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Book Cover for: Good Naked: How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier. Revised and Expanded Edition., Joni B. Cole

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

Joni B. Cole

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

Book Details

  • Publisher: Unm Press
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2022
  • Pages: 248
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.40in - 0.60in - 0.68lb
  • EAN: 9780826364364
  • Categories: Writing - Authorship

About the Author

Cole, Joni B.: - Joni B. Cole teaches creative writing and is a frequent speaker at academic programs, conferences, and social-service organizations across the country. She is the author of seven books, including Good Naked: How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier, Revised and Expanded Edition and Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive, Revised and Expanded Edition (both from UNM Press). She is a contributor to The Writer and the host of the podcast Author, Can I Ask You?

Praise for this book

"A humorous examination of popular writing that shows readers how their first drafts can lend to a process that increases creative impulses and finished products."--Donovan's Bookshelf
"A great deal of practical value for aspiring writers and seasoned authors alike."--Midwest Book Review
"Joyful, tough-minded, and heartening, these pages offer encouragement to everyone from beginners to experienced writers. . . . One of the best books for writers I've read in a very long time."--Cynthia Huntington, Frederick Sessions Beebe '35 Professor in the Art of Writing, Dartmouth College, and National Book Award finalist for poetry
"Belongs on every writer's bookshelf next to their copy of Strunk and White. . . . You don't have to suffer for your art, and Cole will make you laugh out loud and nod in agreement as she explains why."--C. I. Dennis, author of the Vince Tanzi series
"Brilliant, instructive, and witty . . . an essential read for everyone who wants to write or keep writing."--Gina Barreca, author of ten books and the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Connecticut