Steering the Craft
- 141 pages
- 5 hours of reading
A revised and updated guide to the essentials of a writer's craft, presented by a brilliant practitioner of the art
About Writing Series
This series delves into the craft of writing, offering practical advice and insightful explorations for aspiring and established authors alike. It unpacks the essential techniques, creative processes, and challenges inherent in storytelling. Discover how to hone your voice, structure compelling narratives, and bring your ideas to life on the page. It's an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to elevate their writing and connect with readers more profoundly.
Recommended Reading Order
Ursula K. Le Guin generously shares the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime's work.
Ursula K. Le Guin explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. The Wave in the Mind includes some literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance art pieces, and, most centrally, her reflections on the arts of writing and reading.
Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
“I have decided that the trouble with print is, it never changes its mind,” writes Ursula Le Guin in her introduction to Dancing at the Edge of the World. But she has, and here is the record of that change in the decade since the publication of her last nonfiction collection, The Language of the Night. And what a mind — strong, supple, disciplined, playful, ranging over the whole field of its concerns, from modern literature to menopause, from utopian thought to rodeos, with an eloquence, wit, and precision that makes for exhilarating reading.