Dufresne, John,   1948-  <br/><br/>
Is life like this? :   a guide to writing your first novel in six months / 
John Dufresne. 
 - New York :   W. W. Norton & Co.,    2010. 
 - 314 pages ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>A modest proposal<br/>In the beginning were the words<br/>Weeks 1 and 2 : this is no memoir; this really happened<br/>Weeks 3 & 4 : desperate people ; desperate measures<br/>Four gates into the city<br/>Week 5 : Give me a place to stand on<br/>Noveldom<br/>Week 6 : What about what it's about?<br/>Week 7 : What's that voice I hear?<br/>Weeks 8-11 : This blessed plot<br/>Week 12 : A work in progress<br/>The shape of things to come<br/>Week 13 : Picture this<br/>Weeks 14 & 15 : Behind the scenes<br/>Week 16 : This and that<br/>Weeks 17 & 18 : All the lonely people<br/>Weeks 19 & 20 : The plot thickens<br/>Weeks 21-24 : Draftsmanship<br/>Weeks 25 & 26 : Craftsmanship<br/>Now what?<br/>What I was reading while I was writing 
<br/><br/> The author presents a six-month program, arranged by week, to complete a first draft of a novel 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393065411 0393065413 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009039296 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction--Authorship.<br/>Creative writing.<br/>Autoria de ficción<br/>Escritura creativa
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 3365  / D864l 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.3