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272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1968
In The Writing of One Novel, Irving Wallace shows how the basic idea of a novel about the Nobel Prize awards took form over sixteen years, tells of the false starts, the persistent detective work, the many drafts, the elation, the despair, the work inseparable from the writers craft. His book has been widely hailed as a unique portrait of a writers work.
he Writing of One Novel (1968) by Irving Wallace offers a candid, step by step account of how he conceived, researched, and crafted a bestselling work of fiction. Drawing on the real-world example of his own novel, Wallace takes readers inside every phase from the germ of an idea and the marathon of fact finding, to the creation of memorable characters and the weaving of plot twists. He shares his methods for outlining, revising, and overcoming writer s block, as well as the business side of publishing selling the manuscript, working with editors, and navigating marketing. Part memoir, part handbook, Wallace s engaging narrative demystifies the novelist s craft, showing that even a single novel emerges from a combination of disciplined technique, relentless curiosity, and sheer perseverance.
John Barkham, Saturday review
How do novelists create works of fiction? The answerbetter than any critic could hope to give itis provided in this literary autopsy by Irving Wallace, one of the most widely read novelists of the day I cannot recall ever having read a laboratory report of this type before. No one interested in writing, editing, or just reading fiction should miss this professional postmortem. It ought to be made a standard text in writing schools.
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Mr. Wallace, who kept journals and diaries at every stage of progress (in writing The Prize), has managed to make it all come alive for us, permitting us a sense of sharing in the making of the book.
