Modern Library Writer's Workshop by Stephen Koch
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 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.
Format: Paperback | 272 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 13.2 x 1.4 | 298g -
Publication Date: 01 Apr 2003
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Modern Library
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0375755586
ISBN13: 9780375755583
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. No damage to the cover. The majority of pages are undamaged with no creasing, but the top-right corner of the first page has been cleanly cut out out (which was all blank space). No other tearing anywhere in the book. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.