Write What You Know: A Writer's Adventure [Paperback]

Georgia Jones (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1889409073 | ISBN-13: 978-1889409078 | Publication Date: December 1998

Everyone says it: Write What you know. What does it mean?

In WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW author Georgia Jones tells us what writing and knowing has meant to her life as a writer and teacher of writing. She shares exercises and examples to help you make the most of what you know as you develop your writing. This is a book for every communicator and for every writer.

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About the Author

Georgia Jones: publisher, author, sculptor; recognized in Who's Who; keynote speaker at the first annual IFLAC Peace Conference; has for the past five years devoted her time and effort to the establishment of online workshops and internet materials helping aspiring and established poets and writers develop and improve their skills and opportunities.

Her WEB based programs have been presented as tutorials and interactive learning experiences for everyone interested in developing writing skills. As a sponsor of writing contests she designed and presented a step-by-step format that enabled students and contest entrants to expand their writing skills by using simple techniques for developing strong plot lines.

Ms. Jones has conducted art and writing workshops for the Maryland School for the Deaf, various online forums both on the internet and on CompuServe and Women's Wire, and for Ladybug Press.

Georgia Jones has authored numerous articles, has been a regular columnist; her plays, "A Stitch in Time" and "The Usual Suspects," have been produced and broadcast on National Public Radio affiliates throughout the U.S.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Ladybug Pr (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889409073
• ISBN-13: 978-1889409078
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,777,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Georgia Jones has been an active journalist and was regularly published in local Washington DC publications. The scope of this work included short stories, feature articles, science, self help, and articles and reviews of the arts. She interviewed well known political and feminist figures of the day, including Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Betty Friedan. Her article documenting the first person experiences of women using the Dalcon Shield and Copper 7 IUD's was one of the earliest on this important subject, and was adapted for broadcast by WAER Radio in Syracuse, New York.

From 1994-1997 Jones authored a weekly Internet column for Women's Wire® (later Women's Wire® on CompuServe®). She still enjoys non-fiction writing, especially interviewing and research, though her work had turned more to fiction and poetry.

In 1992 two of her plays, "A Stitch in Time" and "The Usual Suspects", were produced for radio through Shoestring Radio Theatre, distributed nationally to NPR affiliates through Radio Works and Audio Services for the Blind. Prior to that production, "A Stitch in Time" and a musical, "The Porters", which she wrote with composer, Lewis MacAllister were produced by local amateur stage companies.

In 1995 Jones' novel In Line at the Lost and Found placed in the National Association of Writers novel awards. That same book was commented on by Push Cart Prize nominee Eva Shaderowfsky: "I love the way you keep this whole thing on the edge of madness. Well done! ...I smile as I read on breathlessly...It's black humor at its best!"

Georgia Jones is author of A Garden of Weedin', a collection of original poetry, art and essays, and is editor and contributor to Women on a Wire, vol.1 & 2. Her poetry has been compared to that of Alanis Morrisette.

Her most recent books, the novel Isabelle's Appetite and Memorable Seasons a book of poetry, have received strong critical approval.
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Jones' published work includes the novel In Line at the Lost and Found and the non-fiction book on writing, Write What You Know, based on writing workshops she has developed and led since 1995. Write What You Know was described by one reviewer as "a book that can be used and enjoyed by the new writer looking for guidance, or is a book for the seasoned pro in search of a fresh outlook." Her interview with Beat Poet and artist, Elizabeth Case, was a featured story for the Winter 1998-99 issue of Crone Chronicles magazine.
She is the editor and a regular contributor to LadybugFlights and writes a regular blog on the business of writing at www.NewVoices.com.

Georgia Jones has led writing workshops in such diverse area and contexts as a peace conference in Israel and a retreat in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. And has two books that are almost ready for future readers: Love in a Time of Commerce, an historical novel, and The Key at the End of the String, a non-fiction book that explores the roots of creativity.
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To contact Georgia Jones:
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Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Must have!, October 19, 2001

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"rashana" (Amityville, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Write What You Know: A Writer's Adventure (Paperback)

There is a wealth of good, solid information in this very creative and readable book on writing. Practical suggestions and concrete examples add to it's value. This is an important book for anyone who wants to write or has a story to tell. I truly enjoyed it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Write What You Know, October 11, 2001

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"rashana" (Amityville, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Write What You Know: A Writer's Adventure (Paperback)

In this book Georgia offers us a guide back to ourselves. The exercises not only help us to become better writers but help us to know ourselves better as well. Very practical and enlightening.

5.0 out of 5 stars Published in Palo Alto Daily News, April 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Write What You Know: A Writer's Adventure (Paperback)

Some say write what you know. But how do you find out the things that will make you interesting? That will make a writer out of you? In Write What You Know author Georgia Jones takes you through the steps that she herself has taken along the path to better writing. Georgia, who has helped writers find their voices for over five years, and whose own books and articles have spanned a period of over 30 years, tells us how her own life affected her fiction, non-fiction, journalism, commentary, poetry, and plays. Patiently and with a wonderful prose, she assists you through a series of exercises. She entertains with story examples to demonstrate techniques. She describes complex ideas so simply that anyone who has the spark can continue to improve on the skill that must go along with the love of writing. Write What You Know is a book that can be used and enjoyed by the new writer looking for guidance, or is a book for the seasoned pro in search of a fresh outlook. And for $12.95, you get to meet an absolutely marvelous woman.

Don DeNevi