Download or read book The Graceful Lie written by Michael Petracca and published by Pearson. This book was released on 1999 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Graceful Lie takes an entirely original approach to teaching fiction writing. While some fiction writing books focus on the formal requirements of the story, and others present a process-centered, Zen method, The Graceful Lie combines the best of these strategies and adds a number of innovative features.