Help! for Writers; 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
Language: English
Published by Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY, 2011
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Little, Brown and Company, New York. 2011. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O address label on the front pastedown and a small remainder mark on the textblock top. Book Condition: Near Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($22.99); trace bumping to head and tail. Black boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 296 pp 8vo. Writers can have problems writing; the story is too long, the story is too short, there is too much material, revisions are needed, and of course writer's block. This book outlines seven steps of the writing process, from getting organized to building a draft to make it better. For each step there are three problems identified with workable solutions for all of them- 210 in total. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Title
- Help! for Writers; 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces
- Author
- Roy Peter Clark
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0316126713
- ISBN 13
- 9780316126717
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Journalism/Writing, Literature/Poetry, Love, romance, relationships
In Help! For Writers, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 21 most urgent problems that writers face. In his trademark engaging and entertaining style, Clark offers ten short solutions to each problem. Out of ideas? Read posters, billboards, and graffiti. Can't bear to edit yourself? Watch the deleted scenes feature of a DVD, and ask yourself why those scenes were left on the cutting-room floor. Help! For Writers offers 210 strategies to guide writers to success.
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About the Author
A writer who teaches and a teacher who writes, he has authored or edited nineteen books on writing and journalism, including The Art of X-Ray Reading, How to Write Short, Writing Tools, The Glamour of Grammar, and Help! for Writers. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he is considered a garage-band legend.
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