The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life

The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life

â€œThe journey from the head to the hand is perilous and lined with bodies. It is the road on which nearly everyone who wants to writeâ€”and many of the people who do writeâ€”get lost.â€

So writes Ann Patchett in â€œThe Getaway Car,â€ a wry, wisdom-packed memoir of her life as a writer. Here, for the first time, one of Americaâ€™s most celebrated authors (â€œState of Wonder,â€ â€œBel Canto,â€ â€œTruth and Beautyâ€), talks at length about her literary careerâ€”the highs and the lowsâ€”and shares advice on the craft and art of writing. In this fascinating look at the development of a novelist, we meet Patchettâ€™s mentors (Allan Gurganas, Grace Paley, Russell Banks), see where she made wrong turns (poetry), and learn how she gets the pages written (an unromantic process of pure hard work). Woven through engaging anecdotes from Patchettâ€™s life are lessons about writing that offer an inside peek into the storytelling process and provide a blueprint for anyone wanting to give writing a serious try. The bestselling author gives pointers on everything from finding ideas to constructing a plot to combating writerâ€™s block. More than that, she conveys the joys and rewards of a life spent reading and writing.

â€œWhat I like about the job of being a novelist, and at the same time what I find so exhausting about it, is that itâ€™s the closest thing to being God that youâ€™re ever going to get,â€ she writes. â€œAll of the decisions are yours. You decide when the sun comes up. You decide who gets to fall in love...â€

In this Byliner Original, â€œThe Getaway Carâ€ is a delightful autobiography-cum-userâ€™s guide that appeals to both aspiring writers and anyone who loves a great story.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ann Patchett is the author of eight books, including â€œBel Canto,â€ which won the PEN/Faulkner Award, Englandâ€™s Orange Prize, and the Book Sense Book of the Year and has been translated into more than thirty languages. Her most recent novel, â€œState of Wonder,â€ is a â€œNew York Timesâ€ bestseller. She is working on a collection of essays.

Country	USA
Author	Ann Patchett
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781614520115
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Byliner Inc.
Manufacturer	Byliner Inc.
NumberOfPages	47
PublicationDate	2011-08-25
Publisher	Byliner Inc.
ReleaseDate	2011-08-25
Studio	Byliner Inc.

The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life

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