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The writing life [electronic resource]. Janet Stevens.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublication details: Ashland : Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Buck 50 Productions, LLC, 2011.Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 1 online resource (3 audio files) : digitalContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781481540162 (sound recording)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Other classification:
  • BIO007000 | BIO022000 | BIO026000
Online resources: Narrator: Tavia Gilbert.Summary: With color, irony, and sensitivity, Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Dillard illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that is the writer's life. As it probes and exposes, examines and analyzes,The Writing Lifeoffers deeper insight into one of the most mysterious of professions. A gregarious recluse, Dillard has passed many days, weeks, and months in remote locations doing something she claims to hate: writing. The act of writing is quite the undertaking, as the author struggles to decide whether she has found her subject, hit a dead end, or come up with a truly inspired bit of literature. Here, on top of providing a glimpse into her own life and writing experiences, Dillard offers wisdom to aspiring and established writers, urging them to maintain their passion and commitment to the work.
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Unabridged.

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert.

With color, irony, and sensitivity, Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Dillard illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that is the writer's life. As it probes and exposes, examines and analyzes,The Writing Lifeoffers deeper insight into one of the most mysterious of professions. A gregarious recluse, Dillard has passed many days, weeks, and months in remote locations doing something she claims to hate: writing. The act of writing is quite the undertaking, as the author struggles to decide whether she has found her subject, hit a dead end, or come up with a truly inspired bit of literature. Here, on top of providing a glimpse into her own life and writing experiences, Dillard offers wisdom to aspiring and established writers, urging them to maintain their passion and commitment to the work.

Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 5

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