{"product_id":"beyond-the-writers-workshop-new-ways-to-write-creative-nonfiction-paperback","title":"Beyond the Writers' Workshop: New Ways to Write Creative Nonfiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Bly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn innovative new approach to teaching and writing creative nonfiction from veteran teacher and critically acclaimed author Carol Bly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeachers and writers everywhere are facing the limits imposed by the prevailing models of teaching: community or MFA \"workshops\" or, at the high-school level, \"peer review.\" In \u003cb\u003eBeyond the Writers' Workshop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCarol Bly presents an alternative. She believes that \u003cbr\u003eworkshopping's tendency to engage in wry scorn and pay exaggerated attention to technical details, causes apprentice writers, consciously or unconsciously, to modify their most passionate work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by a philosophy of individuality and moral rigor, Bly combines ideas and techniques from social work, psychotherapy, and neuroscience with the traditional teaching of fresh metaphor, salient dialogue, lively pace, and analysis of other literary work in her pioneering new approach. She also includes exercises and examples in an extensive practical appendix.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn innovative new approach to teaching and writing creative nonfiction from veteran teacher and critically acclaimed author Carol Bly. \u003cbr\u003eTeachers and writers everywhere are facing the limits imposed by the prevailing models of teaching: community or MFA \"workshops\" or, at the high-school level, \"peer review.\" In Beyond the Writers' Workshop\" Carol Bly presents an alternative. She believes that \u003cbr\u003eworkshopping's tendency to engage in wry scorn and pay exaggerated attention to technical details, causes apprentice writers, consciously or unconsciously, to modify their most passionate work. \u003cbr\u003eInspired by a philosophy of individuality and moral rigor, Bly combines ideas and techniques from social work, psychotherapy, and neuroscience with the traditional teaching of fresh metaphor, salient dialogue, lively pace, and analysis of other literary work in her pioneering new approach. She also includes exercises and examples in an extensive practical appendix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Bly \u003c\/b\u003ewas a critically acclaimed short story writer and essayist. She was the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Passionate, Accurate Story\u003c\/i\u003e, a writing guide; \u003ci\u003eMy Lord Bag of Rice: New and Selected Stories;\u003c\/i\u003e and an essay collection, \u003ci\u003eLetters from the Country\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a frequent and respected lecturer at conferences of the National Council of Teachers of English, Associated Writing Programs, and the National Association of Social Workers. She lived in St. Paul, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.08 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752124678432,"sku":"9780385499194","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/739da47621cd158c5d80191e60ae2b68.webp?v=1779988281","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beyond-the-writers-workshop-new-ways-to-write-creative-nonfiction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}