Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing

by Debra Spark

Book Overview

Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing is a book about what makes fiction work. In nine entertaining and instructive essays, novelist and master teacher Debra Spark pursues key questions that face both aspiring and accomplished writers, including: How does a writer find inspiration? What makes a story's closing line resonate? How can a writer "get" style? Where should an author "stand" in relation to his or her characters?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472068970
• ISBN13: 9780472068975
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Generous and inspiring

Debra Spark's essays on writing will appeal to beginners and veterans alike. Her voice is so true, so loving, so intelligent -- I found these essays enthralling. They reminded me why I love to write, and also why I love to read. This book will stay on my shelf for solace and inspiration on those dark days when words won't come.