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The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing

Method and Madness: The Making of a Story

Penned By Alice LaPlante
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The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing

Method and Madness: The Making of a Story

Penned By Alice LaPlante
4.85 65,631 Ratings
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A Los Angeles Times bestseller: wonderfully lucid and illuminating, Alice LaPlante’s guide to writing fiction “recalls Francine Prose’s bestseller, Reading Like a Writer” (Library Journal). The Making of a Story is a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writing—both fiction and creative nonfiction. The book is perfect for writers working alone as well as for creative writing classes, both introductory and advanced. .

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Length 677 Pages
Imprint W. W. Norton & Company
Released March 19, 2009
Identifier (ISBN) 6645106
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