A witty, generous guide.” — Kirkus
“Elizabeth McCracken is that rarest of combinations—a world-class writer and a world-class writing teacher. With A Long Game she has distilled the electric, inspiring genius, enthusiasm, and wit that she has brought to the classroom for more than three decades and put it into a book that’s practically a master’s program in itself.” — Paul Harding, author of This Other Eden
“Elizabeth McCracken, one of the greatest, wisest, funniest, and most humane writers you will ever encounter, has written one of the greatest, wisest, funniest, and most humane books about writing you will ever read. Have a pen ready. You’ll want to underline sentences on every page that make you stop and think or inwardly cheer or nod in recognition. Most important, you’ll want to run to your desk and write. A Long Game is an absolute gift.” — Cristina Henríquez, author of The Great Divide
“Elizabeth McCracken was my teacher, and it’s a joy to know that now more people will have access to her brilliance through A Long Game. The book is intellectually rigorous with its philosophical and artistic deliberations on the art of fiction writing, and it is also full of tender humor, understanding, and respect for writers at any stage of their careers. It’s a treasure box for any teacher of creative writing, a guidebook for any fiction writer, and a problem- solving and cheering companion that makes writing a less lonely business.” — Yiyun Li, author of Things in Nature Merely Grow
“On the one hand, as a superfan of Elizabeth McCracken, I am cranky that others will benefit from her wisdom. On the other hand, any excuse to spend time with McCracken’s intelligent and unpretentious voice is a gift. This is not just an indispensable craft book but a writer’s argument with herself about what, in fact, constitutes craft.” — Karan Mahajan, author of The Association of Small Bombs
“A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction is a deeply practical book that is also beautifully written, that is also somehow a page-turner. It is, like McCracken’s fiction, a crystalline distillation of her warm, funny, and no-nonsense voice. When I finished reading it, I couldn’t decide if what I wanted to do immediately was write fiction or just turn back to page one and read it again.” — Asali Solomon, author of The Days of Afrekete
“A Long Game is the most generous, idiosyncratic, useful, and companionable book on writing I’ve ever read. It’s basically a portable Elizabeth McCracken. How did we get so lucky?” — Antoine Wilson, author of Mouth to Mouth
