{"product_id":"the-secret-miracle-the-novelists-handbook-9780805087147","title":"The Secret Miracle: The Novelist's Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world's best contemporary writers--from Michael Chabon and Claire Messud to Jonathan Lethem and Amy Tan--engage in a wide-ranging, insightful, and oft- surprising roundtable discussion on the art of writing fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing back the curtain on the mysterious process of writing novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Miracle \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together the foremost practitioners of the craft to discuss how they write. Paul Auster, Roddy Doyle, Allegra Goodman, Aleksandar Hemon, Mario Vargas Llosa, Susan Minot, Rick Moody, Haruki Murakami, George Pelecanos, Gary Shteyngart, Daniel Alarcón, and others take us step by step through the alchemy of writing fiction, answering everything from nuts-and-bolts queries--\"Do you outline?\"--to perennial questions posed by writers and readers alike: \"What makes a character compelling?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Stephen King's deadpan distinction between novels and short stories (\"Novels are longer and have more s**t in them\") to Colm Toibin's anti-romanticized take on his characters (\"They are just words\") to José Manuel Prieto's mature perspective on the anxieties of influence (\"Influences are felt or weigh you down more when young\"), every page contains insights found nowhere else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith honesty, humor, and elegance, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e gives both aspiring writers and lovers of literature a master class in the art of writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Alarcon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt McDougal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805087147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Alarcón\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLost City Radio\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a 2007 Best Book by the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e826 National\u003c\/b\u003e is a network of youth tutoring, writing, and publishing centers located in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Seattle, and Boston.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt McDougal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44911776170099,"sku":"9780805087147","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7f05b53f-6967-4482-9e96-47c40ea54c79.jpg?v=1777568750","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-secret-miracle-the-novelists-handbook-9780805087147","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}