The Way of the Writer : Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling (Hardcover)

from RodRaglin

An autobiography long on the author's accomplishments and short on practical applications The Way of the Writer, Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling is long on the accomplishments of Charles Johnson, his philosophy in regards to writing and the benefits of academia. Somewhere among t...

from RandyMetcalfe

Charles Johnson is a highly regarded novelist, cartoonist, essayist, screenwriter, philosopher, and teacher. He is also a scholar of Buddhism. But his "way" here might best be described as sheer hard work and productivity. He's the kind of writer who would write six novels in draft over a two-yea...

from Tatoosh

The Way of the Writer contains a series of 42 essays, mostly 2-4 pages in length, with a couple of longer pieces. Elements of autobiography are present as Johnson describes aspects of his childhood in Chicago, his undergraduate education at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and his work as...