On becoming a novelist /
John Gardner ; foreword by Raymond Carver.
- First Harper colophon edition.
- xxv, 150 pages ; 22 cm
- Harper & Row series on the professions .
Includes index.
Foreword / The Writer's Nature -- The Writer's Training and Education -- Publication and Survival -- Faith. Raymond Carver --
Contains advice to young writers organized around three main questions: Am I talented enough? How should I educate myself? Can I make a living from writing fiction?