Creative Writing

Joy Writing: Discover and Develop Your Creative Voice

Name: Joy Writing: Discover and Develop Your Creative Voice
Author: Kenn Amdahl
ISBN: 9780962781520

by Kenn Amdahl

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Overview

Writing tips and inspiration. It uses examples from nearly fifty experts to illustrate how you can employ your favorite author's tricks to improve your own craft. "Amdahl gives sound, practical advice for writers of all levels of experience and he augments his pearls of wisdom with laugh out loud quips. This work reminded me why I got into writing in the first place." Leslie O'Kane, author of twenty successful mysteries. "Joy Writing is a joy to read: full of wisdom, pithy advice, and one essential reminder-- that writing is pointless when it ceases to be fun." Francine Mathews, best selling author of numerous suspense novels. "I am happy and honored to be included in Joy Writing." George Garrett, founding member of Associated Writing Programs.

About the Author, Kenn Amdahl

Kenn Amdahl is best known as the author of There Are No Electrons: Electronics for Earthlings, the quirky book that helped inspire all the books for Dummies and Idiots. He's the co author (with Jim Loats, Ph.D.) of Algebra Unplugged and Calculus for Cats. His fiction includes The Land of Debris and the Home of Alfredo, Jumper and the Bones. His poetry has been published in nearly every state and his songs have been played on radio stations all over the world. He lives in Colorado with his wife of 40 years and has been active in the Colorado book community for decades.

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Editorials

Alice O'Grady

“A little like reading Elements of Style on amphetamines...(it) cascades over its pages with enthusiasm for writing. I wanted to take up my pen and buy a box of yellow tablets before I finished reading it. Yellow highlights throughout my copy remind me that there are other writers that I want to read. The examples he chooses are engaging and witty... written in an intimate, conversational tone as if Kenn were talking directly to the reader. Joy Writing is 160 pages of inspiration.

James Cox

An expertly presented introductory guide to the artful approaches to creative writing. Covering major aspects of the writing process, Joy Writing begins with the fundamental question of "why write?" and then presents five major sections in methodical order: "Before You Write"; "Beginning to Write"; "Thinking about Language"; "The Overall Flow of any Work" and "Improving." For its outstanding perspective, interpretation and quite stimulating presentation, Joy Writing is very strongly recommended.

Michelle Reale

I love this book. Bold statement, I know, but let me be honest right up front. Kenn Amdahl truly writes for the writer in Joy Writing. He is not writing to impress, he's not writing to be fashionably inscrutable, he really is writing as a guide and coach, albeit a tough and often unforgiving one, for those at any stage in their writing career.