The Sierra Club Nature Writing Handbook: A Creative GuideThis newest volume in the Sierra Club's acclaimed The series includes autobiographical writings, essays, short stories, and poetry that communicate a passion for nature which enhances our appreciation of a wide range of landscapes and wildlife. Diverse in mood and setting, the nineteen selections, including seven in print for the first time, represent the best of the genre. Readers will delight in Chip Rawlins's memoir of life in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, Dan O'Brien's tale of falconry on the Great Plains, David Rains Wallace's exploration of the Darien, Barry Lopez's essay on the coral reefs of the Caribbean island of Bonaire, and Marybeth Holleman's evocative essay on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. Other contributors are Rick Bass, SueEllen Campbell, Lisa Couturier, John Daniel, Jan Grover, Penny Harter, Adele Ne Jame, Homer Kizer, W. S. Merwin, David Petersen, April N. Rieveschl, Alianor True, Louise Wagenknecht, and Terry Tempest Williams. |
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... word pictures are a thing of the past and should be foregone in the interest of a fast - paced narrative full of action and compelling character revelation . To the contrary , word pictures are one of the basic structural units of ...
... word pictures are a thing of the past and should be foregone in the interest of a fast - paced narrative full of action and compelling character revelation . To the contrary , word pictures are one of the basic structural units of ...
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... word picture is something to behold . Listen to Norman Maclean , in his story " USFS 1919 , " describe a Montana mountaintop from long ago in such a way as to make the scene forever fresh and vivid : But what I remember best is crawling ...
... word picture is something to behold . Listen to Norman Maclean , in his story " USFS 1919 , " describe a Montana mountaintop from long ago in such a way as to make the scene forever fresh and vivid : But what I remember best is crawling ...
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... word picture of a season or a particular month of the year . This is always a challenge , as seasonal changes are often quite sweeping and you must aim for those particular images and details that evoke or summon up a vast canvas . Pick ...
... word picture of a season or a particular month of the year . This is always a challenge , as seasonal changes are often quite sweeping and you must aim for those particular images and details that evoke or summon up a vast canvas . Pick ...
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The Journal | 1 |
The Essay 12 2 43 | 12 |
The Writing Process | 24 |
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