{"product_id":"revisionaries-what-we-can-learn-from-the-lost-unfinished-and-just-plain-bad-work-of-great-writers-hardcover","title":"Revisionaries: What We Can Learn from the Lost, Unfinished, and Just Plain Bad Work of Great Writers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristopher Jansma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFind creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of 20 literary superstars.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you like to write--whether it's a pastime, a passion, or a profession--you've probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, \"I could never do this! I might as well give up.\" But if there's one thing every great author has in common, it's this: they've all written some hot garbage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRevisionaries\u003c\/i\u003e, a writing expert takes you on an engrossing tour through the discarded drafts, false starts, and abandoned projects of influential writers. In the process, he dismantles some of our most deeply held--and most suffocating--ideas about what it takes to produce great creative work. You'll learn that: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFranz Kafka lacked confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctavia Butler had writer's block \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald wrote bad drafts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRalph Ellison got overwhelmed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLouisa May Alcott got off to a bad start\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more deep, dark secrets about the authors you most admire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by an award-winning novelist and creative-writing professor, \u003ci\u003eRevisionaries\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling peek behind the scenes of genius for writers and readers alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristopher Jansma is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eOur Narrow Hiding Places\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Came to the City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Unchangeable Spots of Leopards\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the winner of the Sherwood Anderson Foundation Fiction Award, a Pushcart Prize, and the recipient of an honorable mention for the PEN\/Hemingway Award. His short fiction, distinguished in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2016\u003c\/i\u003e, has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlaska Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZYZZYVA\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Kristopher is an associate professor of English and director of the creative writing program at SUNY New Paltz College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758617493792,"sku":"9781683693734","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a0a1b0ef51de08c3c32605af04bb2de9_c5f59961-4f98-4b6e-b02a-d44ed71642de.webp?v=1780130618","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/revisionaries-what-we-can-learn-from-the-lost-unfinished-and-just-plain-bad-work-of-great-writers-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}