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Donald Maass
Donald Maass is the author of more than 16 novels. He now works as a literary agent, representing dozens of novelists in the SF, fantasy, crime, mystery, romance and thriller categories. He speaks at writer's conferences throughout the country and lives in New York City. show more

Donald Maass is the author of more than 16 novels. He now works as a literary agent, representing dozens of novelists in the SF, fantasy, crime, mystery, romance and thriller categories. He speaks at writer's conferences throughout the country and lives in New York City.
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Rod Raglin
Rod Raglin rated it 10 years ago
This latest offering from non-fiction author and literary agent/agency, Donald Maass, basically talks about the melding of literary and genre writing, or beautifully written, character driven novels with page-turning, plot driven novels, to create what he calls literary/commercial fiction. Maas li...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
I read the blog of an editor who once offered this rule of thumb: Pay attention to who is offering advice on writing. They should either be an author you admire or someone who has gained best-selling status or someone who is or has been a gatekeeper--an acquiring editor or agent. In that regard, he ...
Writing and Reading and Editing, O My!
This one is going to stay on the "currently reading" shelf for a while, because it's just too "big" to rush through. So far, I'm seriously impressed, and I wish I'd gotten a hold of this book a long time ago. A lot of craft stuff is now making total sense to me.
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