{"product_id":"james-a-micheners-writers-handbook-explorations-in-writing-and-publishing-9780679741268","title":"James A. Michener's Writer's Handbook: Explorations in Writing and Publishing","description":"Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener has written about everything from the pristine islands of the South Pacific and the endless wilds of Africa to Spanish bullfighters, American revolutionaries, and pirates of the Caribbean. Now Michener turns to his favorite and most personal subject: the written word. Reproducing pages from his own handwritten rough drafts and working manuscripts, Michener walks the reader through a step-by-step guide to the entire process of writing, editing, revising, and publishing. Addressing challenges specific to both fiction and nonfiction, all the while providing thoughtful and useful solutions, \u003ci\u003eJames A. Michener's Writer's Handbook \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable resource for book lovers, editors, and, of course, writers--aspiring and accomplished alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for James A. Michener\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Sentence for sentence, writing's fastest attention grabber.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679741268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.98h x 8.53w x 0.52d","brand":"James A. Michener","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174021296309,"sku":"9780679741268","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8521e00d-18db-4846-b955-df4e8fb7898f.jpg?v=1716300005","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/james-a-micheners-writers-handbook-explorations-in-writing-and-publishing-9780679741268","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}