Writing as a Way of Life
A Book About Art, Craft, and Devotion
Published on 9. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-62557-177-9 (ISBN)
Description
In Writing as a Way of Life: A Book About Art, Craft, and Devotion, novelist and memoirist Brian Morton (Starting Out in the Evening) provides writers with a guidebook for finding the psychic equipment they'll need to remain committed to their craft over the long haul. Drawing on a rich and varied career as a writer and teacher, Morton gives writers at every level of experience a masterclass in how to deepen their tenacity and resilience.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Watertown
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
298 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62557-177-9 (9781625571779)
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Brian Morton's previous books include the novels Starting Out in the Evening and Florence Gordon and the memoir Tasha. A member of the faculty in writing at Sarah Lawrence College, he has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Koret Jewish Book Award for Fiction, and the Pushcart Prize, and has been a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Kirkus Prize for Fiction. The movie adaptation of Starting Out in the Evening premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.