| Description |
186 pages ; 21 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Reprint of the 1934 ed. published by Harcourt, Brace, New York. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-179) and index. |
| Summary |
Describes a writer's temperament and how to develop a writer's habits, originality, and insight, imitate exemplary works, read critically, and overcome writing difficulties. |
| Contents |
Foreword by John Gardner -- In Introduction -- 1. The four difficulties -- 2. What writers are like -- 3. The advantages of duplicity -- 4. Interlude: On taking advice -- 5. Harnessing the unconscious -- 6. Writing on schedule -- 7. The first survey -- 8. The critic at work on himself -- 9. Readings as a writer -- 10. On imitation -- 11. Learning to see again -- 12. The source of originality -- 13. The writer's recreation -- 14. The practice story -- 15. The great discovery -- 16. The third person, genius -- 17. The writer's magic -- In conclusion: Some prosaic pointers. |
| Subject |
Fiction -- Technique.
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Authorship.
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Authorship. (OCoLC)fst00822442
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Fiction -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst00923755
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| ISBN |
0874771641 |
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9780874771640 |
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