Mastering the Process
From Idea to Novel
$62.73
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
22 June 2020
Summary
After a number of years teaching writing courses and appearing at writers’ conferences, I began to see that creating a process book utilising one of my novels as an example of each step of my process might prove useful to people who are interested in novel writing or in how this individual writer approaches the complicated task of putting together a British crime novel.
As the author of twenty-four novels, Elizabeth George is one of the most successful - and prolific - novelists today…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529390810 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529390818 |
| Author: | Elizabeth George |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 22 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 538g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 158mm x 36mm |
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Critics Review
In this unusual and immersive book Elizabeth George generously shares the wealth of knowledge and experience she has gained from the creation of her hugely loved crime novels. There are nuggets here that will prove invaluable to fiction writers of any genre - Rachel Hore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Child
What a gift! Elizabeth George unites two of her greatest strengths - the keen insight of a master storyteller along with the soul of a teacher in her new book, Mastering the Process. What a rare treat for any writer, or any fan of George’s work, a smart, thoughtful, approachable book on the writing process, on her writing process, as she generously shares her step-by-step method that has made her one of the most beloved writers of our time.Through the years I’ve been lucky enough to watch Elizabeth George at work, to learn from her as she makes her way through her complex and beloved novels … Now in this fascinating, instructive book anyone who is interested in writing and process can learn from the master herself: all of us are in luck.No one writing today is a better craftsman of fiction than Elizabeth George. When she offers to tell you the mysteries of the writing process as she does in Mastering the Process, we should sit up and pay attention. This book is revealing and charming by turns, and anyone interested in how the magic works will want to read it.This is not only a useful guide to Elizabeth George’s writing methods, but an intimate and generous look into the mind of one of our greatest mystery writers. Detailed and optimistic. You will love it.I have never before read a book about writing that is so thorough, thoughtful, and most of all, helpful.An up-close and personal class in writing a novel.About The Author
Elizabeth George
Elizabeth George is the internationally bestselling author of twenty psychological suspense novels, four young adult novels, two books of non-fiction and two short-story collections. Her work has been honoured with an Anthony Award, an Agatha Award, two Edgar nominations, and both France’s and Germany’s first prize for crime fiction. She has taught creative writing internationally and is the recipient of an honorary doctorate in humane letters and an honorary MFA in creative writing. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
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