If You Don't Write FictionR. M. McBride, 1920 - 85 lappuses |
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... literary sections . As the sport of free lance scribbling has a great deal in common with fishing , the author of this little book may be forgiven for suggesting that in intention it is something like Izaak Wal- ton's " Compleat Angler ...
... literary sections . As the sport of free lance scribbling has a great deal in common with fishing , the author of this little book may be forgiven for suggesting that in intention it is something like Izaak Wal- ton's " Compleat Angler ...
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... expert testimony : " The literary life , " says no less an authority than H. G. Wells , " is one of the modern forms of adventure . " And this holds as true for the least of scrib- blers as it does for great authors . While the vi PREFACE.
... expert testimony : " The literary life , " says no less an authority than H. G. Wells , " is one of the modern forms of adventure . " And this holds as true for the least of scrib- blers as it does for great authors . While the vi PREFACE.
5. lappuse
... picnics and scenes of murders . He is one of the greenest of novices in literary adventure , but , quite like an H. G. Wells , he meets in his community " philosophers , scientific men , soldiers , artists , ABOUT NOSES AND JAWS 5.
... picnics and scenes of murders . He is one of the greenest of novices in literary adventure , but , quite like an H. G. Wells , he meets in his community " philosophers , scientific men , soldiers , artists , ABOUT NOSES AND JAWS 5.
6. lappuse
... literary finish ; and , in the end , unless he develops either into a special- ist or an executive , he may wear himself out in hard service and be cast upon the scrap heap . At first , the life is rich and varied . Then , after a while ...
... literary finish ; and , in the end , unless he develops either into a special- ist or an executive , he may wear himself out in hard service and be cast upon the scrap heap . At first , the life is rich and varied . Then , after a while ...
11. lappuse
... literary adventure is this - and all be- cause you were careless , or didn't know any better ! The writer who really means business will not neglect in any detail the psychology of making his manuscript invite a thorough reading . It ...
... literary adventure is this - and all be- cause you were careless , or didn't know any better ! The writer who really means business will not neglect in any detail the psychology of making his manuscript invite a thorough reading . It ...
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