Consider this : moments in my writing life after which everything was different / Chuck Palahniuk.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781538717950
- 1538717956
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | Palahniu C. P153 | Available | 33111009590171 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Renowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of storytelling.
In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing.
With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with anecdotes, postcards from the road, and much more.
Clear-eyed, sensitive, illuminating, and knowledgeable, Consider This is Palahniuk's love letter to stories and storytellers, booksellers and books themselves. Consider it a classic in the making.
"In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing. With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with anecdotes, postcards from the road, and much more. Clear-eyed, sensitive, illuminating, and knowledgeable, Consider This is Palahniuk's love letter to stories and storytellers, booksellers and books themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
Author's note -- Introduction -- Textures -- Establishing your authority -- Tension -- Process -- A couple of surefire strategies for selling books to Americans -- So why bother? -- Reading list: fiction -- Reading list: nonfiction -- Troubleshooting your fiction.