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Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy : Advice and Confessions on Writing, Love, and Cannibals, Hardcover by Moore, Dinty W., ISBN 1607748096, ISBN-13 9781607748090, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This guide to crafting personal essays and creative nonfiction takes inspiration from the father of the essay, Michel de Montaigne, using lively essays to answer writing questions from top writers like Cheryl Strayed and Philip Lopate.

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Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy, I have a hot crush on the em dash. What does my need to stuff-while simultaneously fracturing-my sentences-with the meandering, the explanatory, the discursive, the perhaps not-entirely-necessary-say about me? -Cheryl Strayed Have you ever wished there were an advice columnist for writers, but one who didn't take things so damned seriously? This unique writing guide pairs questions sent in by top contemporary essayists with hilariously witty answers and essays from acclaimed author Dinty W. Moore. Phillip Lopate asks for advice on writing about your ex without sounding like an ass, Julianna Baggott worries that to be a great writer you must drink like a fish, and Roxane Gay asks whether it's kosher to write about writing. Taking advantage of all the tools available to today's personal essayist-egregious puns, embarrassing anecdotes, and cocktail napkins-Professor Moore answers these questions, and more, demystifying the world of nonfiction once and for all. With a tip of the hat to history's most infamous essay-Montaigne's "Of Cannibals"-this book provides rollicking relief for writers in distress.

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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-10
1607748096
ISBN-13
9781607748090
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Author
Dinty W. Moore
Publication Name
Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy : Advice and Confessions on Writing, Love, and Cannibals
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.3in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz

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Pe1479.A88m67 2015
Reviews
". . . a guide to writing essays that is both brilliantly instructive and wonderfully entertaining. . . . Highly recommended for writers and anyone who loves to laugh out loud while they read." -- Library Journal (starred review) "[Moore's] witty and disarming new book is framed as an advice column for accomplished writers. . . He is fun to read (don't miss Mr Plimpton's Revenge: A Google Maps Essay, in Which George Plimpton Delivers My Belated and Well-Deserved Comeuppance). And he sneaks in answers so we are left with a touch of wisdom as well as laughter." -- BBC.com " Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy is Moore at his best. It's witty but also substantial, and the conversations between Moore and his interlocutors get to the heart of what makes the essay such a compelling form: its capacity to render, on the page, the human experience." -- The Rumpus ". . . the book as a whole will leave you feeling educated, amused, and perhaps even inspired." -- The A.V. Club " Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy is an enjoyable read. . . Its witty, modest tone belies the artistry of the essays contained, which are exemplars of the short form." -- Shelf Awareness, ". . . . a guide to writing essays that is both brilliantly instructive and wonderfully entertaining. . . . Highly recommended for writers and anyone who loves to laugh out loud while they read." -- Library Journal (starred review)
Table of Content
introduction 1 A Question from Phillip Lopate & "Of Old Girlfriends" 4 A Question from Cheryl Strayed & "Dash It All" 14 A Question from Julianna Baggott & "The Napkin Is the Message" 22 A Question from Judith Kitchen & "A Striped Essay" 44 A Question from Barrie Jean Borich & "Mr. Plimpton's Revenge" 56 A Question from Lia Purpura & "Understanding Your Cauliflower" 70 A Question from Sue William Silverman & "How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman" 78 A Question from B.J. Hollars & "Have You Learned Your Lesson, Amigo ?" 86 A Question from Diane Ackerman & "Of Bums" 100 A Question from Dinah Lenney & "Pulling Teeth, or Twenty Reasons Why My Daughter's Turning Twenty Can't Come Soon Enough" 106 A Question from Philip Graham & "How to Choose an Appropriate Essay Topic" 116 A Question from Michael Martone & "Four Essential Tips for Telling the Truth in Memoir and Securing That Blockbuster Book Deal" 120 A Question from Patrick Madden & "The Actual Message Mike the Tree Guy Left on My Answering Machine the Evening I Arrived Home to Find that the Tree He Was Cutting Down When I Left for Work That Morning Still Stood Tall in My Side Yard" 136 A Question from Steve Almond & "An Essay on the Inherent Dangers of Memoir Writing" 140 A Question from Ander Monson & "Nelson Algren's Shorts" 144 A Question from Brenda Miller & "Why I Trained My Dog to Post" 154 A Question from David Shields & "Beep! Beep!" 168 A Question from Roxane Gay & "Don't Read This Essay" 174 A Question from Brian Doyle & "Clogged and Stupid and Weary" 182 A Question from Lee Gutkind 186 acknowledgments 191 about the author 193 index 195
Copyright Date
2015
Topic
Style Manuals, Authorship, Composition & Creative Writing, Form / Essays
Lccn
2014-041448
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor

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