Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story, (Paperback)

from SheilaDeeth

Ursula Le Guin's Steering the Craft is so much more than just another book on writing. This craft is a yacht steered on ocean waves, not a rubber toy bobbing in the tub. And this book is filled with wise advice, clear and well-described examples, and great exercises for people who don't just want...

from melydia

The structure of this book is quite simple but surprisingly useful. Each chapter covers a certain aspect of writing (point of view, description, dialogue, etc.), beginning with a brief overview, giving sample passages from other works, and ending with an exercise. The exercise comes with critiqui...

from RodRaglin

Profound insights on writing presented with grace, charm and wit. Ursula Le Guin describes Steering the Craft, A 21st-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story, as "A handbook for storytellers - writers of narrative prose and not for beginners." Indeed, it is not a book for beginners as much of w...

from deliriumslibrarian

Finally - a writing book for people who aren't into it for therapy, mysticism, money making or muck raking. Le Guin is one of the few writers who learns from her critics, who keeps reading and writing and surprising, so it's no surprise that this is the best writer's guide I've come across. Don't...

from melydia

The structure of this book is quite simple but surprisingly useful. Each chapter covers a certain aspect of writing (point of view, description, dialogue, etc.), beginning with a brief overview, giving sample passages from other works, and ending with an exercise. The exercise comes with critiqui...