{"product_id":"techniques-of-the-selling-writer-9780806111919","title":"Techniques of the Selling Writer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechniques of the Selling Writer\u003c\/i\u003e provides solid instruction for people who want to write and sell fiction, not just to talk and study about it. It gives the background, insights, and specific procedures needed by all beginning writers. Here one can learn how to group words into copy that moves, movement into scenes, and scenes into stories; how to develop characters, how to revise and polish, and finally, how to sell the product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one can teach talent, but the practical skills of the professional writer's craft can certainly be taught. The correct and imaginative use of these kills can shorten any beginner's apprenticeship by years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the book for writers who want to turn rejection slips into cashable checks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwain, Dwight V.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDwight V. Swain\u003c\/b\u003e spent a lifetime writing newspaper and magazine articles, pulp fiction, and screenplays. For more than twenty years he taught in the Professional Writing Program at the University of Oklahoma. His popular books, \u003ci\u003eTechniques of the Selling Writer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreating Characters: How to Build Story People\u003c\/i\u003e are published by the University of Oklahoma Press.","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627579674898,"sku":"9780806111919","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_55e1c795-ad62-42b6-84cc-8181b0223445.jpg?v=1732676809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/techniques-of-the-selling-writer-9780806111919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}