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Honorable Obscurity Handbook : Solidarity and Sound Advice for Writers and Artists by M. Allen Cunningham (2014, Trade Paperback)

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The Honorable Obscurity Handbook: Solidarity & Sound Advice for Writers and Artists (Samizdat Series). by Cunningham, M. Allen.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAtelier26

ISBN-10098930230X

ISBN-139780989302302

eBay Product ID (ePID)19038826808

Product Key Features

Book TitleHonorable Obscurity Handbook : Solidarity and Sound Advice for Writers and Artists

Number of Pages218 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAuthorship, Business Aspects, General

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor, Literary Collections

AuthorM. Allen Cunningham

Book SeriesSamizdat Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2013-906866

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Ingenious, variegated, touching, important, wholly absorbing, inspiring and inspiriting." --Cynthia Ozick, author, Heir to the Glimmering World, "[The Honorable Obscurity Handbook] speaks to and encourages the nurturing and gnawing heart of the creative spirit within us before the disparaging and capitalistic forces of our daily lives censor it mute." -- The Corvallis Advocate, "Ingenious, variegated, touching, important, wholly absorbing, inspiring and inspiriting." --Cynthia Ozick, author, Heir to the Glimmering World

SynopsisPart consoling sourcebook, part cultural commentary, and part wry self-help manual, this gloriously uncynical handbook provides advice for creatives struggling in a career world awash in bottom-line thinking. With an appealing blend of sound counsel, good humor, and vivid historical and literary anecdotes, M. Allen Cunningham offers solidarity to any writer or artist working against the grain of the times, and reminds us that obscurity, rather than being cause for shame, is a time-honored condition of the serious, committed artist. Readers will laugh aloud at the e-mails received by Henry David Thoreau's literary agent in response to his "bloated and incoherent" book Walden, and will underline and annotate the margins in such pieces as "In the Absence of Yes," Cunningham's bracing perspective on endless rejection. Hailed by Cynthia Ozick as "ingenious...important...inspiring and inspiriting," this unique handbook is unlike any volume on creativity you have read before. It is packed with insights -- both practical and philosophical -- that will appeal to every creative person you know., Part consoling sourcebook, part cultural commentary, and part wry self-help manual, this gloriously un-cynical handbook provides advice for creatives struggling in a career world awash in bottom-line thinking. Readers will enjoy the comical aspects such as e-mails from the literary agent of Henry David Thoreau to the helpful tips like the 5-point productivity plan for writers. From humor pieces, to essays, to quotes, this inspirational anthology is packed with insights that will appeal to all creatives.