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Characters refusing to talk? Plot plodding along? Where do good ideas come from anyway? In this wonderfully practical volume, twotime Edgar Awardwinning novelist Lawrence Block takes an inside look at writing as a craft and as a career.
From studying the market, to mastering selfdiscipline and "creative procrastination," through coping with rejections, Telling Lies for Fun & Profit is an invaluable sourcebook of information. It is a must read for anyone serious about writing or understand...
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