{"product_id":"on-writing-and-failure-or-on-the-peculiar-perseverance-required-to-endure-the-life-of-a-writer-paperback","title":"On Writing and Failure: Or, on the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Marche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWriting is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFailure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, \u003ci\u003eOn Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer\u003c\/i\u003e describes the defining role played by rejection in literary endeavors and contemplates failure as the essence of the writer's life. Along with his own history of rejection, Marche offers stories from the history of writerly failure, from Ovid's exile and Dostoevsky's mock execution to James Baldwin's advice just to endure, where living with the struggle and the pointlessness of writing is the point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Marche\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, essayist and cultural commentator. He is the author of half a dozen books, and has written opinion pieces and essays for the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He lives in Toronto with his wife and children. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 4.5 x 7.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987478675757,"sku":"9781771965163","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cEVkbCtkT0hFQjkyb213MkRSZ3Nndz09.webp?v=1776178950","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/on-writing-and-failure-or-on-the-peculiar-perseverance-required-to-endure-the-life-of-a-writer-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}