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The Writer's Block

786 Ideas To Jump-start Your Imagination

Jason Rekulak

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English
Running Press,U.S.
17 April 2001
Anxious to write that Great American Novel but don't know where to begin? Help is on the way with our

Writer's Block ! This guide to beating writer's block comes packaged in the shape of an actual block: 3"" x 3"" x 3"", with 672 pages and more than 200 photographs throughout. Next time you're stuck, just flip open

The Writer's Block

to any page to find an idea or exercise that will jump-start your imagination. Many of these assignments come straight from the creative writing classes of celebrated novelists like Ethan Canin, Richard Price, Toni Morrison, and Kurt Vonnegut: Joyce Carol Oates explains how she uses running to destroy writer's block. Elmore Leonard describes how he often finds ideas just by reading the newspaper. E. Annie Proulx discusses finding inspiration at garage sales. Isabel Allende tells why she always begins a new novel on January 8th. John Irving explains why he prefers to write the last sentence first. Fresh, fun, and irreverent,

The Writer's Block

also features advice from contemporary editors and literary agents, lessons from the awful novels of Joan Collins and Robert James Waller, a filmography of movies concerning writer's block (e.g.,

The Shining, Barton Fink ), and countless other surprises. With this chunky little book at your side, you may never experience writer's block again!
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Imprint:   Running Press,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 76mm,  Width: 76mm,  Spine: 78mm
Weight:   360g
ISBN:   9780762409488
ISBN 10:   0762409487
Pages:   672
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jason Rekulak has an MFA from the University of Miami, where he received a full scholarship from the novelist James Michener. His short stories have appeared in several literary magazines as well as PIECES, an upcoming anthology of fiction from MTV Books/Simon and Schuster.

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