| Description |
175 pages ; 18 cm. |
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| Note |
Title on cover appears as The art of writing [with the word 'writing' crossed out and replaced by 'revision']. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174). |
| Summary |
"Although revision is essential to writing, readers only see the final draft, leaving the practice shrouded in mystery. Peter Ho Davies addresses this invisibility by examining his own work, alongside classic and contemporary authors, while also reaching beyond literature to film adaptations and retconning. And a story about his father--told and retold across the book--serves as impetus for the exhilarating conclusion that it is not just the writing, but the writer, who must change"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Contents |
Prologue: A study of provincial life -- Black box -- Other hands, other eyes -- Suck it and see -- Sore thumbs -- Darlings -- Dun, dun...done -- Epilogue: Provincial life redux. |
| Subject |
Editing.
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English language -- Rhetoric -- Technique.
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Manuscripts -- Editing.
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Creative writing -- Technique.
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Authorship.
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| Added Title |
Revision |
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Art of writing revision |
| ISBN |
9781644450390 (paperback : acid-free) : $14.00 |
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1644450399 (paperback : acid-free) |
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