Upon my return, this was immediately inside the first box I opened. Sometimes I think it's the Oracle of Mom each time I open a box.
Knickbocker Publishing, 1945, (New York, 6, NY), edited by Jack Lait (google him - he sounds like quite the writer):
The inside of the book jacket flap reads:
"If you have the urge to write, don't hold back."
And it's chock full of interesting contributors, each is "An Expert" according to the back of the book jacket. Zoom in on this picture and see all the practical advice contained in this book:
This reminds me of those ads in the backs of old magazines. My favorite is the title "An Analysis of Screen Play Writing." Guess that was back when it was two words -- Screen and Play.
Another timely treasure, that's for sure.
Mom was all about the writing. I have stumbled upon several biographical variations of her life story; well, at least the beginnings of her life story. I have to start compiling them. In the meantime, I wonder if any of the parts of the book will help me with "successful blogging..."
I'm familiar with Jack Lait, as co-author of "Chicago Confidential," "Washington Confidential," etc. These were very popular in their time.
ReplyDeleteWe have a few similar "how to write" books from the same era, which focus mainly on how to write formula stories. There was a big market (in mainstream magazines) for short stories, way back when.