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Why Authors Go Wrong, and Other Explanations

by Grant M. Overton

Level C1 · AdvancedPhilosophy10 chapters
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About this book

Explore the moral complexities behind why authors "go wrong," from misguided motives to conflicting artistic and commercial aims, revealing the human struggles that shape their work and influence their success or failure.

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Contents

10 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02I WHY AUTHORS GO WRONG
03II A BARBARIC YAWP
04III IN THE CRITICAL COURT
05IV BOOK “REVIEWING”
06V LITERARY EDITORS, BY ONE OF THEM
07WHAT EVERY PUBLISHER KNOWS
08VI WHAT EVERY PUBLISHER KNOWS
09VII THE SECRET OF THE BEST SELLER
10VIII WRITING A NOVEL

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