James A. Michener's Writer's Handbook
β Scribed by James A. Michener
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 186
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Pulitzer Prizeβwinning author James A. Michener has written about everything from the pristine islands of the South Pacific and the endless wilds of Africa to Spanish bullfighters, American revolutionaries, and pirates of the Caribbean. Now Michener turns to his favorite and most personal subject: the written word. Reproducing pages from his own handwritten rough drafts and working manuscripts, Michener walks the reader through a step-by-step guide to the entire process of writing, editing, revising, and publishing. Addressing challenges specific to both fiction and nonfiction, all the while providing thoughtful and useful solutions, James A. Michenerβs Writerβs Handbook is an invaluable resource for book lovers, editors, and, of course, writersβaspiring and accomplished alike.
[Note: The file size is large, but necessary to be able to see the images of the original manuscript pages of some of his novels.]
β¦ Table of Contents
Title
Contents
A Word of Explanation
Journey: A Canadian Novella
The World is My Home
Questions Most Frequently Asked by Would-be Writers
About the Author
About the Type
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