{"product_id":"diary-of-a-novel-an-autobiography-paperback","title":"Diary of a Novel: An Autobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugenia Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is only one of the many revelations in Eugenia Price's intimate account of the many months she spent sorting through voluminous historical research and writing \u003ci\u003eMargaret's Story\u003c\/i\u003e, the third novel in her Florida trilogy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished as a companion to the novel, this journal offers a fascinating view of the author at work as the novel developed week by week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, for the sharing, is her excitement as her story's characters emerge-living, breathing \"people\" who become for the duration more real to her than those who are part of her day-to-day existence. Here, too, is her joy on \"good\" writing days, her anxiety in times of creative uncertainty, her frustrations at unavoidable interruptions-and her courage in resisting discouragement and discomfort (through most of this period she was plagued with vertigo caused by labyrinthitis). From time to time she isolated herself in a St. Augustine motel to work undisturbed, but when at home on St. Simons Island she managed to continue with the novel and be at the same time a caring friends to everyone who needed her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Diary of a Novel \u003c\/i\u003ethe reader will encounter many of the friends met in \u003ci\u003eSt. Simons Memoir \u003c\/i\u003eand make, with the author, some new friends as well. Most of all, this behind-the-scenes narrative will give a new dimension to the experience of reading the novel \u003ci\u003eMargaret's Story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786512826656,"sku":"9781684427512","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ab941a8dc318bedb8bdf8b8b09be9cd2.webp?v=1780635585","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/diary-of-a-novel-an-autobiography-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}