Description: Revisionaries by Kristopher Jansma Find creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of 20 literary superstars. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Find creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of 20 literary superstars."A pocket-size book of wonders. . . . Both astute and empathetic."-Wall Street JournalFind creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of 20 literary superstars.If you like to write-whether its a pastime, a passion, or a profession-youve probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, "I could never do this! I might as well give up." But if theres one thing every great author has in common, its this- theyve all written some hot garbage.In Revisionaries, a writing expert takes you on an engrossing tour through the discarded drafts, false starts, and abandoned projects of influential writers. In the process, he dismantles some of our most deeply held-and most suffocating-ideas about what it takes to produce great creative work. Youll learn that-Franz Kafka lacked confidenceOctavia Butler had writers blockF. Scott Fitzgerald wrote bad draftsRalph Ellison got overwhelmedLouisa May Alcott got off to a bad startAnd more deep, dark secrets about the authors you most admireWritten by an award-winning novelist and creative-writing professor, Revisionaries is a compelling peek behind the scenes of genius for writers and readers alike. Author Biography Kristopher Jansma is the author of the novels Our Narrow Hiding Places, Why We Came to the City, and The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards. He is the winner of the Sherwood Anderson Foundation Fiction Award, a Pushcart Prize, and the recipient of an honorable mention for the PEN/Hemingway Award. His short fiction, distinguished in The Best American Short Stories 2016, has been published in The Sun, Alaska Quarterly Review, Prairie Schooner, Story, ZYZZYVA, and elsewhere. Kristopher is an associate professor of English and director of the creative writing program at SUNY New Paltz College. Review "A pocket-size book of wonders. . . . Both astute and empathetic."—Wall Street Journal "Aspiring novelists will be heartened."—Publishers Weekly Details ISBN1683693736 Author Kristopher Jansma Pages 320 Publisher Quirk Books Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781683693734 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-10-15 Imprint Quirk Books Subtitle What We Can Learn from the Lost, Unfinished, and Just Plain Bad Work of Great Writers Place of Publication Philadelphia Country of Publication United States Audience General US Release Date 2024-10-15 DEWEY 808.027 ISBN-10 1683693736 UK Release Date 2024-10-15 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161932246;
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