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Start with a Word is Marilyn McEntyre's short-lesson guide to literary craft, built around close reading rather than drills or formulas. A veteran teacher and award-winning author, she asks writers to move from "What does this text say?" to "How does this text work?" and treats admired writers as tutors. It suits aspiring and established writers who want prompts and models more than rules. Against craft manuals that lean on templates and exercises, it offers readings, prompts and encouragement in short chapters.
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Start with a Word: On the Craft and Adventure of Writing is a book about writing by Marilyn McEntyre, for aspiring and established writers. It avoids drills and formulas. It relies on close readings and playful advice instead.
The book treats writers whose work readers have enjoyed as tutors. It asks readers to move from "What does this text say?" to "How does this text work?" This shifts the reader from passive consumption to active apprenticeship.
It includes short lessons on essential elements of literary craft, close readings of passages from a range of works, and writing prompts. It also encourages writers to find their own path into work only they can create.
