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A Long Game : How to Write Fiction - Elizabeth McCracken

A Long Game

How to Write Fiction

By: Elizabeth McCracken

eBook | 1 January 2026

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**Warm, wise and full of practical tips, this book is the ideal companion to every writing life

'A cheering companion that makes writing a less lonely business' Yiyun Li**

Write every day
Show, don't tell
Write what you know
Kill Your Darlings

These are some of the most popular nuggets of advice given to writers, universally agreed to be true. They are all pieces of writing advice that Elizabeth McCracken expertly and persuasively shoots down in A Long Game.

McCracken has been writing for most of her life. Here, she shares insights gleaned along the way, deconstructing received wisdom whilst playfully tackling the mysteries that are inherent to writing and creativity.

A book about the life of an artist and a guide to fiction, A Long Game is a revelatory and indispensable resource and will lead all writers, at any stage of their career, back to the page.

**'Elizabeth McCracken is one of America's finest writers' Garth Greenwell

'An irreverent, thought-provoking and ultimately inspiring book about making art' Rumaan Alam**

**'A world class writer and a world class writing teacher' Paul Harding

'I would encourage every writer to read it' Rebecca Ivory**

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