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Writers on writing : a book of quotations.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Writers' and artists' companions
- Writers' and artists'
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authorship--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Authorship.
- Genre:
- Quotations.
- Physical Description:
- 238 pages ; 18 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Yearbooks, 2021.
- Summary:
- Writers on Writing brings together a plethora of phrases, quotable lines, quips and putdowns about the writing process. Arranged in themes that follow the stages from idea to final publication and beyond, this little book of quotations brings together words of wisdom and withering wit from famous and infamous writers across the ages about their own work and that of fellow writers. Themes on the publishing process include: getting started, first drafts, agents, editing, publication day, book tours; and on different genres, forms and writing styles, such as plot, character, dialogue. Other topics covered are: rivals, censorship, writer's block, spelling, fame, money, plagiarism, and alcohol.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1472986970
- 9781472986979
- OCLC:
- 1225193431
- Publisher Number:
- 99989446585
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