num_pages: 314
description: [Dufresnes] generous wise cajoling stern and compassionate voice will get you working right away.Brad Watson Writing a novel says John Dufresne is not as easy as you may have thought before you tried. But its also not as difficult as you imagined. Dufresnes smart practical hard-nosed guide is for the person who has always wanted to write a novel but has been daunted by the sometimes chaotic always challenging writing process. A patient teacher and experienced writer Dufresne focuses his expertise and good humor on helping aspiring novelists take their first tentative steps. His six-month program variously calls attention to the key elements of good fiction writing and offers exercises that are designed to sharpen writers command of novel-length storytelling. After six months of guided writing the users of this book will finish what might have once seemed impossiblea rich and compelling first draft of a novel. Is Life Like This? may well be the most important addition to the aspiring writers library. 
language: English
title: Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company