Telling Lies For Fun & ProfitCharacters 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 & Profit is an invaluable sourcebook of information. It is a must read for

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This book encourages creativity and learning while providing hours of fun

tolerance and welcome creativity back into your life

Robinson Crusoe tells the story of the sole survivor of a shipwreck

He asked to return to the US to report on the political extremism and polarisation that was gripping the country

Nick is everything she hates

"Death of a Spy" is a fast-paced read

This rich collection showcases the best of the genre

which has been devastated by a series of nuclear wars

Walking along the streets he grew up in

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