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"Make your] characters want something right away-even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time totime." -Kurt Vonnegut
"'The cat sat on the mat' is not the beginning of a story, but 'the cat sat on the dog'smat' is." -John Le Carreeacute;
Nothing is more inspiring for a beginning writer than listening to masters of the craft talk about the writing life. Butif you can't get Vladimir Nabokov, Virginia Woolf, and Gabriel Garciiacute;a Maaacute;rquez together at the Algonquin, "The Modern Library Writer's Workshop" gives you the next bestthing. Stephen Koch, former chair of Columbia University's graduate creative writing program, presents a unique guide to the craft of fiction. Along with his own lucid observations and commonsense techniques, heweaves together wisdom, advice, and inspiring commentary from some of our greatest writers. Taking you from the moment of inspiration (keep a notebook with you at all times), to writing a first draft (do it quickly youcan always revise later), to figuring out a plot (plot always serves the story, not vice versa), Koch is a benevolent mentor, glad to dispense sound advice when you need it most. "The Modern LibraryWriter's Workshop" belongs on every writer's shelf, to be picked up and pored over for those moments when the muse needs a little help finding herway. "From the Trade Paperback edition."