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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... Essay 11 Chapter Three : The Writing Process 23 Chapter Four : The Opening 35 Chapter Five : The Closing 47 Chapter Six : Word Pictures 59 Chapter Seven : Figurative Language 73 Chapter Eight : Character and Dialogue 87 Chapter Nine ...
... writing those little regional articles on fly - fishing and backpacking for Outdoor Life , before I knew anything about writing serious essays and books , but wanted more than anything in the world to learn how to make them . Books are ...
... essays and books with nature as a theme . The joy of holding a magazine with your essay in it , or a book with your name on it , is comparable to only one experience - holding your new - born child . What you write , if crafted well ...
... essays and books . Many nature writers— William Byrd , Henry David Thoreau , John Muir , Aldo Leopold , Edward Abbey , to name just a few - have maintained journals on a regular basis . Nature writers may rely on journals more ...
... essays . Those American writers who have not been journal writers have often used extended letters in much the same way as journals ; Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway ( both accomplished writers about nature in such works , respectively ...
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 |