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Fondling Your Muse: A Book of Infallible Advice from a Published Author to a Writerly Aspirant

by John Warner

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Publisher Comments:

"Desperation is the mother of invention, and if you think you have a future as a writer, you're nothing if not desperate."

Such is the advice of John Warner in this innovative and slightly insane book. Equal parts humor and strange instruction, Fondling Your Muse is:

  • Packed with quirky tips from the editor of McSweeney's Internet Tendency
  • Clearly one-of-a-kind in its earnest advice to helpless, lazy, and untalented writers
  • A new spin on timeless writing problems
Exploiting writers' most vicious insecurities with flair, this guide will make writers worse at the craft and, as a result, eminently more publishable.

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Offering a new spin on timeless writing problems, a "Washington Post" bestselling author offers earnest advice to helpless, lazy, and untalented writers.
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About the Author

John Warner is the editor of McSweeney's Internet Tendency and the co-author, with Kevin Guilfoile, of My First Presidentiary: A Scrapbook by George W. Bush, which was a Washington Post best seller.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781582973487
Subtitle:
Infallible Advice from a Published Author to a Writerly Aspirant/A Hands-On Guide to Writing Your Very Own New York Ti
Author:
Warner, John
Publisher:
Writer's Digest Books
Subject:
Creativity
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - General
Publication Date:
September 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
198
Dimensions:
7.54x5.52x.85 in. .88 lbs.
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