What sends men to writing, making them not be mechanics or doctors? In these essays Fred Chappell, Madison Smartt Bell, and others confront a three-fold tension: the deep urge to write, the romantic fantasy to be a writer, and the bottom-line need to earn money. Eve Shelnutt says "They speak with a rare humility and gratitude about the 'clumsy walk' that writing is". 27 photographs.
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What sends men to writing, making them not be mechanics or doctors? In these essays Fred Chappell, Madison Smartt Bell, and others confront a three-fold tension: the deep urge to write, the romantic fantasy to be a writer, and the bottom-line need to earn money. Eve Shelnutt says "They speak with a rare humility and gratitude about the 'clumsy walk' that writing is". 27 photographs.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Anthology. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Contributor First edition, first prnt. Edited by Eve Shelnutt. Black & white photos. Bibliographies. Signed & dated "1-12-99 Columbus" by Abbott at his contribution, "The True Story of Why I Do What I Do. An Essay." Contributions by Bell, Chappell, McKnight, et al. Minor board edge nicks. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Image of actual book; not a stock photo.
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