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Book Title: Craft In The Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing And Work...
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Name: Craft in the Real World : Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
Language: English
Publisher: CATAPULT
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Authorship, General, Semiotics & Theory, Creativity
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Self-Help
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: Matthew Salesses
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
