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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 58,634 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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Alice LaPlante is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Alice LaPlante can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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