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What is the role of the writer? Prophet? High priest of art? Court jester? Or witness to the real world?
Looking back on her own childhood and writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse! - their activities, looking at what costumes they have assumed, what roles they have chosen to play. In her final chapter she takes up the challenge of the title: if a writer is to be seen as "gifted", who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift? Atwood's wide reference to other writers, living and dead, is balanced by anecdotes from her own experiences, both in Canada and elsewhere. The lightness of her touch is offset by a seriousness about the purpose and the pleasures of writing, and by a deep familiarity with the myths and traditions of western literature.
Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Quebec, Ontario, and Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master's degree from Radcliffe College. Throughout her 30 years of writing, Atwood has received numerous awards and honorary degrees. Hew novel The Blind Assassin won the 2000 Booker Prize for Fiction. She is the author of more than 25 volumes of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction and is perhaps best known for her novels, which include Alias Grace (1996), The Robber Bride (1994), Cat's Eye (1988), The Handmaid's Tale (1983), Surfacing (1972) and The Edible Woman (1970). Acclaimed for her talent for portraying both personal lives and worldly problems of universal concern, Atwood's work has been published in more than 35 languages, including Japanese, Turkish, Finnish, Korean, Icelandic, and Estonian.
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National Novel Writing Month—or NaNoWriMo—is the one time every year you can be totally obsessed with your novel, live knee-deep inside your own stories, and no one can say anything about it! It is, in short, a creative writer's dream (or nightmare, depending on how well you write under pressure). From fantastical epics to realistic shorts to flash-fiction, we each have our own wonderful story to tell. This carefully selected list of the best audiobooks on writing will help you access your inner writer and get your story on the page.
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Part detective novel, part psychological thriller, Surfacing is the story of a talented woman artist who goes in search of her missing father on a remote island in northern Quebec. Setting out with her lover and another young couple, she soon finds herself captivated by the isolated setting, where a marriage begins to fall apart, violence and death lurk just beneath the surface, and sex becomes a catalyst for conflict and dangerous choices. Surfacing is a work permeated with an aura of suspense, complex with layered meanings, and written in brilliant, diamond-sharp prose.
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- De Robin en 05-10-20
De: Margaret Atwood
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The Craft of Scene Writing
- Beat by Beat to a Better Script
- De: Jim Mercurio
- Narrado por: Stephen Bowlby
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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No one comes out of a movie talking about structure. What audiences love and remember about a movie are great scenes. Marlon Brando in the back seat in On the Waterfront giving his "I could'a been a contender" speech. Meg Ryan's fake orgasm in Katz's Deli in When Harry Met Sally with the climactic punch line: "I'll have what she's having." In Superbad, Jonah Hill professing "I love you" to his friend Michael Cera by touching his nose with a "boop".
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Abridged and censored- not the full book!
- De Jonathan en 10-02-20
De: Jim Mercurio
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Ernest Hemingway on Writing
- De: Larry W. Phillips - editor
- Narrado por: John Bedford Lloyd
- Duración: 2 h y 39 m
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An assemblage of reflections on the nature of writing and the writer from one the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Throughout Hemingway’s career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad luck to talk about writing - that it takes off “whatever butterflies have on their wings and the arrangement of hawk’s feathers if you show it or talk about it”.
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Smart book, good idea, good narrator, annoying
- De brendan f kelly en 08-04-21
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Stein on Writing
- A Master Editor Shares His Craft, Techniques, and Strategies
- De: Sol Stein
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
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Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether newcomers or accomplished professionals. As Sol Stein, renowned editor, author, and instructor, explains, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable solutions, how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, how to create interesting writing in the first place."
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Excellent advice and examples for better writing.
- De Jane en 06-22-12
De: Sol Stein
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The Art of Creative Writing
- De: Lajos Egri
- Narrado por: Dennis Kleinman
- Duración: 6 h y 43 m
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As practical as it is inspiring, The Art of Creative Writing remains a timeless, illuminating guide that teaches every writer, and aspiring writer, how to create works that are both compelling and enduring.
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Two Writings Degrees … how did my teachers miss this gem
- De R. Vega en 06-16-23
De: Lajos Egri
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Process
- The Writing Lives of Great Authors
- De: Sarah Stodola
- Narrado por: Andi Arndt
- Duración: 7 h y 4 m
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Ernest Hemingway, Zadie Smith, Joan Didion, Franz Kafka, David Foster Wallace, and more. In Process, acclaimed journalist Sarah Stodola examines the creative methods of literature's most transformative figures. Each chapter contains a mini biography of one of the world's most lauded authors, focused solely on his or her writing process.
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Excellent!
- De Davina Rush en 04-10-15
De: Sarah Stodola
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The Secrets of Story
- Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers
- De: Matt Bird
- Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
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The Secrets of Story is a revolutionary and comprehensive writing guide for the 21st century, focused on clever ways to get an audience to fully identify with an all-too-human hero. Authors will learn to how to cut through pop culture noise and win over a jaded modern audience by rediscovering the heart of writing: shaping stories that ring true to our shared understanding of human nature.
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Good Story Impossible? 'Au Contraire'!
- De Gillian en 05-26-17
De: Matt Bird
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Be a Writing Machine: Write Faster and Smarter, Beat Writer's Block, and Be Prolific
- De: M.L. Ronn
- Narrado por: John Freyer
- Duración: 2 h y 12 m
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Writing fast is the most important skill you can develop as a writer. While it seems hard to hit high word counts, the secrets are easier than you think. In this writer's guide, prolific author M. L. Ronn pulls back the curtain on the process that he uses to write six to eight novels a year. He has kept this pace while juggling responsibilities as a husband, father, manager at a Fortune 100 company, and a law school student. The result is a catalog of over 40 books and counting.
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Great! ... Good, then bad, then very bad
- De Walt en 11-12-19
De: M.L. Ronn
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-24-21
pensive Margaret Atwood
I really liked hearing the book read by Margaret Atwood herself. At times she put in almost too much detail, but overall it was very rewarding.
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- Anna Battle
- 09-10-21
One of the Greats
I read a lot of craft books (books on writing), and this one surprised me with Atwood's simple honesty and gruff charisma. She is very candid, well read, and mixes her thoughts on writing with a multitude of relatable anecdotes. If you write or are a fan of her work, definitely pick this one up. Her narration is also wonderful - it is very special when an author voices their own work.
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- Sarge
- 08-02-21
I could have continued listening.
I could have continued listening but time ran out. I always appreciate it when the author reads their own work. Atwood’s insight is so precise and her references to other works not only brings the listener a broad spectrum of creative viewpoints but illustrates the broad foundation of literature that she draws from. The closing interview was audio shock after swimming lazily to the flow of Atwood’s voice. It took me a while to come around but I did eventually. I enjoyed my time.
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- 11-03-22
A writer who honestly likes writing
Unlike some listeners who say they would have preferred to read this book, I was very happy to listen. I like her no-fanfare voice and Canadian accent as well as her marvelous sense of humour and irony which is accentuated through her voice. The content is a major review of literature ancient and modern and much of it that I had not read, I now will read. I am thankful she was not brought up on TV.
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- Koala koala
- 02-01-24
Atwood Great, Audible Also There
The book was as lovely and informative and thoughtful as any Atwood book, but I was absolutely astounded to hear in the interview and Audible credits that the book I’ve so enjoyed was not, in fact, ON WRITERS AND WRITING, but NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEAD. Shock! Awe! Double checking the title, comparing the TOC of the print of this book which I also have and have read. As it turns out, Audible lied to me. This is ON WRITERS. Alas, I cannot rate on production quality, otherwise this would get one star in that category.
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- Ryan Clark
- 11-12-22
A Gift to Chew Not Imbibe
Reading @therealmargaretatwood’s #OnWritersAndWriting could have threatened the knowing that I am writer though I’m not writing, but I remained largely unscathed. It also could have inspired or grounded the knowing, but I’m not certain it did that either. There were times I hit “huh, I never thought of it that way,” and I am always seeking that out and seldom finding it, so goodie, but I found myself largely just getting through the audiobook. My #adhd tendencies drifted me away from being able to focus more than usual, in part, because it was an intellectual feat to stay on track.
It’s not the kind of book with steps and bullet points and tips and tricks. It’s more of an essay, an attempt, to metatextually embody what is writing, the writer, and the others too. And it does.
Don’t get me wrong. Atwood is brilliant and this work is true to her brilliance. It is inspiring and revealing.
But it’s heavy lifting.
It’s riddled with scholarly references of stories, tales, and works I was largely not familiar with. They may have been minimally obscure works I would have encountered had I been in a situation to go to grad school for literature. She explained them well enough without being condescending, it was very honorable to this ignorant reader. I could still follow and get the gist. But it was work.
I think I would prefer to consume this as a handbook. A little at a time, at my own pace, as needed. It would need be a physical copy. And it would likely sit on my desk for accessibility when the mood struck. I’m certain I would like a paragraph or page at a time more than the unrestrained flow of narration.
And the narration. Atwood was 81 the day this was released. It’s a gift we got to hear this work in her own voice. Yes it’s gravely, more so at times than others. It has the dignified monotone of the high brow, scholarly reciter of their own work. That can be intimidating or grounding or annoying or inspiring. I found it to be a gift.
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- Ella
- 03-12-22
amazing book
amazing book, I need to reread some of my old books with a new perspective/light
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-27-23
Thought provoking and informative!
As I am New to jump on the bandwagon. This book was so refreshing I wish it was longer lol
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- SJSmith
- 03-20-21
For writers and readers alike
This little memoir was enormously helpful and insightful. I struggled with Ms. Atwood's vocal frying, but I still think it was important to hear it in her voice.
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- James Adams
- 03-22-21
A soft-spoken brilliance
What a delightful experience to hear calm brilliance, wit and musings from what must be a Canadian national treasure. Required reading I’m sure for anyone remotely inspired to putting creative pen to paper, this book is a beautiful meditation on the relationship of the written word (thus its Writer) to the readers of said word. Count me, late again, a new fan of Ms. Atwood and her ilk: the un-young and too un-sung.
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