Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories by Almond, Steve

Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories

The long-awaited book about the craft of creative writing from Steve Almond, beloved teacher, mentor, and author....
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Author: Steve Almond
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Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories by Almond, Steve

Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories

$27.25

Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories

$27.25
Author: Steve Almond
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The long-awaited book about the craft of creative writing from Steve Almond, beloved teacher, mentor, and author.

From the acclaimed author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction, including All the Secrets of The World and the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football, comes a craft book that is at once irreverent and iconoclastic. In Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow, Steve Almond employs the radical empathy he displayed as co-host (with Cheryl Strayed) of the podcast Dear Sugars to explore the joys and trials of storytelling, and to explode the myths that hold us back from writing our deepest and truest work. The book includes chapters on plot, character, and chronology, but travels far beyond the earnest intentions of most craft books. It includes essays on humor, sex, writer's block, and the dividends of failure, as well as prompts to generate new work and a rollicking Frequently Asked Questions section. You'll never think about writing the same way again.

Author: Steve Almond
Publisher: Zando
Published: 04/09/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.11h x 5.43w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781638931300


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2024
Booklist 04/01/2024 pg. 12
Choice 03/01/2025

About the Author
Steve Almond is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction, including All The Secrets of The World and the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football. His essays and reviews have been published in venues ranging from the New York Times Magazine to Ploughshares to Poets & Writers, and his short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, Best American Mysteries, and Best American Erotica. Almond is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and co-hosted the Dear Sugars podcast with his pal Cheryl Strayed for four years. He teaches at Wesleyan University and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, and lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.

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