![]() For Prose, attentive reading is a-perhaps the-key activity in which an aspiring writer can engage. She has taught writing and literature for a variety of programs, including the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop.Īll of which is to say: Prose knows of what she writes in Reading Like a Writer. She is currently writing book reviews for O: The Oprah Magazine, and has had essays and reviews appear in the New York Times, Slate, and a variety of other top-flight publications. She has also penned books for children and young adults, as well as four previous non-fiction books. Prose is the author of 14 story collections and novels, including A Changed Man and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the 2000 National Book Award. “In fact, I explicitly say there are no 10 rules for writing your novel.” “I don’t give 10 rules for writing your novel,” Prose said in a phone interview from her home in New York City. Indeed, her new book, Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them, has been called an “anti-how-to book.” ![]() ![]() Francine Prose isn’t going to walk you through a 10-step process for penning the novel you have pent up inside. ![]()
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