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More copies of this ISBNGlimmer Train Guide to Writing Fiction Volume 1: Building Blocks: Volume 1: Building Blocksby Susan Burmeister Brown
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Survey Our Literary Landscape From the Open Window of Glimmer Train
Many writing books offer instruction and inspiration, but never before has one pulled back the curtain and laid bare before you the joys, frustrations, struggles, and achievements of the literary lifeas experienced by more than one hundred accomplished writers. In excerpts from interviews conducted over a sixteen-year period and preserved by the editors of the highly respected literary quarterly Glimmer Train Stories and its supplement Writers Ask, contemporary writers who rarely discuss their craft present you with eye-opening techniques, diverse perspectives, and genuine encouragementthe kind of wisdom earned only from years at the writing desk.
Julia Alvarez, Edwidge Danticat, Robert Olen Butler, Sandra Cisneros, Andre Dubus, Ernest Gaines, Jamaica Kincaid, Antonya Nelson, Tim O'Brien, Ann Patchett, Annie Proulx, Tobias Wolff
The voices of these authors and many others resonate from the pagessometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking, but always illuminating. A thorough treatment of craft and accessibility to engaging authors make Building Blocksthe first volume in this exquisite new seriesthe perfect guidebook for your writing life. Book News Annotation:Rather than providing step-by-step instructions, this guide to
writing is based on interviews conducted over a 16-year period and
preserved by the editors of the literary quarterly Glimmer Train
Stories and its newsletter Writers Ask. The interviewees are
successful contemporary authors, such as Julia Alvarez, Sandra
Cisneros, Andre Dubus and Tobias Wolff, who candidly discuss every
aspect of their craft.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Top-Notch Writing Advice from Today's Premiere Writers What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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