Writer's Encyclopedia
Don't know your royalties from your retainers? Your dedications from your defamations? The Writer's Encyclopedia is a versatile writer's reference detailing more than 1,300 items in a broad range of... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0898797497
ISBN13:9780898797497
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:Writer's Digest Books
Length:560 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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Art Encyclopedias Language Arts Literature & Fiction Reference Words, Language & GrammarCustomer Reviews
2 ratings
Solid information...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
If you're confused about terms you find when dealing with the world of media, then the Writer's Encyclopedia can be helpful. Trying to read the book from cover to cover is like reading a dictionary (not recommended, but I did it anyway), but you will learn plenty of new facts you may not have known otherwise. For instance, a cutline is the text that accompanies a picture. A frontispiece is the page immediately preceding the title page illustrating the book's major theme or subject. And a peg is an angle that a nonfiction writer uses to develop an article. All good stuff.Since this was published in 1996, there are plenty of outdated entries for computer technology. Compuserve isn't the leading dialup internet provider any more. :-) But many of the terms and entries are still applicable. A solid book for budding writers.
Doesn't get more precise than this.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
"Writer's Encyclopedia" is a must for any writer who's questions go unanswered for lack of someone who KNOWS. The people at Writer's Digest know what they're talking about, and the dictionary style referencing is perfect. This book is like having a professional right there beside you whenever you need them.
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