Why write? : a master class on the art of writing and why it matters
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Published
New York, NY : Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
Format
Book
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xix, 257 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Why write when it sometimes feels that so few people really read--read as if their lives might be changed by what they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be entertained, not inspired? Writing is backbreaking, mindbreaking, lonely work. So why? Because writing, as celebrated professor Mark Edmundson explains, is one of the greatest human goods. Real writing can do what critic R. P. Blackmur said it could: add to the stock of available reality. Writing teaches us to think; it can bring our minds to birth. And once we're at home with words, there are few more pleasurable human activities than writing. Because this is something he believes everyone ought to know, Edmundson offers us Why Write?, essential reading--both practical and inspiring--for anyone who yearns to be a writer, anyone who simply needs to know how to get an idea across, and anyone in between--in short, everyone.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Edmundson, M. (2016). Why write?: a master class on the art of writing and why it matters . Bloomsbury USA.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edmundson, Mark, 1952-. 2016. Why Write?: A Master Class On the Art of Writing and Why It Matters. Bloomsbury USA.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edmundson, Mark, 1952-. Why Write?: A Master Class On the Art of Writing and Why It Matters Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Edmundson, Mark. Why Write?: A Master Class On the Art of Writing and Why It Matters Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
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