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Stein on Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies

by Sol Stein

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A practical craft guide for drafting and revision

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A practical craft guide for drafting and revision

Sol Stein organizes writing instruction around concrete problems on the page: shaping characterization and dialogue, managing pacing and flashbacks, cutting excess wording, and revising through his “triage” method. Drawing on examples from published work and student drafts, the book addresses both fiction and nonfiction, including ways fiction techniques can bring added interest to nonfiction. Its emphasis is firmly procedural, treating writing as material that can be diagnosed, strengthened, and reworked through specific craft decisions rather than abstract theory.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fiction writers developing character, dialogue, and story structure
  • Nonfiction writers interested in applying fiction craft techniques
  • Students, instructors, and writers seeking hands-on revision strategies

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Writing craftRevisionFiction and nonfictionCharacterization and dialogueClarity and concision

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Book overview

Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or instructors, amateurs or professionals. As the always clear and direct Stein explains here, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable solutions--how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, how to create interesting writing in the first place." With examples from bestsellers as well as from students' drafts, Stein offers detailed sections on characterization, dialogue, pacing, flashbacks, trimming away flabby wording, the so-called "triage" method of revision, using the techniques of fiction to enliven nonfiction, and more.
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