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- catalog abstract "In [this book, the author] discusses with signature candor the rewards and trials of the writing life, and recommends the tools to navigate it. Addressing the reader in a conversational tone, he draws on the best of more than fifty years of his own criticism, advice, and detailed observations about the writer's craft. [He] explores, among other topics, the use of first person versus third person, the pressing need for discipline, the pitfalls of early success, and the dire matter of coping with bad reviews. While [the book] offers a ... preview of what can lie in wait for the student and fledgling writer, [it] also has a great deal to say to more advanced writers on the contrary demands of plot and character, the demon writer's block, and the curious ins-and-outs of publishing. Throughout, [the author] ties in examples from his own career, and reflects on the works of his fellow writers, living and dead -- Twain, Melville, Faulkner, Hemingway, Updike, Didion, Bellow, Styron, Beckett, and a host of others.-Dust jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12750916.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "In [this book, the author] discusses with signature candor the rewards and trials of the writing life, and recommends the tools to navigate it. Addressing the reader in a conversational tone, he draws on the best of more than fifty years of his own criticism, advice, and detailed observations about the writer's craft. [He] explores, among other topics, the use of first person versus third person, the pressing need for discipline, the pitfalls of early success, and the dire matter of coping with bad reviews. While [the book] offers a ... preview of what can lie in wait for the student and fledgling writer, [it] also has a great deal to say to more advanced writers on the contrary demands of plot and character, the demon writer's block, and the curious ins-and-outs of publishing. Throughout, [the author] ties in examples from his own career, and reflects on the works of his fellow writers, living and dead -- Twain, Melville, Faulkner, Hemingway, Updike, Didion, Bellow, Styron, Beckett, and a host of others.-Dust jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-320) and index.".
- catalog description "Lit Biz -- Craft -- Psychology -- Philosophy -- Genre -- Giants.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 330 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Spooky art.".
- catalog identifier "0394536487 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Spooky art.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Random House,".
- catalog relation "Spooky art.".
- catalog subject "808/.02 21".
- catalog subject "Authorship.".
- catalog subject "Fiction Authorship.".
- catalog subject "Mailer, Norman.".
- catalog subject "PS3525.A4152 S66 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Lit Biz -- Craft -- Psychology -- Philosophy -- Genre -- Giants.".
- catalog title "The spooky art : some thoughts on writing / Norman Mailer.".
- catalog type "text".