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)
26I
2Introduction
27II
3Synopsis
28III
4Historical Context
29IV
5How to Become an Author
30V
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6The Literary Career
31Writing Plays
7The Formation of Style
32I
8Journalism
33II
9Short Stories
34III
10Sensational and Other Serials
35IV
11The Novel
36V
12Non-fictional Writing
37VI
13The Business Side of Books
38The Artist and the Public
14The Occasional Author
39I
15Playwriting
40II
16The Author's Craft
41III
17Seeing Life
42IV
18I
43Literary Taste: How to Form It
19II
44The Aim
20III
45Your Particular Case
21IV
46Why a Classic is a Classic
22V
47Where to Begin
23VI
48How to Read a Classic
24VII
49The Question of Style
25Writing Novels
50Wrestling With an Author
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