The Modern Library Writer's Workshop - A Guide to the Craft of Fiction

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 808.3 EAN: 9780375755583 ISBN: 0375755586 Label: Modern Library Manufacturer: Modern Library Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: April 01, 2003 Publisher: Modern Library Release Date: April 01, 2003 Sales Rank: 196934 Studio: Modern Library Related Items: Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School Plot & Structure: (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips Readers From Start To Finish) (Write Great Fiction) On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.) Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course see more Editorial Review: Product Description: “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 Carré 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 García Márquez 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. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Got me writing again This is the book that got me writing again. I wrote a book, had an agent and editor interested, got rejected, and gave up. Obviously, I wasn't meant to be a writer. Industry professionals weren't impressed enough to buy. I was almost good enough, but not quite. What hooey. Several years later, feeling the bug bite again, I read this book. And realized I wasn't done, I wasn't a failure, and there was no RIGHT way to write a novel. Four years since I picked it up, and ... Read More Rating: - A good buy for the serious beginner You will find, when you start shopping for books on fiction writing craft, that there are many of them. Most are well-intentioned but you will only read them once and the verdict will be: "Thanks for sharing." Stephen Koch's title is one that many working authors of my acquaintance dip into frequently. It is a motivational work as much as a writing guide, but don't underestimate the value of such a cattle prod, especially if you can't quite find your way into your masterpiece or you are ... Read More Rating: - Encouraging and Inspirational This book has provided fuel for my recently withering desire to write. I often need a kick in the rear end and I found the boot I needed in this book. The book does not get very technical but does give the writer the right path to follow in all aspects of writing. Koch did his research and provides literally hundreds of inspirational quotes from many of the great writers we all know and love. Koch makes you believe he is on your side in the battle. Not everything will be absorbed on the first read but ... Read More Rating: - Not done reading, but alreadying in love Maybe this book isn't new info, but it is to me. It has already opens my eyes real wide and I'm so happy that I can acsess the storys in my mind now! I'm not making them up and that makes me happy! Rating: - some gems but mostly old stones Koch uses so many other writers and his own refined method to push the writer in two different ways. The first part of the book focuses on what we so often need: motivation. He's not afraid to tell the reader to put down the book and get to work. Sometimes this is exactly why I turn to books on craft. Koch certainly motivates, but when he turns finally to craft he stumbles some. It could be that switching modes is difficult for the reader, but he can only lay out so many edicts, so many quotes from ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Literature & Fiction Authors, A-Z Books & Reading British Classics

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