Release the Bats: The Pocket Guide to Writing Your Way Out of It
- ISBN-10
- 0571329284
- ISBN-13
- 9780571329281
- Category
- Authorship
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-09-07
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber Social
- Author
- D. B. C. Pierre
Description
A guide to writing fiction by the Booker Prize-winning author of Vernon God Little. Part biography, part reflection and part practical guide, Release the Bats explores the mysteries of why and how we tell stories, and the craft of writing fiction. DBC Pierre reveals everything he learned the hard way.
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