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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... Desert Solitaire . According to Petersen , one of the most striking changes evident in the journals was Abbey's gradual but steady shift from youthful “ romantic idealism ” to “ a pragmatic , defensive , sometimes even cynical carapace ...
... Desert Solitaire , which was a memoir of his life as a season- al park ranger ( summer of 1956 - summer of 1957 ) in Arches National Monument ( now Park ) . After years of drifting " from Utah to California to New York to Florida to ...
... Desert Solitaire : This is the most beautiful place on earth . There are many such places . Every man , every woman , carries in heart and mind the image of the ideal place , the right place , the one true home , known or unknown ...
... Desert Solitaire to symbolize the desert of his early middle years , or when Terry Tempest Williams in Refuge uses a dying salt marsh to symbolize a dying province of the soul . Frequently , these central symbols are introduced in some ...
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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 |