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 |
From inside the book
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... forest over a period of generations . The most studied portion of the journals have been those from the two years ( mid 1845 - mid 1847 ) Thoreau spent at Walden while recovering from the tragic death of his brother John to tetanus in ...
... forests which anciently rotted where they stand . They survive as long as the soil is not exhausted . In literature it ... forest for them to dwell in or resort to . Many of these themes came to virtually define the genre of the nature ...
... forests where the soldiers fought , and the closing takes the read- er to the gravesite of Martin Luther King in downtown Atlanta , thus pro- viding a look at the larger human rights issues evoked by the trip to the bat- tlefield ...
... forest . The opening will be the beginning of the hike and the closing will be the end of the hike . Write these first , and then pro- vide a narration of the middle part of the experience . If this technique works effectively for you ...
... Forest Service . They said they would send me out with some of their people , in a forest where griz- zlies used to be , and sheep now are , if I'd write about it , and draw the picture . ( “ The Grizzly Cowboys , " an essay from the ...
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 |