{"product_id":"long-game-a","title":"Long Game, A","description":"\u003cp\u003eA witty, charming guide to writing and creativity for both reader and writer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarm, wise and full of practical tips, this book is the ideal guide for writers old and new\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWrite every day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eShow, don’t tell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWrite what you know\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKill Your Darlings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are some of the most popular nuggets of advice given to writers, universally agreed to be true. They are all pieces of writing advice that Elizabeth McCracken expertly and persuasively shoots down in \u003cem\u003eA Long Game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eMcCracken has been writing for most of her life. For over thirty-five years, she has also taught creative writing to generations of students, including at Iowa, guiding many writers towards their own answers to the question of how to write fiction. In \u003cem\u003eA Long Game\u003c\/em\u003e, she shares insights gleaned along the way, deconstructing received wisdom whilst playfully tackling the mysteries that are inherent to writing and creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book about the life of an artist and a guide to fiction,\u003cem\u003e A Long Game\u003c\/em\u003e is a revelatory and indispensable resource and will lead all writers, at any stage of their career, back to the page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth McCracken","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49449430548632,"sku":"9781787336025","price":38.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/5193\/1032\/files\/Elizabeth-McCracken-A-Long-Game-Mrs-Blackwell-s-Village-Bookshop-Greytown-NZ-3.jpg?v=1783896962","url":"https:\/\/villagebookshop.co.nz\/products\/long-game-a","provider":"Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop Greytown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}