Novelist As a Vocation Agnes Martin Combining over 40 years of

Combining over 40 years of ground-breaking research with practical advice

the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve

and visionary

the difficulty of intimacy and the mystery of creativity itself

as its immediacy demonstrates how keen she was to record and present her interpretation of the world around her

Novelist As a Vocation Agnes Martin Combining over 40 years ofA unique look at the craft of writing from a bestelling master of storytelling. In this engaging book, the internationally best selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his