{"product_id":"beyond-the-first-draft-john-casey-9780393351248","title":"Beyond the First Draft: The Art of Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eNational Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher. In \u003cem\u003eBeyond the First Draft\u003c\/em\u003e he offers essential and original insights into the art of writing--and rewriting--fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough anecdotes about other writers' methods and habits (as well as his own) and close readings of literature from Aristotle to Zola, the essays in this collection offer \"suggestions about things to do, things to think about when your writing has got you lost in the woods.\" In \"Dogma and Anti-dogma\" Casey sets out the tried-and-true advice and then comments on when to apply it and when to ignore it. In \"What's Funny\" he considers the range of comedy from pratfalls to elegant wit. In \"In Other Words\" he discusses translations and the surprising effects that translating can have on one's native language. In \"Mentors\" he pays tribute to those who have guided him and other writers. Throughout the fourteen essays there are notes on voice, point of view, structure, and other crucial elements. This book is an invaluable resource for aspiring writers and a revitalizing companion for seasoned ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393351246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393351248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"John Casey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440964808959,"sku":"9780393351248","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5b592b4-b81c-4131-9df9-b1a9db2ab831.jpg?v=1777187843","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-first-draft-john-casey-9780393351248","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}