Adventures in pen land : one writer's journey from inklings to ink /

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Author / Creator:Gingher, Marianne.
Imprint:Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2008.
Description:x, 180 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Gingher, Marianne.
Gingher, Marianne.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American.
Authorship.
Biography.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7539334
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ISBN:9780826218179 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826218172 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Candid memoir that takes readers along on a tour of soul-sucking jobs, marriage, a teaching career, '60s pop culture, writing workshops, and other amusing detours on the way to publication, sharing keen insights into the process of novel-writing and the role of a southern writer in American literary culture"--Provided by publisher.
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Summary:She invites us along on a raucous tour of soul-sucking jobs, marriage, and a teaching career, with accompanying disquisitions on blasphemous reading preferences, '60s pop culture, writing workshops, and other amusing detours and distractions on the way to publication. She also shares her keen insights into the role of a Southern writer in American literary culture, the experience of writing as a mother, and the process of novel-writing as compared to a lengthy family car trip. <br> <br> Featuring guest appearances by other writers such as Fred Chappell, Max Steele, and Annie Dillard plus cameos by the likes of Patty Hearst, Richard Nixon, and Bon Jovi, Adventures in Pen Land celebrates writing as a form of play that Gingher has never outgrown. The lighthearted illustrations by novelist Daniel Wallace (author of Big Fish ) serve to reinforce this refreshing message as they depict one writer and her imagination growing up together. Adventures in Pen Land conveys a writer's sheer doggedness, with a few bones of advice tossed in along the way. Candid and irreverent, but always humane, this memoir is must reading for fans of Southern literature, students of creative writing, and anyone who can't resist the treat of reading about a writer's resilience and dedication to her craft.
Physical Description:x, 180 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826218179 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826218172 (pbk. : alk. paper)