Ron Carlson Writes a Story

Name: Ron Carlson Writes a Story
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ISBN: 9781555974770

ISBN-10: 1555974775

ISBN-13: 9781555974770

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ron Carlson

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Ron Carlson has been praised as "a master of the short story" ("Booklist"). In this essay collection, he offers a full range of notes and gives rare insight into a veteran writer's process by inviting the reader to watch over his shoulder as he creates the short story "The Governor's Ball." "This is a story of a story" he begins, and proceeds to offer practical advice for creating a great story, from the first glimmer of an idea to the final sentence. Carlson urges the writer to refuse the outside distractions--a second cup of coffee, a troll through the dictionary--and attend to the necessity of uncertainty, the pleasures of an unfolding story. "The Governor's Ball"--included in its…

Book details

List price: $12.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 9/4/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English