{"product_id":"9781350547766","title":"Art of Revising Creative Nonfiction 14 U.S. Writers on their Drafts, Craft, and Process","description":"\u003ch1\u003eArt of Revising Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e14 U.S. Writers on their Drafts, Craft, and Process\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCharles Finn | Taylor Brorby\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Writing \/ Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this unique volume, 14 of the US's most distinguished writers pull back the curtain on their processes whilst drafting their works of creative nonfiction. \u003c\/b\u003eUsing side-by-side examples of first drafts and final versions of their writing, including original full-page reproductions from the writers' personal notebooks, an original, illuminating essay accompanies each draft, recounting the journey from inspiration to completion. Offering a generous insight into the creative process from the rough bold strokes to refined, clear, elegant prose, this behind-the-scenes look delves into the creative minds of working writers, including African American, Latin, Asian American, and Indigenous writers from across the US.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An invaluable resource for students and instructors looking to enliven the classroom or offering practicing writers a peak into the processes of their peers, this book presents the false starts and missteps, the self-editing, tinkering, cutting, rearranging and craft working writers make in the plight for perfectly polished prose. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Revising Creative Nonfiction \u003c\/i\u003eis an enlightening and unparalleled collection of modern-day creativity in action, a must have for aspiring writers and teachers of all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Finn\u003c\/b\u003e is the former editor of the literary and fine arts magazine \u003ci\u003eHigh Desert Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eWild Delicate Seconds: 29 Wildlife Encounters,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOn a\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBenediction of Wind: Poems and Photographs from the American West\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Mountain's Idea of Time: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays, poems, and nonfiction have been published in a wide variety of journals, magazines, newspapers, and anthologies across the United States. Also a wood artist, he is owner of FINNFURNITURE \u0026amp; ART and lives in Potomac, MT, with his two cats, Rilke and Tija.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTaylor Brorby\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of English at the Montana State University, USA where he teaches creative nonfiction. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBoys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eCrude: Poems \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), \u003ci\u003eComing Alive: Action and Civil Disobedience\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFracture: Essays, Poems, and Stories on Fracking in America\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). He is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review \u003c\/i\u003eand serves on the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eTerrain.org \u003c\/i\u003eand Hub City Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350547766\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669647556748,"sku":"9781350547766","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b07aaf2d-6c16-467a-95d4-00e5cc1544a1.jpg?v=1785203246","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350547766","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}