Beyond the First Draft View By John Casey
| Title | : | Beyond the First Draft |
| Author | : | John Casey |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Page | : | 256 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0393241084 |
National Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher In Beyond the First Draft he offers essential and original insights into the art of writing and rewriting fiction.Through anecdotes about other writers methods and habits as well as his own and close readings of literature from Aristotle to Zola, the essays in thi National Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher In Beyond the First Draft he offers essential and original insights into the art of writing and rewriting fiction.Through anecdotes about other writers methods and habits as well as his own and close readings of literature from Aristotle to Zola, the essays in this collection offer suggestions about things to do, things to think about when your writing has got you lost in the woods In Dogma and Anti dogma Casey sets out the tried and true advice and then comments on when to apply it and when to ignore it In What s Funny he considers the range of comedy from pratfalls to elegant wit In In Other Words he discusses translations and the surprising effects that translating can have on one s native language In Mentors he pays tribute to those who have guided him and other writers Throughout the fourteen essays there are notes on voice, point of view, structure, and other crucial elements This book is an invaluable resource for aspiring writers and a revitalizing companion for seasoned ones
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National Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher In Beyond the First Draft he offers essenti
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