous Visit to Revelation Island / Noel Phillip Rodriguez 84 -- Writing Can Be Magic / Naida West 91 -- Papa's Gift / Cookie Potter 97 -- You Can't Afford to Doubt Yourself / Nora Profit 100 -- A Perfect Night to Die / Dierdre W. Honnold 104 -- A Chat with Alex Haley / Bud Gardner 108 -- Cash Rewards / Michele Bazan Reed 115 -- Why I Keep Writing / Catharine Bramkamp 119 -- 4. Finding Your Voice -- It Doesn't Matter What You Write / Elizabeth Engstrom 124 -- Legacy / Sue Grafton 128 -- A Writer's Real Worth Is Inside / Howard Fast 134 -- Writer, Teacher, Peaceful Warrior / Dan Millman 138 -- Counsel from a Veteran of the Writing Wars / Irving Wallace 144 -- Coded Messages and Kindred Spirits / Marilyn Pribus 146 -- 5. Mentors -- A Gift to Myself / John Tullius 152 -- My Dad Story / Ed Robertson 159 -- Writing from the Heart / Bud Gardner 163 -- Accused of Plagiarism--My Highest Compliment / Steve Allen 171 -- Sometimes the Biggest Are the Nicest / Connie Shelton 174 -- So Long Lives This / Pat Gallant 179 -- From Noah's Ark Writer to Bestseller / Art Linkletter 182 -- Angels over My Keyboard / Dottie Walters 186 -- 6. Making a Difference -- Painting Portraits on Our Souls / Jennifer Martin 194 -- Boy Who Saved Thousands of Lives / Reg Green 201 -- Christmas Box / Richard Paul Evans 204 -- Writers in Prison / Claire Braz-Valentine 212 -- A Season with the Great Sinclair Lewis / Barnaby Conrad 217 -- Dean Has AIDS--A Father's Story / Edmund Hansen 221 -- 7. Overcoming Obstacles -- In Spite of It All / Barbara Jeanne Fisher 226 -- Professor and Me / Catherine Lanigan 230 -- You're a Loser, Cunningham / Chet Cunningham 235 -- Obsession / Frances Halpern 240 -- Sometimes Secret Writers / Hal Zina Bennett 243 -- How to Write Your Way Through College / Lois Duncan 246 -- A New Yardstick / Erik Olesen 251 -- Writing Is My Destiny / Kris Mackay 256 -- Writing for My Health / Garry K. Marshall 260 -- 8. A Writer's Life -- Still Standing / George Plimpton 266 -- A Man Called Charlie Black / Marvin J. Wolf 273 -- Mixed Blessings / Marcia Preston 277 -- Be Ready When Your Editor Calls / Penny Porter 280 -- Helen Help Us! / Suzanne Peppers 283 -- A Bucket Full of Research / Ethel Bangert 288 -- Making a 'Pottment / Valerie Hutchins 290 -- Summertime, and the Writin's NOT Easy / Kerry Arquette 293 -- Marriage and Metaphors: A Writer's Life On and Off the Pages / Judith A. Chance 298 -- 9. Power of Perseverance -- A Strange Thing Happened on the Way to OK / Amy B. Harris 304 -- Nothing Comes Easy / Clive Cussler 307 -- Courage of the Long-Distance Writer / Bryce Courtenay 310 -- So He Must Be Right, Huh? / Dianna Booher 315 -- Mommy, Please Write a Book for Me / Terri Fields 319 -- No One Faces Rejection More Often than an Author / Dan Poynter 322 -- Learning from Rejection / Gail Rosenblum 328 -- Consider This / Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Bud Gardner 332 -- Some People Just Can't Take a Hint / Meg Hill 337 -- How I Want to Be Remembered / Dame Barbara Cartland 341 -- 10. Insights and Lessons -- House on Phoenix Circle / Phyllis Taylor Pianka 346 -- Nothing Unconnected Lasts / Hugh Prather 352 -- Lesson of a Lifetime / Philip Barry Osborne 356 -- Flop Artist Writer / Patricia Lorenz 362 -- Miraculous Link / Garri Garripoli 367 -- Power Lounging / Gregg Levoy 370 -- Gift / Jeff Arch 376 -- How to Be Madder than Captain Ahab / Ray Bradbury 382. |
