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" Publish this book : "
Stephen Markley.
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BL
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948033
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b702403
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| Main Entry
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Markley, Stephen.
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| Title & Author
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Publish this book : : the unbelievable¹ true² story of how I wrote, sold, and published this very book³ /\ Stephen Markley.
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| Publication Statement
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Naperville, Ill. :: Sourcebooks,, ©2010.
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469 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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1402229356
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: 9781402229350
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The gist -- Where to begin -- Chicago-based freelance writer -- The parts of this book that belong in the toilet -- Nick Hornby must be in this book -- Forget this book -- Autobiographical digression #1: leaving behind the skin from your knees -- How to get rejected -- And in the meantime life goes on -- Chicago cold -- And the good news? -- The call -- Autobiographical digression #2: confessions of a campus firebrand -- Whose opinion counts -- Please don't fact-check this chapter -- Expansive, self-critical, honest, jumpy, surprising, self-confident, cynical, smart, and very, very funny -- Wrong-headed, condescending toward the reader, self-involved, and unintentionally revealing -- Never start a story with dialogue -- The chapter I called 'Wildheart' -- The footnotes -- So you know what happens with this book -- Autobiographical digression #3: why we write -- This book, published.
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Authorship, Humor.
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Authorship.
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| Dewey Classification
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070.502/07
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PN6231.A77M37 2010
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