| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
"In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing. With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with anecdotes, postcards from the road, and much more. Clear-eyed, sensitive, illuminating, and knowledgeable, Consider This is Palahniuk's love letter to stories and storytellers, booksellers and books themselves"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Author's note -- Introduction -- Textures -- Establishing your authority -- Tension -- Process -- A couple of surefire strategies for selling books to Americans -- So why bother? -- Reading list: fiction -- Reading list: nonfiction -- Troubleshooting your fiction. |
| Subject |
Palahniuk, Chuck.
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Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Creative writing.
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Fiction -- Authorship.
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Authorship -- Anecdotes.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Authorship.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Composition.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Fiction Writing.
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Palahniuk, Chuck. (OCoLC)fst00364437
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Authorship. (OCoLC)fst00822442
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Creative writing. (OCoLC)fst00882489
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Fiction -- Authorship.
(OCoLC)fst00923713
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Novelists, American. (OCoLC)fst01039688
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American novelists -- Biography.
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Creative writing.
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Authorship.
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Authorship -- Anecdotes.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423876
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Anecdotes.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781538717950 hardcover |
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1538717956 hardcover |
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