On Failure - Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer (Paperback)

Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it. Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer describes the defining role played by rejection in literary endeavors and contemplates failure as the essence of the writer's life. Along with his own history of rejection, Marche offers stories from the history of writerly failure, from Ovid's exile and Dostoevsky's mock execution to James Baldwin's advice just to endure, where living with the struggle and the pointlessness of writing is the point.

General

Imprint:	Biblioasis
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Field Notes
Release date:	February 2023
Authors:	Stephen Marche
Dimensions:	196 x 107mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-1-77196-516-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Promotions
LSN:	1-77196-516-9
Barcode:	9781771965163

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