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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers - John Gardner
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B009BQI39E
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
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Rod Raglin
Rod Raglin rated it
4.0 Duties, responsibilities and the author's obligation to tell the truth
One of the most interesting things about this book is how attitudes have changed in regards to what it means to be an author. The Art of Fiction - Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner, was published in 1984, long before the advent of online platforms that make self-publishing free and ...
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3.0 The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
The author uses examples of good authors to illustrate his points. This is fine as long as one has read the author in question. As I read this book I was most often compiling a list of authors I should read so i could fully understand Gardner's opinions. When he used reprinted examples, I was there,...
tuirgin
tuirgin rated it
4.0 The Art of Fiction
I suspect those who accuse Gardner of being arrogant, egotistical, condescending, etc., ad nauseum are likely to be the sort who either have an ideological agenda of their own, or prefer their egalitarianism served with a thoroughgoing relativism. Gardner was never soft-spoken in stating his opinion...
Chance's Take on Books
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4.0
In The Art of Fiction, John Gardner explains what it takes for a writer to create great fiction; it takes lots of hard work, advice that is more helpful than reading manuals that set unrealistic expectations through vacuous cheer leading. On a practical note, Gardner describes common mistakes and ad...
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