?[Dufresne's] generous, wise, cajoling, stern, and compassionate voice will get you working right away.??Brad Watson
?Writing a novel,? says John Dufresne, ?is not as easy as you may have thought before you tried. But it's also not as difficult as you imagined.? Dufresne's smart, practical, hard-nosed guide is for the person who has always wanted to write a novel but has been daunted by the sometimes chaotic, always challenging writing process. A patient teacher and experienced writer, Dufresne focuses his expertise and good humor on helping aspiring novelists take their first tentative steps. His six-month program variously calls attention to the key elements of good fiction writing and offers exercises that are designed to sharpen writers' command of novel-length storytelling. After six months of guided writing, the users of this book will finish what might have once seemed impossible?a rich and compelling first draft of a novel.Is Life Like This? may well be the most important addition to the aspiring writer's library.
Autorentext
John Dufresne is the author of eleven previous books, including three fiction writing guides. A professor in the MFA program at Florida International University, he lives in Dania Beach.
Titel
Is Life Like This?
Untertitel
A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months
Autor
EAN
9780393076998
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Digitaler Kopierschutz
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320
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