<DIV><I>The Writer's Notebook II</I> continues in the tradition of <I>The Writer's Notebook</I>, featuring essays based on craft seminars from the Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop, as well as a variety of craft essays from <I>Tin House</I> magazine contributors and Tin House Books authors. The collection includes essays that not only examine important craft aspects such as humor, suspense, and research but that also explore creating fractured and nonrealist narratives and the role of dream in fiction. An engaging and enlightening read, <I>The Writer's Notebook II</I> is both a toolkit and an inspiration for any writer.<BR></DIV>