| Description |
677 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Chance-Based Exercises -- Revision Example: "The Company of Men" / Jan Ellison -- Part 3. Reading as a Writer -- "Shitty First Drafts" / Anne Lamott -- "The Carver Chronicles" / D. T. Max -- "The Bath" / Raymond Carver -- "A Small, Good Thing" / Raymond Carver -- Chapter 14. Getting beyond Facts to Truth -- Part 1. Some Final Thoughts on Creative Nonfiction -- Just the Facts, Ma'am -- Recollections and Re-creations -- Ethical Considerations -- Subjectivity vs. Objectivity -- A Trip of Self-Discovery -- To Be In or Out of the Story? -- Part 2. Reading as a Writer -- "Learning to Drive" / Katha Pollitt -- List of Stories |
| Summary |
A guide to creative writing that introduces readers to each stage of the creative writing process and helps them build their writing skills through exercises and real-life examples |
| Notes |
First published as a Norton paperback 2010 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 647-655) and index |
| Subject |
Authorship.
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Creative writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Style -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Style.
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Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Report writing.
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| Genre/Form |
Literature.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| LC no. |
2007008030 |
| ISBN |
0393061647 (hardcover) |
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9780393061642 (hardcover) |
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