Willy Vlautin is known to create characters that have gone through such hard times that you just want to scoop them up and give them a hot meal, warm shower, roof over their head for a night, and a million bucks. That goes for both people and animals, like The Horse. It's heartbreaking and heartwarming, just like the author in person.
'Extraordinary.' ANN PATCHETT 'Tremendously compelling.' GUARDIAN 'Bruised and beautiful.' BEN MYERS 'Transcendent.' LA TIMES
Willy Vlautin's most personal novel yet - a poetic and deeply moving story about what it really takes to be a musician.
Al Ward, an ageing musician, is living on old mining land in Nevada. One morning, a horse arrives outside his home, unable to feed itself or stay safe from coyotes. Six thousand feet up, thirty miles from the nearest town, and broken by alcoholism and anxiety, Al must decide what to do.
I just read something on another writer's Substack in which she said, "It's easy to write a book, it's hard to finish it, and it's effortless to talk about it." Reading Getting There helped me finish writing my book because of the years of tenacity these mentors put in to reach their goals, which was a constant reminder of the effort and time it takes to become great.
The path to success is rarely easy or direct, and good mentors are hard to find. In Getting There, thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets to navigating the rocky road to the top. In an honest, direct, and engaging way, these role models describe the obstacles they faced, the setbacks they endured, and the vital lessons they learned. They dispense not only essential and practical career advice, but also priceless wisdom applicable to life in general. Getting There is for everyone-from students contemplating their futures to the vast majority of us facing challenges or seeking to reach our…
I've loved Chuck Palahniuk's style of writing ever since I picked up his first book (which wasn't Fight Club-- I think that's the only one I haven't read). As a fellow writer, I was thrilled to finally read his craft book right in the middle of when I was working on my memoir. It taught me a lot, but mostly how to write bravely.
Renowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of storytelling.
In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing.
With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors…
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