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Complete concise guide to writing fiction that sells.Get a master's competitive edge in the writing business. Bestselling writer, editor and renown writing teacher Algis Budrys has distilled 50 years of success into "Writing to the Point."This is the book you need to be a better, and more successful, author.Write better stories. Fix mistakes in your present stories!Algis Budrys's Writing to The Point contains all the writing articles that appeared over the first ten issues of tomorrow Magazine, re-edited and expanded. It has an introduction by the author, and an appendix containing three separate essays:"Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy"Ideas, How They Work And How To Fix Them"What a Story Is."In this book you will find, in permanent form, everything an aspiring amateur needs to know in order to become a published author. Algis Budrys has taught hundreds of people at scores of workshops, and edited not only tomorrow Magazine but many books and other magazines. The methods he describes in Writing to The Point are methods that have worked repeatedly.
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Algis Budrys, known as “AJ” by his numerous friends and writing students, was one of the formative influences in the enormously successful Writers of the Future Contest, where he served as judge, coordinator, and chief instructor for many years. In addition, he was also an instructor at the Clarion Writers Workshop. Also known for his fiction, Budrys wrote the Hugo-Award nominated Rogue Moon, as well as Who?, The Falling Torch, Hard Landing, Michaelmas, and others. He was also a critic for Galaxy Science Fiction and a book editor for Playboy. He passed away in 2008.
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Writing to the Point. A Complete Guide to Selling Fiction
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The Unifont Company, Evanston, IL, 1994
ISBN 10: 1886211000
ISBN 13: 9781886211001
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Two small, thin lines blacked-out on cover and rear endpaper. Interior is clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 029343
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Writing to The Point, A Complete Guide to Selling Fiction
Published by
The Unifont Company, 1988
ISBN 10: 1886211000
ISBN 13: 9781886211001
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Seller: Sherwood Frazier Books, Laconia, NH, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Sketches by Algis Budrys & Kandis Elliot (illustrator). 1st Edition. Complete concise guide to writing fiction that sells. Get a master's competitive edge in the writing business. Bestselling writer, editor and renown writing teacher Algis Budrys has distilled 50 years of success into "Writing to the Point." This is the book you need to be a better, more successful author, and to write better stories. Fix mistakes in your present stories! Algis Budrys has taught hundreds of people at scores of workshops, and edited not only "Tomorrow Speculative Fiction Magazine" but many books and other magazines. This book in its original form is nearly impossible to find, making this a rare find indeed. This is the 2nd printing of the first edition, signed by Budrys. Good to very good condition; binding is square, covers have foxing. The front cover also has a scrub mark across the area of the title (see photos). Page edge is stained on outside edge in one spot. All interior pages are clean and white. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 1430-02
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Condition: good. This book is in good condition, with minimal signs of wear and tear. Seller Inventory # GWKV.1886211000.G
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Writing to the Point: A Complete Guide to Selling Fiction
Seller: Archives Books, Inc., Edmond, OK, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed and Inscribed by Algis Budrys. No other markings in text. Third Printing, 1994. Complete concise guide to writing fiction that sells.Get a master's competitive edge in the writing business. Bestselling writer, editor and renown writing teacher Algis Budrys has distilled 50 years of success into "Writing to the Point."This is the book you need to be a better, and more successful, author.Write better stories. Fix mistakes in your present stories!Algis Budrys's Writing to The Point contains all the writing articles that appeared over the first ten issues of tomorrow Magazine, re-edited and expanded. It has an introduction by the author, and an appendix containing three separate essays:"Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy"Ideas, How They Work And How To Fix Them"What a Story Is."In this book you will find, in permanent form, everything an aspiring amateur needs to know in order to become a published author. Algis Budrys has taught hundreds of people at scores of workshops. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday. Seller Inventory # mon0000742832