Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do by Meredi

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Twenty of America's bestselling authors share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life.

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Twenty of America's bestselling authors share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life.Twenty of America's bestselling authors share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life.Anyone who's ever sat down to write a novel or even a story knows how exhilarating and heartbreaking writing can be. So what makes writers stick with it? In Why We Write, twenty well-known authors candidly share what keeps them going and what they love most-and least-about their vocation.Contributing authors include-Isabel AllendeDavid BaldacciJennifer EganJames FreySue GraftonSara GruenKathryn HarrisonGish JenSebastian JungerMary KarrMichael LewisArmistead MaupinTerry McMillanRick MoodyWalter MosleySusan OrleanAnn PatchettJodi PicoultJane SmileyMeg Wolitzer

Notes

20 acclaimed authors answer the question 'why do writers write?'. Includes answers from Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Egan and James Frey. Edited by Meredith Maran, journalist and author of A Theory Of Small Earthquakes.

Author Biography

Meredith Maran, a passionate reader and writer of memoirs, is the author of thirteen nonfiction books and the acclaimed novelA Theory Of Small Earthquakes. Meredith also writes book reviews, essays, and features for newspapers and magazines including People, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, Salon.com, and More. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, Meredith lives in a restored historic bungalow in Los Angeles, and on Twitter at @meredithmaran. Her next memoir is about starting over in Los Angeles.

Review

"If writing were illegal I'd be in prison. I can't not write. It's a compulsion." —David Baldacci"When I'm writing... I'm living in two different dimensions: this life I'm living now…and this completely other world I'm inhabiting that no one else knows about." —Jennifer Egan"Every story is a seed inside of me that starts to grow and grow, like a tumor, and I have to deal with it sooner or later." —Isabel Allende"In the beginning, it was that sense of losing time. Now…I have the sense that I can biff the world a bit. I can exert a force." —Michael Lewis

Review Quote

"When I'm writing... I'm living in two different dimensions: this life I'm living now…and this completely other world I'm inhabiting that no one else knows about." -Jennifer Egan

Promotional "Headline"

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Description for Sales People

A rich collection of some of America's most important literary voices discussing why they write. Includes answers from Pulitzer prize winner Jennifer Egan, Jodi Picoult, Isabel Allende and Sebastian Junger. Edited by Meredith Maran, journalist and author of A Theory of Small Earthquakes (Soft Skull, 2012).

Details ISBN0452298156 Author Meredith Maran Short Title WHY WE WRITE Language English ISBN-10 0452298156 ISBN-13 9780452298156 Media Book Format Paperback Residence US Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-01-29 Imprint Plume Subtitle 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do Country of Publication United States Edited by Meredith Maran Place of Publication New York US Release Date 2013-01-29 UK Release Date 2013-01-29 Narrator Llewella Gideon Affiliation Victoria Moran Position Author Qualifications QC Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc DEWEY 810.90054 Audience General NZ Release Date 2013-04-23 AU Release Date 2013-04-23 Pages 256 We've got this

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