Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life - Rilegato

Brooks, Terry

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ISBN 10: 0345458281 ISBN 13: 9780345458285

Casa editrice: Del Rey, 2003

Riassunto

Filled with practical advice for anyone interested in creative writing, the best-selling author of the Shannara series offers a firsthand glimpse of the rewards and requirements of the writing life, in alternating chapters that address his experiences in the publishing world along with discussions on different aspects of the writing craft--research, plotting, characterization, and more.

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“A MARVELOUSLY PRAGMATIC INITIATION TO THE ART OF WRITING.”
—DOROTHY ALLISON
Author of Bastard Out of Carolina

“[A] SUCCINCT AND WARMHEARTED AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEDITATION ON THE WRITING LIFE.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Terry Brooks is adamant about dedicating oneself to the craft, while showing awe and humility for the creative process. . . . Every serious writer should refer to this book regularly for inspiration as well as solid crafting advice.”
—ELIZABETH ENGSTROM CRATTY
Director, Maui Writers Retreat

“A wise, warm-hearted book—part autobiography, part how-to-do-it manual, with some amazingly candid behind-the-scenes material . . . Fantasy fans, novice writers, and even veteran pros will learn plenty from it.”
—ROBERT SILVERBERG
Award-winning author of
the Majipoor Chronicles
From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Terry Brooks is the author, most recently, of Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Morgawr, his twentieth New York Times bestseller. His novels Running with the Demon and A Knight of the Word were selected by the Rocky Mountain News as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. He is a regular teacher at the prestigious Maui Writers Conference and lives in Seattle and Hawaii.

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• Editore: Del Rey
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0345458281
• ISBN 13: 9780345458285
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 197