Overview
If you like to writeāwhether itās a pastime, a passion, or a professionāyouāve probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, āI could never do this! I might as well give up.ā But if thereās one thing every great author has in common, itās this: theyāve all written some hot garbage.Ā
Revisionaries takes you on an engrossing tour through the discarded drafts, false starts, and abandoned projects of influential writers. In the process, it dismantles some of our most deeply heldāand most suffocatingāideas about what it takes to produce great creative work. Youāll learn that:
- Franz Kafka lacked confidence
- Octavia Butler had writer's block blocked
- F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote bad drafts
- Ralph Ellison got overwhelmed
- Louisa May Alcott got off to a bad start
- And more deep, dark secrets about the authors you most admire
Written by an award-winning novelist and creative-writing professor, Revisionaries is a compelling peek behind the scenes of genius for writers and readers alike.
This book title, Revisionaries (What We Can Learn from the Lost, Unfinished, and Just Plain Bad Work of Great Writers), ISBN: 9781683693734, by Kristopher Jansma, published by Quirk Books (October 15, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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