Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry

Knorr, Jeff; Schell, Tim

ISBN 10: 0131787853 / ISBN 13: 9780131787858

Published by Pearson, 2005

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Title: Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction ...

Publisher: Pearson

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

For beginning and intermediate creative writing courses (General/Fiction/Poetry) that use a workshop approach.

 

Message:  This workshop-based textbook offers a hands-on, interactive approach to writing fiction and poetry.

 

Presenting the fundamental elements of both genres, the text illustrates the creative writing process and guides the students through several drafts of various student sample writings as if they were participating in an actual workshop. Clearly written and organized, it also includes student samples, class-tested exercises, and an easy-to-use guide to the workshop process.

About the Author:

JEFF KNORR: A specialist in both technical writing and poetry at Clackamas Community College, Jeff coordinates the department's efforts in computer-assisted instruction. Jeff and his co-author Tim Schell have also launched the Clackamas Literary Review a prestigious national literary magazine, which offers a contest and poetry, fiction, and essays by leading writers.

TIM SCHELL: Committed to promoting writing. Tim also created the Clackamas Literary Review and serves as co-editor with Jeff Knorr: He specializes in the teaching-and writing-of fiction at Clackamas. He has won the prestigious Martindale Prize for Long Fiction in 1993 and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for a story published in 1995.