{"product_id":"writers-and-their-notebooks-paperback","title":"Writers and Their Notebooks - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiana M. Raab\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePhillip Lopate\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA peek inside the writerly testing grounds of Sue Grafton, Kim Stafford, Maureen Stanton, and others\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays by well-established professional writers explores how their notebooks serve as their studios and workshops--places to collect, to play, and to make new discoveries with language, passions, and curiosities. For these diverse writers, the journal also serves as an ideal forum to develop their writing voice, whether crafting fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Some entries include sample journal entries that have since developed into published pieces. Through their individual approaches to keeping a notebook, the contributors offer valuable advice, personal recollections, and a hardy endorsement of the value of using notebooks to document, develop, and nurture a writer's creative spark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned for writers of all genres and all levels of experience, \u003ci\u003eWriters and Their Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the notebook as a vital tool in a writer's personal and literary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA peek inside the writerly testing grounds of Sue Grafton, Kim Stafford, and others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA peek inside the writerly testing grounds of Sue Grafton, Kim Stafford, and others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essayist, memoirist, and poet, \u003cb\u003eDiana M. Raab\u003c\/b\u003e is an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. She is the author of three poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eDear Anaïs: My Life in Poems for You, The Guilt Gene, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Muse Undresses Me, \u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eRegina's Closet: Finding My Grandmother's Secret Journal\u003c\/i\u003e--winner of numerous awards including the 2009 Mom's Choice Award for Adult Nonfiction and the 2008 Indie Excellence Award for Memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e IndieFab awards (2010)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736364912703,"sku":"9781570038662","price":51.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9454e84c6cde1703c642b6e2a1c8060f.webp?v=1765146478","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/writers-and-their-notebooks-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}