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In
Bringing the Devil to His Knees: The Craft of Fiction
and the Writing Life, nineteen award-winning writers--all
expert teachers--share the secrets of creating compelling
stories and novels. A combination handbook, writer's companion,
and collection of spirited personal essays, the book is filled
with specific examples, hard-won wisdom, and compassionate
guidance for both the developing and the experienced fiction
writer.
Originally
delivered as lectures in the writing classes at the Warren
Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, one of the most highly-respected
writing programs in the country, these imaginative essays
are rich with masterful examples, personal anecdotes, and
hard-earned insights. Practicing writers--and readers--of
fiction will find in these pages a number of surprising and
original approaches to the writer's work by award-winning
practitioners adept at teaching others what they know.
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