{"product_id":"is-life-like-this-a-guide-to-writing-your-first-novel-in-six-months-9780393065411","title":"Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months\u003c\/strong\u003e by Dufresne, John. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780393065411.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[Dufresne’s] generous, wise, cajoling, stern, and compassionate voice will get you working right away.”―Brad Watson “Writing a novel,” says John Dufresne, “is not as easy as you may have thought before you tried. But it’s also not as difficult as you imagined.” Dufresne’s smart, practical, hard-nosed guide is for the person who has always wanted to write a novel but has been daunted by the sometimes chaotic, always challenging writing process. A patient teacher and experienced writer, Dufresne focuses his expertise and good humor on helping aspiring novelists take their first tentative steps. His six-month program variously calls attention to the key elements of good fiction writing and offers exercises that are designed to sharpen writers’ command of novel-length storytelling. After six months of guided writing, the users of this book will finish what might have once seemed impossible―a rich and compelling first draft of a novel.\n\nIs Life Like This? may well be the most important addition to the aspiring writer’s library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983725916213,"sku":"ByrdShop_0393065413","price":27.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780393065411_920fc7fe-ccc7-4837-a8a3-dabc872fe46a.jpg?v=1778823347","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/is-life-like-this-a-guide-to-writing-your-first-novel-in-six-months-9780393065411","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}