Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months

Dufresne, John

ISBN 10: 0393338835 / ISBN 13: 9780393338836

Published by W. W. Norton & Company (edition Reprint), 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (edition Reprint)
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393338835
• ISBN 13: 9780393338836
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

"Belongs on the shelf alongside John Gardner's The Art of Fiction and E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel."―Steve Yarbrough

John Dufresne's smart, practical, hard-nosed guide is for the person who has always wanted to write a novel but has been daunted by the sometimes chaotic, always challenging writing process. A patient teacher and an experienced writer, Dufresne focuses his expertise and good humor on helping aspiring novelists take their first tentative steps.

About the Author

John Dufresne is the author of eleven previous books, including three fiction writing guides. A professor in the MFA program at Florida International University, he lives in Dania Beach.