John McNally
Author · 12 books
John McNally is the author of three novels (After the Workshop, America's Report Card and The Book of Ralph) and two story collections (Ghosts of Chicago and Troublemakers). He's written two books on writing: Vivid and Continuous: Essays and Exercise for Writing Fiction and The Creative Writer's Survival Guide: Advice from an Unrepentant Novelist He's edited six fiction anthologies, on subjects ranging from superheroes to baseball. He also writes screenplays and held a Chesterfield Writer's Film Project fellowship, sponsored by Paramount Pictures. A native of Chicago's southwest side, he presently lives and teaches in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Books
Ghosts of Chicago
2008
America's Report Card
A Novel
2006
Troublemakers
2000
Vivid and Continuous
Essays and Exercises for Writing Fiction
2013
Shadow Show
All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
2012
High Infidelity
24 Great Short Stories About Adultery By Some Of Our Best Contemporary Authors
1997
After the Workshop
2010
The Book of Ralph
2004
Lord of the Ralphs
2015
The Creative Writer's Survival Guide
Advice from an Unrepentant Novelist
2010
The Boy Who Really, Really Wanted to Have Sex
The Memoir of a Fat Kid
2017
The Promise of Failure
One Writer's Perspective on Not Succeeding
2018
