How to Grow a Novel by Sol Stein
Sol Stein is one of the most popular writing instructors in the world, teaching through well-attended workshops, featured appearances at writers' conferences, software for writers, on-line columns, and ongoing sales of his first guide, Stein On Writing. How To Grow A Novel is a workshop in book form. With examples, anecdotes, and a rolled-up sleeves approach, Stein reveals the secrets of technique and craft every novelist must master. Topics include: Delivering what readers really want Creating true characters Mastering dialogue Create conflict Getting the most of revisions In addition, key issues of publishing are covered, including list positioning, publicity and where writers get help.
For thirty-six years, Sol Stein edited writers as diverse as James Baldwin, Dylan Thomas, Jack Higgins, W. H. Auden, Budd Schulberg, Jacques Barzun, F. Lee Bailey, David Frost, and Lionel Trilling. Stein is himself the author of nine novels, including the million-copy best-seller The Magician, making best-seller lists as far away as Moscow. He is also a prize-winning playwright produced on Broadway, an anthologized poet, and the author of nonfiction books, screenplays, and TV dramas. Stein is the creator of the award-winning computer software WritePro(R), as well as FirstAid for Writers(R) and FictionMaster. He has lectured on creative writing at Columbia, Iowa, UCLA, and the University of California at Irvine, which presented him with the Distinguished Instructor Award in 1993.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312267490 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312267495 |
| Title | How to Grow a Novel |
| Author | Sol Stein |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2002-03-20 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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