Writing About Nature: A Creative Guide, Revised Edition.Originally published by the Sierra Club in 1995, this handbook has already helped thousands of aspiring writers, scholars, and students share their experiences with nature and the outdoors. Using exercises and examples, John Murray covers genres, techniques, and publication issues. He uses examples from such masters as Barry Lopez, Annie Dillard, Larry McMurtry, Edward Abbey, Ernest Hemingway, and Henry David Thoreau. Also included are recommended readings, a directory of creative writing programs, professional organizations for writers, and a directory of environmental organizations. This revised edition includes a new chapter on nature writing and environmental activism. "Nature is our grandest and oldest home, older than language, grander than consciousness. John Murray knows that in his bones, and he shares his knowledge generously with anyone who opens this book. Whether you write about the earth for publication or only for deepening your perceptions, you will find keen-eyed guidance here." - Scott Russell Sanders, author of Staying Put |
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... Alaskan River into an essay , with the daily entries literally forming the structural basis for the nature essay . Another important essay- " Down the River with Henry Thoreau " -took the river excursion motif and radically changed it ...
... Alaska Range . In that essay , as well as in the essay " Wolf Country , " which looks at several years of wolf experiences in the Alaska Range , I tried to bring a sin- gle species to life through a series of “ excursions ” into habitat ...
... Alaska , and had supported a diverse array of now - vanished mammals . The cli- mate then changed , and Ursus arctos horribilis remained only in the major watercourses and mountainous regions of the Far West . Initially , this essay ...
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Contents
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Figurative Language | 73 |
Character and Dialogue | 87 |
StoryTelling | 95 |
Style | 105 |
Fiction and Poetry | 115 |
Revision | 129 |
Research | 137 |
Workshopping | 149 |
Environmental Activism | 171 |