{"product_id":"the-courage-to-write-how-writers-transcend-fear-9780805074673","title":"The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Write\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable book and essential reading for anyone who wishes to learn how to write well.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKatherine Anne Porter called courage \"the first essential\" for a writer. \"I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence,\" agreed Cynthia Ozick, \"sometimes every syllable.\" E. B. White said he admired anyone who \"has the guts to write anything at all.\"An author who has taught writing for more than thirty years, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Write\u003c\/i\u003e, Ralph Keyes, an author who has taught writing for more than thirty years, assures us that anxiety is felt by writers at every level, especially when they dare to do their best. He describes the sequence of \"courage points\" through which all writers must pass, from the challenge of identifying a worthwhile project to the mixture of pride and panic they feel when examining a newly published book or article. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeyes also offers specifics on how to root out dread of public \"performance\" and of the judgment of family and friends, make the best use of writers' workshops and conferences, and handle criticism of works in progress. Throughout, he includes the comments of many accomplished writers -- Pat Conroy, Amy Tan, Rita Dove, Isabel Allende, and others -- on how they transcended their own fears to produce great works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eWhoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eManaging Innovation in a Changing Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. His many other books include \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003eW\u003ci\u003eit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wit and Wisdom of Harry Truman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527323488530,"sku":"9780805074673","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9ed4609f-22ea-4fe3-adc4-4c49a00aa377.jpg?v=1731297667","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-courage-to-write-how-writers-transcend-fear-9780805074673","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}