Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do
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Why We Write
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
The book, Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780452298156 in Paperback by may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- Jan 29, 2013
- ISBN-13
- 9780452298156
- ISBN-10
- 0452298156
- Pages
- 256
- Carton quantity
- 24 copies
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