Naming the World And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer (Paperback)

From the Publisher: Filled with helpful advice and hands-on exercises from a host of notable authors, an interactive handbook for aspiring writers includes such highlights as Joyce Carol Oates and Dorothy Allison on how to start a new story, Margot Livesey on emotional depth, Steve Almond on character, and ideas from Tom Robbins, Elizabeth McCracken, Richard Bausch, and others. Original. 20,000 first printing.Filled with helpful advice and hands-on exercises from a host of notable authors, an interactive handbook for aspiring writers includes such highlights as Joyce Carol Oates and Dorothy Allison on how to start a new story, Margot Livesey on emotional depth, Steve Almond on character, and ideas from Tom Robbins, Elizabeth McCracken, Richard Bausch, and others. Original. 20,000 first printing.