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The Lure of the Pen
A BOOK FOR WOULD-BE AUTHORS
FLORA KLICKMANN
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London 1920
DEDICATED TO MR. JAMES BOWDEN WHO HAS FEW EQUALS, EITHER AS A PUBLISHER, OR AS A FRIEND
PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION
CONTENTS
PART ONE
THE MSS. THAT FAIL
The Lure of the Pen
Why They Fail
Three Essentials in Training
PART TWO
ON KEEPING YOUR EYES OPEN
A Course in Observation
The Assessment of Spiritual Values
PART THREE
THE HELP THAT BOOKS CAN GIVE
The Bane of "Browsing"
Reading for Definite Data
Reading for Style
The Need for Enlarging the Vocabulary
The Charm of Musical Language
Analysing an Author's Methods
PART FOUR
POINTS A WRITER OUGHT TO NOTE
Practice Precedes Publication
The Reader Must Be Interested
Form Should Be Considered
Right Selection Is Important
When Writing Articles
Suggestions for Style
The Ubiquitous Fragment
Concerning Local Colour
Creating Atmosphere
The Method of Presenting a Story
Fallacies in Fiction
Some Rules for Story-Writing
About the Climax
The Use of "Curtains"
On Making Verse
SONG
THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUTH
A VALLEY SONG
The Function of the Blue Pencil
PART FIVE
AUTHOR, PUBLISHER, AND PUBLIC
When Offering Goods for Sale
The Responsibility
ANGEL-COURT
INDEX
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