Bibliograph

The promise of failure, one writer's perspective on not succeeding, John McNally

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The promise of failure, one writer's perspective on not succeeding, John McNally

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-124) and index

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autobiography

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The promise of failure

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1007087033

Responsibility statement

John McNally

Sub title

one writer's perspective on not succeeding

Summary

The Promise of Failure is part memoir of the writing life, part advice book, and part craft book; sometimes funny, sometimes wrenching, but always honest. McNally uses his own life as a blueprint for the writer's daily struggles as well as the existential ones, tackling subjects such as when to quit and when to keep going, how to deal with depression, what risking something of yourself means, and ways to reenergize your writing through reinvention--back cover

Table Of Contents

Rejection, failure, and the bigger picture (A personal history) -- Prepared spirits (author stakes and risking failure) -- The life you save may be your own, redux (depression and failure) -- To the stars on the wings of a pig (reinvention, genre-hopping, and collaboration) -- 194 days (when to quit ... when to keep going) -- Conclusion

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One writer's perspective on not succeeding

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