The making of a story : a Norton guide to creative writing
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- ISBN: 0393061647 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780393061642 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
677 p. ; 25 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:june.17 Originally published 2007. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 647-655) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | ch. 13. Learning to fail better -- pt. 1. On revision -- Getting started -- Advice for writers from writers -- Perfection is our enemy -- The workshop method -- Undue influence : a cautionary tale -- The developmental stages of a creative work -- "Hot spots" and other noteworthy aspects of an early draft -- An exercise-based approach to deep revision -- A word about constraints -- pt. 2. Exercises -- Analytical/mechanical exercises -- Creative exercises -- Research-based exercises -- Chance-based exercises -- Revision example : "The company of men" / Jan Ellison -- pt. 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 -- ch. 14. Getting beyond facts to truth -- pt. 1. Some final thoughts on creative nonfiction -- Getting started -- 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? -- pt. 2. Reading as a writer -- "Learning to drive" / Katha Pollitt. |
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