Writing about nature : a creative guide
John A. Murray (Author)
"A practical and inspirational guide, this handbook will help and encourage aspiring writers, scholars, students, or weekend backpackers - anyone who has experienced nature and the outdoors and is moved to express that experience and share it with others. Using exercises and examples, the author 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. The Sierra Club published the first edition of this book. This reissue includes a new chapter on nature writing and environmental activism."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2003
University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 2003
xii, 202 pages ; 22 cm
9780826330857, 0826330851
1002136183
Ch. 1. Journal
Ch. 2. Essay
Ch. 3. Writing Process
Ch. 4. Opening
Ch. 5. Closing
Ch. 6. Word Pictures
Ch. 7. Figurative Language
Ch. 8. Character and Dialogue
Ch. 9. Story-Telling
Ch. 10. Style
Ch. 11. Fiction and Poetry
Ch. 12. Revision
Ch. 13. Research
Ch. 14. Workshopping
Ch. 15. Publication
Ch. 16. Nature Writing and Environmental Activism
Revised edition of: The Sierra Club nature writing handbook. ©1995