CONTENTS

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[PART ONE]: THE MSS. THAT FAIL
Why they Fail[3]
Three Essentials in Training[11]
[PART TWO]: ON KEEPING YOUR EYES OPEN
A Course in Observation[17]
The Assessment of Spiritual Values[24]
[PART THREE]: THE HELP THAT BOOKS CAN GIVE
The Bane of "Browsing[35]
Reading for Definite Data[41]
Reading for Style[47]
The Need for Enlarging the Vocabulary[58]
The Charm of Musical Language[68]
Analysing an Author's Methods[78]
[PART FOUR]: POINTS A WRITER OUGHT TO NOTE
Practice Precedes Publication[97]
The Reader must be Interested[116]
Form should be Considered[130]
Right Selection is Important[139]
When Writing Articles[144]
Suggestions for Style[156]
The Ubiquitous Fragment[166]
Concerning Local Colour[172]
Creating Atmosphere[178]
The Method of Presenting a Story[188]
Fallacies in Fiction[197]
Some Rules for Story-Writing[217]
About the Climax[225]
The Use of "Curtains"[229]
On Making Verse[234]
The Function of the Blue Pencil[252]
[PART FIVE]: AUTHOR, PUBLISHER, AND PUBLIC
When Offering Goods for Sale[261]
The Responsibility[286]
[INDEX][297]

PART ONE

THE MSS. THAT FAIL

In the Business of Making Literature, the only Quality that presents itself in Abundance is entirely untrained Mediocrity.