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Sol Stein is a renowned American author, editor, and publisher, born on October 13, 1926. He is known for his unique editing skills and profound understanding of literary creation, having edited works of many notable authors, including James Joyce and Norman Mailer.

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“A reader's emotions can be sparked with few words. That's the power of dialogue.”

Writing Emotion Reader Dialogue Few Words

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

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

“Readers take in dialogue one thought at a time. A frequent mistake of beginners is to combine thoughts, which may be suitable for other forms of writing but not for dialogue. Another mistake is speechifying. Three sentences at a time is tops, yet many beginners write speeches that go on and on.”

Writing May Form Three Mistake Goes On Reader Speech Sentences Dialogue Suitable Beginners

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“I see manuscripts and books that are spoiled for the literary reader because they are one long stream of top-of-the-head writing, a writer telling a story without concern for precision or freshness in the use of language. Some of this storytelling reads as if it were spoken rather than written, stuffed with tired images that pop into the writer's head because they are so familiar. The top of the head is fit for growing hair, but not for generating fine prose.”

Ifs Writing Long Book Stories Use Language Growing Written Hair Fine Reader Fit Concern Tired Pops Familiar Storytelling Streams Prose Spoiled Precision Manuscripts Freshness Use Of Language

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“Readers, transformed by film and TV, are used to seeing stories. The reading experience . . . is increasingly visual.”

Stories Film Used Reading Seeing Tvs Reader Visuals Transformed Reading Experience

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Born: October 13, 1926
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Quotes: 17

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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 StrategiesRelated source material

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