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For
the aspiring writer, nothing is more intimidating than figuring
out how to begin one's career. You may know that you want to be a
writer, but how do you figure out what to write? How do you start?
And once you start, how do you keep going, when the going gets
tough? Luckily for writers, Lawrence Block, bestselling author of
more than fifty novels, is willing to share his secrets. Block, a
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and a multiple winner of
the Edgar, Shamus, and Maltese Falcon awards, is the author of the
Matthew Scudder novels, and the New York Times bestseller Hit
Man. This book is an edited collection of Block's popular
writing columns from Writer's Digest magazine. Block covers
everything from choosing what to write, how to write, how to
overcome writer's block, how to write a great opening and just
about every other aspect of the life of a published writer.
This classic writing book is just as timely and useful today as it
was when it was last published in 1994. The print version is a
must-have for any beginning writer. Now Block has released the
title as an audio book, which has nine hours of playing time. The
tapes are read by Block himself, who has a pleasant reading voice,
and a deadpan delivery of his enormously witty and entertaining
prose. Listening to the tapes is just like having Lawrence Block
sitting down next to you, giving you encouragement and regaling
you with writing war stories which are bound to inspire you to
crank out that mystery novel you just know you've got waiting
inside you. Highly recommended.
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