{"product_id":"the-modern-library-writers-workshop-a-guide-to-the-craft-of-fiction-paperback","title":"The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Koch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Make  your] characters want something right away--even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.\" --\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"'The cat sat on the mat' is not the beginning of a story, but 'the cat sat on the dog's mat' is.\" --\u003cb\u003eJohn Le Carr \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNothing is more inspiring for a beginning writer than listening to masters of the craft talk about the writing life. But if you can't get Vladimir Nabokov, Virginia Woolf, and Gabriel Garc a M rquez together at the Algonquin, \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Library Writer's Workshop\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the next best thing. Stephen Koch, former chair of Columbia University's graduate creative writing program, presents a unique guide to the craft of fiction. Along with his own lucid observations and commonsense techniques, he weaves together wisdom, advice, and inspiring commentary from some of our greatest writers. Taking you from the moment of inspiration (keep a notebook with you at all times), to writing a first draft (do it quickly  you can always revise later), to figuring out a plot (plot always serves the story, not vice versa), Koch is a benevolent mentor, glad to dispense sound advice when you need it most. \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Library Writer's Workshop\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on every writer's shelf, to be picked up and pored over for those moments when the muse needs a little help finding her way.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMake [your] characters want something right away--even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time. --Kurt Vonnegut \u003cbr\u003e\"'The cat sat on the mat' is not the beginning of a story, but 'the cat sat on the dog's mat' is.\" --John Le Carre \u003cbr\u003eNothing is more inspiring for a beginning writer than listening to masters of the craft talk about the writing life. But if you can't get Vladimir Nabokov, Virginia Woolf, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez together at the Algonquin, \"The Modern Library Writer's Workshop gives you the next best thing. Stephen Koch, former chair of Columbia University's graduate creative writing program, presents a unique guide to the craft of fiction. Along with his own lucid observations and commonsense techniques, he weaves together wisdom, advice, and inspiring commentary from some of our greatest writers. Taking you from the moment of inspiration (keep a notebook with you at all times), to writing a first draft (do it quickly! you can always revise later), to figuring out a plot (plot always serves the story, not vice versa), Koch is a benevolent mentor, glad to dispense sound advice when you need it most. \"The Modern Library Writer's Workshop belongs on every writer's shelf, to be picked up and pored over for those moments when the muse needs a little help finding her way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Koch \u003c\/b\u003etaught the craft of fiction to graduate students for twenty-one years in the writing division of the School of the Arts at Columbia University and to undergraduates for seven years in the Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University. Koch is the author of two enthusiastically acclaimed and widely translated novels, \u003ci\u003eNight Watch \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bachelor's Bride, \u003c\/i\u003eand several nonfiction works, including \u003ci\u003eStargazer: Andy Warhol's World \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDouble Lives: Stalin, Willi Münzenberg and the Seduction of the Intellectuals\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and daughter in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.8 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336897651053,"sku":"9780375755583","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/WXMxV0pXVTVia0JUU0NwS2QvOHhUZz09.webp?v=1778918869","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-modern-library-writers-workshop-a-guide-to-the-craft-of-fiction-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}