Views from the Loft: A Portable Writer's Workshop

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Founded nearly four decades ago by a group of young writers, the Loft has become our nations largest independent literary center. The dream animating its inceptionto build a community of writers and readershas borne remarkable fruit, and today the Lofts community extends from its home in Minneapolis to writers and readers around the world.

Gathering the collected wisdom of that communityfrom practical tips and suggestions to ruminations on the mystery of the writing processthis invaluable book provides writers everywhere with the tools and inspiration they need to thrive. Invigorating, insightful, and illuminating throughout, this portable workshop is essential for writers of all levels.

Views from the Loftcollects more than sixty essays, including those from luminaries including: Grace Paley on the writers responsibility in the world. Rick Bass on keeping your schedule open for the muse. Marilyn Chin on grandfathers, cowlicks, and shoe glue in first drafts of poems. Lewis Hyde on embracing the mythology of wholeness in nonfiction. Ted Kooser on fostering a poetic life. And Susan Straight on writing through clogged toilets, broken windows, and the other charms of single-motherhood.