Elements of The Writing Craft
More Than 150 Lessons for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Writing Skills, Reference
| Author: | Olmstead Robert | ISBN: | 9781599635002 |
| Publisher: | F+W Media | Publication: | May 30, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Writer's Digest Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Olmstead Robert |
| ISBN: | 9781599635002 |
| Publisher: | F+W Media |
| Publication: | May 30, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Writer's Digest Books |
| Language: | English |
Great narratives are built piece by piece, through myriad small tasks and careful moves. In this landmark book, Robert Olmstead shows how distinguished writers past and present have built their fiction and nonfiction. Through this writer's-eye analysis of more than 150 of literature's most finely crafted passages, you'll learn to read like a writer. Then, more than 500 innovative exercises challenge you to experiment with - and expand upon - the techniques of the masters, so you can use them for great narratives of your own.
Great narratives are built piece by piece, through myriad small tasks and careful moves. In this landmark book, Robert Olmstead shows how distinguished writers past and present have built their fiction and nonfiction. Through this writer's-eye analysis of more than 150 of literature's most finely crafted passages, you'll learn to read like a writer. Then, more than 500 innovative exercises challenge you to experiment with - and expand upon - the techniques of the masters, so you can use them for great narratives of your own.
