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Name: The writer's journal
Author: Sheila Bender

"The Writer's Journal" compiles a selection of unedited journal entries from forty prominent American authors of the 20th and 21st centuries. Together with the writings, each author provides commentary on how diary keeping informs their creative process and shapes their literary output. The anthology offers readers insight into the private thoughts that precede published work and serves as both a guide for aspiring writers and a revealing collection of original material.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Education & Language/Education

Authors: Sheila Bender

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