Straight Talk on Writing: 20 Conversations with Authors about the Craft |
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| Authors: | Francis, Scott |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | LAN005050, LAN002000, LAN005040 |
| ISBN: | 9781599636108, Related ISBNs: 1599636107, 9781599636108 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 108, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: This compelling book provides you with eighteen insightful interviews with bestselling authors, writing instructors, agents, award-winning writers and more. You'll learn how to create characters, plot more effectively, live the writer's life with purpose and abandon, and much more. Interviewees include Orson Scott Card, George Singleton, Donald Maass, Dinty Moore, Peter Selgin, James Alexander Thom, and many more. The interviews are casual, relaxed, revealing and instructive. Dig in!
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