A Manual of Writer's Tricks: Essential Advice for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers Contributor(s): Carroll, David L. (Author), Bykofsky, Sheree (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1569246076 ISBN-13: 9781569246078 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2000 Annotation: The author of How to Prepare Your Manuscript for a Publisher now presents more essential advice for fiction and nonfiction writers. This invaluable reference offers easy access to stratagems and tried-and-true literary shortcuts that help writers save time, improve style and avoid common pitfalls. Whether a beginner or student, amateur or professional, readers will refer time and again to David Carroll's practical tips for: writing with expression; improving structure; correcting and rewriting with greater efficiency; developing "Writer's Logic"; avoiding the hazards of burnout, boredom and lack of motivation; dealing with writer's block; and reworking scholarly prose for greater clarity. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric |
Dewey: 808.02 |
LCCN: 00702626 |
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.35 lbs) 144 pages |
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Publisher Description: The author of How to Prepare Your Manuscript for a Publisher now presents more essential advice for fiction and nonfiction writers. This invaluable reference offers easy access to stratagems and tried-and-true literary shortcuts that help writers save time, improve style and avoid common pitfalls. Whether a beginner or student, amateur or professional, readers will refer time and again to David Carroll's practical tips for: writing with expression; improving structure; correcting and rewriting with greater efficiency; developing writer's logic; avoiding the hazards of burnout, boredom and lack of motivation; dealing with writer's block; and reworking scholarly prose for greater clarity. |