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Contents | Fiction Issue

From the archives:

"Writers and Mentors" (Fiction Issue 2005)
The author of The Ice Storm and Demonology thinks back to his earliest years as a writer, and the kind of teaching that helped or hindered him. By Rick Moody.


Also by Francine Prose:

"Wonders of the World" (December 2002)
Three timeless Sicilian places.

  

The Atlantic Monthly | Fiction Issue
 
Essays

Close Reading

(page 1 of 3)

Learning to write by learning to read

by Francine Prose

.....

C an creative writing be taught?

From Atlantic Unbound:

Interviews: "Reading and Writing" (July 18, 2006)
Novelist and critic Francine Prose talks about creativity, literary craftsmanship, and her new book, Reading Like a Writer.


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Francine Prose is the author of eleven acclaimed works of fiction, including the National Book Award finalist Blue Angel. Her essay in this issue was adapted from her forthcoming book, Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them.
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