Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story
by Bruce Holland Rogers
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"Why Writers Are Cranky" is an essay in the manner of my book on the psychology of writing, WORD WORK: SURVIVING AND THRIVING AS A WRITER. The companion article, "Five Emergency Tools for Short Stories," shares five methods that I use for coming up with and developing fiction ideas in a hurry. The first piece is philosophy. The second one is a hands-on how-to for a writer who wants to write fiction on demand, even if he or she has no story idea to begin with.
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- Did Bruce Holland Rogers emphasize any specific themes throughout Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story? What do you think Bruce Holland Rogers is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story reveal Bruce Holland Rogers's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Bruce Holland Rogers is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Bruce Holland Rogers's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
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- Did Bruce Holland Rogers make persuasive arguments in Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story? Did Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story?
- How does Bruce Holland Rogers present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Bruce Holland Rogers biased within Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Why Writers Are Cranky and Five Emergency Tools for Writing a Short Story make you want to read next? Why?
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