title: Rx for Your Writing Ills: Self-editing for Creative Writers
author:  Joan Upton Hall 
description: Joan Upton Hall began freelance writing full time in 1992 after retiring from a twenty-eight year career as a high school English teacher. At that time, she also resigned as editor and cartoonist of The RRAFT Report, a professional newsletter for teachers, for which she received state and national awards. With teaching in her blood, she now conducts creative writing classes and workshops as well as speaking events at writers conferences and to libraries, civic groups, etc. On entering first chapter novel contests, Joan has won 1st place awards from two large organizations: Writers League of Texas (at Austin) for Arturo el Rey, and Houston Writers Guild for Dream Shifters. After she brings a piece to the best stage she can, she turns it over to a trusted critique group. To find out more about her and to get a peek at her published work (including free sample first chapters and book trailers), visit her website: www.JoanUptonHall.com . Books by Joan Upton Hall (in addition to this self-help manual) Excalibur Regained (futuristic fantasy-suspense trilogy) Arturo el Rey (2003), The Shadow of Excalibur (2007), and Arturos Grail (2013) Grand Old Texas Theaters That Wont Quit (nonfiction, 2002) Just Visitin Old Texas Jails (nonfiction, 2007) Ghostly Tales from Americas Jails (nonfiction anthology, 2007) Dream Shifters (futuristic mystery novel, 2012) first of series (Dream Hunter coming soon) 100+ Tips: Demystifying Writers Demons (reference manual, coming soon)
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  > DEATH: THE END OF SELF-IMPROVEMENT
  
  > First edition published November 2019 by New Sarum Press
  
  > Parts of this book have appeared previously in Noumenon Journal, Inquiring
  > Mind, InZicht, in Leo Hartong’s Newsletter, on Facebook, and in the SAND
  > anthology, On the Mystery of Being.
  
  > Cover drawing, self-portrait by the author
  
  > Author photo by Rosanna Durham
  
  > Cover design and interior layout, Julian Noyce
  
  > © Joan Tollifson 2019
  
  > © New Sarum Press 2019
  
  > Joan Tollifson has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and
  > Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as author of this work.
  
  > [www.joantollifson.com](https://www.joantollifson.com/)
  
  > All rights reserved.
  
  > No part of this book may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any
  > means, electronic or mechanical, without prior permission in writing from
  > the Publisher.
  
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