{"product_id":"2940169994582","title":"Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe long-awaited guide to writing long-form nonfiction by the legendary author and teacher \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDraft No. 4\u003c\/i\u003e is an elucidation of the writer's craft by a master practitioner. In a series of playful but expertly wrought essays, John McPhee shares insights he's gathered over his career and refined during his long-running course at Princeton University, where he has launched some of the most esteemed writers of several generations. McPhee offers a definitive guide to the crucial decisions regarding structure, diction, and tone that shape nonfiction pieces, and presents extracts from some of his best-loved work, subjecting them to wry scrutiny. The result is a vivid depiction of the writing process, from reporting to drafting to revising - and revising, and revising. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a compendium of advice, \u003ci\u003eDraft No. 4\u003c\/i\u003e is enriched by personal detail and charming reflections on the life of a writer. McPhee describes his enduring relationships with \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and recalls his early years at \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Enlivened by his keen sense of writing as a way of being in the world, \u003ci\u003eDraft No. 4\u003c\/i\u003e is the long-awaited master class given by America's most renowned writing instructor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47160751718640,"sku":"2940169994582","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169994582_p0.jpg?v=1763698692","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169994582","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}