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Book Title
Techniques of the Selling Writer
Publication Date
1981-01-15
Pages
344
ISBN
0806111917

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-10
0806111917
ISBN-13
9780806111919
eBay Product ID (ePID)
600749

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Techniques of the Selling Writer
Publication Year
1981
Subject
Authorship
Type
Textbook
Author
Dwight V. Swain
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.2 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
73-007419
Dewey Decimal
808.3
Synopsis
Techniques of the Selling Writer provides solid instruction for people who want to write and sell fiction, not just to talk and study about it. It gives the background, insights, and specific procedures needed by all beginning writers. Here one can learn how to group words into copy that moves, movement into scenes, and scenes into stories; how to develop characters, how to revise and polish, and finally, how to sell the product. No one can teach talent, but the practical skills of the professional writer's craft can certainly be taught. The correct and imaginative use of these kills can shorten any beginner's apprenticeship by years. This is the book for writers who want to turn rejection slips into cashable checks.
LC Classification Number
PN3355

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    • Writing resource

      Seemed many of the books on writing referred to Swain's Technique. I decided to read it myself. Although the chapters on submitting or formatting your manuscript are outdated, the rest of the info is true now as it was when he wrote it. His writing about this subject could be a yawn fest. Happily, it's readable and explained without me having to nap between sentences.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: discover-books

    • Very good quality. Pleased with the purchase. Will do business again.

      Very good quality. Pleased with the purchase. Will do business again.

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    • A writer's gold mine

      My first three books would have been more compelling if I had read Techniques of the Selling Writer. It's definitely going to be my go-to-reference book.

      Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: gibbecommerce

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      Thank you. Delivered on time and in beautiful shape.

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    • EXCELLENT A+

      Excellent advice for the aspiring or novice writer Always improving Success comes much easier

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