: The Sword and Gun: A History of the 37th Wis. Volunteer Infantry by Eden R C Robert C - United States History Civil War 1861-1865 Regimental histories; United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 37th (1864-1865)

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PAGE PART ONE: THE MSS. THAT FAIL Why they Fail 3 Three Essentials in Training 11

PART TWO: ON KEEPING YOUR EYES OPEN A Course in Observation 17 The Assessment of Spiritual Values 24

PART THREE: THE HELP THAT BOOKS CAN GIVE The Bane of "Browsing" 35 Reading for Definite Data 41 Reading for Style 47 The Need for Enlarging the Vocabulary 58 The Charm of Musical Language 68 Analysing an Author's Methods 78

PART FOUR: POINTS A WRITER OUGHT TO NOTE Practice Precedes Publication 97 The Reader must be Interested 116 Form should be Considered 130 Right Selection is Important 139 When Writing Articles 144 Suggestions for Style 156 The Ubiquitous Fragment 166 Concerning Local Colour 172 Creating Atmosphere 178 The Method of Presenting a Story 188 Fallacies in Fiction 197 Some Rules for Story-Writing 217 About the Climax 225 The Use of "Curtains" 229 On Making Verse 234 The Function of the Blue Pencil 252

INDEX 297

PART ONE

THE MSS. THAT FAIL

In the Business of Making Literature, the only Quality that presents itself in Abundance is entirely untrained Mediocrity.

The Lure of the Pen

Why They Fail

In the course of a year I read somewhere about nine thousand stories, articles and poems. These are exclusive of those read by others in my office.

Of these nine thousand I purchase about six hundred per annum. The remainder are usually declined for one of three reasons; either,

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