The writer's practice : building confidence in your nonfiction writing / John Warner.
"For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a new approach to establishing robust writing practices inside and outside the classroom"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143133155
- ISBN: 0143133152
- Physical Description: xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Penguin Books, [2019]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Getting started -- Before we begin -- Writing experiences -- Questions about this book -- Who are you? (as a writer) -- How do I . . . ? (instructions) -- The writing process -- Should I . . . ? (review) -- Reading like a writer -- Who are they? (profiling) -- Making inferences from observations -- Where did you go? (sense memory) -- Bringing the world to the page -- You did what? (adventure report) -- Is it true? Did it really happen? (experience vs. memory) -- What's the right thing to do? (ethical dilemma) -- Titles -- If it isn't true, why do people believe it? (conspiracy theory analysis) -- Who are we? (rhetorical analysis of a commercial) -- Writing is thinking -- What's so funny? (rhetorical analysis of a work of humor) -- What's going to happen? (playing the pundit) -- Why proofreading is so difficult -- What if . . . ? (alternate history) -- Procrastination -- How's it all going to end? (judging the apocalypse) -- What do they mean? (argument summary and response) -- Huh? Say what? (research translation) -- The perils of "objectivity" -- Why should I trust this? (understanding sources) -- Hey, whaddaya know? (trivia questions and annotated bibliography) -- Is a hot dog a sandwich? (impossible argument) -- Using sources -- You've got to do this! (passion argument) -- Why am I so angry and what can I do about it? (problem/solution argument) -- Version 1: school edition -- Version 2: life edition -- Failure -- What do you want to say? (finding your own argument) -- May I . . . ? (proposal) -- Make me laugh (jokes) -- Collaboration -- Are you trying to make me angry? (conflict letter) -- How can I help you help me? (solution letter) -- If I knew then what i know now (advice to your former self) -- Feedback -- What should I do? (advice to someone else) -- No, seriously, make me laugh (short imagined monologue) -- Who is this stranger? (profile) -- Who is this special person? (tribute) -- The right word vs. the almost right word (thinking about sentences) -- Who are you now? (as a writer).
- Target Audience Note:
- 1040L Lexile
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- Subject:
- Creative nonfiction > Authorship.
Available copies
- 12 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 808.02 WAR (Text) | 36015000633418 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 808.02 WAR (Text) | 22281500139980 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 808.02 W (Text) | 31781064569674 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Fairview Library | 808.02 WAR (Text) | 0020512125657 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 808.02 W (Text) | 33258008537495 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 808.02 Warner (Text) | 30519009978514 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leicester Library | 808.02 WAR (Text) | 0020512125665 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mocksville | 808.02 WARNER (Text) | 39872001920633 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/28/2026 |
| North Regional Library | 808.02 W (Text) | 31781064569682 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | 808.02 WAR (Text) | 0020512125640 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| 264 | 1. | ‡a[New York, New York] : ‡bPenguin Books, ‡c[2019] | |
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| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aGetting started -- Before we begin -- Writing experiences -- Questions about this book -- Who are you? (as a writer) -- How do I . . . ? (instructions) -- The writing process -- Should I . . . ? (review) -- Reading like a writer -- Who are they? (profiling) -- Making inferences from observations -- Where did you go? (sense memory) -- Bringing the world to the page -- You did what? (adventure report) -- Is it true? Did it really happen? (experience vs. memory) -- What's the right thing to do? (ethical dilemma) -- Titles -- If it isn't true, why do people believe it? (conspiracy theory analysis) -- Who are we? (rhetorical analysis of a commercial) -- Writing is thinking -- What's so funny? (rhetorical analysis of a work of humor) -- What's going to happen? (playing the pundit) -- Why proofreading is so difficult -- What if . . . ? (alternate history) -- Procrastination -- How's it all going to end? (judging the apocalypse) -- What do they mean? (argument summary and response) -- Huh? Say what? (research translation) -- The perils of "objectivity" -- Why should I trust this? (understanding sources) -- Hey, whaddaya know? (trivia questions and annotated bibliography) -- Is a hot dog a sandwich? (impossible argument) -- Using sources -- You've got to do this! (passion argument) -- Why am I so angry and what can I do about it? (problem/solution argument) -- Version 1: school edition -- Version 2: life edition -- Failure -- What do you want to say? (finding your own argument) -- May I . . . ? (proposal) -- Make me laugh (jokes) -- Collaboration -- Are you trying to make me angry? (conflict letter) -- How can I help you help me? (solution letter) -- If I knew then what i know now (advice to your former self) -- Feedback -- What should I do? (advice to someone else) -- No, seriously, make me laugh (short imagined monologue) -- Who is this stranger? (profile) -- Who is this special person? (tribute) -- The right word vs. the almost right word (thinking about sentences) -- Who are you now? (as a writer). |
| 520 | . | ‡a"For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a new approach to establishing robust writing practices inside and outside the classroom"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
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