The Fiction Factory by William Wallace Cook
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47455.html.images | 389 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47455.epub3.images | 175 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47455.epub.noimages | 178 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47455.kf8.images | 311 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47455.kindle.images | 267 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47455.txt.utf-8 | 337 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/47455/pg47455-h.zip | 164 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
About this eBook
| Author | Cook, William Wallace, 1867-1933 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 12023914 |
| Title |
The Fiction Factory Being the experience of a writer who, for twenty-two years, has kept a story-mill grinding successfully |
| Note | Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) |
| Summary | "The Fiction Factory" by William Wallace Cook is a nonfiction work written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the experiences of the author, who devoted over twenty years to the art of writing, detailing the challenges and triumphs he faced while building his career as a successful fiction writer. It aims to provide insights into the world of writing and publishing, and it offers practical advice for aspiring authors, all while showcasing the author's evolution and resilience in a competitive industry. The opening of the book introduces readers to the author's pivotal moment when he decides to quit his job as a paymaster and dedicate himself entirely to writing. This decision, although fraught with anxiety and uncertainty, marks the beginning of his journey in the "Fiction Factory," where he produces a variety of stories and strives to find his place in the publishing world. Through a candid narrative, he shares his internal struggles, the support of his wife, and the motivation behind his commitment to storytelling, establishing a relatable and earnest foundation for the lessons that will follow throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Subject | Authorship |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 47455 |
| Release Date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 198 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
