Lit from Within
Contemporary Masters on the Art and Craft of Writing
Published on 1. February 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-8214-1948-9 (ISBN)
Description
Lit from Within offers creative writers a window into the minds of some of America's most celebrated contemporary authors. Witty, direct, and thought-provoking, these essays offer something to creative writers of all backgrounds and experience. With contributions from fiction writers, poets, and nonfiction writers, this is a collection of unusual breadth and quality.
Contributors: Lee K. Abbott, Rick Bass, Claire Bateman, Charles Baxter, Ron Carlson, Billy Collins, Peter Ho Davies, Carl Dennis, Stephen Dunn, Robin Hemley, Tony Hoagland, David Kirby, Maggie Nelson, Francine Prose, Mary Ruefle
Contributors: Lee K. Abbott, Rick Bass, Claire Bateman, Charles Baxter, Ron Carlson, Billy Collins, Peter Ho Davies, Carl Dennis, Stephen Dunn, Robin Hemley, Tony Hoagland, David Kirby, Maggie Nelson, Francine Prose, Mary Ruefle
Reviews / Votes
"This collection of 15 essays, written by literary luminaries such as poet Billy Collins, novelist Francine Prose and nonfiction author Rick Bass, offers wonderful insight into the working habits of some of America's most celebrated authors.... Smart, concise and thought-provoking, this collection is a treasure for writers looking to improve their craft." (The Writer) "The essays are detailed and sophisticated enough to appeal to writers, particularly novice writers, yet general enough to appeal to readers who are not necessarily writers." (NewPages) "Reading Lit From Within reminded me of the best of the genre, including Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird, Nancie Atwell's In the Middle and Stephen Koch's The Modern Library Writer's Workshop. (The Plain Dealer) "Representing widely diverse approaches, the result is a useful book containing a wealth of creative writing wisdom." (Book News) "The pieces in Lit from Within can be laugh-out-loud funny or seriously contemplative; either way, they all contain nuggets of wisdom that will speak to anyone who sits down to write." (Ohio Today)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Athens
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 133 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8214-1948-9 (9780821419489)
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E-Book
02/2011
1st Edition
Ohio University Press
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Persons
Kevin Haworth's novel The Discontinuity of Small Things was winner of the Samuel Goldberg Prize for best Jewish fiction and finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Price. He teaches writing at Ohio University and serves as executive editor of Ohio University Press/Swallow Press.
Dinty W. Moore's memoir Between Panic & Desire was the winner of the Grub Street Nonfiction Book Prize in 2009. His other books include The Accidental Buddhist, Toothpick Men, and The Emperor's Virtual Clothes. He is a professor of nonfiction writing at Ohio University.
Dinty W. Moore's memoir Between Panic & Desire was the winner of the Grub Street Nonfiction Book Prize in 2009. His other books include The Accidental Buddhist, Toothpick Men, and The Emperor's Virtual Clothes. He is a professor of nonfiction writing at Ohio University.
Content
Table of Contents * Acknowledgments * Introduction * RON CARLSON The Wrong Answer * ROBIN HEMLEY Confessions of a Navel Gazer * FRANCINE PROSE Gesture * BILLY COLLINS The Myth of Craft Thoughts on the Writing of Poetry * PETER HO DAVIES Only Collect Something about the Short Story Collection * CHARLES BAXTER Stillness * DAVID KIRBY Thirteen Things I Hate about Poetry * CLAIRE BATEMAN Some Questions about Questions * STEPHEN DUNN The Poem, Its Buried Subject, and the Revisionist Reader Behind "The Guardian Angel" * LEE K. ABBOTT Thirteen Things about the Contemporary Short Story That Really Hack Me Off * TONY HOAGLAND Litany, Gamesmanship, and Representation Charting the Old to the New Poetry * MAGGIE NELSON All That Is the Case Some Thoughts on Fact in Nonfiction and Documentary Poetry * CARL DENNIS A Poem of Character * RICK BASS Good Fortune Befell Me Notes on the Writer/Editor Relationship * MARY RUEFLE Someone Reading a Book Is a Sign of Order in the World * Credits