A Manual of Writer's Tricks: Essential Advice for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781569246078)

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.

Author: David L. Carroll
ISBN-10: 1569246076
ISBN-13: 9781569246078
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 08/23/2000
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d