{"product_id":"from-where-you-dream-the-process-of-writing-fiction-paperback","title":"From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Olen Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanet Burroway\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author \"shares his insights into--and passion for--the creation and experience of fiction with total openness\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Olen Butler, author of \u003ci\u003ePerfume River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Good Scent from a Strange Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Small Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, teaches graduate fiction at Florida State University--his version of literary boot camp. In \u003ci\u003eFrom Where You Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, Butler reimagines the process of writing as emotional rather than intellectual, and tells writers how to achieve the dreamspace necessary for composing honest, inspired fiction. Proposing that fiction is the exploration of the human condition with yearning as its compass, Butler reinterprets the traditional tools of the craft using the dynamics of desire. Offering a direct view into the mind and craft of a literary master, From Where You Dream is an invaluable tool for the novice and experienced writer alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Incisive and provocative, Butler's tutorials are a must for anyone even thinking about writing fiction, and readers, too, will benefit from his passionate exhortations.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Olen Butler\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten novels and two collections of stories. In addition to a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 and a National Magazine Award in 2001 (both for fiction), he has received a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction and an NEA grant, as well as the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He teaches creative writing at Florida State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Burroway\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of plays, poetry, and seven novels including \u003ci\u003eRaw Silk\u003c\/i\u003e, runner up for the National Book Award. An NEA recipient, her most recent books are a collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eEmbalming Mom\u003c\/i\u003e, and the texts \u003ci\u003eImaginative Writing\u003c\/i\u003e and the sixth edition of \u003ci\u003eWriting Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52867725885664,"sku":"9780802142573","price":21.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Sf2qVsf94w9780802142573.webp?v=1781271629","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/from-where-you-dream-the-process-of-writing-fiction-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}