{"product_id":"a-long-game-notes-on-writing-fiction-by-elizabeth-mccracken","title":"A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction by Elizabeth McCracken","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"doPublisherSearch\" href=\"https:\/\/ipage.ingramcontent.com\/ipage\/productdetail?queryString=H4sIAAAAAAAA_6tWKk5RskpLzClO1VEqzs9XsiopKgUyC0qUrJSc8vOzlYDs4iolKyNTICMHKOgaEeKiBFILZLv4-oHZBUpW0dGGOkpAtndqZXl-UUp8SGZJTiqQ76jgk5-XruCemJuqFBtbCwA2fYYHcAAAAA\u0026amp;R=86917660\u0026amp;dNo=1#\"\u003eEcco Press\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling and award-winning author and professor Elizabeth McCracken comes an irresistible look at the art of writing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting can feel like an endless series of decisions. How does one face the blank page? Move a character around a room? Deal with time? Undertake revision? The good and bad news is that in fiction writing, there are no definitive answers to such questions: writers must come up with their own. Elizabeth McCracken, author of bestselling novels, National Book Award long-listed story collections, and a highly praised memoir, has been teaching for more than thirty-five years, guiding her many students through their own answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Long Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, she shares insights gleaned along the way, offering practical tips and incisive thoughts about her own work as an artist. The book covers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding and developing characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlot, and what to do if it eludes you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHer thoughts on common writing \"rules\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd of course, the Butter Cow Lady of the Iowa State Fair and her work as it relates to revision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting \"is a long game,\" she notes. \"What matters is that you learn to get work done in the way that is possible for you, through consistency or panic. Through self-recrimination or self-delusion or self-forgiveness: every life needs all three.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs much a book about the life of a working artist as it is a guide to thinking about fiction, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Long Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a revelatory and indispensable resource for any writer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762543493413,"sku":"9780063375291","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/9780063375291.gif?v=1765995983","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/a-long-game-notes-on-writing-fiction-by-elizabeth-mccracken","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}