1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458164603321

Autore

McNally John <1965->

Titolo

The creative writer's survival guide [[electronic resource] ] : advice from an unrepentant novelist / / John McNally

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2010

ISBN

1-58729-949-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

808/.02

Soggetti

Authorship

Creative writing

Authorship - Marketing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The decision to become a writer -- Education and the writer -- Getting published -- Publicity -- Employment for writers -- The writer's life.

Sommario/riassunto

The Creative Writer's Survival Guide is a must-read for creative-writing students and teachers, conference participants, and aspiring writers of every stamp. Directed primarily at fiction writers but suitable for writers of all genres, John McNally's guide is a comprehensive, take-no-prisoners blunt, highly idiosyncratic, and delightfully subjective take on the writing life.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962212603321

Autore

Villegas de Magnón Leonor

Titolo

La rebelde / / Leonor Villegas de Magnon ; Clara Lomas, edicion e introduccion ; Martha Rocha, colaboracion y epilogo ; Antonio Saborit, traduccion de la introduccion del ingles al espanol

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houston, Tex., : Arte Publico Press, 2004

ISBN

9781611921984

1611921988

Descrizione fisica

lxii, 221 p

Altri autori (Persone)

LomasClara

Disciplina

973/.046872/0092

B

Soggetti

Mexican American women

Mexican Americans

Feminists - United States

Revolutionaries - Mexico

Feminists - Mexico

Women journalists - Texas - Laredo

Mexico History Revolution, 1910-1920 Biography

Mexico History Revolution, 1910-1920 Women

Laredo (Tex.) Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Papeles de familia."

"Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

La Rebelde marks the first printing of the original Spanish-language version of the memoir written by a revolutionary woman, Leonor Villegas de Magnon (1876-1955). Villegas de Magnon was a fiery critic of dictator Porfirio Diaz and a conspirator and participant in the Mexican Revolution. She rebelled against the ideals of her aristocratic class and against the traditional role of women in her society. In 1910 Villegas de Magnon moved from Mexico to Laredo, Texas, where she continued supporting the revolution as a member of the Junta Revolucionaria (Revolutionary Council) and as an incisive editorialist in



Laredo newspapers. In 1913, she founded La Cruz Blanca (The White Cross), a corps of nurses for the revolutionary forces active from the border region to Mexico City. Many women from both sides of the border risked their lives and left their families to support the revolution. Years later, however, when their participation remained unacknowledged and was running the risk of being forgotten, Villegas de Magnon decided to write her personal account of this history. With enthralling text and 22 pages of photos, La Rebelde examines the period from 1876 through 1920, documenting the heroic actions of the women. Written in the third person with a romantic fervor, the narrative weaves Villegas de Magnon's autobiography with the story of La Cruz Blanca. Villegas de Magnon's written contributions have remained virtually unrecognized--peripheral to both Mexico and the United States. Not only does her work affirm the vitality, strength and involvement of women in sociopolitical concerns, but it also stands as one of the very few written documents of the period that consciously challengesstereotyped misconceptions of Mexican Americans held by both Mexicans and Anglo Americans.