Steering the craft

a twenty-first century guide to sailing the sea of story
Ursula K Le Guin
Book - 2015

Presents advice on the basic elements of narrative prose, covering point of view, sentence length and complex syntax, indirect narration, grammar, punctuation, and the sound of writing.

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Main Author: Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Mariner Books, 2015.
Edition:First Mariner Books edition.
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