{"product_id":"all-the-words-a-year-of-reading-about-writing-hardcover","title":"All the Words: A Year of Reading About Writing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristen Tate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you read one book about writing every week for a year, what would you learn?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to the self-publishing revolution and events like National Novel Writing Month, the genre of writing craft books has exploded in recent years. Book editor Kristen Tate set out to read and review one writing advice book each week for a year, from classics like E. M. Forster's \u003cem\u003eAspects of the Novel\u003c\/em\u003e and Anne Lamott's \u003cem\u003eBird by Bird\u003c\/em\u003e to newer works like Jane Alison's \u003cem\u003eMeander, Spiral, Explode\u003c\/em\u003e and Jessica Brody's \u003cem\u003eSave the Cat  Writes a Novel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she discovered was a dizzying array of approaches to writing: plotters who know even the smallest details about characters before they write a word; pantsers who blithely dive right into a draft without a plan; anti-adverb crusaders and advocates for complex sentences; and, always, that the best way to learn is to read the kinds of books you want to write.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll the Words\u003c\/em\u003e is also a meditation on the challenges and pleasures of starting and sustaining a weekly practice of reading, thinking, and writing. It's an optimistic, encouraging book that will motivate you to keep reading and, most importantly, keep writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45667673047142,"sku":"9781734574227","price":44.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TnVjL2ZlTVBUS0xBU2M0OFpQVTNsUT09.webp?v=1780005023","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/all-the-words-a-year-of-reading-about-writing-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}