num_pages: 256
description: Characters refusing to talk? Plot plodding along? Where do good ideas come from anyway? In this wonderfully practical volume, two-time Edgar Award-winning novelist Lawrence Block takes an inside look at writing as a craft and as a career.From studying the market, to mastering self-discipline and "creative procrastination," through coping with rejections, Telling Lies for Fun &amp; Profit is an invaluable sourcebook of information. It is a must read for anyone serious about writing or understanding how the process works.
language: English
title: Telling Lies for Fun & Profit
titlecomplete: Telling Lies for Fun & Profit
genres: How To, Books About Books, Self Help, Mystery, Philosophy, Reference, Research, Writing, Crafts, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1117
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks