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Tables of Contents for Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
xvii
Share with Us
xix
How I Became a Writer
Ronny's Book
2
4
Judith A. Chance
A Writer's Journey
6
6
Ernest J. Gaines
Vindication
12
5
Ruben Navarrette Jr.
1,600 Articles Ago...
17
5
Gordon Burgett
At Aunt Jennie's Knee
22
5
Cheewa James
The Writer's Song
27
4
Josie Willis
Write---To Conquer Your Fear
31
5
Bud Gardner
From an Abyss to the Mountain Top
36
5
Larry Wilde
Why I Write
41
5
Terry McMillan
We Were All Beginners Once
46
8
Lawrence Block
Living your Dream
Alex Haley---A Writer of Destiny
54
7
Barnaby Conrad
Dreams Do Come True
61
3
Christine Clifford
Dreams Lost and Found
64
4
Kate M. Brausen
Dreams Have a Price
68
3
Gene Perret
For Love or Money
71
4
Gregory Poirier
Take That Chance!
75
9
Frank Harvey
Defining Moments
A Serendipitous Visit to Revelation Island
84
7
Noel Phillip Rodriguez
Writing Can Be Magic
91
6
Naida West
Papa's Gift
97
3
Cookie Potter
You Can't Afford to Doubt Yourself
100
4
Nora Profit
A Perfect Night to Die
104
4
Dierdre W. Honnold
A Chat with Alex Haley
108
7
Bud Gardner
Cash Rewards
115
4
Michele Bazan Reed
Why I Keep Writing
119
5
Catharine Bramkamp
Finding your Voice
It Doesn't Matter What You Write
124
4
Elizabeth Engstrom
Legacy
128
6
Sue Grafton
A Writer's Real Worth Is Inside
134
4
Howard Fast
Writer, Teacher, Peaceful Warrior
138
6
Dan Millman
Counsel from a Veteran of the Writing Wars
144
2
Irving Wallace
Coded Messages and Kindred Spirits
146
6
Marilyn Pribus
Mentors
A Gift to Myself
152
7
John Tullius
My Dad Story
159
4
Ed Robertson
Writing from the Heart
163
8
Bud Gardner
Accused of Plagiarism---My Highest Compliment
171
3
Steve Allen
Sometimes the Biggest Are the Nicest
174
5
Connie Shelton
So Long Lives This
179
3
Pat Gallant
From Noah's Ark Writer to Bestseller
182
4
Art Linkletter
Angels over My Keyboard
186
8
Dottie Walters
Making a Difference
Painting Portraits on Our Souls
194
7
Jennifer Martin
The Boy Who Saved Thousands of Lives
201
3
Reg Green
The Christmas Box
204
8
Richard Paul Evans
Writers in Prison
212
5
Claire Braz-Valentine
A Season with the Great Sinclair Lewis
217
4
Barnaby Conrad
Dean Has AIDS---A Father's Story
221
5
Edmund Hansen
Overcoming Obstacles
In Spite of It All
226
4
Barbara Jeanne Fisher
The Professor and Me
230
5
Catherine Lanigan
You're a Loser, Cunningham
235
5
Chet Cunningham
The Obsession
240
3
Frances Halpern
Sometimes Secret Writers
243
3
Hal Zina Bennett
How to Write Your Way Through College
246
5
Lois Duncan
A New Yardstick
251
5
Erik Olesen
Writing Is My Destiny
256
4
Kris Mackay
Writing for My Health
260
6
Garry K. Marshall
A Writer's Life
Still Standing
266
7
George Plimpton
A Man Called Charlie Black
273
4
Marvin J. Wolf
Mixed Blessings
277
3
Marcia Preston
Be Ready When Your Editor Calls
280
3
Penny Porter
Helen Help Us!
283
5
Suzanne Peppers
A Bucket Full of Research
288
2
Ethel Bangert
Making a 'Pottment
290
3
Valerie Hutchins
Summertime, and the Writin's NOT Easy
293
5
Kerry Arquette
Marriage and Metaphors: A Writer's Life On and Off the Pages
298
6
Judith A. Chance
The Power of Perseverance
A Strange Thing Happened on the Way to OK
304
3
Amy B. Harris
Nothing Comes Easy
307
3
Clive Cussler
The Courage of the Long-Distance Writer
310
5
Bryce Courtenay
So He Must Be Right, Huh?
315
4
Dianna Booher
Mommy, Please Write a Book for Me
319
3
Terri Fields
No One Faces Rejection More Often than an Author
322
6
Dan Poynter
Learning from Rejection
328
4
Gail Rosenblum
Consider This
332
5
Jack Canfield
Mark Victor Hansen
Bud Gardner
Some People Just Can't Take a Hint
337
4
Meg Hill
How I Want to Be Remembered
341
5
Dame Barbara Cartland
Insights and Lessons
The House on Phoenix Circle
346
6
Phyllis Taylor Pianka
Nothing Unconnected Lasts
352
4
Hugh Prather
Lesson of a Lifetime
356
6
Philip Barry Osborne
The Flop Artist Writer
362
5
Patricia Lorenz
The Miraculous Link
367
3
Garri Garripoli
Power Lounging
370
6
Gregg Levoy
The Gift
376
6
Jeff Arch
How to Be Madder than Captain Ahab
382
5
Ray Bradbury
Supporting Writers of the World
387
1
More Chicken Soup?
388
1
Who Is Jack Canfield?
389
1
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen?
390
1
Who Is Bud Gardner?
391
1
Contributors
392
11
Permissions (continued)
403