Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 47
... write . You will have all the evidence you need for a history of the psychology of novel - writing . Those who persist have either succeeded in reaching an understanding with their resources , or they will not face facts . They either ...
... write . You will have all the evidence you need for a history of the psychology of novel - writing . Those who persist have either succeeded in reaching an understanding with their resources , or they will not face facts . They either ...
Page 123
... write ; and he had no burning experience to write about . Only genius has visions . Only genius can make books without straw . If the young author means business , he finds a subject . Usually , he copies a favourite book . He copies ...
... write ; and he had no burning experience to write about . Only genius has visions . Only genius can make books without straw . If the young author means business , he finds a subject . Usually , he copies a favourite book . He copies ...
Page 124
... write poems . As a rule he writes a novel or some short stories . It is thought that these are the easiest things of all to write . That is a mistake . Let us suppose that a young writer has made the mistake and that he plans to write a ...
... write poems . As a rule he writes a novel or some short stories . It is thought that these are the easiest things of all to write . That is a mistake . Let us suppose that a young writer has made the mistake and that he plans to write a ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? | 9 |
FINISHING A BOOK | 45 |
THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 51 |
Copyright | |
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