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Acetylene Torch Songs
Sue William Silverman
其他書名
Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul
出版U of Nebraska Press, 2024
主題Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs)Language Arts & Disciplines / Study & Teaching
ISBN14962381099781496238108
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=an7nEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋2024 IPPY Silver Medal Winner



At times writers--from the unpublished to jaded lifers--need a fire lit under them to pursue the complex work of self-exploration. Acetylene Torch Songs provides that spark for memoirists and essayists seeking mentor-based instruction and inspiration.



Drawing on twenty-five years of teaching and mentoring writers, Sue William Silverman stresses practice over theory. She encourages craftiness as well as craft and urges writers to embark on emotional quests in pursuit of their art. Acetylene Torch Songs uniquely illustrates how the writer's imaginative spirit comes alive on the page through metaphor, literary masks, sensory memories, voice, obsessions, and more. This holistic approach to writing emphasizes how the creative process brings together the heart, mind, and senses to illuminate the human condition through language. Featuring a personal essay in each chapter, Silverman uses her own work to model a specific concept or approach, demonstrating how obsessions, secrets, and memories can burn on the page.



Through guided prompts, worksheets, checklists, publishing advice, personal essays, and strategies, Silverman encourages writers to find the confidence and courage to write stories that reach beyond the page through their intimacy, social engagement, and honesty.