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#1 New Release in Language & Grammar, Questions & Answers, and Editing Be a Successful AuthorLearn the keys to successful authorship from a pro: Joan Gelfand, author of You Can Be a Winning Writer, has been teaching her 4 C's approach to creative writing and successful authorship to aspiring authors at book festivals and writer's conferences for the past decade. She has taught her 4 C's method to college professors, CEOs, doctors, ghostwriters, poets, and playwrights throughout the United States; helping them realize their publishing dreams.
A publishing guide to writing success: From first draft to building a reputation, the 4 C's provides solid tips on how to build a literary community and a fan base. But, successful authorship does not stop with mastering craft, commitment, and even building a community. Confidence is key, and Joan tackles this sensitive subject that keeps writers unpublished and manuscripts in the drawer. With the help of Renate Stendhal, PhD, Joan defines clear steps to overcoming the lack-of-confidence demon.
The perfect gift for writers: With a splash of humor, a dose of empathy, and plenty of support, Joan Gelfand includes real life anecdotes from famous and not so famous, but successful authors. You Can Be a Winning Writer is the go-to book for writers just starting out, for writers stalled after their first or second book, and for students. Joan's 4 C's wisdom and stories will inspire and encourage.
This literary reference and publishing guide includes:
- Key authorship and publishing tips
- Important post-publication strategies
- Guidance on how to avoid mistakes that even the most talented, prize-winning authors have made
- How, with the help of the 4 C's, you can enjoy greater success
- What it means to "fire on all burners" and work to develop each of the 4 C's simultaneously
Maybe you've read Stephen King's
On Writing, Julia Cameron's
The Artist's Way, Annie Lamott's
Bird by Bird, or William Zinsser's
On Writing Well now you need to read
You Can Be a Winning Writer.
Info autore
Joan Gelfand
The author of three acclaimed volumes of poetry, an award-winning chapbook of short fiction and a forthcoming novel set in a Silicon Valley startup, Joan is the recipient of numerous writing awards, commendations, nominations and honors. Her reviews, stories and poetry have appeared in national and international literary journals and magazines including Rattle, Prairie Schooner, Kalliope, The Meridian Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, the Toronto Review, Marsh Hawk Review, Levure Litteraire and Chicken Soup for the Soul.
For over ten years, Joan has lectured on the 4 C's System and has coached writers to great success. An MFA from Mills College in Oakland, CA, Joan is a past President of the Women's National Book Association and the founder of the WNBA National Writing Contest. Editor of the newly published anthology of winning contest writers, Joan is also a member of the National Book Critics Circle and a juror for the Northern California Book Awards. She blogs regularly for the Huffington Post on books, travel and movies.
"The Ferlinghetti School of Poetics," a poetry film based on Joan's poem was featured at the 4th Annual Video Poetry Festival in Athens, Greece and won Certificate of Merit in a juried art show at the International Association for the Study of Dreams.
She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Adam Hertz and two beatnik kitties - Jack Kerouac and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Riassunto
A well-structured, to-the-point, genuinely useful, and fun-to-read guide to writing narrative fiction, poetry. nonfiction, essays, and memoir . . . Crisp, informative, and mind-expanding.
Prefazione
• From President of the SF Chapter to President of the National board, Joan has served the Women’s National Book Association for over 13 years.
• Joan has professional literary contacts in over 11 US cities and Mexico.
• With over 100,000 followers on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Huffington Post and You Tube Joan has a global platform of writers, artists and musicians seeking success and recognition
• With a ‘Publishing For Dummies’ approach, Joan explains the logic and provides statistics the 4 C’s recommendations.
• Joan has been featured on NBC Bay Area, KPIX Mosaic, KPFA, NPR, NBC Bay Area Vista, The Literati Scene (Boston/eastern seaboard Cable TV), KDVS, Book Baby, New Pages, Haggard and Haloo, and the Midwest Literary Review.
• Joan has delivered key presentations at the Southern Festival of Books, The Hollywood Book Fair, the San Francisco Writer’s Conference, The Association of Community Colleges, Mills College, the Oaxaca Lending Library, US public libraries as well galleries and bookstores from coast to coast and Mexico.
Testo aggiuntivo
"Gelfand’s book examines craft, commitment, community, and confidence. She establishes the first two of her C’s as those that need to be focused on first with community and confidence as a sort of back burner element. She examines ways to help you write and debunks some of the ways that people get stalled on projects. Then as the book evolves it works to show you how you need to stay committed to your work. These major elements allow writers to grow and see the best way to begin the process. You Can Be a Winning Writer is a great work for anyone who chooses to write and no matter what the topic you might be covering this work will benefit you. Even if you are not sure if you want to start working yet or just want to see if writing is for you this book will be a big help." - Nerdy Girl Express
Relazione
"Gelfand's book examines craft, commitment, community, and confidence. She establishes the first two of her C's as those that need to be focused on first with community and confidence as a sort of back burner element. She examines ways to help you write and debunks some of the ways that people get stalled on projects. Then as the book evolves it works to show you how you need to stay committed to your work. These major elements allow writers to grow and see the best way to begin the process. You Can Be a Winning Writer is a great work for anyone who chooses to write and no matter what the topic you might be covering this work will benefit you. Even if you are not sure if you want to start working yet or just want to see if writing is for you this book will be a big help." - Nerdy Girl Express
