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Toxic Feedback

Helping Writers Survive and Thrive, Revised and Expanded Edition

By: Joni B. Cole

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Toxic Feedback

Helping Writers Survive and Thrive, Revised and Expanded Edition

By: Joni B. Cole

From veteran teacher and acclaimed author Joni B. Cole comes a revised and expanded edition of her popular writing guide Toxic Feedback. Successful writers know that feedback is often the difference between writing and not writing, and between writing and writing well. But feedback mismanaged is more likely to leave the writer confused, intimidated, or even deflated. This book not only detoxifies the feedback process with humor, but it also shows writers and feedback providers how to make the most of this powerful resource at every stage of the writing and publishing process. This new edition includes a second preface, four new chapters, updates throughout the original material, and several additional exercises. Cole also includes new and previous interviews with authors such as Khaled Hosseini, Juan Morales, Grace Paley, Jodi Picoult, and Matthew Salesses. Toxic Feedback remains essential reading for all writers, critique groups, MFA programs, and teachers of writing at every level.

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University of New Mexico Press

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0826364845

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Party Like It's 2044

Finding the Funny in Life and Death

By: Joni B. Cole

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Party Like It's 2044

Finding the Funny in Life and Death

By: Joni B. Cole

Author Joni B. Cole worries that Vlad the Impaler may be a distant cousin. She feuds with a dead medium. She thinks (or overthinks) about insulting birthday cards, power trips, and the real reason writers hate Amazon. And she wishes, really wishes, all those well-meaning people would stop talking about Guatemala. At once irreverent and thought provoking, Cole's collection is a joy ride through eclectic essays that arrives smack on that sweet spot between soul searching and social commentary, between humor and heft.

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University of New Mexico Press

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0826365566

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9780826365569

Good Naked

Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier

By: Joni B. Cole

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Good Naked

Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier

By: Joni B. Cole

In Good Naked, acclaimed author Joni B. Cole shows readers how to make the writing process not only more productive, but less maddening, more inviting, and even joyful, at least a good part of the time. She explains how sharing early drafts is "good naked" - you're exposing your creative process in all its glory. Through a mix of engaging stories and practical wisdom, all delivered with sheer good humor, Cole addresses the most common challenges writers confront and offers disarmingly simple but effective solutions. She debunks popular misconceptions about how we are supposed to write and replaces them with strategies that actually work to get us started and stay motivated. (Searching for your muse? Try looking in the fridge.) With a do-this-not-that directness, she sets writers free from debilitating attitudes, counterproductive practices, and energy-draining habits that undermine confidence and creativity. Equipped with experience and a refreshing respect for anyone who wants to write, Cole also infuses every chapter with insights into craft and narrative technique - because the truly happy ending is not just that we write more, but that we write well. If you have ever experienced a sense of dread or intimidation at any stage of the creative process, or even if you simply want to write more, write better, and be happier, this intelligent, funny, and generous guide will not only inspire you to head over to your desk, but will also cheer you on once you're there.

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University Press of New England

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1512600547

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Another Bad-Dog Book

Essays on Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Behavior

By: Joni B Cole

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Another Bad-Dog Book

Essays on Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Behavior

By: Joni B Cole

Self-aware, edgy, and masterfully crafted, this charismatic collection (including some heartbreakers) is for anyone who has ever felt over-attached to a pet, stalked her high school crush, said long goodbyes to loved ones, or tried to talk (and talk and talk) her way through the ups and downs of life. A wonderful new addition to a genre best described as humor that matters. These are roll-on-the-floor-funny, embarrassing and just plain crazy stories that your female friends have told you compiled into one handy book. Except that these stories are well articulated by an imaginative and excellent writer and they have all the guilt, shame and modesty removed from them.

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200

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Affinity Systems

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0975304321

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9780975304327

Party Like It's 2044

Finding the Funny in Life and Death

By: Joni B. Cole

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Finding the Funny in Life and Death

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Toxic Feedback

Helping Writers Survive and Thrive, Revised and Expanded Edition

By: Joni B. Cole

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Helping Writers Survive and Thrive, Revised and Expanded Edition

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This Day in the Life

Diaries from Women Across America

By: Joni B. Cole,Rebecca Joffrey,B.K. Rakhra

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This Day in the Life

Diaries from Women Across America

By: Joni B. Cole,Rebecca Joffrey,B.K. Rakhra

Did You Ever Want to Read a Friend’s Diary? In suburban neighborhoods and on family farms, in uptown lofts and homeless shelters, women across America chronicled their lives on the same day—June 29, 2004. This Day in the Life shares more than thirty complete diaries and hundreds of additional candid moments. Full of intimate details and laugh-out-loud truths, and drawing on the experiences of women of all ages and backgrounds, this diverse collection is a surprising reminder of how much we all have in common. If you’ve ever wondered what the woman standing in front of you in line was thinking, This Day in the Life is a refreshing glimpse at how we really spend our days—and the value of every single one. 7:03 a.m. Carryn wakes to nurse and I want to sleep. My husband pretends not to hear her, but sometimes I wake him up just so he can see my job is twenty-four hours a day. —Jenee Guidry, 30, mom of four 8:20 a.m. I just read two Psalms aloud to Dad. In the last few months of his life he loved for me to read them to him, both in person and on the phone. I still do it, hoping they reach him in the other world. —Rosanne Cash, 49, singer/songwriter 4:00 p.m. The cast of Friends is on with Oprah. That was one of the few shows I watched every week. My real friends suck. Not a single one called me on my birthday. —Kim Olsovsky, 31, teacher 1915 There’s a boom in the distance, rocket or mortar. I am sitting next to a blast wall built from sandbags. Do I stay here? Do I go into the trailer and lie on the floor? Six minutes pass. I am about to miss dinner. —Beth Garland, 42, army sergeant

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Crown

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0307342433

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9780307342430

Good Naked

How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier. Revised and Expanded Edition

By: Joni B. Cole

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How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier. Revised and Expanded Edition

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Cole offers more stories, strategies, tips on craft, and exercises to serve new and seasoned writers from the first draft to the final edit.

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University of New Mexico Press

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0826364365

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9780826364364

They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill

Toxic Characters in Young Adult Fiction

By: Joni Richards Bodart

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They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill

Toxic Characters in Young Adult Fiction

By: Joni Richards Bodart

Young adults live in a violent culture, so trying to protect them from the world they live in is not only futile but can also be dangerous. No matter their ethnicity, social class, or economic status, teens must know how to survive the perils that may await them. Most teens understand this, and they want books, television shows, and films to reflect the reality of their world—the bad along with the good. In They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill: Toxic Characters in Young Adult Fiction, Joni Richards Bodart examines works of fiction that feature characters who threaten the psychological and physical well-being of teens and their friends and families. In this companion volume to They Suck, They Bite, They Eat, They Kill, the focus is on individuals who prey on the vulnerable: bullies, manipulators, torturers, sexual predators, and sadists. The novels and stories discussed in this volume feature adult criminals or predators who look for young people to ensnare; school personnel who interact with students in harmful ways; teens who bully others in order to hide their own fears and weaknesses; and parents, siblings, and others who mistreat family members. Arranged in five sections that cover such topics as bullies, school shootings, and monsters at home, this volume analyzes the most important and well-written series and titles for teens. They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill will help parents, teachers, and other adults understand the value of these titles and the benefits of reading them, so they will be less likely to forbid them to their teens or challenge library collections for carrying them.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442230827

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9781442230828

This Day in the Life

Diaries from Women Across America

By: Joni B. Cole,Rebecca Joffrey,B.K. Rakhra

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Diaries from Women Across America

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Another Bad-Dog Book

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This Day in the Life

This Day in the Life

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Good Naked

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