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    Becoming a Writer
    Becoming a Writer
    Becoming a Writer
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    Becoming a Writer

    By Dorothea Brande and Piotr Obminski

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    Published in 1934 and still the best book available on practical psychology of creative writing and all related aspects. The author was herself a successful fiction writer, journalist and also authored a self-help bestseller "Wake Up and Live!". This book is a must for every practicing or aspiring writer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateAug 21, 2020
    ISBN9781716637339
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    Dorothea Brande

    Dorothea Brande (1893–1948) was an American writer and editor in New York City. She was born in Chicago and attended the University of Chicago, the Lewis Institute in Chicago and the University of Michigan.Her book "Becoming a Writer", published in 1934, is still in print and offers advice for beginning and sustaining any writing enterprise. She also wrote "Wake Up and Live!", published in 1936, which sold more than two million copies. It was made into the film Wake Up and Live in 1937.While she was serving as associate editor of The American Review in 1936, she married the journal's owner and editor, Seward Collins. Dorothea Brande Collins died in New Hampshire.

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