Words Overflown by Stars: Creative Writing Instruction and Insight from the Vermont College Mfa Program

by David Jauss

Book Overview

Your entrance into one of America's foremost creative writing programs Featuring instruction from past and present faculty members of the acclaimed M.F.A. in Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158297540X
• ISBN13: 9781582975405
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Story Press Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Overflown

As a writer who continually tries to improve his craft I've purchased many books in this area. Most of them cover the same old ground, so I skim through them and put them in 'the pile'. I was expecting the same with this one but was surprised to find that there was a lot that was useful despite the lack of writing exercises. One essay in particular I found particularly useful was 'Notes on novel structure' by Douglas Glover, which in a meager 10 pages told me what I was frequently doing by accident. Now I actually know what I'm doing(rather than intuitive)and can make it a conscious choice which gives me more stylistic choices. The book covers prose and poetry and am very pleased with the purchase.