Writing Character: A Book of Writing Prompts (Lit Starts) - Hardcover

Buch 2 von 6: Lit Starts

San Francisco Writers' Grotto

 
9781419738326: Writing Character: A Book of Writing Prompts (Lit Starts)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1419738321 ISBN 13: 9781419738326
Verlag: Abrams Noterie, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

A fill-in book from the San Francisco Writers&; Grotto, authors of the best-selling 642 Things series.
 
Focus on a single aspect of the craft of writing with help from the San Francisco Writers&; Grotto. Writing Character begins with an essay by author and educator Constance Hale, who offer pointers for observing and capturing human complexity. The rest of the book consists of prompts and space to write, providing opportunities for you to develop your own characters. Among other ideas, you&;ll be asked to create:
  • a sketch of a famous person you admire ?
  • a portrait of someone based on the items on his desk ?
  • a positive take on someone you loathe ?
  • a description of your mother&;s emotions as they are expressed by her eyes
  • a scene involving a group of people, focusing exclusively on how they use their hands ?
Perfectly sized to take to a café, on vacation, or on your morning commute, this book is designed for practicing your creative writing a little bit at a time.
 
Special Features
  • Paperback with textured cover stock, flaps, and a lay-flat binding
  • Advice from a published writer, followed by fill-in prompts and space to write
  • Part of a collection of single-subject writing prompt books by the San Francisco Writers&; Grotto
Check out the other books in the Lit Starts series: Writing Action, Writing Dialogue, and Writing Humor
 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

The San Francisco Writers&; Grotto is a community of writers that was founded in 1994. It now has more than 100 members who share workspace and teach classes in downtown San Francisco. Constance Hale is best known for her books on writing: Sin and Syntax and Vex, Hex, Smash,
Smooch. She has taught at Harvard and the University of California at Berkeley.
 

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A fill-in book from the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto, authors of the best-selling 642 Things series.

Focus on a single aspect of the craft of writing with help from the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. Writing Character begins with an essay by author and educator Constance Hale, who offer pointers for observing and capturing human complexity. The rest of the book consists of prompts and space to write, providing opportunities for you to develop your own characters. Among other ideas, you’ll be asked to create:

a sketch of a famous person you admire ?
a portrait of someone based on the items on his desk ?
a positive take on someone you loathe ?
a description of your mother’s emotions as they are expressed by her eyes
a scene involving a group of people, focusing exclusively on how they use their hands ?
Perfectly sized to take to a café, on vacation, or on your morning commute, this book is designed for practicing your creative writing a little bit at a time.

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Verlag
Abrams Noterie
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1419738321
ISBN 13 
9781419738326
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
95
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