{"product_id":"revisionaries-kristopher-jansma-9781683693734","title":"Revisionaries: What We Can Learn from the Lost, Unfinished, and Just Plain Bad Work of Great Writers","description":"\u003cb\u003eFind creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of 20 literary superstars.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you like to write--whether it's a pastime, a passion, or a profession--you've probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, \"I could never do this! I might as well give up.\" But if there's one thing every great author has in common, it's this: they've all written some hot garbage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevisionaries\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on an engrossing tour through the discarded drafts, false starts, and abandoned projects of influential writers. In the process, it dismantles some of our most deeply held--and most suffocating--ideas about what it takes to produce great creative work. You'll learn that: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Franz Kafka lacked confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctavia Butler had writer's block blocked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald wrote bad drafts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRalph Ellison got overwhelmed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLouisa May Alcott got off to a bad start\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more deep, dark secrets about the authors you most admire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by an award-winning novelist and creative-writing professor, \u003ci\u003eRevisionaries\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling peek behind the scenes of genius for writers and readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristopher Jansma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683693736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683693734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quirk Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Kristopher Jansma","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45064896381183,"sku":"9781683693734","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db065a9b-4074-43d8-98ee-ccc9169f050d.jpg?v=1712125190","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/revisionaries-kristopher-jansma-9781683693734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}