Never Say You Can't Survive
How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories
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203 pages · Released Aug 17, 2021 · Tordotcom
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This is a practical guide to creative writing and storytelling as a tool for resilience during difficult times, written by a Hugo Award-winning author. The book combines memoir, personal anecdotes, and craft instruction to help young writers use imagination as a form of empowerment and hope. While it touches on contemporary crises and difficult emotions, the framing is constructive and solutions-focused rather than dwelling on darkness. Best suited for teens and older readers interested in writing, activism, or personal growth.
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WINNER OF THE 2022 HUGO AWARD FOR BEST RELATED WORK From Charlie Jane Anders, the award-winning author of novels such as All the Birds in the Sky and The City in the Middle of the Night, this is one of the most practical guides to storytelling that you will ever read. The world is on fire. So tell your story. Things ar... WINNER OF THE 2022 HUGO AWARD FOR BEST RELATED WORK From Charlie Jane Anders, the award-winning author of novels such as All the Birds in the Sky and The City in the Middle of the Night, this is one of the most practical guides to storytelling that you will ever read. The world is on fire. So tell your story. Things are scary right now. We’re all being swept along by a tidal wave of history, and it’s easy to feel helpless. But we’re not helpless: we have minds, and imaginations, and the ability to visualize other worlds and valiant struggles. And writing can be an act of resistance that reminds us that other futures and other ways of living are possible. Full of memoir, personal anecdote, and insight about how to flourish during the present emergency, Never Say You Can’t Survive is the perfect manual for creativity in unprecedented times. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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