Advice to Writers: A Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Writerly Wisdom from a Dazzling Array of Literary Lights
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In Advice to Writers , Jon Winokur, author of the bestselling The Portable Curmudgeon , gathers the counsel of more than four hundred celebrated authors in a treasury on the world of writing. Here are literary lions on everything from the passive voice to promotion and publicity: James Baldwin on the practiced illusion of effortless prose, Isaac Asimov on the despotic tendencies of editors, John Cheever on the perils of drink, Ivan Turgenev on matrimony and the Muse. Here, too, are the secrets behind the sleight-of-hand practiced by artists from Aristotle to Rita Mae Brown. Sagacious, inspiring, and entertaining, Advice to Writers is an essential volume for the writer in every reader. Review: An insightful book, told from the perspective of writers, editors, and publishers. - Amusing, heartbreaking, thoughtful--this book shows the many facets of writers through their commentary about writing. It is organized into common sense categories, and has words of wisdom for the aspiring writer from such famous authors as Hemmingway and Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), as well as lesser known gems from editors and others involved in the writing trade. Well worth reading for the entertaining turns of phrase used, even if you haven't thought of writing. You will get a laugh and some good insights into writing past and present. Review: This book by Winokur is great for anyone aspiring to write commercially - This book by Winokur is great for anyone aspiring to write commercially. He covers all the great writers from Shakespeare to more modern writers.
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P**E
An insightful book, told from the perspective of writers, editors, and publishers.
Amusing, heartbreaking, thoughtful--this book shows the many facets of writers through their commentary about writing. It is organized into common sense categories, and has words of wisdom for the aspiring writer from such famous authors as Hemmingway and Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), as well as lesser known gems from editors and others involved in the writing trade. Well worth reading for the entertaining turns of phrase used, even if you haven't thought of writing. You will get a laugh and some good insights into writing past and present.
V**K
This book by Winokur is great for anyone aspiring to write commercially
This book by Winokur is great for anyone aspiring to write commercially. He covers all the great writers from Shakespeare to more modern writers.
D**N
enjoy!!
Be prepared to be shown, lectured, refined and add a bit of depth to your life. enjoy!!
F**N
Good book
The book has a lot of useful information, and the author addresses most issues from multiple perspectives by giving quotes from the various authors.
D**R
Writers on Writing
Winokur has gathered advice on writing from more than 400 bibliophiles and categorized their recommendations into 36 sections. Most entries are short quotations. (For categories, click on Table of Contents in the left-hand column of this page.) Writers will love turning to the sections on agents, occupational hazards or punctuation to see what writers and other bookpeople have said about them. Jon Winokur is an author and bibliophile who obviously loves his work. As the author of 113 books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles, I recommend this book to writers. [email protected].
X**N
Excellent book for writers
Good tips and many quotes from celebrated authors giving entertaining advice on subjects and charactres; recommend it highly for new writers.
J**E
banal, trite, uninspiring
Jon Winokur spent no time trying to find the best quotes, the most pithy, or insightful quotes. He just picked enough quotes to fill his quota. I read though the book and was completely bored. The quotes have no flare. They aren't memorable. None of them even made a post-it on my monitor.
P**W
A fun read!
A great gift for the writer or English major in your life. A wonderful little book of quotes on everything about writing, from Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, Henry Miller, T.S. Eliot, and more. Some are very funny. Others are thought-provoking. A fun read!
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