How to Become a Writer (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. How to Become an Author, The Truth about an Author, Literary Taste: How to Form It & The Author's CraftBy Arnold Bennett
Length9h 16m
About this audiobook
How to Become a Writer is a brisk, practical meditation on literary apprenticeship, treating authorship not as a mystical vocation but as a disciplined craft. Bennett's prose is lucid, urbane, and characteristically unsentimental, combining Edwardian common sense with a novelist's sensitivity to habit, observation, and form. Situated within the early twentieth-century tradition of self-culture manuals, the book demystifies the literary profession while preserving respect for imagination, style, and intellectual rigor. Arnold Bennett, best known for the "Five Towns" novels such as The Old Wives' Tale, was exceptionally well placed to write such a guide. His career moved through journalism, editing, criticism, drama, and fiction, giving him intimate knowledge of both artistic ambition and the commercial realities of print culture. Born in Staffordshire and later active in London and Paris, Bennett understood writing as labor shaped by social experience, daily discipline, and alert attention to ordinary life. This book is recommended to aspiring writers, students of literary professionalism, and readers interested in the making of modern authorship. Bennett offers no romantic shortcuts; instead, he provides a clear-eyed invitation to cultivate talent through persistence, reading, technique, and self-command.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length9 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1How to Become a Writer (Annotated)
31Writing Plays
2Introduction
32I
3Synopsis
33II
4Historical Context
34III
5How to Become an Author
35IV
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6The Literary Career
36V
7The Formation of Style
37VI
8Journalism
38The Artist and the Public
9Short Stories
39I
10Sensational and Other Serials
40II
11The Novel
41III
12Non-fictional Writing
42IV
13The Business Side of Books
43Literary Taste: How to Form It
14The Occasional Author
44The Aim
15Playwriting
45Your Particular Case
16The Author's Craft
46Why a Classic is a Classic
17Seeing Life
47Where to Begin
18I
48How to Read a Classic
19II
49The Question of Style
20III
50Wrestling With an Author
21IV
51System in Reading
22V
52Verse
23VI
53Broad Counsels
24VII
54An English Library: Period I
25Writing Novels
55An English Library: Period II
26I
56An English Library: Period III
27II
57Mental Stocktaking
28III
58Analysis
29IV
59Reflection
30V
60Memorable Quotes
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