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Author | Ursula K. Le Guin |
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Language | English |
Publisher | The Eighth Mountain Press (hardback); Mariner (second edition, paperback) |
Publication date | April 1, 1998; September 1, 2015 (second edition) |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
Pages | 180 pp (first edition); 160 pp (second edition) |
ISBN | 9780544611610 |
OCLC | 37878636 |
Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Mariner and the Mutinous Crew is a 1998 nonfiction book by Ursula K. Le Guin. Developed from a writers' workshop led by Le Guin, the book contains self-guided exercises and discussions focused on the craft of narrative prose.
In 2015, Le Guin published a revised and rewritten edition of the book with a new subtitle: Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story.