{"product_id":"millions-of-suns-on-writing-and-life-paperback","title":"Millions of Suns: On Writing and Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. C. Benner Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSharon Fagan McDermott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMillions of Suns\u003c\/i\u003e is an open invitation for all writers to create something new. Each chapter features a pair of essays-in-dialogue between two working artists, Sharon Fagan McDermott and M. C. Benner Dixon, which addresses a specific writing element such as metaphor, inspiration, place, surprise, or imagery. These hybrid essays reveal how two very different writers approach the building blocks of their craft. Explore how white space intersects with grief, how the act of reading changes over a lifetime, or how \"familiarity, in life and in stories, invites us in and gives us a hand to hold.\" Witness the ways that race and climate change find their way onto the page. Learn how memory can be an act of betrayal or healing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With decades of combined teaching experience, McDermott and Benner Dixon share practical craft-of-writing advice with the reader, including over fifty engaging writing prompts to spark the creative process. These prompts guide readers toward the freedom and joy that comes with finding one's authentic voice. Embracing both the painful and the playful, \u003ci\u003eMillions of Suns\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal text for classrooms, professional development, or daily writing practice. Through humor, lyricism, and poignancy, the fundamental message of the book remains the same for newcomers and career authors. Let \u003ci\u003eMillions of Suns\u003c\/i\u003e open a door for you into your creative work, inviting imagination, memory, and inspiration into your writing life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Fagan McDermott\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning Upper School English Teacher at Winchester Thurston School. Her books of poetry include \u003ci\u003eLife without Furniture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bitter Acoustic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlley Scatting\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVoluptuous\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e M. C. Benner Dixon is an editor, writer, and writing coach. Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Height of Land\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the Orison Fiction Prize.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765201568032,"sku":"9780472056477","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/34105774ab94ec2fa40415bdb06edb9d.webp?v=1780263550","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/millions-of-suns-on-writing-and-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}