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

by Stephen Koch
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The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction
The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction

Distilled wisdom for emerging fiction writers.

If you're grappling with the intricacies of crafting compelling fiction, 'The Modern Library Writer's Workshop' could be your literary compass. Stephen Koch does more than just share his own insights; he amalgamates the wisdom of writing titans into practical advice. Imagine having a personal mentor who distills the essence of great storytelling into nuggets you can apply directly to your work—this guide embodies that role, helping to navigate the sometimes-turbulent waters of creative writing.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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

by Stephen Koch
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ISBN: 9780375755583
Authors: Stephen Koch
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date of Publication: 2003-04-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development
Related Topics: Personal Development, Writing
Goodreads rating: 4.27
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Description

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.
 

Distilled wisdom for emerging fiction writers.

If you're grappling with the intricacies of crafting compelling fiction, 'The Modern Library Writer's Workshop' could be your literary compass. Stephen Koch does more than just share his own insights; he amalgamates the wisdom of writing titans into practical advice. Imagine having a personal mentor who distills the essence of great storytelling into nuggets you can apply directly to your work—this guide embodies that role, helping to navigate the sometimes-turbulent waters of creative writing.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.