{"product_id":"truth-is-the-arrow-mercy-is-the-bow-a-diy-manual-for-the-construction-of-stories-9781638931300","title":"Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTruth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best books on writing I've ever read. It's also the funniest by a country mile.\" --Richard Russo, author of the North Bath trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited craft book from Steve Almond, based on three decades of writing, failing, and trying again.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Truth is the Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMercy is the Bow\u003c\/i\u003e, Steve Almond shares the insights gleaned from three decades as a beloved teacher and mentor, and a considerably less-beloved literary rabble rouser. His tone is irreverent. His ideas are iconoclastic. And his approach is stubbornly, radically, empathic. The goal is to explode the well-meaning but misguided myths that hold us back from writing our deepest and most honest work, to awaken the joys of storytelling while also confronting how grueling the process can be. \u003ci\u003eTruth \u003c\/i\u003efeatures chapters on plot, character, and chronology, but travels far beyond the earnest aims of most creative writing books, with essays about humor, sex, obsession, and writer's block, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Almond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zando\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.43w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638931300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Almond\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a dozen books of fiction and nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eAll The Secrets of The World \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eCandyfreak\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAgainst Football\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays and reviews have been published in venues ranging from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, and his short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, Best American Mysteries, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Best American Erotica\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAlmond is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and co-hosted the\u003ci\u003e Dear Sugars \u003c\/i\u003epodcast with Cheryl Strayed for four years. He teaches at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, and lives outside Boston with his family, his debt, and his anxiety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zando","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43180768067699,"sku":"9.78164E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c4199f4f-1852-4217-a079-a6b0f452368b.jpg?v=1752061205","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/truth-is-the-arrow-mercy-is-the-bow-a-diy-manual-for-the-construction-of-stories-9781638931300","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}