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Draft No. 4 (First Printing)  On the Writing Process

Draft No. 4 (First Printing) On the Writing Process

Draft No. 4 (First Printing) On the Writing Process Hardback - 2017

by McPhee, John

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New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 5.77 X 20.57 X 8.63 millimeters; 192 pages; identifiers on front pastedown endpaper. Minor smudge on the fore-edge of textblock. Light rubbing on DJ. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings except mentioned. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. .
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  • Title Draft No. 4 (First Printing) On the Writing Process
  • Author McPhee, John
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition; First Printing
  • Condition Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY
  • Publication date 2017
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GHC19-61303-A-0
  • ISBN 9780374142742 / 0374142742
  • Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.63 x 5.77 x 0.81 in (21.92 x 14.66 x 2.06 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Authorship, English language - Rhetoric
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2016059416
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.02

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Reader reviews for Draft No. 4 (First Printing) On the Writing Process

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The long-awaited guide to writing long-form nonfiction by the legendary author and teacher

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. In one essay, he considers the delicate art of getting sources to tell you what they might not otherwise reveal. In another, he discusses how to use flashback to place a bear encounter in a travel narrative while observing that "readers are not supposed to notice the structure. It is meant to be about as visible as someone's bones." 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.

About the author

John McPhee is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He is the author of thirty-two books, all published by FSG. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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