The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity Contributor(s): DeSalvo, Louise (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250051037 ISBN-13: 9781250051035 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Fiction Writing - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
Dewey: 808.076 |
LCCN: 2014028473 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: In a series of conversational observations and meditations on the writing process, The Art of Slow Writing examines the benefits of writing slowly. |
Contributor Bio(s): DeSalvo, Louise: - Louise DeSalvo (1942-2018) was the multi-award-winning author of such memoirs as Vertigo, Breathless, and Crazy in the Kitchen: Food, Feuds and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family. She was also a renowned feminist scholar and essayist who wrote about such literary figures as D. H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, and Virginia Woolf. Her book Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work was named one of the most important books of the twentieth century by the Women's Review of Books. A professor of English, Louise taught creative writing and literature at Hunter College where she implemented the school's MFA in Memoir program, and she wrote several books on creative writing including Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives and The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Times, Craft, and Creativity. |