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How to Write a Short Story : An Exposition of the Technique of Short Fiction (Classic Reprint) by Leslie W. Quirk (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN-101331254329
ISBN-139781331254324
eBay Product ID (ePID)246430607
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Book TitleHow to Write a Short Story : an Exposition of the Technique of Short Fiction (Classic Reprint)
Number of Pages84 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Public Speaking
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreLanguage Arts & Disciplines, History
AuthorLeslie W. Quirk
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight4.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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SynopsisExcerpt from How to Write a Short Story: An Exposition of the Technique of Short Fiction Nor is the call only for stories by well known authors. The editors of the very best magazines are constantly on the alert for new writers. Mr. Alden, editor of H arper's, says that were it not for these contributors the magazine would languish in all its fine tissues for lack of the infusion of new blood. 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., Excerpt from How to Write a Short Story: An Exposition of the Technique of Short Fiction The material in the following pages is a series of suggestive talks rather than a scholarly discourse. I leave to others the discussion of polish, atmosphere, and artistic handling; I take for my theme the writing of a short story that will sell. There are many writers throughout the country, with good educations, with clear brains, and with the ambition to see their work in print, who are failing merely because they are not familiar with the technique of the short story. It is to these that I would appeal. In the following pages, therefore, I have aimed above all else to be practical. I have written in the first person, without even the shield of the editorial "we." 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.
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