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Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within

by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

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ISBN13: 9780156029780
ISBN10: 0156029782
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Publisher Comments:

In her fifteen years of teaching, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett has found that the biggest stumbling block for aspiring writers (especially women) is not fear of the blank page but frustration with the lack of time. What woman doesn't have too much to do and too little time? Finding an hour free of work, children, or obligations can seem impossible.

But anyone can find fifteen minutes, whether you're sitting in traffic, waiting at a child's soccer practice, or watching the coffee drip. DeMarco-Barrett has created a practical, inspirational guide for fitting serious writing into those stolen moments. She offers writing exercises and techniques for generating ideas, as well as pragmatic advice from the well-known authors who appear on her radio show. With fifteen minutes a day, she can help you to ignite your pen and become the writer you have always wanted to be.

Review:

DeMarco-Barrett knows the writerly type. Her book perfectly combines inspiration and practical advice.
(Library Journal)

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"Soars with inspiration and crackles with joy. Its a blessing for anyone going crazy trying to find time to write."
(Carolyn See)

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"PEN ON FIRE has got a wonderful mix of the practical and the inspirational."
(T. Jefferson Parker)

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"PEN ON FIRE is a beginning writers dream cocktail of fortitude: equal parts compassion, inspiration, and fabulous limbering exercises. "
(Jodi Picoult)

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"PEN ON FIRE is a fitness gym for writers with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, who teaches, coaxes, and cheers us on."
(Diane Leslie)

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"The simple tips and easy lessons herein will provide inspiration to beginning and seasoned writers alike. I recommend it highly."
(Jo-Ann Mapson)

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"With an encouraging attitude and inspirational approach.everything writer-wannabes want to know, from finding an agent to finding your voice."
(Booklist)

Review:

"What a little gem! Gulp down this cocktail of compassion, inspiration, and wizard limbering-up exercises."
(poisonedpen.com)

About the Author

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett is a creative writing teacher at University of California-Irvine and hosts the weekly radio show, "Writers on Writing," on KUCI-FM and at www.kuci.org. A contributor to the Los Angeles Times, The Writer, and Poets & Writers, among other publications, she is editor of The ASJA Monthly, the official publication of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She lives in Southern California.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780156029780
Subtitle:
A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within
Author:
DeMarco-Barrett, Barbara
Publisher:
Harvest Books
Location:
Orlando
Subject:
Writing Skills
Subject:
Creativity
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing
Subject:
Women and literature
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - General
Subject:
SEL031000
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
no. 389
Publication Date:
October 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
262
Dimensions:
807x537x72 61

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