The Modern Library Writer's Workshop by Stephen Koch

The Modern Library Writer's Workshop by Stephen Koch

Make your] characters want something right away--even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time. --Kurt Vonnegut

'The cat sat on the mat' is not the beginning of a story, but 'the cat sat on the dog's mat' is. --John Le Carr

Nothing is more inspiring for a beginning writer than listening to masters of the craft talk about the writing life. But if you can't get Vladimir Nabokov, Virginia Woolf, and Gabriel Garc a M rquez together at the Algonquin, The Modern Library Writer's Workshop gives you the next best thing. Stephen Koch, former chair of Columbia University's graduate creative writing program, presents a unique guide to the craft of fiction. Along with his own lucid observations and commonsense techniques, he weaves together wisdom, advice, and inspiring commentary from some of our greatest writers. Taking you from the moment of inspiration (keep a notebook with you at all times), to writing a first draft (do it quickly you can always revise later), to figuring out a plot (plot always serves the story, not vice versa), Koch is a benevolent mentor, glad to dispense sound advice when you need it most. The Modern Library Writer's Workshop belongs on every writer's shelf, to be picked up and pored over for those moments when the muse needs a little help finding her way.

Koch, Stephen: - Arkansawyer Stephen Koch is a musician, playwright and award-winning reporter, editor and broadcast journalist. He's been studying the life and music of R&B pioneer Louis Jordan nearly since birth, getting hip to Beans & Cornbread? bouncing on his dad's knee. He's spoken at, and performed music in, places ranging from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to festivals in the U.K. Koch lives in Little Rock, where he is creator and host of Arkansongs, ? syndicated on National Public Radio affiliates.

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ISBN 13	9780375755583
ISBN 10	0375755586
Title	The Modern Library Writer's Workshop
Author	Stephen Koch
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2003-04-01
Number of pages	272
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