Writing from within Workbook: Exercises for Successful Life-Story Writing - Softcover

Selling, Bernard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0897936302 ISBN 13: 9780897936309

Publisher: Hunter House Inc.,U.S., 2013

Synopsis

Many writing instructors and workbooks make basic assumptions about writing - that you need to have a good grasp of grammar, to read widely and to write objectively - before you can tell a story. These assumptions are wrong. They invoke fear in would-be writers, who are afraid of being judged and criticised for what they say and how they say it. Bernard Selling, author of Writing from Within and a writing instructor for over 30 years, helps people get over their initial fear of writing with this new WRITING FROM WITHIN WORKBOOK. By writing personal stories, people can usually get past their misconceptions about how someone should write and learn how to write in a way that feels natural and comfortable to them. His comprehensive Workbook takes people through the writing process step-by-step, including lessons on how to add narrative, inner thoughts and feelings, dialogue, character sketches and climaxes. Once people are familiar with the basics of writing, they can extend their writing skills into other genres without fear. Selling introduces steps that allow readers to broaden their writing into screenplays, essays, fiction and journals. He explains that the fundamentals of writing are the same, despite the different forms. With the ease and skill of an experienced writing teacher, he helps writers transform their work into whichever form they desire.

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About the Author

Educated at the University of Michigan with an MA in English literature and art history, Bernard Selling taught English and humanities at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. After returning to civilian life, he received an MA in film and theater from UCLA, then made short films for the following decade during which he also studied acting, directing, and writing with Lee Strasberg and Jack Garfein. He has produced films from stories by major American writers and produced and directed several documentaries. A creative writing teacher by profession, Selling's first book, Writing from Within: A Unique Guide to Writing Your Life Stories, was published by Hunter House in 1988 and has sold over 65,000 copies and is now in its third edition. He is also the author of In Your Own Voice, a students' guide to developing writing techniques and skills. Subsequent books include Character Consciousness, The Art of Seeing, as well as two novels of intrigue set in the Italian Renaissance, The Duke's Musician and Predators. Bernard Selling has taught "Writing From Within" workshops to teachers, writers, older adults, adults in recovery and those seeking greater self-awareness. He has also taught composition and literature at Loyola Marymount University, West Los Angeles College, and UCLA Extension. He lectures in the United States and Europe, and has taught his writing techniques to teachers along the Eastern Seaboard from New Hampshire and New York to Florida, Louisiana and Texas. He has also worked with a German Educational Foundation: the Eckenroth Foundation which nurtures young German writing talent. Selling lives in Topanga Canyon, CA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hunter House Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0897936302
• ISBN 13: 9780897936309
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144