So You Want to Write (2nd Edition): How to Master the Craft of Writing Fiction and Memoir Expanded Edition Contributor(s): Piercy, Marge (Author), Wood, Ira (Author) |
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ISBN: 097289845X ISBN-13: 9780972898454 Publisher: Leapfrog Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: What fiction and memoir writers really need to know is outlined by a bestselling author and a publisher. Topics include how to begin a piece by seducing the reader, how to create characters that embody the infinite contradictions of human behavior, and how to master the elements of plotting fiction. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Authorship |
Dewey: 808.3 |
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.34" W x 9.22" (0.98 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "This is a great book, no matter what stage of writing you're at "--The Writer Magazine "Here is a must-have for would-be writers. Put this on the shelf right beside Strunk and White."--Booklist "Addresses all the elements of successful writing."--Tampa Tribune "Advice on getting your work published is worth the cost of the book alone."--St. Petersburg Times A featured selection of the Writer's Digest Book Club; chosen by The Writer Magazine as a Best Book of the Year; compared by the American Library Association to Strunk and White's classic The Elements of Style; acclaimed by critics, students and teachers and adopted by universities across the country, the unique collaboration between a major American novelist and a publisher is back in a revised second edition, bigger and better than ever. The most useful and entertaining writing book on the market, the updated second edition has new exercises and expanded essays, covering every aspect of writing and publishing fiction and memoir: How to begin a piece so that a reader can't put it down Included are hundreds of insider tips, such as: The seven important things when writing about loved ones Marge Piercy is a New York Times best-selling novelist and memoirist. Ira Wood is a novelist and publisher. Their workshops, given nationally, address overcoming the inner and outer barriers to creativity. |