Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Reading Like a Writer : A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

Reading Like a Writer : A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Reading Like a Writer A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Author: Francine Prose
From Publishers Weekly — Starred Review. The trick to writing, Prose writes, is reading?carefully, deliberately and slowly. While this might seem like a no-brainer, Prose (Blue Angel; A Changed Man) masterfully meditates on how quality reading informs great writing, which will warm the cold, jaded hearts of even the most frustrated, unappreciated...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060777043
ISBN-10: 0060777044
Publication Date: 9/1/2006
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 17

3.7 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

mazeface avatar reviewed Reading Like a Writer : A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them on + 66 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to improve their writing style for fiction. Prose offers excellent examples of the concepts she discusses. Enjoyable.
Read All 3 Book Reviews of "Reading Like a Writer A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them"


Genres: