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Techniques of the Selling Writer
Techniques of the Selling Writer | Dwight V. Swain
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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.
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Techniques of the Selling Writer | Dwight V. Swain
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Must read on the craft of writing! I loved the way he organized each chapter into sections. I couldn't put down the chapter: Preparation, Planning, Production.

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Techniques of the Selling Writer | Dwight V. Swain
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1: Serenity: Those Left Behind by Whedon, Mathews, and Conrad
2: Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein
3: Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt
4: Man‘s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl
5: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
6: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley (Totally counts! 😁)

Krisjericho I just got Black Elk Speaks last week. Wonder Twin powers activate! 7y
Ross Hahaha because of course you did! 🖖🏽 Sci-five! 7y
Ross I‘m going through ALL of my books for this cataloguing debacle and holy crap, I have soooo many I want to read again. 😞 7y
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Krisjericho Right?! I want to cry sometimes because I know I will never be able to reread everything I want to and read all this new stuff, too. 😭 7y
Ross @britt_brooke Thanks for the list! 7y
britt_brooke @Ross Sure thing, but I can‘t take credit. It came from @liberty! 😉 7y
Ross Oh, yeah! Thanks @liberty 7y
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Ross
Techniques of the Selling Writer | Dwight V. Swain
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WOOT!
One of my favorite humans won 2017 Humanist of the Year!

Krisjericho We have this magazine at the library. I‘ll have to check out this issue! 7y
Ross The article on his award is a transcription of his acceptance speech. It‘s really good! 7y
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Ross
Techniques of the Selling Writer | Dwight V. Swain
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Here‘s my haul from my expedition to some local bookshops this weekend. I needed to replace some reader/loaner copies of my DragonLance series, found an old I, Strahd in hardback, and some good-lookin‘ philosophy as well! Brain candy galore!

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