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Draft no. 4 : on the writing process / John McPhee.
"Draft No. 4 is a master class on the writer's craft. In a series of playful, expertly wrought essays, John McPhee shares insights he has gathered over his career and has refined while teaching at Princeton University, where he has nurtured some of the most esteemed writers of recent decades. McPhee offers definitive guidance in the decisions regarding arrangement, diction, and tone that shape nonfiction pieces, and he presents extracts from his work, subjecting them to wry scrutiny. [...] The result is a vivid depiction of the writing process, from reporting to drafting to revising--and revising, and revising. Draft No. 4 is enriched by multiple diagrams and by personal anecdotes and charming reflections on the life of a writer. McPhee describes his enduring relationships with The New Yorker and Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and recalls his early years at Time magazine. Throughout, Draft No. 4 is enlivened by his keen sense of writing as a way of being in the world."--Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374142742
- ISBN: 0374142742
- Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Progression -- Structure -- Editors & publisher -- Elicitation -- Frame of reference -- Checkpoints -- Draft no. 4 -- Omission. |
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| Subject: | Authorship Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) English language > Rhetoric |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Main Library - Lakeview | 808.02 MCPHEE (Text) | 37620000916892 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
