James N. Frey
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James N. Frey is an American
writer
and creative writing
teacher. Frey has written both fiction and non-fiction and is known for his book called How to Write a Damn Good Novel. He has written novels, plays, and several guides on writing. In addition to being an author, he is a lecturer at schools and conferences. Frey was selected Honored Teacher of the Year in 1994 for his novel writing classes at the University of California, Berkeley
. Currently, Frey lives in Berkeley, California
.
United States
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
teacher. Frey has written both fiction and non-fiction and is known for his book called How to Write a Damn Good Novel. He has written novels, plays, and several guides on writing. In addition to being an author, he is a lecturer at schools and conferences. Frey was selected Honored Teacher of the Year in 1994 for his novel writing classes at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Currently, Frey lives in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
.
Fiction
- The Last Patriot (1984)
- The Armageddon Game (1985)
- The Elixir (1986)
- Long Way to Die (1987) Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
Nominee - U.S.S.A. (1987)
- Killing in Dreamland (1988)
- Circle of Death (1988)
- Came a Dead Cat (1991)
- Winter of the Wolves (1992) Literary Guild Selection
Non-Fiction: books about writing
- How to Write a Damn Good Novel (1987)
- How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II (1994)
- The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth (2000)
- How to Write a Damn Good Mystery (2004)
- How to Write a Damn Good Thriller (2010)