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Author : Grant Martin Overton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Why Authors Go Wrong and Other Explanations written by Grant Martin Overton and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Grant M. Overton
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Why Authors Go Wrong, and Other Explanations written by Grant M. Overton and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It seems unlikely that anyone will misunderstand the precise subject itself. What, exactly, is meant by an author "going wrong"? The familiar euphemism, as perhaps most frequently used, is anything but ambiguous. For an author, "going wrong" has a great variety of meanings. An author has gone wrong, for example, when he has deliberately done work under his best. He has gone wrong when he has written for sentimental or aesthetic reasons and not, as he should, for money primarily. He has gone wrong when he tries to uplift or educate his readers. He has gone wrong when he has written too many books or has not written enough books. Or, has written too fast or not fast enough. Perhaps, when he has written what he saw and not what he felt, or what he felt and not what he saw, or posed in any fashion whatsoever.
Author : Grant Martin Overton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Why Authors Go Wrong and Other Explanations written by Grant Martin Overton and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Howard Mittelmark
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061862894
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)
Download or read book How Not to Write a Novel written by Howard Mittelmark and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What do you think of my fiction book writing?" the aspiring novelist extorted. "Darn," the editor hectored, in turn. "I can not publish your novel! It is full of what we in the business call 'really awful writing.'" "But how shall I absolve this dilemma? I have already read every tome available on how to write well and get published!" The writer tossed his head about, wildly. "It might help," opined the blonde editor, helpfully, "to ponder how NOT to write a novel, so you might avoid the very thing!" Many writing books offer sound advice on how to write well. This is not one of those books. On the contrary, this is a collection of terrible, awkward, and laughably unreadable excerpts that will teach you what to avoid—at all costs—if you ever want your novel published. In How Not to Write a Novel, authors Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman distill their 30 years combined experience in teaching, editing, writing, and reviewing fiction to bring you real advice from the other side of the query letter. Rather than telling you how or what to write, they identify the 200 most common mistakes unconsciously made by writers and teach you to recognize, avoid, and amend them. With hilarious "mis-examples" to demonstrate each manuscript-mangling error, they'll help you troubleshoot your beginnings and endings, bad guys, love interests, style, jokes, perspective, voice, and more. As funny as it is useful, this essential how-NOT-to guide will help you get your manuscript out of the slush pile and into the bookstore.
Author : Grant M. Overton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332212071
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Why Authors Go Wrong written by Grant M. Overton and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Why Authors Go Wrong: And Other Explanations The subjects of Why Authors Go Wrong is one to answering which a book might adequately be devoted and perhaps we shall write a book about it one of these days, but not now. When, as and if written the book dealing with the question will necessarily show the misleading nature of Mr. Arnold Bennett's title, The Truth About an Author - a readable little volume which does not tell the truth about an author in general, but only what we are politely requested to accept as the truth about Arnold Bennett. Mr. Bennett may or may not be telling the truth about himself in that book; his regard for the truth in respect of the characters of his fiction has been variable. Perhaps he is more scrupulous when it comes to himself, but we are at liberty to doubt it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Grant M. Overton
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (491 download)
Download or read book Why Authors Go Wrong written by Grant M. Overton and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE subject of Why Authors Go Wrong is one to answering which a book might adequately be devoted and perhaps we shall write a book about it one of these days, but not now. When, as and if written the book dealing with the question will necessarily show the misleading nature of Mr. Arnold Bennett's title, The Truth About an Author--a readable little volume which does not tell the truth about an author in general, but only what we are politely requested to accept as the truth about Arnold Bennett. Mr. Bennett may or may not be telling the truth about himself in that book; his regard for the truth in respect of the characters of his fiction has been variable. Perhaps he is more scrupulous when it comes to himself, but we are at liberty to doubt it. For a man who will occasionally paint other persons--even fictionary persons--as worse than they really are may not unnaturally be expected to depict himself as somewhat better than he is. We must not stay with Mr. Bennett any longer just now. It is enough that he has not been content to wait for the curtain to rise and has insisted on thrusting himself into our prologue. Exit; and let us get back where we were. We were indicating that Why Authors Go Wrong is an extensive subject. It is so extensive because there are many authors and many, many more readers. It is extensive because it is a moral and not a literary question, a human and not an artistic problem. It is extensive because it is really unanswerable and anything that is essentially unanswerable necessitates prolonged efforts to answer it, this on the well-known theory that it is better that many be bored than that a few remain dissatisfied.
Author : Grant Martin Overton
Publisher : HOLISTENCE PUBLICATIONS
ISBN 13 : 6256646762
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (566 download)
Download or read book WHY AUTHORS GO WRONG AND OTHER EXPLANATIONS written by Grant Martin Overton and published by HOLISTENCE PUBLICATIONS. This book was released on 2024-02-22 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bethany Adams
Publisher : Bethany Adams
ISBN 13 : 0997532017
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (975 download)
Download or read book Soulbound written by Bethany Adams and published by Bethany Adams. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Grant M. Overton
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387092938
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Why Authors Go Wrong, and Other Explanations written by Grant M. Overton and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Renard Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1913724263
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Why I Write written by George Orwell and published by Renard Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times
Author : Becca Puglisi
Publisher : JADD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0999296353
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (992 download)
Download or read book The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (2nd Edition) written by Becca Puglisi and published by JADD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as “the gold standard for writers” and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 56 new entries! One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way. When showing our characters’ feelings, we often use the first idea that comes to mind, and they end up smiling, nodding, and frowning too much. If you need inspiration for creating characters’ emotional responses that are personalized and evocative, this ultimate show-don’t-tell guide for emotion can help. It includes: • Body language cues, thoughts, and visceral responses for over 130 emotions that cover a range of intensity from mild to severe, providing innumerable options for individualizing a character’s reactions • A breakdown of the biggest emotion-related writing problems and how to overcome them • Advice on what should be done before drafting to make sure your characters’ emotions will be realistic and consistent • Instruction for how to show hidden feelings and emotional subtext through dialogue and nonverbal cues • And much more! The Emotion Thesaurus, in its easy-to-navigate list format, will inspire you to create stronger, fresher character expressions and engage readers from your first page to your last.
Author : Virginia Tufte
Publisher : Conran Octopus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Artful Sentences written by Virginia Tufte and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 2006 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style, Virginia Tufte shows how standard sentence patterns and forms contribute to meaning and art in more than a thousand wonderful sentences from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The book has special interest for aspiring writers, students of literature and language, and anyone who finds joy in reading and writing."--Publisher's description.
Author : Skip Press
Publisher : Career PressInc
ISBN 13 : 9781564141521
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (415 download)
Download or read book How to Write what You Want and Sell what You Write written by Skip Press and published by Career PressInc. This book was released on 1995 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not loaded with theory, Skip's invaluable book contains concise, easily understood and applied advice for both writing and marketing any kind of book, article, story, play, screen-play, report, proposal or anything else you can think of.How to Write What You Want and Sell What You Write is for every writer or wannabe who needs to sort out his or her desires, capabilities and strengths and, even more importantly, learn the particular formats for the kind of writing in which he or she is interested.
Author : William Strunk
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486113701
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book The Elements of Style written by William Strunk and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the book that generations of writers have relied upon for timeless advice on grammar, diction, syntax, and other essentials. In concise terms, it identifies the principal requirements of proper style and common errors.
Author : Lisa M. Stulberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509527400
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Download or read book LGBTQ Social Movements written by Lisa M. Stulberg and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, there has been substantial progress on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights in the United States. We are now, though, in a time of incredible political uncertainty for queer people. LGBTQ Social Movements provides an accessible introduction to mainstream LGBTQ movements in the US, illustrating the many forms that LGBTQ activism has taken since the mid-twentieth century. Covering a range of topics, including the Stonewall uprising and gay liberation, AIDS politics, queer activism, marriage equality fights, youth action, and bisexual and transgender justice, Lisa M. Stulberg explores how marginalized people and communities have used a wide range of political and cultural tools to demand and create change. The five key themes that guide the book are assimilationism and liberationism as complex strategies for equality, the limits and possibilities of legal change, the role of art and popular culture in social change, the interconnectedness of social movements, and the role of privilege in movement organizing. This book is an important tool for understanding current LGBTQ politics and will be essential reading for students and scholars of sexuality, LGBTQ studies, and social movements, as well as anyone new to thinking about these issues.
Author : Douglas Stone
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143127136
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)
Download or read book Thanks for the Feedback written by Douglas Stone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coauthors of the New York Times–bestselling Difficult Conversations take on the toughest topic of all: how we see ourselves Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen have spent the past fifteen years working with corporations, nonprofits, governments, and families to determine what helps us learn and what gets in our way. In Thanks for the Feedback, they explain why receiving feedback is so crucial yet so challenging, offering a simple framework and powerful tools to help us take on life’s blizzard of offhand comments, annual evaluations, and unsolicited input with curiosity and grace. They blend the latest insights from neuroscience and psychology with practical, hard-headed advice. Thanks for the Feedback is destined to become a classic in the fields of leadership, organizational behavior, and education.
Author : John Warner
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421427117
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Why They Can't Write written by John Warner and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important challenge to what currently masquerades as conventional wisdom regarding the teaching of writing. There seems to be widespread agreement that—when it comes to the writing skills of college students—we are in the midst of a crisis. In Why They Can't Write, John Warner, who taught writing at the college level for two decades, argues that the problem isn't caused by a lack of rigor, or smartphones, or some generational character defect. Instead, he asserts, we're teaching writing wrong. Warner blames this on decades of educational reform rooted in standardization, assessments, and accountability. We have done no more, Warner argues, than conditioned students to perform "writing-related simulations," which pass temporary muster but do little to help students develop their writing abilities. This style of teaching has made students passive and disengaged. Worse yet, it hasn't prepared them for writing in the college classroom. Rather than making choices and thinking critically, as writers must, undergraduates simply follow the rules—such as the five-paragraph essay—designed to help them pass these high-stakes assessments. In Why They Can't Write, Warner has crafted both a diagnosis for what ails us and a blueprint for fixing a broken system. Combining current knowledge of what works in teaching and learning with the most enduring philosophies of classical education, this book challenges readers to develop the skills, attitudes, knowledge, and habits of mind of strong writers.
