TRICKS AND TECHNIQUES OF THE SELLING WRITER

by Dwight V. Swain ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 21, 1965

Dwight Swain, author and teacher in the University of Oklahoma Professional Writing Program, is here interested in fiction, in the story as against the novel which was treated by Paul Reynolds in The Writing and Selling of Fiction (p. 42, 1965). Both men, professionals, point out the need for talent is of the essence in writing fiction; both point out the ways to express and enhance that talent. Swain's bag of tricks and techniques are immediately applicable for the working (would-be) writer with the imagination to go with them (he himself has an obvious flair for fiction and is an old hand at it). The nature of the story (""experience translated into literary process""), of the audience (to whom to speak, what the reader seeks in reading), the elements of the story (character, conflict), the craft whereby one shapes beginning, middle, end to meaningfulness, actual writing, selling, rewards all come under consideration. A savvy guide to writing at a popular level.

Pub Date: May 21, 1965

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1965

Categories: NONFICTION