{"product_id":"storyville-john-dufresne-9780393608403","title":"Storyville!: An Illustrated Guide to Writing Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhether you are daunted by a blinking cursor or frustrated trying to get the people in your head onto the page, writing stories can be intimidating. It takes passion, tenacity, patience, and a knowledge of?and faith in?the often-digressive writing process. A do-it-yourself manual for the apprentice fiction writer, \u003cem\u003eStoryville!\u003c\/em\u003e demystifies that process; its bold graphics take you inside the writer's comfortingly chaotic mind and show you how stories are made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eStoryville!\u003c\/em\u003e, seasoned guide John Dufresne?whose approach \"will anchor the newbie and entertain the veteran\" (\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e)?provides practical insight into the building blocks of fiction, including how to make the reader see your characters, create a suspenseful plot, and revise, revise, revise. \u003cem\u003eStoryville!\u003c\/em\u003e is a combination handbook and notebook, with original prompts and exercises crafted with Dufresne's singular dry wit and Evan Wondolowski's playful and illuminating graphics on every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John DuFresne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393608409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393608403\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 04\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2020 pg. 13","brand":"John DuFresne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044857016575,"sku":"9780393608403","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d945f53-7353-47ef-9c16-e67a06bbe997.jpg?v=1684975307","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/storyville-john-dufresne-9780393608403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}