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Practical, instantly usable techniques and advice for writers of fiction and non-fiction from master editor Sol Stein

About the Author

Sol Stein edited the work of such major writers as James Baldwin, Jack Higgins, David Frost, and Elia Kazan, and founded the publishing house Stein & Day. He taught creative writing at Columbia, Iowa, and the University of California at Irvine. He is the author of nine novels, including the million-copy bestseller The Magician. He died in 2019.

Reviews

'This book can jump-start anyone's creativity. Highly recommended for all writing collections' - Library Journal

'The best book on writing that I have read ... cannot fail to help every writer, no matter at what stage he finds himself' - Barnaby Conrad, New York Times bestselling author of Matador

'Offers a banquet of savvy advice' - Publishers Weekly

'With Stein's assistance, you can grab your reader on page one and not let go until "The End"... [Stein] offers "usable solutions" for any writing problem you might encounter ... he challenges you to write the sentence you want the world to remember you by' - Jane Steinberg