Talking to Writers: The Craft of Fiction by Nelson, Dean

Talking to Writers: The Craft of Fiction

Am I a writer? Where should I get ideas? Is my writing any good? How did my...
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Talking to Writers: The Craft of Fiction by Nelson, Dean

Talking to Writers: The Craft of Fiction

$55.42

Talking to Writers: The Craft of Fiction

$55.42
Author: Dean Nelson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Am I a writer? Where should I get ideas? Is my writing any good? How did my favorite authors make it big? The act of writing is a daunting task for many people, and becoming a "writer" means so much more than putting pen to paper.

Dean Nelson embraces the questions that plague writers by turning to some of the best-known authors of our time. With encouragement, advice, and refreshing honesty, writers discuss their own beginnings, struggles, and victories in a manner that will make readers say, "I can do that."

In Talking to Writers: The Craft of Fiction, readers will hear from Ray Bradbury about why everyone should write, Alice Walker about writing with courage, Nick Hornby about creating dialogue, Anthony Doerr about getting ideas, and Amy Tan about discipline. Among the many other featured writers are Joyce Carol Oates, Jane Smiley, Don Winslow, Amor Towles, Billy Collins, and more.

Bringing together interviews from 30 years of the annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea, Nelson reveals writers' motives, connects the dots to their past, and acknowledges their struggles. Often beginning with, "I've never said this publicly before...", these treasured authors' revelations give aspiring writers of every level the courage and support necessary to live the writing life.

Author: Dean Nelson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 11/13/2025
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.15w x 1.19d
ISBN: 9798881803506


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/29/2025
Booklist 11/01/2025

About the Author

Dean Nelson is the founder and host of the annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea, which will be in its 30th year in 2025. He has interviewed many of the world's greatest writers, including Amy Tan, Alice Walker, Anne Lamott, Ray Bradbury, Anthony Doerr, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Don Winslow, Deepak Chopra, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, N. Scott Momaday and dozens more. A nearly complete list can be seen here: https: //www.uctv.tv/writers/ These are the voices that are in this book.

He is also the founder and director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, and a practicing journalist. He has taught writing and journalism for 40 years. He has won several national and regional awards for his journalism.

His work with the Writer's Symposium by the Sea has been recognized with awards from the San Diego Writer's Festival, the San Diego Public Library, and various local civic groups.

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