num_pages: 288
description:  The Writer's Notebook combines the best craft seminars from the Summer Writers Workshop's history with craft essays by some of Tin House's favorite authors and features a list of contributors that reads like a veritable whos who of contemporary poets and prose writers. Jim Shepard Aimee Bender Steve Almond D. A. Powell Chris Offutt and others distill elements of writing and share insights into the joys and pains of their own work. They explore a wide range of topics everything from writing dialogue to the dos and don'ts of writing about sex. With how-tos close readings and personal anecdotes The Writer's Notebook offers aspiring wordsmiths advice and inspiration to hone their own craft. Included is a CD of workshop discussions and panels
language: English
title: The Writer's Notebook: Craft Essays from Tin House
publisher: Tin House Books