James A. Michener's Writer's Handbook

Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener has written about everything from the pristine islands of the South Pacific and the endless wilds of Africa to Spanish bullfighters, American revolutionaries, and pirates of the Caribbean. Now Michener turns to his favorite and most personal subject: the written word. Reproducing pages from his own handwritten rough drafts and working manuscripts, Michener walks the reader through a step-by-step guide to the entire process of writing, editing, revising, and publishing. Addressing challenges specific to both fiction and nonfiction, all the while providing thoughtful and useful solutions, James A. Michener’s Writer’s Handbook is an invaluable resource for book lovers, editors, and, of course, writers—aspiring and accomplished alike. [Note: The file size is large, but necessary to be able to see the images of the original manuscript pages of some of his novels.] Title Contents A Word of Explanation Journey: A Canadian Novella The World is My Home Questions Most Frequently Asked by Would-be Writers About the Author About the Type