The Writer's Little Instruction Book: 385 Secrets for Writing Well & Getting Published

by Polly Keener and Paul Raymond Martin

A unique collection of original aphorisms offering solid instruction about writing and the writing life, plus some light-hearted quotations from famous and not-so-famous writers. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963144170
• ISBN13: 9780963144171
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Writer's World Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Motivational chapbook for writers

I bought this book years ago, some onths before I bought all sequels to it: Craft & Techniques, Inpiration & Motivation, and Getting Published for broader knowledge. I recommend this as a starter for guidance books slated to certain people besides writers!

For the Writer inside or the Writer in Your Life.

In the tradition of "little instruction books", this volume is full of short tips on writing well and getting published. These secrets will motivate, instruct and make you laugh. The tips are categorized by chapter: inspiration, characterization, dialogue, plot, style, technique, writer's block, editing, marketing, the business of writing, reading & writing and the writing life. There is an index to help you find valuable passages again. THIS IS A GREAT GIFT for yourself or for the writeaholic who is making your (co-dependent) life miserable. As the author of 113 books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles, I recommend this book to writers. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.

Quick Concise Ideas that work!

This is a great book to help keep you focused on what it takes to not only write a great book but to get it published! A friend loaned it to me for daily inspiration and I wore it out while waiting for traffic, waiting for the dentist, etc. Great to keep with you to keep you motivated and on the right track!