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On Teaching and Writing Fiction

By Wallace Stegner
Foreword by Lynn Stegner
Edited by Lynn Stegner

By Wallace Stegner
Foreword by Lynn Stegner
Edited by Lynn Stegner

By Wallace Stegner
Foreword by Lynn Stegner
Edited by Lynn Stegner

By Wallace Stegner
Foreword by Lynn Stegner
Edited by Lynn Stegner

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    About On Teaching and Writing Fiction

    Wallace Stegner founded the acclaimed Stanford Writing Program-a program whose alumni include such literary luminaries as Larry McMurtry, Robert Stone, and Raymond Carver. Here Lynn Stegner brings together eight of Stegner’s previously uncollected essays-including four never-before-published pieces -on writing fiction and teaching creative writing. In this unique collection he addresses every aspect of fiction writing-from the writer’s vision to his or her audience, from the use of symbolism to swear words, from the mystery of the creative process to the recognizable truth it seeks finally to reveal. His insights will benefit anyone interested in writing fiction or exploring ideas about fiction’s role in the broader culture.

    About On Teaching and Writing Fiction

    Wallace Stegner founded the acclaimed Stanford Writing Program-a program whose alumni include such literary luminaries as Larry McMurtry, Robert Stone, and Raymond Carver. Here Lynn Stegner brings together eight of Stegner’s previously uncollected essays-including four never-before-published pieces -on writing fiction and teaching creative writing. In this unique collection he addresses every aspect of fiction writing-from the writer’s vision to his or her audience, from the use of symbolism to swear words, from the mystery of the creative process to the recognizable truth it seeks finally to reveal. His insights will benefit anyone interested in writing fiction or exploring ideas about fiction’s role in the broader culture.

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    About Wallace Stegner

    Wallace Stegner (1909–1993) was the author of, among other novels, All the Little Live Things (winner of a Commonwealth Club Gold Medal), Angle of Repose (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), and The Spectator Bird (winner of the National Book Award). His nonfiction… More about Wallace Stegner

    About Wallace Stegner

    Wallace Stegner (1909–1993) was the author of, among other novels, All the Little Live Things (winner of a Commonwealth Club Gold Medal), Angle of Repose (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), and The Spectator Bird (winner of the National Book Award). His nonfiction… More about Wallace Stegner

    Product Details

    Category: Reference

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Dec 03, 2002 | 144 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780142001479

    Category: Reference

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Dec 03, 2002 | 144 Pages | ISBN 9781440621277

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    Table Of Contents

    Foreword
    Fiction: A Lens on Life
    Creative Writing
    On the Teaching of Creative Writing
    To a Young Writer
    Goodbye to All T__t!
    The Writer’s Audience
    A Note on Technique
    “Goin’ to Town”: An Object Lesson

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