From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (BostonGlobe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address the challenges and opportunities of the modern era, this handbookis a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing. Le Guin lays out ten chapters that address the mostfundamental components of narrative, from the sound of language to sentence construction to point of view.Each chapter combines illustrative examples from the global canon with Le Guin's own witty commentary andan exercise that the writer can do solo or in a group. She also offers a comprehensive guide to working inwriting groups, both actual and online.Masterful and concise, Steering the Craft deserves a place on every writer's shelf.