Why write? : a master class on the art and value of writing
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New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
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808.042 EDMUN
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
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Book
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xix, 257 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Why write when it sometimes feels that so few people really read--read as if their lives might be changed by what they're reading? Why write, when the world wants to be informed, not enlightened; to be entertained, not inspired? Writing is backbreaking, mindbreaking, lonely work. So why? Because writing, as celebrated professor Mark Edmundson explains, is one of the greatest human goods. Real writing can do what critic R. P. Blackmur said it could: add to the stock of available reality. Writing teaches us to think; it can bring our minds to birth. And once we're at home with words, there are few more pleasurable human activities than writing. Because this is something he believes everyone ought to know, Edmundson offers us Why Write?, essential reading--both practical and inspiring--for anyone who yearns to be a writer, anyone who simply needs to know how to get an idea across, and anyone in between--in short, everyone.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Edmundson, M. (2016). Why write?: a master class on the art and value of writing . Bloomsbury USA.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edmundson, Mark, 1952-. 2016. Why Write?: A Master Class On the Art and Value of Writing. Bloomsbury USA.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edmundson, Mark, 1952-. Why Write?: A Master Class On the Art and Value of Writing Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Edmundson, Mark. Why Write?: A Master Class On the Art and Value of Writing Bloomsbury USA, 2016.
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