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Modern Library Writer's Workshop : A Guide to the Craft of Fiction by Stephen Koch (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Modern Library Writer's Workshop : A Guide to the Craft of Fiction, Paperback by Koch, Stephen, ISBN 0375755586, ISBN-13 9780375755583, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Compiling wisdom and advice from such masters of the craft as Henry James, E. M. Forster, Eudora Welty, and Toni Morrison, this readerly guide to fiction writing provides helpful observations and techniques for would-be fiction writers, covering such topics as cultivating one's creative imagination, the mechanics of plot and character development, and narrative thinking. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100375755586
ISBN-139780375755583
eBay Product ID (ePID)2340686
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
Publication NameModern Library Writer's Workshop : a Guide to the Craft of Fiction
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectPersonal & Practical Guides, Authorship, Composition & Creative Writing, Creativity
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephen Koch
Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines, Self-Help
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight8.4 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-032593
Reviews"An extraordinarily comprehensive and practical work by a master craftsman and a master analyst of the craft." -Madison Smartt Bell, author of All Souls' Rising and Anything Goes "Stephen Koch was my teacher long ago. Now he is everyone's teacher, indelibly. This is a book not just for the beginning writer but for every writer." -Martha McPhee, author of the National Book Award nominee Gorgeous Lies "The Modern Library Writer's Workshop is a treasure trove of wisdom, both immensely practical and philosophical, entertaining and thought-provoking. Koch takes us inside the writing process, and it is impossible not to emerge transformed." -Joanna Hershon, author of Swimming, "An extraordinarily comprehensive and practical work by a master craftsman and a master analyst of the craft." - Madison Smartt Bell , author of All Souls' Risin g and Anything Goes "Stephen Koch was my teacher long ago. Now he is everyone's teacher, indelibly. This is a book not just for the beginning writer but for every writer." - Martha McPhee , author of the National Book Award nominee Gorgeous Lies " The Modern Library Writer's Workshop is a treasure trove of wisdom, both immensely practical and philosophical, entertaining and thought-provoking. Koch takes us inside the writing process, and it is impossible not to emerge transformed." - Joanna Hershon , author of Swimming From the Trade Paperback edition., "An extraordinarily comprehensive and practical work by a master craftsman and a master analyst of the craft." - Madison Smartt Bell , author of All Souls' Risin g and Anything Goes "Stephen Koch was my teacher long ago. Now he is everyone's teacher, indelibly. This is a book not just for the beginning writer but for every writer." - Martha McPhee , author of the National Book Award nominee Gorgeous Lies " The Modern Library Writer's Workshop is a treasure trove of wisdom, both immensely practical and philosophical, entertaining and thought-provoking. Koch takes us inside the writing process, and it is impossible not to emerge transformed." - Joanna Hershon , author of Swimming
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Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal808.3
SynopsisNothing is more inspiring for a beginning writer than listening to masters of the craft talk about the writing life. But if you can't get Vladimir Nabokov, Virginia Woolf, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez together at the Algonquin, The Modern Library Writer's Workshop gives you the next best thing. Stephen Koch, former chair of Columbia University's graduate creative writing program, presents a unique guide to the craft of fiction. Along with his own lucid observations and commonsense techniques, he weaves together wisdom, advice, and inspiring commentary from some of our greatest writers. Taking you from the moment of inspiration (keep a notebook with you at all times), to writing a first draft (do it quickly! you can always revise later), to figuring out a plot (plot always serves the story, not vice versa), Koch is a benevolent mentor, glad to dispense sound advice when you need it most. The Modern Library Writer's Workshop belongs on every writer's shelf, to be picked up and pored over for those moments when the muse needs a little help finding her way., "Make your] characters want something right away--even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time." -- Kurt Vonnegut "'The cat sat on the mat' is not the beginning of a story, but 'the cat sat on the dog's mat' is." -- John Le Carr Nothing is more inspiring for a beginning writer than listening to masters of the craft talk about the writing life. But if you can't get Vladimir Nabokov, Virginia Woolf, and Gabriel Garc a M rquez together at the Algonquin, The Modern Library Writer's Workshop gives you the next best thing. Stephen Koch, former chair of Columbia University's graduate creative writing program, presents a unique guide to the craft of fiction. Along with his own lucid observations and commonsense techniques, he weaves together wisdom, advice, and inspiring commentary from some of our greatest writers. Taking you from the moment of inspiration (keep a notebook with you at all times), to writing a first draft (do it quickly you can always revise later), to figuring out a plot (plot always serves the story, not vice versa), Koch is a benevolent mentor, glad to dispense sound advice when you need it most. The Modern Library Writer's Workshop belongs on every writer's shelf, to be picked up and pored over for those moments when the muse needs a little help finding her way.
LC Classification NumberPN3355.K59 2003
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- Aug 02, 2016
Excellent book
Very helpful and well written. Perfect workbook for aspiring writers.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
