Read Stein On Writing: A Master Editor Of Some Of The Most Successful Writers Of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques And Strategies (2000)

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Author

Sol Stein

Genre

Fiction

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ISBN

0312254210 (ISBN13: 9780312254216)

Language

English

Publisher

st. martin's griffin

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Stein On Writing: A Master Editor Of Some Of The Most Successful Writers Of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques And Strategies (2000) - Plot & Excerpts

Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or instructors, amateurs or professionals. As the always clear and direct Stein explains here, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable solutions--how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, how to create interesting writing in the first place." With examples from bestsellers as well as from students' drafts, Stein offers detailed sections on characterization, dialogue, pacing, flashbacks, trimming away flabby wording, the so-called "triage" method of revision, using the techniques of fiction to enliven nonfiction, and more.