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Name: Scratch
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Manjula Martin

Scratch brings together essays and interviews with both established and emerging American authors—such as Cheryl Strayed, Roxane Gay, Jonathan Franzen, Nick Hornby, Jennifer Weiner, Alexander Chee, Susan Orlean, Daniel Jose Older, and Yiyun Li—to examine the financial realities of writing. The book tackles topics ranging from MFA programs and teaching fellowships to the challenges of publishing and defining success. By confronting the tension between creativity and commerce, Scratch offers writers and readers an honest look at what it means to make a living from literature.

First publish date: 2017

Genre: Memoir/Professional Memoir

Authors: Manjula Martin

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