Letters to a Young Writer
Some Practical and Philosophical Advice
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Composition & Creative Writing
| Author: | Colum McCann | ISBN: | 9780399590818 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group | Publication: | April 4, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Random House | Language: | English |
| Author: | Colum McCann |
| ISBN: | 9780399590818 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Publication: | April 4, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Random House |
| Language: | English |
**From the bestselling author of the National Book Award winner Let the Great World Spin comes a lesson in how to be a writer—and so much more than that.
Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear.
A paean to the power of language, both by argument and by example, Letters to a Young Writer is fierce and honest in its testament to the bruises delivered by writing as both a profession and a calling. It charges aspiring writers to learn the rules and even break them.
These fifty-two essays are ultimately a profound challenge to a new generation to bring truth and light to a dark world through their art.
**From the bestselling author of the National Book Award winner Let the Great World Spin comes a lesson in how to be a writer—and so much more than that.
Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of experience, to see empathy and wonder in the stories we craft and hear.
A paean to the power of language, both by argument and by example, Letters to a Young Writer is fierce and honest in its testament to the bruises delivered by writing as both a profession and a calling. It charges aspiring writers to learn the rules and even break them.
These fifty-two essays are ultimately a profound challenge to a new generation to bring truth and light to a dark world through their art.
