Why We Write

20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do

Meredith Maran, Meredith Maran

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Plume
24 April 2013

Creative writing & creative writing guides; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Twenty of America's bestselling authors share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life.

Twenty of America's bestselling authors share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life.

Anyone who's ever sat down to write a novel or even a story knows how exhilarating and heartbreaking writing can be. So what makes writers stick with it? In Why We Write, twenty well-known authors candidly share what keeps them going and what they love most-and least-about their vocation.

Contributing authors include- Isabel Allende David Baldacci Jennifer Egan James Frey Sue Grafton Sara Gruen Kathryn Harrison Gish Jen Sebastian Junger Mary Karr Michael Lewis Armistead Maupin Terry McMillan Rick Moody Walter Mosley Susan Orlean Ann Patchett Jodi Picoult Jane Smiley Meg Wolitzer

Edited by: Meredith Maran, Meredith Maran
Imprint: Plume
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 196g
ISBN: 9780452298156
ISBN 10: 0452298156
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 24 April 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Meredith Maran, a passionate reader and writer of memoirs, is the author of thirteen nonfiction books and the acclaimed novelA Theory Of Small Earthquakes. Meredith also writes book reviews, essays, and features for newspapers and magazines including People, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, Salon.com, and More. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, Meredith lives in a restored historic bungalow in Los Angeles, and on Twitter at @meredithmaran. Her next memoir is about starting over in Los Angeles.

Reviews for Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do

“If writing were illegal I’d be in prison. I can’t not write. It’s a compulsion.” —David Baldacci “When I’m writing... I’m living in two different dimensions: this life I’m living now…and this completely other world I’m inhabiting that no one else knows about.” —Jennifer Egan “Every story is a seed inside of me that starts to grow and grow, like a tumor, and I have to deal with it sooner or later.” —Isabel Allende “In the beginning, it was that sense of losing time. Now…I have the sense that I can biff the world a bit. I can exert a force.” —Michael Lewis