Crafting the Personal Essay: A Guide for Writing and Publishing Creative Nonfiction
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| Author | Brenda Miller |
| ISBN | 0072512784 |
This is a great book, and if you look for it, try for the earlier edition with the anthology in the back. The most recent edition took the essays out and that makes no sense. Why read about how to write creative nonfiction and not immediately have an example?
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