Writers Workshop in A Box

English

ISBN: 1585423645

EAN: 9781585423644

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Authorship/Language Arts & Disciplines / Composition & Creative Writing/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 09/29/2004

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: Writing is hard work, and it may be terrifying, but it also can be one of the most rewarding ways to engage with yourself and the world. Good writing does not come easily; it takes a single-minded effort and skill. The Writers Workshop in a Boxis what every writer needs to develop that skill. Beautifully designed to sit on a desktop, its contents are intended to stimulate new ideas and guide writers as they navigate the sometimes arduous path to setting words down on paper. The Writers Workshop in a Box includes: - The Art of Writing, a book to get writers started - thirty cards presenting daily exercises for the writing life - an exquisite blank book with a pen The Art of Writingis a course book that addresses writing techniques as well as root problems every writer encounters: creative blocks, getting started but not finished, uneven writing, lack of confidence, uncontrollable plots, and ill-defined characters. Each class endows the writers with skills to overcome these problems, and provides writing tips that can be applied to both fiction and nonfiction. The book contains lessons that draw on the expertise of some of the great masters of creative writing: - Dorothea Brande (author of Becoming a Writer) - Eric Maisel (author of Deep Writingand Affirmations for Artists) - Julia Cameron (author of The Artists Way, The Vein of Gold, and The Right to Write) The Writers Workshop in a Boxis the ideal gift for every budding writer and an effective way to inspire new authors to embrace their art and career.

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Writers Workshop in A Box

Illustrated: No

Format: Leather

Height: 1.42 inches

Width: 5.96 inches

Length: 8.62 inches

Weight: 24.87 oz

Pages: 96