Escaping into the Open - Couverture souple

Berg, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060929294 ISBN 13 : 9780060929299

Editeur : HarpPeren, 2000

Synopsis

Escaping Into The Open: The Art Of Writing True, Elizabeth Berg, 9780060929299, Harper Perennial, 2000, Paperback

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“As a writer Elizabeth Berg hit the ground running. Her very helpful advice to would-be authors is the equivalent of a good pair of track shoes. She knows how the publishing industry works, how sentences work, and why writers need to answer only to themselves.” (C. Michael Curtis, senior editor, Atlantic Monthly)

“Crystal clear, bracing as icewater, Escaping into the Open should be read by all scribblers regardless of material success.” (Rita Mae Brown)

“Elizabeth Berg has shown herself to be an author of astonishing talent. What is even more astonishing is the generosity with which she now shares her insights and wisdom on the process of writing.” (Mary Mitchell, writing instructor, The Adult Learning Center, Framinghams Massachusetts)

“Elizabeth Berg’s writing exercises are wonderfully inventive. They capture the play and pleasures of writing. Her book is an insightful guide.” (Ronna Wineberg Blaser, president, board of directors, The Tennessee Writers Alliance)

“I’m grateful as can be for having Escaping into the Open. It’s part of my library now, and I’m recommending it to anyone with the slightest urge to write it tells it as it is.” (Eileen Herbert Jordan, freelance writer)

“This is a really good book . . . anyone who ever needs to write anything will find bright shards of useful stuff here.” (Booklist)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

“Crystal clear, bracing as ice water, Escaping Into the Open should be read by all scribblers regardless of material success.”
—Rita Mae Brown

“This is a really good book.”
—Booklist

Bestselling, award-winning novelist Elizabeth Berg knows a thing or two about writing, having graced the world with wonderful works of fiction including Talk Before Sleep, The Year of Pleasures, and the acclaimed Oprah Book Club Selection, Open House. With Escaping Into the Open, she offers an inspiring, eminently entertaining, and delightfully practical handbook on the joys, challenges, and creative possibilities inherent in the writing life. Now revised with new material—a classic in the vein of Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg and Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird—Elizabeth Berg’s Escaping Into the Open is an indispensable guide for any aspiring storyteller.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarpPeren
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0060929294
• ISBN 13: 9780060929299
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 223