Xenia Steered the Boat: Thoughts on Writing

by Barbara Gregorich

Overview

Xenia Steered the Boat is a collection of 28 articles on being a writer and the craft of writing, ranging from the author's early attraction to cowboy songs through her experience with syllable-count poetry, the publication of her first novel, and the publication of subsequent works of fiction and nonfiction, including the award-winning Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball. She also talks about the books that first influenced her: Great Expectations, which she read as a ninth grader; and Walden, which she read as a freshman in college.Barbara Gregorich has written many different kinds of books, ranging from the beginning reader The Fox on the Box to adult mystery novels such as Sound Proof and how-to books such as Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel: Lots of Examples, Plus Dead Bodies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781544162232
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	04/11/2017
Series:	Blog Collection , #1
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Barbara Gregorich maintains that her favorite cowboy song - "The Strawberry Roan" - convinced her to hang up her spurs and lariat, toss her western hat, and turn to the writing profession. Since doing so, she has published ground-breaking baseball books such as the fictional She's on First and the nonfictional Women at Play, as well as the crossover nonfiction book Jack and Larry: Jack Graney and Larry, the Cleveland Baseball Dog.

She also writes mysteries and how-to's such as Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel: Lots of Examples, Plus Dead Bodies.
Barbara is happy to share all of her books with readers - but she won't share her spurs, lariat, or western hat.