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STEERING THE CRAFT
By: Ursula K. Le Guin

A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

Mariner
September 2015
On Sale: September 1, 2015
160 pages
ISBN: 0544611616
EAN: 9780544611610
Kindle: B00T2414SC
Paperback / e-Book
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Non-Fiction | Self-Help

A revised and updated guide to the essentials of a writer’s craft, presented by a brilliant practitioner of the art Completely revised and rewritten to address the challenges and opportunities of the modern era, this handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing. Le Guin lays out ten chapters that address the most fundamental components of narrative, from the sound of language to sentence construction to point of view. Each chapter combines illustrative examples from the global canon with Le Guin’s own witty commentary and an exercise that the writer can do solo or in a group. She also offers a comprehensive guide to working in writing groups, both actual and online. Masterly and concise, Steering the Craft deserves a place on every writer's shelf.

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