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Sometimes the Magic Works
Lessons from a Writing Life
by Terry Brooks
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In SOMETIMES THE MAGIC WORKS, part memoir and part writing guide, Brooks charts his course from lawyer to multimillion-selling author and offers tips to other would-be authors.
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9780345465511,
Paperback,
Del Rey,
2004
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9780345458285,
Hardcover,
Ballantine Books,
2003
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Publisher Notes
Filled with practical advice for anyone interested in creative writing, the best-selling author of the Shannara series offers a firsthand glimpse of the rewards and requirements of the writing life, in alternating chapters that address his experiences in the publishing world along with discussions on different aspects of the writing craft--research, plotting, characterization, and more.
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