Telling lies for fun & profit
a manual for fiction writers
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Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivetellingliesforfu0000bloc
- ISBN-100877953341
- ISBN-139780877953340
- LibraryThing7827
- Goodreads2205594
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- Library of Congress Control Number81066965
- Better World Books9780877953340
- Open LibraryOL3789224M
Classifications
- DDC808.3
- LCCPN3355 .B56 1981
Alternate Titles
- Telling lies for fun and profit.
Description
"I would urge other writers, at whatever point in their careers, to take the time to read this indispensable handbook....Telling Lies for Fun & Profit should be a permanent part of every writer's library."-- From the Introduction by Sue GraftonCharacters refusing to talk? Plot plodding along? Where do good ideas come from anyway? In this wonderfully practical volume, two-time Edgar Award-winning novelist Lawrence Block takes an inside look at writing as a craft and as a career.From studying the market, to mastering self-discipline and "creative procrastination," through coping with rejections, Telling Lies for Fun & Profit is an invaluable sourcebook of information. It is a must read for anyone serious about writing or understanding how the process works.
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