John Fairfax Moat (14 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. An essential guide to the craft of writing, authored by John Fairfax and John Moat, the visionary founders of the renowned Arvon Foundation. Published by Elm Tree Books in London in 1981, this volume distils thirty years of their profound involvement with Arvon, born from a desire to establish a dedicated space for aspiring authors to hone their skills. This is an original paperback edition.Fairfax and Moat present forthright views on the precise deployment of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs - a refreshing, almost 'new' vocabulary for those educated in the English and Welsh secondary systems of the 70s and 80s. They cogently argue that these are the fundamental building blocks of sentences, and without a masterful manipulation of them, even the most carefully constructed literary edifice will falter. Their concise recipe for success? More concrete nouns, fewer adjectives.The book's enduring strength lies in the authors' practical approach, working through compelling "before" and "after" examples drawn from their students' and other poets' writing. This method vividly demonstrates exactly what they mean by exhortations to choose precise nouns or to edit out extraneous adjectives, allowing the reader to discern the impact firsthand. While Fairfax and Moat's extended metaphor of the writer as a sorcerer, weaving spells with words, can occasionally wear thin over ten chapters, the sage and sensible advice they offer is so invaluable that one can readily forgive their occasional mystical flights of fancy.This copy is offered in good paperback condition, presenting a valuable resource for any aspiring or practicing writer. Now, go weave your own spell.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. In Very Good Used Condition. With Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ In 1969 The Poet John Fairfax And Poet And Novelist John Moat Dreamt Up The Arvon Foundation, A Venture Born Out Of Their Frustration That Nowhere In Britain Were There Writing Schools Where Young Authors Could Enrol To Learn Their Craft. The Way To Write Is A Distillation Of Their 30 Years Of Involvement With Arvon, Which Now Runs Country-Wide Courses. Fairfax And Moat Hold Forthright Views On The Exact Use Of Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives And Adverbs--New Vocabulary To Anyone Who Passed Through The English And Welsh Secondary Education Systems In The 70S And 80S. They Quite Rightly Claim That As These Are The Building Blocks Of Sentences, Held Together By The Mortar Of Punctuation, Your Carefully Constructed Literary Edifice Will Come Crashing Down Unless You Have Learned How To Manipulate Them To Best Effect. Their Recipe For Success? More Concrete Nouns, Fewer Adjectives. The Book's Strength Lies In The Way Fairfax And Moat Work Through "Before" And "After" Examples Culled From Their Students' And Other Poets' Writing. They Highlight Exactly What They Mean When They Exhort You To Choose Precise Nouns Or Edit Out Extraneous Adjectives--You Can Read The Difference For Yourself. Fairfax And Moat Are Very Keen On The Idea Of Writer As Sorcerer, Somebody Who Weaves Spells With Words, And This Extended Metaphor Can Wear Thin Over The Course Of 10 Chapters. However, What Advice They Do Give Is So Sensible That You Can Forgive Them Their Occasional Mystical Flights Of Fancy. Now, Go Weave Your Own Spell.…

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A paperback book in very good condition, dated 1968. Poetry from 14 young people between the ages of 15 and 18 brought together from various parts of Devon.