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Author Lukeman, Noah, author

Title The first five pages : a writer's guide to staying out of the rejection pile / Noah Lukeman
Published New York : Simon & Schuster, [2000]
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2000
c2000
©2000

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 MELB  808.02 L9546/F  AVAILABLE
Description 207 pages ; 21 cm
Contents Pt. I. Preliminary Problems. Ch. 1. Presentation. Ch. 2. Adjectives and Adverbs. Ch. 3. Sound. Ch. 4. Comparison. Ch. 5. Style -- Pt. II. Dialogue. Ch. 6. Between the Lines. Ch. 7. Commonplace. Ch. 8. Informative. Ch. 9. Melodramatic. Ch. 10. Hard to Follow -- Pt. III. The Bigger Picture. Ch. 11. Showing Versus Telling. Ch. 12. Viewpoint and Narration. Ch. 13. Characterization. Ch. 14. Hooks. Ch. 15. Subtlety. Ch. 16. Tone. Ch. 17. Focus. Ch. 18. Setting. Ch. 19. Pacing and Progression
Summary "The First Five Pages reveals the necessary elements of good writing, whether it be fiction, nonfiction, journalism, or poetry, and points out errors to be avoided." "With exercises at the end of each chapter, this invaluable reference will allow novelists, journalists, poets and screenwriters alike to improve their technique as they learn to eliminate even the most subtle mistakes that are cause for rejection. The First Five Pages will help writers at every stage take their art to a higher - and more successful - level."--BOOK JACKET
Notes "A fireside book."
Includes index
Subject Authorship.
Openings (Rhetoric)
LC no. 99047928
ISBN 068485743X