Letters to a young writer : some practical and philosophical advice /
By: McCann, Colum [author.].
Publisher: London : Bloomsbury, 2018Description: 166 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781526600943; 9781526600943:; 1526600943; 9781408885031; 1408885034.Subject(s): Authorship -- Vocational guidance | Authorship | Creative writingDDC classification: 808.02 MCC Summary: From the critically acclaimed Colum McCann comes a paean to the power of language, and a direct address to the artistic, professional and philosophical concerns that challenge and sometimes torment an author. Comprising 52 short prose pieces, 'Letters to a Young Writer' ranges from practical matters of authorship, such as finding an agent, the pros and cons of creative writing degrees and handling bad reviews, through to the more joyous and celebratory, as McCann elucidates the pleasures to be found in truthful writing, for: 'the best writing makes us glad that we are - however briefly - alive.'| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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From the critically acclaimed Colum McCann comes a paean to the power of language, and a direct address to the artistic, professional and philosophical concerns that challenge and sometimes torment an author. Comprising 52 short prose pieces, 'Letters to a Young Writer' ranges from practical matters of authorship, such as finding an agent, the pros and cons of creative writing degrees and handling bad reviews, through to the more joyous and celebratory, as McCann elucidates the pleasures to be found in truthful writing, for: 'the best writing makes us glad that we are - however briefly - alive.'