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The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing (edition 2010)

by Alice LaPlante (Author)

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A guide to creative writing that introduces readers to each stage of the creative writing process and helps them build their writing skills through exercises and real-life examples.
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Title:The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing
Authors:Alice LaPlante (Author)
Info:W. W. Norton & Company (2010), Edition: Reprint, 677 pages
Collections:Your library, Currently reading, Writer's Village University, Writing, Non-Fiction
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The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction by Alice LaPlante

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Good exercises to get the creative juices flowing after several years of being blocked. ( )
  jstruzzi | Jan 14, 2022 |
Good exercises to get the creative juices flowing after several years of being blocked. ( )
  jstruzzi | Jan 14, 2022 |
Attainable and useful exercises and information for both beginning writers and advanced. ( )
  HippieLunatic | Jan 17, 2021 |
pretty good intro to fiction writing. Nice exercises even though LaPlante is very quote heavy. ( )
  selinalynn69 | Dec 21, 2014 |
Good exercises to get the creative juices flowing after several years of being blocked. ( )
  libheroine | Aug 6, 2013 |
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808.042Literature › Literature, rhetoric & criticism › Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures › Rhetoric and anthologies › Handbooks for writers › English

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