Gotham Writers' Workshop Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Book Title
- Gotham Writers' Workshop Writing Fiction
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 1582343306
- Subject Area
- Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Publication Name
- Gotham Writers' Workshop: Writing Fiction : The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Subject
- Style Manuals, General, Composition & Creative Writing
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 11.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1582343306
ISBN-13
9781582343303
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2336710
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Publication Name
Gotham Writers' Workshop: Writing Fiction : The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Style Manuals, General, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-057739
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Here is an honest, engaging guide with lessons every writer, at any stage, will benefit from. I read it just after I'd finished writing my second book. Now I'm inspired to begin a third." - Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies, "Here is an honest, engaging guide with lessons every writer, at any stage, will benefit from. I read it just after I'd finished writing my second book. Now I'm inspired to begin a third." - Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofInterpreter of Maladies, Here is an honest, engaging guide with lessons every writer, at any stage, will benefit from. I read it just after I'd finished writing my second book. Now I'm inspired to begin a third., "Here is an honest, engaging guide with lessons every writer, at any stage, will benefit from. I read it just after I'd finished writing my second book. Now I'm inspired to begin a third." --Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
808.3
Synopsis
Gotham Writers' Workshop has mastered the art of teaching the craft of writing in a way that is practical, accessible, and entertaining. Now the techniques of this renowned school are available in this book. Here you'll find: The fundamental elements of fiction craft--character, plot, point of view, etc.--explained clearly and completely - Key concepts illustrated with passages from great works of fiction - The complete text of "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver--a masterpiece of contemporary short fiction that is analyzed throughout the book - Exercises that let you immediately apply what you learn to your own writing. Written by Gotham Writers' Workshop expert instructors and edited by Dean of Faculty Alexander Steele, Writing Fiction offers the same methods and exercises that have earned the school international acclaim. Once you've read--and written--your way through this book, you'll have a command of craft that will enable you to turn your ideas into effective short stories and novels. You will be a writer. Gotham Writers' Workshop is America's leading private creative writing school, offering classes in New York City and on the web at WritingClasses.com. The school's interactive online classes, selected "Best of the Web" by Forbes, have attracted thousands of aspiring writers from across the United States and more than sixty countries., Gotham Writers' Workshop has mastered the art of teaching the craft of writing in a way that is practical, accessible, and entertaining. Now the techniques of this renowned school are available in this book. Here you'll find: - The fundamental elements of fiction craft-character, plot, point of view, etc.-explained clearly and completely - Key concepts illustrated with passages from great works of fiction - The complete text of "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver-a masterpiece of contemporary short fiction that is analyzed throughout the book - Exercises that let you immediately apply what you learn to your own writing Written by Gotham Writers' Workshop expert instructors and edited by Dean of Faculty Alexander Steele, Writing Fiction offers the same methods and exercises that have earned the school international acclaim. Once you've read-and written-your way through this book, you'll have a command of craft that will enable you to turn your ideas into effective short stories and novels. You will be a writer. Gotham Writers' Workshop is America's leading private creative writing school, offering classes in New York City and on the web at WritingClasses.com. The school's interactive online classes, selected "Best of the Web" by Forbes, have attracted thousands of aspiring writers from across the United States and more than sixty countries.
LC Classification Number
PN3355.W75 2003
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A must have for aspiring writers
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- Oct 30, 2018
"Great way to learn to apply the basic writing skills needed to improve your fiction writing."
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