Steering the Craft

By Ursula K. Le Guin,

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Ursula K. Le Guin generously shares the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime's work.

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1 author picked Steering the Craft as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Mark David Gerson

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As with Madeleine L’Engle, everything I’ve read by Ursula K. Le Guin—fiction as well as nonfiction—has radically influenced my writing and my teaching of writing. In fact, her impact on my creative awakening was so profound that I sent her a copy of my first book as a thank you! Steering the Craft is filled with wisdom and exercises for both new and seasoned writers, but perhaps the most liberating for blocked writers is her controversial view that “story” is defined by “change” not “conflict.” That’s especially welcoming for writers who feel hemmed in (and, perhaps, blocked) by the traditional…

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5 Stars

By Louise Blackwick,

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Five days before the end of humanity, five unlikely heroes find themselves on an impossible quest to outlive the apocalypse.

5 Stars is the survival story of a mother and her baby facing impossible odds amidst a global apocalypse. Set in a dying world overseen by “The Neon God,” the deceitful and ubiquitous digital A.I. controlling the metropolis of New Vega, Aurora and her baby must beat the Neon God’s Algorithm in the hope of escaping their impending doom. Together with Stella, Rolf, Tümay, and Sorano, Aurora must earn “5 Gold Stars” – a difficult-to-obtain, merit-based currency – to secure…

5 Stars

By Louise Blackwick,

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CAN YOU BEAT THE NEON GOD'S ALGORITHM?

A ground-breaking story, written in a never before seen genre of fiction - NEON SCIENCE-FICTION! Five days before the end of the world, a mother and her baby struggle to beat the Neon God’s Algorithm in order to secure a seat on the last shuttle leaving the planet.
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From the bestselling author of the Vivian Amberville® series comes the NEON SCIENCE-FICTION survival story of a mother and her baby facing impossible odds midst a global apocalypse. Set in a mad world overseen by “The Neon God”, the deceitful and ubiquitous digital hive-mind…

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