Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively - Couverture rigide

McClanahan, Rebecca

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ISBN 10 : 0898798612 ISBN 13 : 9780898798616

Editeur : Writer's Digest Books, 1999

Synopsis

Let Rebecca McClanahan guide you through an inspiring examination of description in its many forms. With her thoughtful instruction and engaging exercises, you'll learn to develop your senses and powers of observation to uncover the rich, evocative words that accurately portray your mind's images. McClanahan includes dozens of descriptive passages written by master poets and authors to illuminate the process. She also teaches you how to weave writing together using description as a unifying thread.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In Word Painting, Rebecca McClanahan guides readers through an intriguing examination of description in its many forms.

Through her thoughtful instruction and engaging exercises, readers will learn to tap into their senses, develop their powers of observation, and uncover the rich evocative words that accurately portray the images in their mindis eye.

She includes dozens of descriptive passages written by master poets and authors to help readers develop their own descriptive writing style, and she also teaches how to weave writing together using description as a unifying thread.

Biographie de l'auteur

Rebecca McClanahan is an accomplished writer, poet and teacher. She has published three collections of poetry, including The Intersection of X and Y, and her work has been anthologized in Pushcart Prize XVIII.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Writer's Digest Books
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0898798612
• ISBN 13: 9780898798616
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible