{"product_id":"9780061863820","title":"The Writing Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"For nonwriters, it is a glimpse into the trials and satisfactions of a life spent with words. For writers, it is a warm, rambling, conversation with a stimulating and extraordinarily talented colleague.\" — \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Dillard, a collection of essays on writing that illuminates the dedication and daring that characterizes a writer's life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these short essays, Annie Dillard—the author of \u003ci\u003ePilgrim at Tinker Creek \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAn American Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e—illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that characterize the existence of a writer. A moving account of Dillard’s own experiences with the creative process while writing her works, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Life\u003c\/i\u003e offers deep insight into one of the most mysterious professions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith profound insight and startling imagery, this essential work of literary nonfiction confronts the paradoxes of a writer’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Writer’s Discipline:\u003c\/b\u003e Dillard explores the daily commitment required to face the blank page, from the practical necessity of a schedule to the metaphysical terror of a single sentence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArtistic Sacrifice:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn why the part a writer must often jettison is not only the best-written, but the very passage that was to have been the point.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Philosophy of Writing:\u003c\/b\u003e Through unforgettable metaphors—from a stunt pilot carving the air to a typewriter erupting in flames—Dillard builds a powerful case for what it means to live a life in words.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInspiration for Writers:\u003c\/b\u003e A profound and deeply honest companion for anyone who has wrestled with the absurd, noble, and necessary task of making art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Annie Dillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899287228565,"sku":"9780061863820","price":8.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780061863820_e9975fa9-e652-40d8-b99f-7cbd16ec45b4.jpg?v=1776888563","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780061863820","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}