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| Genre/Form: | Problems, exercises, etc |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929- Steering the craft. Portland, Or. : Eighth Mountain Press, 1998 (OCoLC)607065611 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ursula K Le Guin |
| ISBN: | 0933377460 9780933377462 0933377479 9780933377479 |
| OCLC Number: | 37878636 |
| Description: | 173 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | The sound of your writing -- Punctuation -- Sentence length and complex syntax -- Repetition --Adjective and adverb --Subject pronoun and verb -- Point of view and voice -- Changing point of view -- Indirect narration, or what tells -- Crowding and leaping. |
| Responsibility: | Ursula K. Le Guin. |
Abstract:
One of the great writers of the twentieth century offers an exhilarating workout for writers of narrative fiction or nonfiction. With her sharp mind and wit and a delightful sense of playfulness, Le Guin has turned a successful workshop into a self-guided voyage of discovery for a writer working alone, a writing group, or a class. Steering the Craft is concerned with the basic elements of narrative: how a story is told, what moves it and what clogs it. This book does not plod through plot, character, beginning-middle-and-end. Nor does it discuss writing as self-expression, as therapy, or as spiritual adventure. Each topic includes examples that clarify and exercises that intensify awareness of the techniques of storytelling.
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